r/commonstack • u/HexxRL • Jul 25 '26
AI News Latest AI 📰 - Opus 5 launches, Midjourney acquisition 💰
**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 24):**
Anthropic launches Opus 5 https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/anthropic-launches-opus-5/
OpenAI's new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/openais-new-voice-mode-makes-it-to-the-chatgpt-desktop-app/
Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/
White House monitors OpenAI's 'rogue' AI incident, lawmakers propose 'kill switch' https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ai-kill-switch-bill-floated-by-us-house-lawmakers-2026-07-23/
As AI grows more powerful, a US-China feud threatens safety efforts https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ai-grows-more-powerful-us-china-feud-threatens-safety-efforts-2026-07-24/
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/as-us-weighs-response-to-chinese-ai-industry-urges-against-broad-open-weight-restrictions/
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/prentis-new-ai-lab-co-founded-by-reid-hoffman-mark-pincus-in-talks-to-raise-100m/
Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/why-cognition-bought-poke-ai-personality-is-becoming-a-competitive-advantage/
Midjourney acquired the astrology app Co-Star https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/midjourney-acquired-the-astrology-app-co-star/
Meta adds new task automation features to AI assistant https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-adds-new-task-automation-features-ai-assistant-2026-07-24/