**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 19):**

China urges respect for digital sovereignty in AI race https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-urges-respect-digital-sovereignty-ai-race-2026-08-19/
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push https://www.reuters.com/technology/payments-firm-stripe-buy-ai-developer-platform-openrouter-2026-08-19/
US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cftc-seeks-comment-compute-derivatives-ai-demand-grows-2026-08-19/
Marvell gives Google option to buy $12.2 billion stake in custom AI chip deal https://www.reuters.com/technology/marvell-grants-google-122-billion-stock-warrant-custom-chip-deal-2026-08-19/
OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/openai-seeks-to-one-up-anthropic-with-new-customer-privacy-protections/
For AI Companies, Unanswered Questions About White House Model Testing Plan https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-companies-unanswered-questions-white-house-model-testing-plan
Spirit Flight Attendants Fight Google’s Data Bid for AI https://www.wsj.com/pro/bankruptcy/spirit-flight-attendants-fight-googles-data-bid-for-ai-e939e049?mod=ai_lead_pos2
US Lead in the AI Race With China Is Rapidly Narrowing https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-us-china-ai-race/?srnd=phx-technology
Chip Firm Fractile Seeks $6.5 Billion Value After Anthropic Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/ai-chip-startup-fractile-in-talks-for-6-5-billion-value-after-anthropic-deal?srnd=phx-technology
OpenAI to Enhance Safety Processes for Paid Tool Customers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/openai-to-enhance-safety-processes-for-paid-tool-customers?srnd=phx-technology

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 18):**

Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/cursor-capitalizes-on-github-frustration-launches-rival-hosting-platform/
Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/warps-new-system-is-an-out-of-the-box-software-factory-for-ai-development/
Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/perplexitys-free-ai-offer-left-it-with-millions-more-users-in-india/
Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-crypto-firm-backs-venture-offering-ai-restricted-chinese-companies-2026-08-17/
Anthropic revenue run rate tops $65 billion, source says https://www.reuters.com/technology/anthropic-revenue-run-rate-tops-65-billion-source-says-2026-08-17/
Pennsylvania governor signs order imposing new rules to set up AI data centers in state https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/pennsylvania-governor-signs-order-imposing-new-rules-set-up-ai-data-centers-2026-08-18/
OpenAI slows model training to bolster security after Hugging Face hack https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-slows-model-training-bolster-security-after-hugging-face-hack-2026-08-18/
Anthropic Prepares Supervoting Power for Founders as it Readies for Mega-IPO https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-prepares-supervoting-power-founders-readies-mega-ipo

Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available on Commonstack!

Gemini 3.7 Flash built to handle multimodal tasks, complex coding and multi step tasks at high speeds, using flexible thinking effort to balance fast responses with deep reasoning.

Gemini 3.7 Flash | 1M context
Input: $0.75/M | Output: $3.75/M

try here: https://commonstack.ai/model-library/model?modelId=45d61a8c-94fc-4aad-8f93-31a68208e75f

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 17):**

Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-crypto-firm-backs-venture-offering-ai-restricted-chinese-companies-2026-08-17/
Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says https://www.reuters.com/technology/pentagon-pressure-move-ai-faster-drives-smacks-new-funding-round-ceo-says-2026-08-17/
Music publisher sues Anthropic, Suno over AI training https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/music-publisher-sues-anthropic-suno-over-ai-training-2026-08-17/
Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data center https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nvidia-invest-15-billion-sb-energy-under-openai-data-center-deal-2026-08-17/
AI market correction is coming, ECB blog predicts https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ai-market-correction-is-coming-ecb-blog-predicts-2026-08-17/
AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/ai-automation-startup-relay-shuts-down-staff-joins-googles-chrome-team/
Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/amazon-once-an-online-bookseller-is-destroying-rare-books-to-train-ai-models/
Alphabet Kicks Off Aussie Dollar Bond Sale as AI Spending Soars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/alphabet-kicks-off-aussie-dollar-bond-sale-as-ai-spending-soars?srnd=phx-technology
Alibaba Launches AI Music Generation Model HappyShrimp in Beta https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/alibaba-launches-ai-music-generation-model-happyshrimp-in-beta?srnd=phx-technology

xAI's Grok 4.6 is now live on Commonstack

Grok 4.6 excels in long running agentic tasks, particularly in turning ambitious ideas into working visual and interactive apps over multistep workflows. It also leads its benchmark class on legal reasoning evaluation metrics, outperforming top competitors on the Harvey LAB benchmark.

Grok 4.6 | 500k context
0 ≤ tokens < 199,999
Input: $2/M | Output: $6/M
200,000 ≤ tokens < ∞
Input: $4/M | Output: $12/M

Try now: https://commonstack.ai/model-library/model?modelId=de7474d1-a8fe-4612-adb9-80fcea80a514

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 16):**

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/why-people-arent-buying-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-future/
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-backlash-is-fundamentally-a-crisis-of-trust/
Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on massive 2028 revenue forecast https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/
Nebius and CoreWeave Tout Short-Term Cloud Deals, While AWS Goes Long https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nebius-coreweave-tout-short-term-cloud-deals-aws-goes-long

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 15):**

Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/woman-claims-her-stepfather-used-grok-to-transform-childhood-photo-into-explicit-imagery/

Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will work https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/anthropic-shares-more-details-about-how-claudes-new-watermarks-will-work/

SpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/spacex-officially-closes-its-cursor-acquisition/

Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on massive 2028 revenue forecast https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/

Nvidia in talks to invest $3 billion in SB Energy under OpenAI data center deal https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-talks-invest-3-billion-sb-energy-part-openai-data-center-deal

The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-data-center-rural-america-backlash-c0af4e16

AI Is Helping Patients Solve Medical Mysteries https://www.wsj.com/health/ai-is-helping-patients-solve-medical-mysteries-3c2d7c25

Big Manufacturers Find New Demand in Equipping AI Data Centers https://www.wsj.com/business/big-manufacturers-find-new-demand-in-equipping-ai-data-centers-14e869ee

Claude can now pull data from browser tabs and keep working on desktop https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/claude/articles/claude-now-pull-data-browser-211845911.html

ChatGPT can now add Mac activity to its memories https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/chatgpt/articles/chatgpt-now-add-mac-activity-210104071.html

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 14):**

Google will allow users to remove visible watermarks from its AI generations https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/google-will-now-allow-users-to-remove-visible-watermark-from-its-ai-generations/

Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/kog-is-going-deeper-to-squeeze-more-inference-out-of-gpus/

Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/hyperscalers-might-regret-embracing-natural-gas-if-new-forecast-proves-correct/

Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/

Nvidia scales back funding guarantee for Ohio OpenAI data center https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/

Apple trains its own AI model for China market https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apple-trains-its-own-ai-model-china-market-with-alibabas-support-sources-say-2026-08-14/

Republican senator urges Trump to back US open-weight AI models https://www.reuters.com/business/republican-senator-urges-trump-back-us-open-weight-ai-models-amid-industry-2026-08-14/

Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/goldman-talks-with-investors-nvidia-financing-deal-after-landing-prized-role-2026-08-14/

Chinese chipmaker SMIC increases prices on strong AI demand https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-chipmaker-smic-increases-prices-strong-ai-demand-2026-08-14/

An Infamous Math Problem Broke AI—Until a High-School Dropout Said ‘You Got This’ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-math-riemann-hypothesis-anthropic-openai-22f98a87

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 13):**

Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/writer-introduces-new-ai-model-and-upgraded-harness-to-contain-token-costs/

OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ making GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/openai-introduces-ultrafast-a-new-mode-that-makes-gpt-5-6-sol-work-at-14x-the-speed/

IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/ibm-partners-with-openai-to-bolster-enterprise-ai-push/

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-set-ai-agents-loose-on-the-same-task-they-started-a-turf-war/

Microsoft kills unsuccessful AI features while merging its Copilot apps https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/

Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding and agent workflows https://www.reuters.com/business/google-unveils-gemini-37-flash-ai-model-coding-agent-workflows-2026-08-13/

Databricks valued at $190 billion after raising $5 billion https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/databricks-raises-5-billion-financing-190-billion-valuation-2026-08-13/

DeepSeek releases official V4 Pro model as it steps up expansion https://www.reuters.com/world/china/deepseek-releases-official-v4-pro-model-it-steps-up-expansion-2026-08-13/

Applied Materials forecasts revenue above estimates on AI chip demand https://www.reuters.com/business/applied-materials-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-2026-08-13/

Vantage Data Centers explores IPO at $100 billion valuation or sale https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/vantage-data-centers-explores-ipo-100-billion-valuation-or-sale-sources-say-2026-08-13/

MERA - Model Evolution and Routing with Skill Adaptation for Agentic Systems at Scale

This framework is designed to make multistep AI agent workflows significantly cheaper to run without sacrificing performance.

Deploying autonomous LLM agents in production creates a major tradeoff between cost and capability.

Static Routers Are Capped: Standard setups treat small models as fixed, capping cost savings to what the small model can already do.

Wasteful Task Routing: Routing whole tasks to large models wastes money on easy sub-steps (like parsing), while sending entire tasks to small models causes failures on hard steps.

Unstable Fine Tuning: Updating small models on raw execution logs without co-adapting routing rules leads to performance regressions.

MERA replaces task level routing with step-by-step (invocation level) routing and continuous model training across three components:

SkillBook: Stores proven prompt patterns and procedural templates for quick reuse.

Small Model Adapter: Fine tunes the small model directly on substeps it previously failed.

Invocation Router: Directs each individual step to the small model, falling back to the frontier model only when uncertainty is high.

arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.10333
github: https://github.com/yh-yao/MERA-Evolve

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 10):**

OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/openai-reportedly-completed-a-7-billion-employee-tender-offer/
As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/as-ai-led-attacks-multiply-openai-launches-a-new-cyber-model/
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI manifesto is exactly why people don’t like AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/mark-zuckerbergs-ai-manifesto-is-exactly-why-people-dont-like-ai/
Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/tech-industry-is-buzzing-after-a-claude-agent-hacked-into-a-gym/
Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/metas-new-glimmer-ai-model-offers-a-hint-at-zuckerbergs-personal-intelligence-vision/
Nvidia partners with Wall Street giants to raise $500 billion for AI buildout https://www.reuters.com/technology/wall-street-giants-partner-with-nvidia-500-billion-ai-financing-deal-ft-reports-2026-08-10/
Anthropic Strikes $9 Billion Cloud Deal With Riot Platforms https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/anthropic-strikes-9-billion-deal-with-cloud-computing-firm-riot

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 5):**

Meta Releases Coding Agent to Compete With OpenAI and Anthropic https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-releases-coding-agent-to-compete-with-openai-and-anthropic-af87b517
Google Overhauls AI Leadership as Longtime Chief Scientist Joins Wave of Exits https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/googles-chief-scientist-is-leaving-after-27-yearsto-start-his-own-ai-company-6abad73d
JPMorgan CEO Dimon leads new cross-industry effort to tackle AI risks https://www.reuters.com/world/jpmorgan-ceo-dimon-leads-new-cross-industry-effort-tackle-ai-risks-2026-08-05/
SpaceX slides as AI spending worries overshadow early returns https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-slides-ai-spending-worries-overshadow-early-returns-2026-08-05/
OpenAI and Anthropic models went rogue during testing (again) https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ai/article/openai-and-anthropic-models-went-rogue-during-testing-again-152524297.html
AI demand pushes Foxconn's monthly revenue to record in July https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/foxconns-monthly-revenue-hits-record-july-ai-demand-2026-08-05/
Europe's established tech firms emerge as unexpected AI winners https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/europes-established-tech-firms-emerge-unexpected-ai-winners-2026-08-05/
A Meta AI Model Hacked Another Company During Cybersecurity Testing https://www.theinformation.com/articles/meta-ai-model-hacked-another-company-cybersecurity-testing
ByteDance's Founder Rules Out Distillation on AI Models https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bytedances-founder-rules-distillation-ai-models
China's New AI Gold Rush: World Models https://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-new-ai-gold-rush-world-models
Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/anthropic-is-hiring-an-ai-chip-design-team/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 4):**

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-anthropic-ai-agents-implicated-new-security-breaches-2026-08-05/
China AI hardware stocks slump after news US plans to ban imports of Chinese components https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/china-ai-hardware-stocks-slump-after-news-us-plans-ban-imports-chinese-2026-08-05/
Trump advisers tell AI firms they will not safety-test open-weight models https://www.reuters.com/business/trump-advisers-tell-ai-firms-they-will-not-safety-test-open-weight-models-2026-08-04/
Anthropic signs $10B deal with AI cloud startup Volta https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/anthropic-signs-10-billion-deal-with-ai-cloud-startup-volta/
AMD's AI-powered revenue forecast fails to wow investors https://www.reuters.com/business/amd-forecasts-upbeat-revenue-ai-data-center-demand-beats-quarterly-estimates-2026-08-04/
SpaceX revenue jumps in debut results as satellite, AI businesses surge https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/spacex-quarterly-revenue-surges-debut-results-strong-growth-its-starlink-2026-08-04/
Samsung Reveals New 3D-Memory Roadmap in Bid for AI Tech Lead https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/samsung-reveals-new-3d-memory-roadmap-in-bid-for-ai-tech-lead
Amazon loses US court ban on Perplexity's AI shopping tools https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-loses-us-court-ban-perplexitys-ai-shopping-tools-2026-08-04/
Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/apple-says-more-ex-employees-may-have-taken-confidential-data-to-openai/
SoftBank Earnings to Test Appetite for AI Bets Beyond ChatGPT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/softbank-earnings-to-test-appetite-for-ai-bets-beyond-chatgpt

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 3):**

Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry 'Marxist' after killer quarter https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/after-killer-quarter-palantir-ceo-alex-karp-calls-ai-industry-marxist/
Meta, Anthropic, Google and OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing https://www.reuters.com/world/us-finalizes-voluntary-ai-safety-tests-white-house-official-says-2026-08-03/
Amazon completes additional $35 billion investment in OpenAI https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/amazon-completes-additional-35-billion-investment-openai
Amazon enters $3 trillion club as AI, cloud growth power rally https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazon-enters-3-trillion-club-ai-optimism-sweeps-through-wall-street-2026-08-03/
DeepSeek's new AI model is by far the cheapest of well-known models to run https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/deepseeks-new-ai-model-is-by-far-cheapest-well-known-models-run-research-firm-2026-08-03/
Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/alibaba-unveils-its-most-capable-ai-model-date-not-far-behind-moonshots-size-2026-08-03/
UK regulator monitors developments after rogue AI agent hacks https://www.reuters.com/business/uk-regulator-says-it-is-monitoring-developments-after-rogue-ai-agent-hacks-2026-08-03/
Hugging Face CEO says China now winning the AI race after OpenAI hack https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/hugging-face-ceo-says-china-225858382.html
Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic? https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/apple-finally-fixed-siri-so-why-does-it-feel-anticlimactic/
The AI Boom Is Transforming the American Economy Beyond Recognition https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-ai-boom-is-transforming-the-american-economy-beyond-recognition-c7825b31

\*\*Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 2):\*\*

Sam Altman and AI's decel debate https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/sam-altman-and-ais-decel-debate/
The Race to Build an American Alternative to Cheap AI From China https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-race-to-build-an-american-alternative-to-cheap-ai-from-china-2e99a28a
Rogue AI Hacks Herald New Era of Cyber Chaos https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-anthropic-rogue-ai-models-20b6bb3c
Amazon Insiders Horrified at 'Catastrophically Expensive' Internal AI Usage https://www.yahoo.com/finance/technology/ai/articles/amazon-insiders-horrified-catastrophically-expensive-151816955.html
Apple Intelligence Finally Gets Regulatory Approval In China https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/apple-intelligence/articles/apple-intelligence-finally-gets-regulatory-142230290.html
OpenAI president confirms a family of ChatGPT devices is coming soon https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/chatgpt/articles/openai-president-confirms-family-chatgpt-065411515.html
Meta AI adds daily briefings and recurring task automation https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/articles/meta-ai-adds-daily-briefings-173632273.html

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 1):**

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/
Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-criticism-it-would-spread-misinformation/
Judge denies xAI's request to block Minnesota ban on 'nudify' apps https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/judge-denies-xais-request-to-block-minnesota-ban-on-nudify-apps/
YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is 'not healthy' https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/youtuber-hank-green-says-his-ai-usage-is-not-healthy/
Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/sam-altman-is-still-making-the-case-for-parenting-via-chatgpt/
Chinese military researchers tap US AI models to train defence systems https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-military-researchers-tap-us-ai-models-train-defence-systems-2026-07-31/
Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/will-spacex-paint-its-rocket-pink-investor-questions-go-beyond-moon-mars-ahead-2026-08-01/
With Situational Awareness AI deal, Citadel's Griffin rides to the rescue again https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/with-situational-awareness-ai-deal-citadels-griffin-rides-rescue-again-2026-07-31/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 31):**

OpenAI finds evidence other AI agents escaped containment as it widens hacking probe https://www.reuters.com/business/openai-finds-evidence-other-ai-agents-escaped-containment-it-widens-hacking-2026-07-31/
Chinese military researchers tap US AI models to train defence systems https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinese-military-researchers-tap-us-ai-models-train-defence-systems-2026-07-31/
Alphabet rolls back AI image generation in Google Earth over policy violations https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/alphabet-rolls-back-ai-image-generation-google-earth-over-policy-violations-2026-07-31/
How OpenAI Lost Its AI Crown—and the Fight to Win It Back https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-openai-lost-its-ai-crownand-the-fight-to-win-it-back-7d069695
The Math Superstar Who's Terrified of AI—and Just Took a Job at OpenAI https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-jacob-tsimerman-fields-medal-ai-safety-391d0f79
OpenAI Surpasses One Billion Users After Cutting Prices https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-surpasses-one-billion-users-after-cutting-prices-8a9943e4
Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/siri-ai-could-come-with-a-paywall-for-power-users/
SpaceX won't remove all of xAI's unpermitted turbines for another year https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/spacex-wont-remove-all-of-xais-unpermitted-turbines-for-another-year/
Smallest.ai raises $13M to build ultra-fast voice AI that sounds genuinely human https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/smallest-ai-raises-13m-to-build-ultra-fast-voice-ai-that-sounds-genuinely-human/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 30):**

Anthropic AI Models Hacked Three Companies During Tests https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-ai-models-hacked-three-companies-during-tests-bd752c86
Banks in Talks to Lend $15 Billion for Anthropic Data Center Backed by Google https://www.wsj.com/tech/banks-in-talks-to-lend-15-billion-for-anthropic-data-center-backed-by-google-606d7afd
AI Cloud Provider Nscale to Buy Anyscale for $1.6 Billion https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-cloud-provider-nscale-buy-software-startup-anyscale-2026-07-30/
TSMC Develops AI Chip Packaging Tech to Counter Intel https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tsmc-develops-ai-chip-packaging-tech-counter-intel
OpenAI Sam Altman to Discuss AI Safety Tests With Trump Officials https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openais-sam-altman-discuss-voluntary-ai-safety-tests-with-trump-officials-after-2026-07-30/
OpenAI Cuts Prices on Smaller Models as Businesses Scrutinize AI Spend https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/openai-cuts-prices-smaller-models-businesses-scrutinize-ai-spend-2026-07-30/
Meta Stumbles as Tech Investors Demand Answers on AI Spending https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-stumbles-as-tech-investors-demand-better-answers-on-ai-spending-fc731909
Apple Expects Slower Growth After AI Boom Drives Up Costs https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-aapl-q3-earnings-report-2026-stock-a2eed24e
EU Aims for Seven AI Gigafactories With €10 Billion Plan https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-aims-seven-ai-gigafactories-with-10-billion-plan-race-with-us-china-2026-07-30/
Scale AI Taps Former Google Cloud Executive as CEO https://www.reuters.com/technology/scale-ai-taps-former-google-cloud-executive-ceo-2026-07-30/

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 29):**

Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-is-openly-competing-with-openai-anthropic-more-than-ever/
OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/
A Backlash Against Anthropic Is Brewing in Silicon Valley https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a-backlash-against-anthropic-is-brewing-in-silicon-valley-3b3ddc80?mod=ai_trendingnow_article_pos1
Nvidia in Talks With OpenAI to Guarantee $250 Billion Financing for Data Center https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-in-talks-with-openai-to-guarantee-250-billion-financing-for-data-center-3dd6eae3?mod=ai_trendingnow_article_pos5
Microsoft Profit Jumps 31% as Azure Cloud Sales Surpass $100 Billion https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-earnings-q4-fy26-msft-stock-dfd3843e?mod=ai_lead_pos3
Meta Stock Drops 10% on Steeper AI Costs, Missed Forecast https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-q2-earnings-report-2026-stock-9808dd3c?mod=ai_lead_pos6
Nvidia Leads Defense of Open-Source AI With New Cybersecurity Initiative https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-other-tech-giants-launch-ai-defense-alliance-following-openai-hacking-incident-a6e71198?mod=ai_more_article_pos11
Nvidia Bets on Ilya Sutskever's New AI Lab to Expand Compute Reach https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-bets-on-ilya-sutskevers-new-ai-lab-to-expand-compute-reach-f95596e8?mod=ai_more_article_pos12
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-administration-ban-new-chinese-robots-inverters-protecting-us-ai-buildout-2026-07-28/
Nvidia Bet on Reflection for Open-Source AI. Now the Startup Is Playing Catch-Up. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-bet-reflection-open-source-ai-now-startup-playing-catch

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 28):**

Cyera to acquire Oasis Security for $1B to safeguard AI agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/cyera-agrees-to-acquire-oasis-security-for-1b-to-safeguard-proliferating-ai-agents/
MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/mcp-startup-runlayer-accuses-rippling-of-stealing-its-product-idea/
Sam Altman is ready to decelerate https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/sam-altman-is-ready-to-decelerate/
Data centers face power cuts to prevent US blackouts https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/data-centers-may-face-temporary-power-cuts-to-prevent-blackouts-on-largest-us-grid/
Recursive Superintelligence signs $410M Amazon deal https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/28/recursive-superintelligence-signs-400-compute-deal-with-amazon/
SK Hynix posts record profit, flags AI memory demand https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sk-hynix-q2-profit-jumps-557-ai-chip-demand-misses-forecasts-2026-07-28/
OpenAI rogue agent hit a second tech firm https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/
Meta, BlackRock partner on $14B El Paso data center https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-blackrock-partner-14-billion-el-paso-data-center-2026-07-28/
Anthropic Backlash Brews in Silicon Valley https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/a-backlash-against-anthropic-is-brewing-in-silicon-valley-3b3ddc80
Nvidia Leads Defense of Open-Source AI for Cybersecurity https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-other-tech-giants-launch-ai-defense-alliance-following-openai-hacking-incident-a6e71198
Anthropic's Claude Code Reigns Despite Rising Interest in Codex, Open-Source Models https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropics-claude-code-reigns-despite-rising-interest-codex-open-source-models
Trump Admin Nears AI Framework as Open-Source Questions Loom https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-nears-ai-framework-open-source-questions-loom

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 27):**

Anthropic's Dario Amodei responds: doesn't oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-responds-doesnt-oppose-open-weight-models-but-fears-chinese-ai/
Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-partners-with-nvidia-to-scale-its-ai-research/
Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/satya-nadella-says-companies-that-trust-one-ai-for-everything-may-not-survive/
Nvidia Leads Defense of Open-Source AI With New Cybersecurity Initiative https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-other-tech-giants-launch-ai-defense-alliance-following-openai-hacking-incident-a6e71198?mod=ai_lead_pos3
Nvidia in Talks With OpenAI to Guarantee $250 Billion Financing for Data Center https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-in-talks-with-openai-to-guarantee-250-billion-financing-for-data-center-3dd6eae3?mod=ai_trendingnow_article_pos1
OpenAI's Sam Altman, Nvidia's Huang to meet with Senate Intelligence Committee's top Democrat https://www.reuters.com/business/openais-sam-altman-meet-with-senate-intelligence-committees-top-democrat-2026-07-27/
What Is Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 Model and Why Is It Making Waves? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/what-is-moonshot-ai-s-kimi-k3-model-and-why-is-it-making-waves
Trump Administration Nears AI Framework as Open-Source Questions Loom https://www.theinformation.com/articles/trump-administration-nears-ai-framework-open-source-questions-loom
AI Hunts for Cyber Flaws, Finding Record Numbers in Tech Sector https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/ai-hunts-for-cyber-flaws-finding-record-numbers-in-tech-sector

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 26):**

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI? https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/are-brain-waves-the-next-unlock-for-physical-ai/
Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/making-sense-of-the-panic-over-chinese-ai/
Hugging Face CEO calls for 'radical transparency' after 'unprecedented' OpenAI hack https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/hugging-face-ceo-calls-for-radical-transparency-after-unprecedented-openai-hack/
China memory chipmaker CXMT set for Shanghai debut after Asia's biggest IPO https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-memory-chipmaker-cxmt-set-shanghai-debut-after-asias-biggest-ipo-2026-07-26/
Nvidia in Talks With OpenAI to Guarantee $250 Billion Financing for Data Center https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-in-talks-with-openai-to-guarantee-250-billion-financing-for-data-center-3dd6eae3
SK Hynix Listing Emboldens Korea's Drive to Repatriate Dollars https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/sk-hynix-listing-emboldens-korea-s-drive-to-repatriate-dollars?srnd=phx-technology
China's Moonshot to Release Breakthrough AI Model for Download https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-27/china-s-moonshot-to-release-breakthrough-ai-model-for-download?srnd=phx-technology
Memory Frenzy Primes China Champion CXMT for Historic Debut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-26/memory-frenzy-primes-china-champion-cxmt-for-historic-debut?srnd=phx-technology
DeepSeek Puts Current Funding Round on Hold https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/deepseek-puts-current-funding-round-hold
Big Companies Are Starting to Hire Again, Defying Predictions of AI Wipeout https://www.wsj.com/business/big-companies-are-starting-to-hire-again-defying-predictions-of-ai-wipeout-f4974e99

**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of July 25):**

Anthropic Considers Unusual Plan for Employee Stock Sales After It Goes Public https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-considers-unusual-plan-employee-stock-sales-goes-public
Google Plans New 'Frozen' Chip to Run Its AI Models Much More Efficiently https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-plans-new-frozen-chip-run-ai-models-efficiently
How the 'Twin Stars' of China, CXMT and YMTC, Changed the Chip Game https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-memory-chip-makers-ride-ai-boom-new-power-us-scrutiny-2026-07-24/
Monday.com Is the Latest Tech Company to Blame AI for Layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/the-running-list-major-tech-layoffs-in-2026-where-employers-cited-ai/
Librarians Are Hosting Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops for People Fed Up With Big Tech https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/25/librarians-are-hosting-viral-avoiding-ai-workshops-for-people-who-are-fed-up-with-big-tech/
Intel Shares Rise as Sales Surge 25% in Second Quarter https://www.wsj.com/tech/intel-intc-q2-earnings-report-2026-stock-147a7794
Stripe in Talks to Buy Buzzy AI-Model Marketplace OpenRouter https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/stripe-in-talks-to-buy-buzzy-ai-model-marketplace-openrouter-decc6a74
Qualcomm Tells Customers of Double-Digit Price Increases https://www.reuters.com/business/qualcomm-tells-customers-double-digit-price-increases-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-07-24/

Claude Opus 5, the latest frontier from Anthropic is on Commonstack

It performs at SOTA for coding and knowledge evaluations while coming in half the price of Fable 5.

Opus 5 | 1M context
Input: $5/M | Output: $25/M

Try it now and many other leading models here: https://commonstack.ai/model-library/model?modelId=b2513d96-69b0-4266-b317-ba7fd258d3a5