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Anthropic's Claude Fable 5, its most intelligent model, is free for paid plan users until July 12, 2026. The model scores 80.3% on SWE-bench Pro and features 1M-token context with no long-context surcharge. After the fre…
OpenAI received US government clearance to broadly release its GPT-5.6 model family after weeks of additional testing by the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation. The model had been restricted to …
OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6 to all users on July 9 after the Trump administration cleared the model for public release, ending a monthlong standoff over frontier model safety. The flagship Sol, mid-tier Terra, and low-cos…
Spain reaffirmed its strong ties with the United States amid President Trump's preliminary Iran deal, which reopened the Strait of Hormuz and caused oil prices to drop. Brent crude fell to $83.17 and WTI to $81.46 per ba…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a major platform for cryptocurrency adoption, with Kraken serving as the Official Crypto Exchange Supporter and Polymarket operating prediction markets on match outcomes. England's quar…
The United Arab Emirates announced a plan to have half of its government services run on agentic AI within two years, a move experts call reckless. Citing a Dutch scandal where an AI system wrongly accused 35,000 familie…
The World Cup 2026 quarterfinals are set with France, Morocco, Norway, England, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, and Switzerland advancing. Egypt alleges officiating bias after a controversial VAR decision in its loss to Argen…
China is shifting from competing on frontier AI performance to releasing affordable, open-weight AI models for mass adoption, mirroring its strategy in manufacturing. This approach allows global users to adapt and deploy…
China warned of risks in Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool, citing hidden tracking code that may detect users from Chinese AI labs. Anthropic called the code experimental and aimed at preventing unauthorized use, while Chi…
OpenAI announced the public release of its GPT-5.6 series, including Sol, Terra, and Luna, after a US government review. The administration approved broader launch following technical testing and meetings, marking a new …
French startup ZML announced a partnership with Scaleway, VSORA, and the Île-de-France region at VivaTech to build a European AI stack independent of Nvidia. ZML's open-source inference software compiles AI models to run…
Beijing is considering restricting foreign access to China's top AI models, a move that could disrupt global AI processing and crypto markets reliant on affordable Chinese AI. The potential curbs, discussed since June 20…
China's potential restrictions on overseas access to its advanced AI models could increase operational costs for global firms reliant on cost-effective Chinese AI, driving them toward more expensive Western alternatives.…
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 39-year-old Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston on Tuesday after authorities said he attempted to evade arrest and drove his vehicle toward fed…
Techstars and Emirates NBD announced a strategic partnership on July 6th to accelerate enterprise-grade AI and fintech solutions across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkiye. The 'Acceleration-to-Enterprise' model g…
India's foreign direct investment surged 73% to $47 billion in 2025, driven by massive data center and AI infrastructure investments from tech giants. Alphabet announced a $15 billion commitment to build an AI hub and da…
OpenAI will launch GPT-5.6 on Thursday after the U.S. government lifted a ban that delayed the release for additional testing. The new model, named Sol, outperforms Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 in coding benchmarks while …
A new governance framework for enterprise agent capabilities, the Governed Skills Registry, extends the Platform Planning Gateway to validate Claude Code skills against Rego policies before distribution. The system treat…
Chinese AI startup Deepseek is developing its own AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, boosting Hong Kong stocks. The Hang Seng Index rose nearly 3% and the Hang Seng Tech Index surged up to 4.8%, with Aliba…
OpenAI will release its GPT-5.6 family of AI models, including the flagship Sol model, on Thursday after a government-coordinated preview period. The three-tier lineup—Sol, Terra, and Luna—targets different use cases, wi…