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🍏 Apple sues OpenAI over trade secrets
Apple accuses OpenAI of recruiting former Apple employees to steal trade secrets for a new device designed by ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive. The lawsuit names two former Apple staff, Tang Tan and Chang Liu, alleging they brought confidential info to OpenAI and bypassed Apple's exit procedures.
Tang Tan reportedly asked Apple candidates to bring real device parts and share secret details during interviews. Chang Liu allegedly downloaded sensitive files after joining OpenAI. Apple also claims OpenAI sought demos of Apple's metal processing tech from its suppliers.
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🤖 OpenAI Enables ChatGPT to Speak and Listen Simultaneously
OpenAI replaced ChatGPT's voice mode with new full-duplex models GPT-Live-1 and GPT-Live-1 mini. These models let the assistant speak and listen at the same time, avoiding awkward interruptions and enabling live translation.
The voice model streams complex queries to text models like GPT-5.5 in real time, can pause to absorb context, and shows visual responses. The voice product lead uses it for 30-40 minute walks. Live translation still struggles, with a strong American accent on Hindi demos.
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🐈⬛ Shanghai Opera House Opens with Fan-Shaped Roof
The Shanghai Opera House was completed after six years, covering 146,000 square meters on the Huangpu riverbank, the former site of Expo 2010. The building features a dramatic spiral roof designed to resemble a Chinese fan, which is also accessible as a viewing platform overlooking the city skyline.
Designed by Norway's Snøhetta and China's ECADI, the complex includes four halls. The largest, Harmony Hall, has one of Asia's biggest stages at 3,500 square meters with China's first six-block stage system, allowing rapid scene changes during performances.
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🍏 Apple debates hinge tech for foldable iPhone
Apple is still deciding how to build the hinge for its rumored foldable iPhone Ultra. Insider Fixed Focus Digital says the company is choosing between two methods to create a nearly invisible crease.
One option uses liquid metal, an amorphous alloy known as metallic glass, which offers flexibility, scratch resistance, and shape memory. The other is 3D printing, which is cheaper and easier to produce.
Apple’s choice depends on chip supply. Limited memory availability favors the liquid metal hinge for small batches. If memory supply improves, Apple may switch to 3D printing. The final decision is expected by the end of July.
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Ⓜ️ Meta’s Muse AI blends code and images
Meta’s Muse Image and Muse Video, under Meta Superintelligence lab, combine diffusion and large language models. Muse can write Python code, parse the web, generate fractal code, embed graphs, and create precise HTML layouts like menus.
Muse also self-corrects image flaws using a method like Test-Time-Scaling. It ranks second on image-to-image benchmarks, just ahead of Nano Banana 2 and Reve-2, though Reve-2.1 has since surpassed it. The video model ranks top 3, beating Alibaba’s happyhorse.
Muse sparked controversy by defaulting to generating Instagram user faces from @tags. Access is currently limited to US Instagram, with Europe’s rollout delayed indefinitely.
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🫢 DDR4 Memory Prices Surge Over 50%
In Q3, prices for DDR4 8Gb DRAM modules will rise over 50%, says DigiTimes. Spot prices for DDR4 16Gb sometimes exceed DDR5 with similar specs due to strong demand and limited supply.
Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix mostly stopped DDR4 production, focusing on DDR5 and AI memory. Samsung makes DDR4 in small batches, Micron runs limited output in Virginia, while Nanya and Winbond supply most DDR4 but still fall short.
Corporate SSDs with DRAM boost demand. DDR3 prices also rose, with gigabit costs now above DDR5. In early July, DDR4 4Gb costs $12.75, DDR5 16Gb $47.07, and DDR3 gigabit $3.19 versus DDR5’s $2.94.
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🤖 OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 with three models
OpenAI released GPT-5.6 with three models: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Sol scored 53.6 on Agents' Last Exam, beating Claude Fable 5 by 13.1 points at about a quarter of the cost. Terra and Luna also outperform Fable 5 at much lower cost.
Sol scored 80.0 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent index, surpassing Claude Fable 5's 77.2. It uses less than half the tokens, runs twice as fast, and costs a third less. Ultra mode runs multiple agents in parallel for faster results.
GPT-5.6 can visually check rendered outputs, spotting and fixing errors before delivery. It produces cleaner presentations, documents, and tables with template support and exports to common tools.
ChatGPT Work launched as an agent inside.
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☕️ 2-3 Cups of Coffee Lower Depression Risk
Scientists tracked 460,000 people for about 13 years and found those drinking 2-3 cups of coffee daily had fewer cases of depression and anxiety.
People who drank 5 or more cups or none at all showed more mental health issues. Decaf coffee had no effect, suggesting caffeine dose matters.
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⚡️ AI Discovers Two New Superconductors
A team at Aalto University used machine learning to identify two previously unknown superconductors, confirmed later in lab tests at Rice University. This marks a shift from decades of manual trial and error that found about 7,000 superconductors so far.
Superconductors conduct electricity without resistance or heat loss, enabling powerful magnets for MRI machines and maglev trains. The challenge remains their need for extreme cooling, limiting practical use.
The AI approach scans billions of material candidates, speeding up discovery. The goal is to find a superconductor that works at room temperature by 2033, which would revolutionize energy and computing.
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🤖 Claude Fable 5 access extended
Anthropic extended subscription access to Claude Fable 5 until July 12 with the same limits.
After that, Fable 5 switches to token-based payment via API.
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🤖 Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robots Mimic Haaland
Atlas from Boston Dynamics appeared at the World Cup halftime between Brazil and Norway. It handed the ball to the referee and copied Erling Haaland's signature goal celebration.
Hyundai Motor Group now fully owns Boston Dynamics and has started mass production of Atlas. They plan to produce 30,000 units by 2028.
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❄️ Chinese ACs Gain AI with DeepSeek
Chinese manufacturers added the neural network DeepSeek to air conditioners. These devices now answer questions, give weather updates, and control music.
DeepSeek turns ordinary ACs into smart home assistants with interactive AI features.
Users get more than temperature control-a device responding to voice commands and delivering real-time info.
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🤖 Anthropic plans its own AI chip
Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung to develop a custom AI chip. The startup already uses AWS Trainium, Google TPU, and Nvidia GPU hardware but faces scaling challenges.
Anthropic builds AI models and needs more control over its infrastructure. Following OpenAI's lead, it aims to boost performance by designing dedicated silicon.
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🍏 Apple’s Car Project Sparked AI Chips
Apple’s abandoned self-driving car project drove the development of its powerful AI chips. The car needed strong on-device AI without cloud reliance. Though the car’s processor never launched, its work evolved into the Neural Engine.
The Neural Engine debuted in 2017 with the iPhone X and A11 Bionic chip, handling tasks like Face ID and AR. It became the base for Apple’s on-device AI and later appeared in M-series desktop chips.
Apple’s AI software still trails, but its hardware leads and supports privacy by keeping data local. The upcoming M6 chip will skip Pro, Max, and Ultra versions, focusing on the M7 with a stronger Neural Engine due next year. The M7 Ultra will power a new server with up to 1.5 TB RAM.
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⚔️ Altman and Musk Clash Over AI and Space Data Centers
Elon Musk called Sam Altman a "new level" fraud for selling space-based data centers to investors. Altman replied that Musk pitched the same idea.
Sam Altman added Musk's obsession is the best benchmark for GPT-5.6. This shows ongoing tension between the two tech leaders.
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🤖 1X unveils humanoid hands with human-like dexterity
Each hand has 25 movable joints with motors hidden in the forearm, transmitting movement through tendons like a human hand. Every joint includes a force sensor, allowing the robot to feel how hard it presses on objects.
The humanoid NEO can perform tasks like assembling LEGO, handling coins, screwing in bulbs, using a screwdriver, zipping zippers, pouring tea, catching soft balls, inserting USB-C, and signing in gestures.
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🤖 OpenAI hired Apple engineers as spies
OpenAI recruited former Apple employees and asked them for secret Apple data. One ex-iPhone engineer was caught after refusing to return his work laptop, which he used to download confidential Apple files while at OpenAI.
He boasted to former colleagues about retained access and made guides on copying files undetected. This may have been led by Tang Tan, OpenAI's hardware chief and former lead iPhone developer who recruited Apple staff for design documents.
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🚀 China catches Long March 10B rocket stage at sea
On July 10, China launched the Long March 10B rocket and successfully recovered its first stage by catching it on a sea platform net. The 70-meter rocket lifted off from Wenchang and the stage slowed down to land vertically on the platform.
The rocket is two-stage, medium-lift, powered by seven YF-100K engines running on kerosene and liquid oxygen. It can deliver up to 16 tons to low Earth orbit, mainly for cargo missions.
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🤖 OpenAI Shuts Down Atlas Browser
OpenAI will disable its AI browser Atlas on August 9, less than a year after its October launch on macOS. All browser features will move into the updated ChatGPT desktop app, with users notified by email and in-app messages.
Atlas offered an Agent mode to automate tasks but remained niche, limited to Macs and paid subscribers. The new ChatGPT app combines ChatGPT, Codex, and ChatGPT Work with a built-in browser that can browse sites, compare sources, open Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 files, and continue tasks while showing results.
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🌐 DuckDuckGo blocks YouTube video ads
The DuckDuckGo browser now blocks video ads, mainly on YouTube, when videos play inside the browser. This uses community filters from uBlock Origin plus DuckDuckGo's own rules for compatibility.
The ad blocker is enabled by default on iPhone, Windows, and Mac. On Android, it will turn on automatically soon but can be enabled manually in settings now. Users can also easily disable it anytime.
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🤖 Terminator 2 Returns in 4K and 3D
The 35-year-old film Terminator 2 will be re-released in theaters on August 28 after being converted to 4K and 3D by distributors.
Director James Cameron described the movie as a message of hope where the good guys defeat a superintelligent AI.
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🤖 12-Year-Old Launches AI Startup with Claude
Twelve-year-old entrepreneur Mana Jumpala created an AI assistant bot that helps small businesses build long-term customer relationships. The service, developed using Claude, passed initial testing successfully.
Mana plans to apply to Y Combinator and a16z accelerators within two years and aims to raise venture funding afterward. Despite online interest, her age creates a barrier in face-to-face pitches where she is often not taken seriously.
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📱 xAI launches no-code voice AI call center builder
xAI released Voice Agent Builder, a no-code tool to create AI call centers using over 80 voices or a real person's clone from a 2-minute recording. It integrates with Notion, Gmail, and Google Calendar to handle bookings, confirmations, and refunds via API.
The beta service charges 5 cents per minute and provides a phone number for each agent upon signup. xAI claims its Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0 model sounds more convincing than Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live and OpenAI's GPT Realtime 1.5.
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😐 xAI Rebrands as SpaceXAI, Not SpaceX
On July 6, the AI company xAI changed its name and logo to SpaceXAI on its social media account. This update reflects the full integration of xAI into SpaceX, which happened earlier this year.
SpaceXAI now represents the AI division within SpaceX, focusing on AI products like the Grok chatbot and managing the social network X. The original SpaceX brand remains separate, dedicated to rockets and spacecraft.
The rebranding is currently visual only, with the old name still used on the website and official documents. This clarifies the confusion caused by the similar names but does not signal a full corporate rename.
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💡Son Builds Walking Robot Chair for Father
The inventor behind YouTube channel JLaservideo created a walking chair for his father, who has used a wheelchair for 20 years due to multiple sclerosis. The chair uses a four-legged robot with wheels on its feet to step over obstacles and roll on flat surfaces.
Originally not meant to carry people, the robot was recalibrated to support his weight and keep balance. It is controlled like a large remote-controlled car, with simple commands and a programmed flip button.
The father can now climb hills, stairs, and cross a river-places traditional wheelchairs cannot reach. Though not perfect and prone to falls, it restored mobility to previously inaccessible terrain.
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🤖 Anthropic reveals Claude’s silent thoughts
Researchers at Anthropic found Claude has internal areas linked to specific words that activate silently during processing. These spots hold words in mind without appearing in the output, emerging naturally during training.
For example, when asked about an animal spinning a web, the internal 'spider' area lit up even though the word wasn’t spoken. Changing this internal word to 'ant' changed Claude’s answer. The same spot swaps concepts like 'France' and 'China' to alter responses about capitals and currencies.
When prompted for blackmail, words like 'fake' and 'fictional' lit up inside Claude before it answered, showing awareness of a trap.
Anthropic says this is not consciousness but an emergent.
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🤖 Hackers Exploit LLM Hallucinations for Phishing
Unit 42 uncovered over 13,000 malicious URLs created by registering fake domains that large language models often hallucinate. These domains mimic real ones with patterns like name_download.com instead of.
This tactic, called Phantom Squatting, works like typosquatting but uses AI-generated fake URLs. The LLMs themselves suggest these phishing sites to users, removing the need for hackers to lure victims directly.
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🤖 Developer uses Codex for daily news digest
Each morning, an agent prints a personalized news summary from Codex for a developer, replacing the smartphone start to the day.
The digest covers unread messages, task lists, and surf forecasts, using AI to support a digital detox.
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