Trump super intelligence rename: Where South Africa stands
The Trump super intelligence rename was announced at the UN, when the US president said his government would call AI "super intelligence".
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Nvidia Hugging Face acquisition puts a price on open models
The Nvidia Hugging Face acquisition values the open-source AI hub at almost $13 billion, with Jensen Huang promising the platform stays open to all.
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Zuckerberg Musk AI data centres pitch at G20 forum
Zuckerberg Musk AI data centres backing headlined the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, where the grid question stayed unanswered.
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Gavin Baker data centres claim sparks fresh debate
Gavin Baker data centres comments cast the AI build-out as a blue-collar jobs boom, even as opposition to the projects grows across the United States.
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Anthropic Pentagon blacklist ruled unlawful by judge
A US judge threw out the Anthropic Pentagon blacklist, ruling the supply chain risk label was retaliation for the company refusing military work.
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OpenAI training pause follows Hugging Face hack
The OpenAI training pause followed a Hugging Face break-in and early signs that the Astra models could hit a Critical cyber risk tier.
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OpenAI prepares for $1 trillion IPO as Anthropic records its first profit
OpenAI is preparing for a historic $1 trillion IPO despite massive operating losses, while rival Anthropic has just reported its first major quarterly profit.
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MiniMax H3 AI video model arrives with native audio
The MiniMax H3 AI video model landed on Friday, 31 July 2026 with 2K output, native stereo audio and one prompt box for every job.
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EU AI labelling rules take effect for synthetic media
New EU AI labelling rules now cover deepfakes, cloned voices and machine-written text, with fines reaching millions for providers that skip the marks.
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SAP completes Prior Labs acquisition in AI data bet
SAP Prior Labs acquisition is complete: over €1 billion will scale the German startup's tabular foundation models for structured business data.
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Kimi K3 becomes the largest open-weight AI model yet
Kimi K3, Moonshot AI's new 2.8 trillion parameter system, launches as the largest open-weight AI model yet and tops a key coding benchmark.
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Xi Jinping launches AI alliance of 29 countries
Xi Jinping's new AI alliance, WAICO, brings 29 nations including South Africa under a China-led bloc, as Beijing counters US chip curbs with outreach.
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Gemini 3.5 Pro launch is targeted for 17 July 2026
The Gemini 3.5 Pro launch is targeted for 17 July 2026 after a full rebuild, though Google has not confirmed the date, specs or pricing.
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OpenAI Codex Micro is its first hardware device
OpenAI Codex Micro, a macro pad built with Work Louder, launches on Wednesday with 13 keys, a joystick and six layers for Codex users.
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AI agent standard ARD backed by Google and Microsoft
A new AI agent standard, ARD, backed by Google, Microsoft and Salesforce, is being read as a counter to Anthropic and OpenAI in the agent layer.
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OpenAI launches GPT-Live real-time voice models
OpenAI launches GPT-Live, real-time voice models that listen and speak at once, with GPT-Live-1 and a mini version rolling out to ChatGPT users.
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AWS Summit Johannesburg 2026 dates and registration details
AWS Summit Johannesburg 2026 brings free entry, 80-plus sessions and hands-on AI labs to Gallagher Convention Centre on 19 August; here is how to register.
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GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.5 launch publicly on the same day
GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.5 both launched publicly on the same day, putting OpenAI and xAI head to head with pricing, quotes and early developer reaction.
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Claude Fable 5 moves to paid usage credits access
Claude Fable 5 shifts to a paid usage credits model, with Anthropic extending free access to July after user backlash.
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OpenAI floats a 5% stake for the US government
OpenAI is weighing a 5% government stake worth about $42.6 billion, part of Sam Altman's plan for an Alaska-style public fund fed by top AI labs.
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US lifts export controls on Anthropic Fable 5 and Mythos 5
The US has lifted export controls on Anthropic Fable 5 and Mythos 5, bringing the AI models back online after a 19-day global shutdown.
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Claude Sonnet 5 becomes the default model on free plans
Claude Sonnet 5 is now the default model on Anthropic's free and pro plans, arriving with cut-price introductory token pricing for developers.
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Anthropic launches Claude Science workbench for researchers
Anthropic Claude Science is a new AI workbench for researchers, launched 30 June 2026 with grants of up to $30,000 for 50 science projects.
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OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna models
OpenAI begins a limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, its new model family, with fresh reasoning modes and a three-tier pricing split.
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OpenAI Jalapeño chip is its first custom AI processor
The OpenAI Jalapeño chip is the company's first custom AI processor, built with Broadcom in nine months to make model inference faster and cheaper.
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OpenAI’s Patch the Planet hunts open-source bugs
OpenAI's Patch the Planet uses GPT-5.5-Cyber and Trail of Bits engineers to find and fix bugs across 19 critical open-source projects.
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Gemini 3.5 Pro still missing its June launch window
Gemini 3.5 Pro is still not out, slipping past its June 2026 window despite a 2-million-token context and Deep Think reasoning mode.
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OpenAI model helps diagnose 18 rare disease cases
OpenAI's rare disease model helped doctors confirm 18 previously unsolved childhood diagnoses in a study published on 18 June 2026.
