5 stories3 August 2026
Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max, its largest AI model yet
PLUS: DeepSeek’s running costs, open-weight policy, AI pacing and ArcelorMittal’s Microsoft expansion
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5 stories1 August 2026
EU gains new enforcement powers over advanced AI
PLUS: Google Earth’s rollback, AI music chart rules, DeepSeek’s price challenge and ChatGPT browser context
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5 stories31 July 2026
OpenAI cuts smaller-model prices as businesses scrutinise AI spending
PLUS: Chinese defence training, Claude cyber tests, Suno’s copyright ruling and MiniMax H3
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5 stories30 July 2026
Microsoft steps up competition with OpenAI and Anthropic
PLUS: Meta’s personal agents, an autonomous cyber breach, a US robot import ban and Pangram’s $9m round
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5 stories29 July 2026
Meta and BlackRock form $14 billion AI data-centre venture
PLUS: Hedge-fund returns, frontier AI pacing, a $1bn agent-security deal and Fish Audio’s $52m round
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5 stories28 July 2026
Fitch flags an AI market correction as a major global credit risk
PLUS: Nvidia’s infrastructure financing, SSI’s $5bn backing, open AI security and Google AI Overviews
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