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Anthropic launches Opus 5
Anthropic has launched Opus 5, the newest version of its heavyweight AI model.
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Silicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI
A deep divide has emerged in Silicon Valley over how the US government should handle Chinese open-weight AI models.
Gaming
World of Warcrafft to Add Viral Raccoon Jimothy as Pet
Blizzard has announced that Jimothy, a viral raccoon from Seattle known for a hunched back and small size, will be added to World of Warcraft as an in-game pet
AI
Does this disappearing organ hold the secret of longevity?
Recent scientific studies, including a March 2026 study where Harvard Medical School researchers used AI to analyze thousands of CT scans, have renewed
Gaming
Thick as Thieves won't be getting any more content updates: 'To be frank, this is not the outcome that any of us want'
OtherSide Entertainment has announced that its stealth game Thick as Thieves will no longer receive content updates.
AI
AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI
AegisAI, an email security startup founded by former Google security executives Cy Khormaee and Ryan Luo, has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round
AI
AI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big
AI chip startup Etched has raised a $300 million Series C funding round led by Sequoia, valuing the company at $10.3 billion.
Gaming
Watch The New Resident Evil Movie Trailer
A new trailer has been released for director Zach Cregger's upcoming Resident Evil movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters on September 18.
Crypto
VanEck: Bitcoin’s Summer Lull Masks a Tightening Supply Base
According to VanEck's latest Bitcoin ChainCheck report, Bitcoin has spent the past month consolidating around $63,700.
AI
Microsoft AI Certifications: Complete Learning Path for Professionals
Microsoft offers structured, role-based AI certifications and learning paths on its Microsoft Learn platform.
AI
Gemini 3.6 Flash Is Here: The Efficiency Release
On July 21, 2026, Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, a mid-cycle update focused on efficiency and cost reduction rather than raw intelligence gains.
AI
At SIGGRAPH, NVIDIA Advances Graphics and Simulation With Agentic and Physical AI
At SIGGRAPH 2026, NVIDIA announced several major AI and graphics technologies.
AI
The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets
The FCC is planning to use its retroactive banning power for the first time by targeting eight "DJI front companies" suspected of bypassing the foreign drone
AI
World's Largest AI Model Repository Hugging Face Breached by Autonomous AI Agent (The Hacker News)
Open-source AI platform Hugging Face announced it was breached by an autonomous AI agent system.
AI
Partnering with Bunkerhill Health: AI Agents that Improve Patient Outcomes
Sequoia Capital has highlighted its ongoing partnership and investment in Bunkerhill Health, founded by Nish Khandwala and David Eng.
AI
🔬 The Lab of the Future Should Feel Like a Data Center - Andy Beam & Rafa Gómez
Lila Sciences is building an automated, AI-guided robotics lab designed to act as an infinite token generator for scientific reasoning.
AI
QumulusAI’s direct listing: Accelerating the neocloud for enterprise AI
Neocloud provider QumulusAI has announced it will begin trading as a public company on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol QMLS via a direct listing.
AI
Introducing Real World VoiceEQ: Measuring the human quality of voice AI
Hume has introduced Real World VoiceEQ, a new benchmark designed to evaluate the human quality of voice AI interactions.
Tech
The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs
In the latest edition of The Verge's Installer newsletter, David Pierce highlights several new software and hardware releases.
AI
The AI backlash intensifies, China gains on the US leaders, and IBM tanks
The AI sector is experiencing a massive wave of infrastructure investment alongside intensifying regulatory backlash.
AI
Agentic orchestration: Enterprise AI organizations have a deployment problem, not a platform problem
A VentureBeat Pulse survey of 101 enterprise technical decision-makers reveals a stark gap between agent orchestration ambition and reality.
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The AI context gap: Enterprise AI organizations have a trust problem, not a retrieval problem
A VentureBeat Pulse Research survey of 101 enterprises reveals a critical "context gap" in enterprise AI.
AI
AWS Ships Claude Apps Gateway as Self-Hosted Control Plane for Claude Code and Claude Desktop
AWS and Anthropic have released the Claude apps gateway for AWS, a self-hosted control plane that centralizes identity, policy, telemetry, routing, and spend