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xAI Launches Grok 4.5 at a Fraction of Rival Prices
xAI, now part of SpaceX, has launched Grok 4.5, a powerful AI model aimed at coding, research, and office work that undercuts its main rivals on price by a wide margin, though independent performance tests are still pending.
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Anthropic Passes OpenAI in Business AI Spending
For the first time, more businesses are paying for Anthropic's AI than OpenAI's, according to real transaction data from 50,000 companies, but the more important story is that experienced buyers have stopped caring about who is winning and started building systems that let them switch whenever the leaderboard flips.
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OpenAI Sets Rules for Government AI Partnerships
OpenAI published formal principles governing how its AI can and cannot be used by governments and militaries, drawing a clear line after a months-long fight between rival Anthropic and the Pentagon ended with Anthropic being labeled a national security risk.
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OpenAI Launches GPT-Live, a New ChatGPT Voice Mode
OpenAI has shipped a new voice system for ChatGPT that can listen and talk at the same time, making conversations feel far more natural, and it points toward a future where voice becomes the primary way people interact with AI at work.
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OpenAI GPT-5.6 Goes Public July 9 After U.S. Review
OpenAI launches its new GPT-5.6 model family to the public on July 9, after a two-week government-ordered delay under a new White House policy that requires AI companies to submit their most powerful tools for security review before wide release.
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Liberty Mutual Sells Insurance Inside ChatGPT
Liberty Mutual has launched the first major US carrier insurance quoting app inside ChatGPT, a move that signals how traditional industries across the board will soon face pressure to plug into AI platforms or risk being invisible to a growing share of customers.
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Australia Flags Office Jobs Most at Risk From AI
Australia's first government-backed study of AI and the job market has named accountants, clerks, receptionists, and marketers as the roles most exposed to automation, and found those jobs are growing measurably slower than the rest of the economy.
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EU Court Rules Apple Must Keep App Store Open
A European court rejected Apple's attempt to escape 'gatekeeper' rules, meaning rival apps, payment systems, and devices must stay able to work with Apple's platforms in the EU, with more fines and restrictions still pending.
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Accenture Launches AI Unit for Mid-Sized Companies
Accenture has created a new division called Accenture Edge, partnered with Google Cloud, to sell pre-built AI tools to companies with revenues between $300 million and $3 billion, a segment that has largely been left out of enterprise-grade AI services.
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Meta Launches Its Own AI Image Generator Inside Instagram
Meta has released Muse Image, its first in-house AI image generator, built into Instagram, WhatsApp, and its Meta AI app, with advertiser tools coming in weeks: anyone running ads on Meta's platforms or managing social content for a business needs to understand what this changes.
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An AI Now Refills Prescriptions in the US Without a Doctor
A US startup called Doctronic has become the first AI system legally allowed to renew drug prescriptions without a doctor signing off on each case, and it is now raising serious money and expanding to other states, raising questions that matter for any business that manages employee health benefits or operates in regulated industries.
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Australian Payments Plus Saves 2+ Hours Weekly with ChatGPT and Codex
Australia's national payments operator cut a 4-hour investigation job down to 30 minutes using OpenAI's tools, offering a clear case study for any regulated business wondering what practical AI adoption actually looks like.
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AI-Tailored Cloud Platforms Are Replacing Generic Software
Cloud platforms built specifically for industries like healthcare, logistics, and banking are replacing one-size-fits-all software, and the shift is happening faster than most business operators realize, with Gartner forecasting that more than 70% of enterprises will use these specialized platforms by 2027, up from under 15% in 2023.
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Microsoft Swaps OpenAI and Anthropic for Cheaper In-House AI in Office Apps
Microsoft has quietly begun replacing the AI from OpenAI and Anthropic inside Excel, Outlook, and other products with its own cheaper models, a move that could reduce the quality users get without reducing the price they pay.
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Both the US and China Now Restrict Their Best AI Models
China is actively considering cutting off foreign access to its most advanced AI models, mirroring a move the US already made with Anthropic's top models, and this leaves businesses outside both countries with fewer affordable, reliable AI options.
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Anthropic Claude Cowork Now Runs Without Your Laptop Open
Anthropic has updated Claude Cowork, its AI tool that handles office tasks like pulling data, writing reports, and organizing files, so it can now run overnight and be managed from your phone, removing the need to keep a computer switched on.
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Anthropic Signs $19B, 20-Year Data Center Lease
Anthropic has committed $19 billion over 20 years to lease a purpose-built data center campus in Kentucky from a former bitcoin miner called TeraWulf, a deal that reveals how fast AI companies are locking up physical computing space and why that matters for any business that depends on AI tools staying available and affordable.
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Tech Layoffs Hit 154,000 in 2026, AI Cited Most
Over 150,000 tech jobs have been cut in the first half of 2026, up 83% from the same period last year, with AI-related restructuring now spreading well beyond tech into finance, logistics, retail, and manufacturing.
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First AI-Designed Drug Enters Final Human Trials
Insilico Medicine has started Phase III trials for rentosertib, a drug built entirely by AI software, marking the first time a medicine discovered and designed from scratch by artificial intelligence has reached the final stage of human testing required for regulatory approval.
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UK Datacentres Are Blocking New Homes From the Grid
Britain's push to build hundreds of datacentres for AI and financial trading is quietly consuming electricity grid capacity that would otherwise connect new housing, and a Brick Lane planning battle now sits in a government minister's hands as a test case for which gets priority.
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