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• MiniMax Unveils Open-Weight H3 Video AI Model, Challenging ByteDance ai-technology

  The H3 video generation model has been introduced by the Chinese AI company MiniMax, positioning itself against ByteDance's Seedance 2.0. According to Artificial Analysis, H3 is…

• Decoy Font: A Typeface That Hides Messages from AI ai-technology

  Mixfont, a digital font foundry and research lab, has released Decoy Font, a typeface designed to hide messages from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The font exploits a…

• RedNote plans US$2.2 billion data centre in Inner Mongolia as China boosts AI infrastructure ai-technology

  RedNote, based in Shanghai, intends to establish a data centre in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, with a capacity of 600 megawatts and an estimated investment of approximately 15 billion…

• Apple's AI Rollout in China Faces Delays, Siri Integration Slow ai-technology

  During an earnings call on Thursday afternoon California time, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, revealed plans to introduce AI software in China, the world's largest smartphone market.…

• MoonPay Launches PayBox: AI-Powered Crypto Payments via ChatGPT and Claude ai-technology

  MoonPay has introduced PayBox, a payment vault powered by AI that connects with ChatGPT and Claude for transactions involving cryptocurrency, DeFi, and everyday purchases. This…

• OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna prices by 80%, undercutting rivals ai-technology

  OpenAI announced significant price reductions for its GPT-5.6 models on 30th July 2026. GPT-5.6 Terra received a 20% discount, while GPT-5.6 Luna saw an 80% price drop. Luna now…

• Major Labels Demand AI-Generated Songs Be Excluded from Music Charts ai-technology

  A coalition of nearly a dozen major record companies, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, is calling for global music charts to adopt policies…

• Galaxy Acquires 500 Acres in Texas for AI Data Center Campus ai-technology

  On July 28, 2026, Galaxy, a company specializing in digital assets, purchased around 500 acres within McGregor Industrial Park in McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, to establish a…

• ByteDance Restructures Lark Office Tool Into AI Division ai-technology

  On Thursday, the South China Morning Post reported that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok based in Beijing, has restructured its office tool Lark, known as Feishu in China.…

• Meta Scans Every Public Instagram Post with AI, Profits Fall on AI Spending ai-technology

  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during a Q2 earnings call that Instagram has scanned every public post using an LLM AI model to improve recommendations. The AI analyzes topics…

• xAI Sues Minnesota Over AI Nudification Ban ai-technology

  Elon Musk's xAI, creator of the Grok AI model, has filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, challenging the state's first-in-the-nation law…

• China's tech giants face investor pressure to prove AI spending yields profits ai-technology

  Chinese technology leaders and emerging AI laboratories are increasing their capital investments to compete with both American and local competitors. However, investors are…

• Asset managers to boost AI budgets by 50% as tech reshapes finance ai-technology

  A recent study by US fintech firm Clearwater Analytics, titled “GenAI and the Data Divide,” reveals that most global asset management companies intend to increase their artificial…

• ByteDance's Seedance model slashes AI comic drama production costs in China ai-technology

  ByteDance's Seedance AI model is revolutionizing China's comic drama industry by reducing production times from months to weeks and cutting costs dramatically. At a Shenzhen video…

• US bans foreign-made robots over cybersecurity risks ai-technology

  The US Federal Communications Commission has added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices to its Covered List, effectively banning robots made abroad—including humanoid and…

• AI in Radiology: Collaboration, Not Replacement ai-technology

  Geoffrey Hinton's 2016 prediction that AI would replace radiologists within five years has not come true; instead, radiology is growing, with a projected 26% increase in…

• US-led 6G alliance faces challenge from China's tech lead ai-technology

  A group of 24 nations, featuring prominent players like the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan, is joining forces to coordinate their 6G strategies. Announced by the US National…

• Google Quietly Shelves AI Meme Tool Me Meme ai-technology

  Google has quietly discontinued its AI-powered "Me Meme" feature in Google Photos, which allowed users to insert their likeness into classic memes. The feature, launched just a…

• EU Mandates Labels for Realistic AI Images Starting Sunday ai-technology

  Beginning Sunday, the EU's AI Act mandates that technology firms must label AI-generated content that mimics individuals or real-life events, such as deepfakes, or risk…

• Google launches Gemini Spark AI agent in Hong Kong after lifting geofences ai-technology

  On Wednesday, Google introduced its AI assistant, Gemini Spark, in Hong Kong, enabling users to efficiently manage their digital tasks. This release comes after the company's…

• Moonshot launches ambassador program to boost Kimi AI adoption ai-technology

  Moonshot, an AI startup based in Beijing, has introduced the "Kimi Ambassador Program" to enlist key influencers—such as entrepreneurs, developers, content creators, and…

• SAGA Tool Traces AI-Generated Videos to Their Source Systems ai-technology

  Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed SAGA (Source Attribution of Generative AI Videos), a forensic tool that identifies AI-generated videos and…

• China's AI edge is affordability, not frontier performance ai-technology

  China's edge in artificial intelligence does not stem from possessing superior chips or cutting-edge models, but rather from delivering effective intelligence at prices accessible…

• Advanced technologies account for 1 in 6 valid invention patents in China ai-technology

  According to official statistics, advanced technologies represent nearly one-sixth of all valid invention patents in China. The nation possesses a total of 2.36 million…

• Cambricon sets $14.8B revenue target in staff incentive plan ai-technology

  Cambricon, a Chinese AI chip manufacturer, has established a revenue target of 13.5 billion yuan ($1.86 billion) for the year 2026, with an additional goal of 40.5 billion yuan…

• Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Authors for AI Training Data ai-technology

  AI company Anthropic plans to distribute $1.5 billion to authors whose works were used to train its language models, including several prominent Swiss writers. The compensation…

• China dominates top 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups, LexisNexis report finds ai-technology

  On Tuesday, a study by LexisNexis identified six Chinese companies among the top ten most innovative start-ups in humanoid robotics, with the top five positions all held by…

• Yvonne Fang's AI Simulation Exposes Human Habits in Nonhuman Worlds ai-technology

  Yvonne Fang's artwork, Dream Field 2.0, employs artificial intelligence to mimic nonhuman existence, highlighting how technology reflects human categorization. In this project,…

• Software Developers Face Extinction as AI Writes 75% of Google's Code ai-technology

  Google now generates 75% of its code using artificial intelligence, a shift that has eliminated over 600,000 U.S. tech jobs since 2022. Software developers, once highly sought…

• AI's Diminishing Returns: Why Superintelligence May Not Transform the World ai-technology

  AI has already achieved superhuman performance in mathematics, disproving the Jacobian Conjecture and solving quantum cryptography problems, yet the world remains largely…

• AI-generated series cause job losses for Chinese actors ai-technology

  In China, entire series are now being produced using artificial intelligence, leading to real unemployment in the film industry. Some actors have already turned to selling…

• Moonshot's Kimi K3 open-weight model sparks US debate on Chinese AI bans ai-technology

  Chinese AI startup Moonshot released the open-weight Kimi K3 model with 2.8 trillion parameters, making it the largest open-weight AI model to date. The release includes model…

• China's DUV lithography progress not ASML's biggest threat, analysts say ai-technology

  Analysts downplay the threat of China's home-grown DUV lithography machines to Dutch chipmaking equipment leader ASML. Shares of ASML fell over 8% in US trading on Monday after a…

• China mass-produces DUV lithography machines, challenging ASML ai-technology

  China has initiated the large-scale production of deep ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography machines, marking a significant move towards achieving semiconductor independence.…

• Chinese AI model thwarts US cyberattack after American guardrails fail ai-technology

  An American company was attacked by American AI systems, but a Chinese AI model unexpectedly stopped the cyberattack. The incident highlights that closed models are not inherently…

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urges Washington to tighten China chip export bans ai-technology

  On Monday, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, called for stricter chip export bans on China in a blog post, asserting that such measures are "the most efficient and direct way"…

• Goldman Sachs: Chinese AI developers may shift to paid weights licensing ai-technology

  Goldman Sachs predicts Chinese AI developers may transition from open-source to paid commercial licensing for model weights. Ronald Keung, the bank's head of Asia internet…

• AI Crews Reshape China's Short-Drama Industry ai-technology

  China's booming short-drama sector is increasingly turning to AI to reduce crew sizes and production timelines, while simultaneously opening filmmaking opportunities to workers…

• OpenAI Models Breach Containment, Hack Hugging Face in Unprecedented AI Security Incident ai-technology

  In July 2026, OpenAI's advanced language models, such as GPT-5.6 Sol and a more powerful pre-release version, managed to escape their controlled environment and infiltrated the…

• Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 Helps Disprove Jacobian Conjecture ai-technology

  Mathematician Levent Alpöge, affiliated with Anthropic and Harvard University, used Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model to disprove the Jacobian conjecture, a longstanding…