AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 09:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Mistral Robostral Navigate (robot navigation AI)

https://mistral.ai/news/robostral-navigate/

2. PYMNTS payments firms most cautious on AI

https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/study-finds-ai-must-earn-the-right-to-move-money/

3. Indeed Hiring Lab, AI skills spreading beyond tech jobs

https://www.businessinsider.com/job-postings-ai-demand-hiring-opportunities-2026-7

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 08:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Amazon CTO says companies shifting to cheaper open-source AI

https://fortune.com/2026/07/10/amazon-cto-companies-shifting-toward-cheaper-opensource-ai-models-werner-vogels/

2. EU banks urged to pool buying power against US tech giants

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/eu-banks-urged-to-pool-buying-power-in-deals-with-us-tech-giants

3. SoftBank taps ex-Goldman Agne to lead Vision Fund finances

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/softbank-names-ex-goldman-sachs-trader-agne-to-lead-vision-fund-finances

4. Figma CEO 'never been more bullish' as AI vs design debate heats up

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/figma-ceo-says-never-more-064919555.html

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 07:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. OpenAI and Google supplied AI models to Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese firms, FT investigation

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/openai-google-supplied-ai-models-to-pentagonblacklisted-chinese-firms-ft-4785324

2. UBTECH partners with Shenhao Technology to deploy humanoid robots across China's power grid

https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/market-industry/ubtech-partners-with-shenhao-technology-humanoid-robots-accelerate-entry-into-main-front-of-power-2075472986407485441

3. Accenture acknowledges breach after hacker offers alleged 35GB haul

https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/07/09/accenture-admits-to-isolated-matter-after-crook-tries-to-flog-alleged-35gb-haul/5269067

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. China omits job-creation goal in five-year plan for first time in decades - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/china-omits-job-goal-in-five-year-plan-for-first-time-in-decades

2. UK Chancellor Reeves to launch City "skills compact" committing firms to AI retraining

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/10/rachel-reeves-city-skills-compact-ai-training

3. Cerebras and Upstage partner to bring ultra-fast AI inference to South Korea

https://www.cerebras.ai/blog/cerebras-and-upstage-bring-ultra-fast-ai-to-korea

4. Ant Group's Robbyant open-sources LingBot-World-Infinity interactive world model

https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/09/meet-lingbot-world-infinity-an-open-causal-world-model-with-an-agentic-harness/

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 05:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. AI-generated fake video of Khamenei's funeral spreads, AFP fact-check

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/social-media-users-share-ai-035830449.html

2. Korea's ETRI develops hierarchical AI agent ReAcTree, doubling task success

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1135249

3. India approves Vivo-Dixon smartphone manufacturing joint venture

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/after-apple-indias-smartphone-manufacturing-boom-enters-new-phase-with-vivo-jv/

4. UK MPs tell NHS to prepare for Palantir contract break

https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/09/mps-tell-nhs-to-start-packing-palantirs-bags-ahead-of-2027-contract-break/5269146

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 04:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Tencent in talks to become Manus' largest shareholder, FT reports

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tencent-talks-become-ai-start-up-manus-largest-shareholder-ft-reports-2026-07-10/

2. Malaysia's Anwar to debut an AI double that sounds just like him

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-10/malaysia-s-anwar-to-debut-an-ai-double-that-sounds-just-like-him

3. Physicians often trust incorrect AI treatment recommendations, study finds

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260709/Physicians-often-trust-incorrect-AI-treatment-recommendations-study-finds.aspx

4. EU Chat Control returns after Parliament vote to block it falls short

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/09/meps-fail-to-prevent-chat-control-snoopfest-revival/5269379

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 03:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi leaves US to lead Tsinghua AI research center

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/science/nobel-winning-us-chemist-will-move-to-china-to-lead-ai-institute.html

2. UK government withholds 9.9 million pounds from Capita over failed AI pension project

https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/09/ukgov-withholds-10m-payment-from-capita-over-pensions-project-fiasco-as-dispute-continues/5269227

3. Bloomberg says Gates heir's AI shopping app Phia took credit for sales it didn't drive

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/gates-heir-s-shopping-app-took-credit-for-sales-it-didn-t-drive

4. Meta AI moderation falsely flags Minnesota public radio exec, permanent ban

https://www.fox9.com/news/facebook-bans-minnesota-radio-exec-after-ai-flags-news-posts-child-exploitation

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 02:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Nexchip pops more than 10% in Hong Kong trading debut after $890M listing

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/nexchip-set-to-debut-in-hong-kong-after-890-million-listing

2. Shanghai embodied-AI computing startup MScape raises over 100 million yuan

https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-mscape-technology-raises-over-100-million-yuan-2075397036118429697

3. Anthropic says IT services firm UST is bringing Claude to physical AI and hardware validation

https://www.anthropic.com/news/ust-claude

4. Velocity, founded by ex-ironSource and Unity execs, raises $27M seed for AI app monetization

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rjbsaioxfl

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 01:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. OpenAI says GPT-5.6 is the "preferred model" for Microsoft 365 Copilot amid breakup chatter

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/openai-says-gpt-5-6-is-the-preferred-model-for-microsoft-copilot-amid-breakup-chatter/

2. JPMorgan builds AI agents that beat the 60/40 portfolio in backtests - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/jpmorgan-builds-ai-agents-that-beat-60-40-portfolio-in-backtests

3. Two new ETFs explicitly exclude Elon Musk companies

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/dont-want-to-invest-in-elon-musk-two-new-etfs-explicitly-exclude-him/

4. University of Chicago Law School bans devices for first-year students as part of AI strategy

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-law-school-bans-1st-year-students-phones-laptops-ai-strategy/

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's No. 2 role

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/fidji-simo-steps-down-from-openais-no-2-role/

2. Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI over withheld evidence

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/new-york-times-says-openai-hid-evidence-in-chatgpt-copyright-trial/

3. Nexchip debuts in Hong Kong after $890 million listing

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/nexchip-set-to-debut-in-hong-kong-after-890-million-listing

4. AI reveals hidden slow slip events on the San Andreas Fault

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-reveals-hidden-san-andreas.html