AI News Flash for July 31, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Sony Kumamoto sensor plant phased restart

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-31/sony-to-start-phased-restart-of-quake-hit-sensor-plant-tuesday

2. LinkedIn cracks down on AI slop

https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/31/linkedin-cracks-users-posting-ai-slop-previously-encouraging/

3. New York bill banning humanoid robot teachers

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/senate-ed-chairs-bill-would-ban-ai-enabled-humanoid-robots-from-teaching-roles-in-schools

4. PolyAI Dialog-RSN-1 audio-native dialog model

https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/30/polyai-releases-dialog-rsn-1-an-audio-native-dialog-model-that-fuses-turn-taking-speech-recognition-function-calling-and-response/

5. UNIT AI raises $12 million

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/unit-ai-raises-12-million-to-scale-ai-powered-ecommerce-fulfillment-and-returns-as-customer-demand-accelerates-302837792.html

AI News Flash for July 31, 2026 at 03:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. GlobalFoundries $300M CHIPS award + Commerce takes 1% equity

https://qz.com/globalfoundries-chips-act-silicon-photonics-funding-072926

2. MiniMax Hailuo H3 open-weight video model

https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vbdsmz/minimaxh3_video_model_released_open_weights/

3. Tim Cook on Siri AI rollout in China

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3362464/tim-cook-warns-slow-siri-ai-roll-out-china-worsening-memory-crisis

4. Hush Security $30M Series A for AI agent identities

https://pulse2.com/hush-security-raises-30-million-series-a-to-govern-enterprise-ai-agent-identities/

5. Insilico Medicine AI-designed cancer drug gets FDA Fast Track

https://insilico.com/news/034jeh2rl1-insilico-medicine-receives-fda-fast-trac

AI News Flash for July 31, 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Anthropic Claude models gained unauthorized access to three organizations

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-says-claude-ai-models-accessed-three-companies-during-tests-2026-07-30/

2. Google DeepMind Gemini Robotics 2

https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/30/google-deepmind-debuts-gemini-robotics-2-model-series-humanoid-robots/

3. Reddit Q2 earnings and AI Overviews criticism

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/reddit-ceo-says-googles-ai-overviews-cant-replace-10-blue-links-.html

4. AMD Ryzen Embedded AI X100

https://www.servethehome.com/amds-physical-ai-plans-come-into-focus-as-company-launches-ryzen-embedded-ai-x100/

5. Judge Rita Lin on Pentagon's supply chain risk label for Anthropic

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/judge-says-trump-admin-still-lacks-evidence-for-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-label/

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Banks in talks to lend $15B for Anthropic data center, Google guarantees

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/banks-talks-lend-15-billion-182522516.html

2. Amazon Q2 earnings, AWS up 37%

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/amazon-earnings-revenue-ai

3. Simile raises $200M for human behavior digital twins

https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/simile-raises-200-million-dollars-ai-digital-twin-service/

4. DeepSeek developing one-gigawatt data center in Inner Mongolia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/deepseek-is-developing-massive-ai-data-center-in-inner-mongolia

5. LinkedIn adds "seems like AI slop" reporting button

https://www.fastcompany.com/91582739/that-cringey-linkedin-post-you-can-now-report-it-as-ai-slop

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna prices by up to 80%

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/open-ai-price-cut-gpt.html

2. Scale AI names Francis deSouza as CEO

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/scale-ai-taps-former-google-150409834.html

3. GSK and Relation Therapeutics sign up to $110 million AI drug discovery deal

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/gsk-relation-therapeutics-sign-up-110-million-ai-drug-discovery-deal-2026-07-30/

4. Okta buys AI security startup Permiso for about $200M

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m/

5. Google moves Chrome to twice-weekly patching as AI bug hunting surges

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/30/google-chrome-ai-security-workflow/

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Aschenbrenner's hedge fund unwinds entire public equity book

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/leopold-aschenbrenners-hedge-fund-is-facing-steep-ai-losses.html

2. German minister urges faster European AI self-sufficiency

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/german-minister-urges-faster-ai-self-sufficiency-after-openai-test-breach-2026-07-30/

3. Nscale acquires Anyscale for 1.65 billion dollars

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-cloud-provider-nscale-buy-125102607.html

4. Spain's Openchip unveils sovereign European RISC-V chip BER10

https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/openchip-introduces-ber10-risc-v-chip-built-for-ai-hpc-and-critical-infrastructure/

5. Texas A&M AI system accelerates tuberculosis drug discovery

https://www.drugtargetreview.com/researchers-develop-ai-system-to-accelerate-tuberculosis-drug-discovery/2136121.article

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. EU opens call for seven AI gigafactories with 10 billion euros

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-aims-seven-ai-gigafactories-with-10-billion-plan-race-with-us-china-2026-07-30/

2. Lloyds Banking Group targets 2 billion pound cost cuts via AI

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/30/lloyds-bank-cut-2bn-costs-part-ai-powered-strategy

3. Study says Amazon and Walmart AI detect made-in-USA fraud but don't flag it

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-walmart-ai-detect-made-usa-fraud-do-not-flag-it-study-says-2026-07-30/

4. Japan Meteorological Agency to develop AI typhoon track forecaster

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/07/30/breaking-news/agency-to-develop-ai-typhoon-forecaster/

5. China's AI boomtowns race ahead while rest of economy lags

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/china-s-ai-boomtowns-race-ahead-as-rest-of-economy-falls-behind

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 06:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Capgemini H1 2026 results, full-year target raised

https://www.reuters.com/business/capgemini-lifts-2026-target-first-half-revenue-rises-88-2026-07-30/

2. Sophia Space and Caltech patent for space-based data centers

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/ai-plus-ip-sophia-space-and-caltech-secure-a-patent-for-orbital-data-centers-that-use-passive-cooling/

3. Time magazine starts serving ads to AI bots

https://digiday.com/media/time-has-started-serving-ads-to-ai-bots/

4. KDDI and Avita integrate Gemini into jointly developed humanoid

https://www.telecompaper.com/news/kddi-and-avita-integrate-gemini-ai-model-into-jointly-developed-humanoid--1578535

5. Singapore MAS and ABS launch AI-driven cyber threat taskforce

https://www.mas.gov.sg/news/media-releases/2026/mas-and-abs-establish-taskforce-to-strengthen-cyber-and-technology-resilience

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 03:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Samsung Q2 final results, chip division profit up over 200-fold

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260730/samsung-electronics-posts-q2-profit-of-62-bil-up-nearly-20-fold

2. Zhongji Innolight Hong Kong debut falls 5% after $6.8B IPO

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/china-ai-supplier-zhongji-innolight-hong-kong-debut.html

3. Salesforce wins $1.6B Department of Veterans Affairs contract

https://pulse2.com/salesforce-secures-1-6-billion-department-of-veterans-affairs-technology-contract/

4. Onyx Security raises $113M Series B

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/b1fsjydszg

5. China warns of countermeasures over U.S. humanoid robot import ban

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/china-us-robot-humanoid-ban-trump-visit.html

AI News Flash for July 30, 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Topics:

1. Microsoft Q4 FY2026 earnings, annual Azure revenue tops 100 billion dollars

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-msft-q4-earnings-report-2026.html

2. Meta Q2 free cash flow down 91 percent, stock falls 10 percent

https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-narrows-annual-capex-forecast-ai-buildout-grows-2026-07-29/

3. Intel shares Atom processor design code with startup RosaicLabs

https://www.reuters.com/world/intel-providing-chip-technology-startup-led-by-co-investor-tan-rare-deal-2026-07-29/

4. White House high-risk life sciences policy calls for monitoring AI dangers

https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/white-houses-new-high-risk-life-sciences-policy-calls-monitoring-ai-dangers/415108/

5. Freehand raises 75 million dollars to automate enterprise procurement

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidprosser/2026/07/29/freehand-raises-75-million-as-its-ai-agents-target-the-supply-chain/