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👉 EngX Space: https://engx.space/
👉AI-assisted systems engineering for large-scale platforms:
https://engx.space/global/en/courses/ai-assisted-systems-engineering
In this episode of The Road to Abundance, Gordon Mullan and Govind Shukla dive into the wild July headlines in the AI world.
Tune in for cutting-edge news about Grok’s chaos, Meta’s AI ambitions, Apple’s comeback plans, and the accelerating rise of robot labor.
And don’t forget, you can find previous episodes of The Road to Abundance on the ENGX SPACE YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@engxspace
NAVIGATION
0:00 – Introduction
0:59 – xAI: Grok 4
7:15 – Problems at Windsurf
9:18 – Cognition AI, creator of Devin.
10:24 – Anthropic
13:20 – Meta
24:34 – OpenAI
27:46 – Google
36:07 – Amazon
41:03 – Apple rumor
44:08 – Mistral
45:34 – Perplexity
47:34 – LG Research
49:39 – Chinese AI: ByteDance, MoonshotAI
55:15 – What Else: LM Studio, Other models/news
1:08:38 – Law & Order
1:14:54 – Science & Tech
1:23:02 – Ethics‑Schmethics
1:29:16 – Final Words
SERVICES AND LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
🔹 Grok 4 release by xAI: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/elon-musks-xai-launches-grok-4-alongside-a-300-monthly-subscription/
🔹 Eugene Nevgen’s profile: https://x.com/eugenenevgen
🔹 Failed OpenAI and Windsurf deal: https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai
🔹 Cognition AI acquires Windsurf: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/cognition-ai-windsurf.html
🔹 Claude connectors directory: https://www.anthropic.com/news/connectors-directory
🔹 Claude learning courses by Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/learn/build-with-claude
🔹 Recording mode announced for ChatGPT on macOS: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1945547821626913059
🔹 ChatGPT Agent — combining Operator and Deep Research: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/709158/openai-new-release-chatgpt-agent-operator-deep-research
🔹 Google Gemini for Education: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/gemini-iste-2025/
🔹 Google Flow announcement: https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/flow-adds-speech-expands/
🔹 Google Flow homepage: https://labs.google/fx/tools/flow
🔹 Google’s AI-powered phone calls: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/google-rolls-out-ai-powered-business-calling-feature-brings-gemini-2-5-pro-to-ai-mode
🔹 AWS Kiro IDE: https://kiro.dev
🔹 Code with Kiro hackathon: https://kiro.devpost.com
🔹 Amazon’s new AI promotion policy: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-requires-staff-show-ai-use-get-promoted-ring-2025-7
🔹 Rumor: Apple to acquire Mistral: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-19/apple-eyes-mistral-ai-acquisition
🔹 Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral: https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Devstral-Small-2507
🔹 Voxtral — Mistral’s speech model: https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral
🔹 Mistral’s voice chat: https://chat.mistral.ai/chat
🔹 Perplexity Comet Browser: https://comet.perplexity.ai
🔹 EXAONE 4.0 on HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0-32B
🔹 Trae Agent by ByteDance: https://github.com/bytedance/trae-agent
🔹 Kimi K2 by MoonshotAI: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2
🔹 Official site of Trae Solo: https://www.trae.ai/solo
🔹 SmolLM3 on HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/blog/smollm3
🔹 News on Swiss AI model: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-language-model-built-for-the-public-good.html
🔹 HeyGen Video Agent: https://www.heygen.com/agent
🔹 Netflix starts using GenAI in shows: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/netflix-starts-using-genai-in-its-shows-and-films/
🔹 Article about AI-created YouTube channels: https://sherwood.news/tech/ai-created-videos-are-quietly-taking-over-youtube/%20
🔹 Salaries at Mira Murati’s new startup: https://www.businessinsider.com/muratis-new-ai-startup-salary-technical-talent-2025-6
🔹 Pentagon contracts with AI companies: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-department-defense-awards-contracts-google-xai-2025-07-14/
🔹 EU’s AI Act explainer: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai
🔹 Researchers hiding prompts in academic papers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers
🔹 Centaur model from German scientists: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09215-4
🔹 Changes to LM Studio license: https://lmstudio.ai/blog/free-for-work
🔹 LM Studio SDK: https://lmstudio.ai/docs/sdk
#theroadtoabundance #grok #mehagitler
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By EngX Space👉 EngX Space: https://engx.space/
👉AI-assisted systems engineering for large-scale platforms:
https://engx.space/global/en/courses/ai-assisted-systems-engineering
In this episode of The Road to Abundance, Gordon Mullan and Govind Shukla dive into the wild July headlines in the AI world.
Tune in for cutting-edge news about Grok’s chaos, Meta’s AI ambitions, Apple’s comeback plans, and the accelerating rise of robot labor.
And don’t forget, you can find previous episodes of The Road to Abundance on the ENGX SPACE YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@engxspace
NAVIGATION
0:00 – Introduction
0:59 – xAI: Grok 4
7:15 – Problems at Windsurf
9:18 – Cognition AI, creator of Devin.
10:24 – Anthropic
13:20 – Meta
24:34 – OpenAI
27:46 – Google
36:07 – Amazon
41:03 – Apple rumor
44:08 – Mistral
45:34 – Perplexity
47:34 – LG Research
49:39 – Chinese AI: ByteDance, MoonshotAI
55:15 – What Else: LM Studio, Other models/news
1:08:38 – Law & Order
1:14:54 – Science & Tech
1:23:02 – Ethics‑Schmethics
1:29:16 – Final Words
SERVICES AND LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
🔹 Grok 4 release by xAI: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/elon-musks-xai-launches-grok-4-alongside-a-300-monthly-subscription/
🔹 Eugene Nevgen’s profile: https://x.com/eugenenevgen
🔹 Failed OpenAI and Windsurf deal: https://www.theverge.com/openai/705999/google-windsurf-ceo-openai
🔹 Cognition AI acquires Windsurf: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/technology/cognition-ai-windsurf.html
🔹 Claude connectors directory: https://www.anthropic.com/news/connectors-directory
🔹 Claude learning courses by Anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/learn/build-with-claude
🔹 Recording mode announced for ChatGPT on macOS: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1945547821626913059
🔹 ChatGPT Agent — combining Operator and Deep Research: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/709158/openai-new-release-chatgpt-agent-operator-deep-research
🔹 Google Gemini for Education: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/gemini-iste-2025/
🔹 Google Flow announcement: https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/flow-adds-speech-expands/
🔹 Google Flow homepage: https://labs.google/fx/tools/flow
🔹 Google’s AI-powered phone calls: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/google-rolls-out-ai-powered-business-calling-feature-brings-gemini-2-5-pro-to-ai-mode
🔹 AWS Kiro IDE: https://kiro.dev
🔹 Code with Kiro hackathon: https://kiro.devpost.com
🔹 Amazon’s new AI promotion policy: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-requires-staff-show-ai-use-get-promoted-ring-2025-7
🔹 Rumor: Apple to acquire Mistral: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-19/apple-eyes-mistral-ai-acquisition
🔹 Devstral Small 1.1 by Mistral: https://huggingface.co/mistralai/Devstral-Small-2507
🔹 Voxtral — Mistral’s speech model: https://mistral.ai/news/voxtral
🔹 Mistral’s voice chat: https://chat.mistral.ai/chat
🔹 Perplexity Comet Browser: https://comet.perplexity.ai
🔹 EXAONE 4.0 on HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/LGAI-EXAONE/EXAONE-4.0-32B
🔹 Trae Agent by ByteDance: https://github.com/bytedance/trae-agent
🔹 Kimi K2 by MoonshotAI: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/Kimi-K2
🔹 Official site of Trae Solo: https://www.trae.ai/solo
🔹 SmolLM3 on HuggingFace: https://huggingface.co/blog/smollm3
🔹 News on Swiss AI model: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/07/a-language-model-built-for-the-public-good.html
🔹 HeyGen Video Agent: https://www.heygen.com/agent
🔹 Netflix starts using GenAI in shows: https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/18/netflix-starts-using-genai-in-its-shows-and-films/
🔹 Article about AI-created YouTube channels: https://sherwood.news/tech/ai-created-videos-are-quietly-taking-over-youtube/%20
🔹 Salaries at Mira Murati’s new startup: https://www.businessinsider.com/muratis-new-ai-startup-salary-technical-talent-2025-6
🔹 Pentagon contracts with AI companies: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-department-defense-awards-contracts-google-xai-2025-07-14/
🔹 EU’s AI Act explainer: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai
🔹 Researchers hiding prompts in academic papers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers
🔹 Centaur model from German scientists: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09215-4
🔹 Changes to LM Studio license: https://lmstudio.ai/blog/free-for-work
🔹 LM Studio SDK: https://lmstudio.ai/docs/sdk
#theroadtoabundance #grok #mehagitler