America needs to stop getting shocked by Chinese AI ↗
Last week, two Chinese AI companies unveiled models they say can credibly compete with the best systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. The response was swift and predictable. Markets wobbled, commentators declared Silicon Valley shooketh, and p…
MIT Technology Review · July 21, 2026Advancing next-gen AI with materials science innovation ↗
The conversation about AI often centers on algorithms, computing power, or huge investments in new semiconductor fabrication plants and hyperscale data centers. But beneath each of these advances is another layer of innovation that makes th…
TechCrunch AI · July 21, 2026Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants—then, everything else ↗
Gritt is coming out of stealth with $34 million and plan to automate the hardest tasks on construction sites.
TechCrunch AI · July 21, 2026Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved ↗
The final approval settles one case, but it doesn't resolve the broader issue of using copyrighted works to train AI models.
Hugging Face Blog · July 21, 2026Grabette: an open system to record robot-manipulation data ↗
TechCrunch AI · July 20, 2026Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned ↗
The director role for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has become a revolving door since David Sacks left his position as czar.
The Verge AI · July 20, 2026Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over ↗
Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's Hound Dog to Beyoncé's Say My Name, and Harry Styles…
TechCrunch AI · July 20, 2026Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient ↗
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently.
The Verge AI · July 20, 2026SpaceX in your index fund, explained ↗
Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on the market as a whole. So what happens when a company like SpaceX - a giant gamble, and, in my opinio…
TechCrunch AI · July 20, 2026AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use ↗
Under the new system, the protocol will take a looser, "stateless" approach to session IDs on the server side, similar to how most ordinary websites already work.
TechCrunch AI · July 20, 2026X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort ↗
X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.
TechCrunch AI · July 20, 2026OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be? ↗
Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.
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