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The new models deliver stronger efficiency and performance across coding, enterprise work, and cybersecurity tasks.

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Anthropic introduces Claude Sonnet 5 as the most agentic mid-size modelClaude Sonnet 5 offers performance close to the larger Opus 4.8 but at a lower cost, with improved reasoning, tool use, and coding capabilities.AnthropicTechCrunch
Apple regains crown as world's most valuable company, overtaking NvidiaInvestors reshuffled tech's top ranks as Apple's market cap hit roughly $4.88 trillion, surpassing Nvidia's $4.86 trillion on Friday.The GuardianReuters
China launches WAICO, a new global AI governance body with 29 founding nationsThe World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization was officially signed on July 16 in Shanghai, positioning AI development as a shared global endeavor rather than a single-nation pursuit.The DiplomatXinhua via CPPCC
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 becomes world's largest open-weight model, tops code benchmarksThe 2.8-trillion-parameter model released July 16 ranked first in the Frontend Code Arena with 1,679 points, beating Claude Fable 5 in blind developer testing.Tom's HardwareArena.ai
ServiceNow hits $1B AI ACV and raises full-year outlook in strong Q2 2026 earningsServiceNow reported Q2 2026 revenue of $3.987B (up 24% YoY) and announced its AI platform crossed $1B in annual contract value, prompting a raised full-year subscription revenue forecast.Outlet
The multimodal model targets agentic workloads, tool use, and enterprise code migrations at $1.25 per million input tokens.
The new model excels at coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work with twice the token efficiency of competitors.

AI & Technology

AI & Technology
High-performance computing now represents 66% of wafer revenue as CoWoS packaging remains fully booked through year-end.
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AI & Technology
The world's leading high-bandwidth memory maker controls a critical supply chain chokepoint for AI chips.
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AI & Technology

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 family with Sol, Terra, and Luna variants

The new models deliver stronger efficiency and performance across coding, enterprise work, and cybersecurity tasks.

The new models deliver stronger efficiency and performance across coding, enterprise work, and cybersecurity tasks.

OpenAI released GPT-5.6 on July 9, 2026, introducing three tiers: Sol (the most capable), Terra (intermediate), and Luna (budget-friendly). Sol achieves state-of-the-art results in coding and scientific reasoning while using fewer tokens than prior models. The launch also included ChatGPT Work, a workplace companion tool for enterprise teams.

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AI & Technology

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 as an Opus-class model at lower cost

The new model excels at coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work with twice the token efficiency of competitors.

The new model excels at coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work with twice the token efficiency of competitors.

SpaceXAI introduced Grok 4.5 on July 8, 2026, described by Elon Musk as an Opus-class model that is faster, more token-efficient, and lower cost than comparable offerings. Priced at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, Grok 4.5 is now the default in Grok Build and available in Cursor across all plans.

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AI & Technology

TSMC posts record Q2 revenue of $40.2 billion driven by AI chip demand

High-performance computing now represents 66% of wafer revenue as CoWoS packaging remains fully booked through year-end.

High-performance computing now represents 66% of wafer revenue as CoWoS packaging remains fully booked through year-end.

TSMC announced its most profitable quarter on July 16, 2026, with Q2 revenue up 36% year-over-year and net profit up 77%. The company raised its full-year growth outlook to over 40% and committed an additional $100 billion to Arizona fab construction. CoWoS advanced packaging, essential for AI chips, has lead times of 52–78 weeks.

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TechTimes
AI & Technology

Meta enters AI coding race with Muse Spark 1.1 at competitive pricing

The multimodal model targets agentic workloads, tool use, and enterprise code migrations at $1.25 per million input tokens.

The multimodal model targets agentic workloads, tool use, and enterprise code migrations at $1.25 per million input tokens.

Meta launched Muse Spark 1.1 on July 9, 2026, a multimodal reasoning model for agentic coding and complex workflows. CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on X for the first time in three years to highlight the model's capabilities. Pricing at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens places it near Anthropic's Haiku 4.5 and OpenAI's Luna.

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TechCrunch
AI & Technology

SK Hynix debuts on Nasdaq in $26.5 billion IPO, largest foreign listing in U.S. history

The world's leading high-bandwidth memory maker controls a critical supply chain chokepoint for AI chips.

The world's leading high-bandwidth memory maker controls a critical supply chain chokepoint for AI chips.

SK Hynix began trading on the Nasdaq on July 10, 2026, raising $26.5 billion in the largest U.S. listing ever by a non-American company. The memory chipmaker supplies high-bandwidth memory essential for AI accelerators from Nvidia, AMD, and cloud providers. Shares began under the ticker SKHYV.

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Fortune
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