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Friday, July 31

2 items
New models independently confirmed

OpenAI lowers prices for GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra

OpenAI reduced the prices of two GPT-5.6 models: Luna by 80% (now $0.20 per million input tokens), Terra by 20% (now $2 per million input tokens). The flagship Sol remains unchanged. The changes took effect on 30 July.

OpenAI News · and 1 more source Original source ↗
Business and investment confirmed by 2 independent sources

OpenAI cuts prices for GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra models, says optimization of its own infrastructure by Sol made this possible

From 30 July, OpenAI reduced the price of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80 % (to 0.20 $/1.20 $ per million tokens) and Terra by 20 %. According to the company, the cuts stem from savings achieved by optimizing infrastructure with Sol; commentators point to pressure from low-cost competitors.

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Thursday, July 30

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Hardware confirmed by 2 independent sources

European Commission launches competition for seven AI gigafactories, Czech project in Zbraslav has government backing

The European Commission has officially launched a competition to build up to seven AI gigafactories with a budget of 10 billion euros in public funding and over 20 billion euros in private investment. Czechia is also bidding for one with a project in Zbraslav near Prague and partner Multiverse Computing.

Lupa.cz · and 1 more source Details and sources →
AI agents confirmed by 2 independent sources

Meta announced plans for personal AI agents and an expanded business AI offering on its earnings call

On the earnings call for the 2nd quarter of 2026, Meta announced preparations for personal AI agents for the general public and the expansion of its business offering to include APIs, business agents and sales of computing power. Capital expenditures for 2026 are expected to total 130-145 billion dollars.

The Verge AI · and 1 more source Details and sources →

Wednesday, July 29

2 items
New models independently confirmed

Google has launched the Lyria 3.5 music generation model with the ability to edit individual sections of a track

Google has launched the Lyria 3.5 model in Google Flow Music with improved melodies, lyrics and vocals. The new Selective Section Painting feature allows users to edit a section of a track without regenerating it. Tracks last 30 seconds to 3 minutes; the company has not commented on the training data.

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Tools and apps confirmed by 2 independent sources

Pangram released the AI text detector Pangram 4 and secured an investment of 9 million dollars

Pangram released the AI text detector Pangram 4 (according to the company, accuracy of 99.66 %, an error rate of approximately 1 per 24 000 documents) and secured an investment of 9 million dollars led by Menlo Ventures. The API price increased 2–10×, and Pangram 3 ends on 30. 9. 2026.

TechCrunch AI · and 1 more source Details and sources →

Tuesday, July 28

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Friday, July 24

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Thursday, July 23

2 items
Tools and apps confirmed by 3 independent sources

Claude gets voice mode with Opus and Sonnet models and connections to Gmail, Calendar and Slack

Anthropic has expanded voice mode in Claude, previously based only on the Haiku model, to include the more powerful Opus and Sonnet. It now connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, Canva and Notion and can send an email or modify a meeting on behalf of the user through voice commands.

The Verge AI · and 2 more sources Details and sources →
Regulation and law confirmed by 2 independent sources

Lawmakers prepare bill on forced shutdown of AI systems

Two US lawmakers are preparing to introduce a bill that would require AI companies to have the ability to shut down or slow down their systems on orders from the Department of Defense. A shutdown would be triggered in scenarios involving the deaths of at least 10 people, economic damage exceeding 100 million dollars…

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Wednesday, July 22

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Tools and apps confirmed by 2 independent sources

Substack adds AI content detection in newsletters

Substack launched a tool for detecting AI content in posts and newsletters through an integration with Pangram. It lets users see the estimated proportions of AI and human writing. Authors can add a note about their use of AI.

The Verge AI · and 1 more source Original source ↗

Tuesday, July 21

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