Month: July 2026

The next AI race will be fought over trust Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-next-ai-race-will-be-fought-over-trust

Nothing to cut around 100 jobs in cost-cutting push, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nothing-to-cut-around-100-jobs-in-cost-cutting-push-reports-say

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei responds: doesn’t oppose open-weight models, but fears Chinese AI Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei made his views clear about open-weight models and China’s growing AI capabilities. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/anthropics-dario-amodei-responds-doesnt-oppose-open-weight-models-but-fears-chinese-ai/

Satya Nadella says companies that trust one AI for everything may not survive Companies without their own models — or without a layer of AI infrastructure known as AI gateways to separate their prompts from the model itself — will be in trouble, Nadella says. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/satya-nadella-says-companies-that-trust-one-ai-for-everything-may-not-survive/

Thea Energy lands $20M federal grant to build its magnets for fusion reactors Fusion power startup Thea Energy snagged a $20 million award from ARPA-E to scale production of its high-temperature superconducting magnets. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/thea-energy-lands-20m-federal-grant-to-build-its-magnets-for-fusion-reactors/

As rivals chase acquisitions, Peacock bets on bundles through a new deal with YouTube The deal means content will be integrated into the YouTube experience, allowing viewers to discover and watch Peacock content without leaving the platform. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/as-rivals-chase-acquisitions-peacock-bets-on-bundles-through-a-new-deal-with-youtube/

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned URL view a conversation or project. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/psa-your-claude-shared-chats-and-artifacts-may-have-ended-up-on-google/

Are brain waves the next unlock for physical AI? Forget YouTube videos—frontier physical AI models need multiple camera angles, dense annotation, and soon, brain wave readings. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/are-brain-waves-the-next-unlock-for-physical-ai/

Can Apple make smart glasses that aren’t a constant privacy threat? As Apple prepares to launch its first smart glasses, the company may also be wrestling with how to address consumer privacy concerns. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/can-apple-make-smart-glasses-that-arent-a-constant-privacy-threat/

Making sense of the panic over Chinese AI On the latest episode of Equity, we discussed why Moonshot AI’s Kimi seemed to panic Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/26/making-sense-of-the-panic-over-chinese-ai/