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OpenAI has doubled its top bio bounty to $50,000 for researchers who can develop a universal jailbreak against its biological safety challenge. The ongoing private program begins with GPT-5.6 and keeps GPT-5.5 in scope through July 27, 2026.

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Meta reportedly plans to deploy its fourth custom AI chip by September as it looks to cut AI costs and reduce reliance on Nvidia and AMD.

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Amazon raised $25 billion through a bond sale as AI infrastructure spending accelerates, highlighting the growing cost of competing in the AI race.

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A Pixel 11 pricing leak suggests Google may drop 128GB storage and start all models at 256GB, potentially raising entry prices.

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Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVTV) (“EVTV” or the “Company”) announced today the successful completion of its merger with Azio AI Corporation (“Azio AI”) on July 2, 2026, paving the way for the company to transform to an AI Datacenter Provider and meeting the growing market demand for artificial intelligence (“AI”) infrastructure, enterprise GPU compute, digital power solutions, data center development, and digital asset infrastructure; a market that the International Data Corporation (IDC) projects will reach $487 billion in global spending in 2026 and exceed $1 trillion by 2029.

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A leaked regional chip split could make Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S27 Pro a more complicated choice for global IT teams standardizing corporate mobile fleets.

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A June 2026 research review found that AI chatbot warning labels may be a weak safeguard for organization-backed AI advisors, raising new audit questions for IT, security, and compliance teams.

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ESET NOD32 Antivirus blocks malware, ransomware, and phishing for $19.99 a year without slowing your PC down.

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Public Wi-Fi can expose your data. NordVPN locks it down across 10 devices for a year, and it's $40 off today.

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Apple and Broadcom extended their chip partnership through 2031 as AI hardware demand raises pressure on suppliers, pricing, and device costs.

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Google’s July Play services update improves Google One purchases, adds Wear OS work profile support, and expands Android developer tools.

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Pixel 6 may miss Google’s next Android kernel upgrade, but security patches and Android 17 are still expected through October 2026.

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The Neuron Academy launched on July 7 with self-paced AI courses for professionals who want to use ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini more confidently.

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AI data centers are running into a network bottleneck as GPU clusters expand. For infrastructure teams, fabric design, congestion control, and interoperability now matter as much as power, cooling, and accelerator supply.

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Google Search uploads may be used to train AI unless users opt out, raising privacy and data governance concerns for businesses.

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Apple is restoring card payments for users in India after updating its systems to comply with RBI tokenization rules.

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Microsoft’s Point-in-Time Restore gives Windows 11 users a built-in way to roll back PCs after failed updates, driver issues, or corruption.

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Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs in a major Xbox restructuring as the company narrows its gaming strategy and continues heavy AI spending.

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Say goodbye to recurring fees and complicated systems with FileJump’s straightforward and secure cloud storage platform — with lifetime access to your files.

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Pony.ai and ComfortDelGro opened public Zig app booking for an autonomous mobility service in Singapore’s Punggol district, giving APAC transport and enterprise technology leaders a closer look at regulated robotaxi deployment.

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