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Artificial Intelligence News 3 July 2025 - 5 July 2025

Tech News Weekly: Interstellar Visitors, AI Booms, Gaming Upheaval, and the Future of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

Tech News Weekly: Interstellar Visitors, AI Booms, Gaming Upheaval, and the Future of Devices / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system, about 20 kilometers in diameter, detected by NASA’s ATLAS telescope, with a closest approach of 270 million kilometers. Nvidia briefly reached a $3.92 trillion market cap, the highest on record, driven by surging demand for AI chips. Microsoft announced 9,000 job cuts (about 4% of its workforce),…
5 July 2025
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The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that AI will concretely replace half of US white-collar workers. The IMF estimates up to 60% of jobs in advanced economies may be directly affected by AI. Jiahui Yu, co-creator of GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o, moved from OpenAI to Meta in a $100 million deal to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs. Nvidia accounts for 95% of the…
5 July 2025
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Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z Fold7 for the July 9, 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event, featuring an 8.2-inch main display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, Android 16 with One UI 8, a 4,400mAh battery with 40-hour life, IP48 water resistance, a drop rating A, average repairability C, Blue Shadow color, and a thinner, lighter design. Samsung…
4 July 2025
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The State of Artificial Intelligence: Global Impacts, Controversies, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

The State of Artificial Intelligence: Global Impacts, Controversies, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Over 45 major European firms—including ASML, Airbus, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens Energy—urged the EU to delay the AI Act by two years to protect innovation. AI engineers now command $2–10 million per year, as Meta commits up to $72 billion to AI in 2025. Microsoft’s MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) diagnoses diseases four times more accurately and cheaply than human doctors, achieving…
4 July 2025
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OpenAI’s Meteoric Rise: Breakthroughs, Billions, and Backlash in 2025

OpenAI’s Meteoric Rise: Breakthroughs, Billions, and Backlash in 2025

In April 2025 OpenAI announced the GPT-4.1 model family, featuring improved coding abilities and a 1,000,000 token context window. In March 2025 OpenAI released the new multimodal image generation model called 4o, enhancing image capabilities. In June 2025 OpenAI and Mattel announced an AI-powered toy collaboration, with the first Mattel product using OpenAI tech expected late 2025. In February 2025…
4 July 2025
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AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Microsoft laid off about 4% of its workforce in July 2025, citing AI as a direct replacement for roles, notably in Xbox. More than 110 major European companies, including ASML, Airbus, Siemens, SAP, and Mistral AI, signed open letters urging a two-year delay to the EU AI Act due to its complexity and costs. Meta poached top AI researchers and…
4 July 2025
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Why Everyone’s Talking About Character.AI in 2025 – Major Updates, New CEO & Controversy

Why Everyone’s Talking About Character.AI in 2025 – Major Updates, New CEO & Controversy

In June 2025 Karandeep Anand, formerly Meta VP, was named CEO of Character.AI, succeeding co-founder Noam Shazeer, and he pledged a 60-day plan to improve memory, filters, and creator features. In 2025 Character.AI launched Scenes, AvatarFX, Streams, and memory tools, with Chat Memories available in May 2025, AvatarFX live on web in June, and Streams rolling out in summer 2025.…
3 July 2025
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Global AI Powerhouses Clash: China’s AI Revolution Challenges U.S. Tech Dominance

Global AI Powerhouses Clash: China’s AI Revolution Challenges U.S. Tech Dominance

DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen now rival top U.S. models in capability, and DeepSeek costs about $0.55 per million tokens versus roughly $15 for OpenAI. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has more than 910 million downloads, while DeepSeek has about 125 million. HSBC and Standard Chartered began testing DeepSeek, Saudi Aramco deployed it in its main data center, and Amazon, Microsoft, and Google…
3 July 2025
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Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Devices, AI, Cloud, Gaming, and Space / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:01 CET

Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories in Devices, AI, Cloud, Gaming, and Space / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:01 CET

Oracle signs a $30 billion annual cloud deal to lease 4.5GW of computing power to OpenAI for the Stargate data center, aiming to double Oracle’s cloud sales by 2028. OpenAI’s Stargate expansion, in partnership with Oracle and SoftBank, will build massive AI infrastructure in Texas, reinforcing a sovereign AI push and multi-cloud strategies. Distributed cloud architectures are becoming the norm,…
3 July 2025
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The Global AI Surge: Disruption, Opportunity, and the New World Order / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

The Global AI Surge: Disruption, Opportunity, and the New World Order / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

In 2025, Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Alibaba’s language models gained global traction, with DeepSeek reportedly priced at 1/17th the cost of leading US models and adopted by HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Saudi Aramco. US tech giants increased AI infrastructure spending in 2025, with Microsoft committing $80 billion and Meta $68 billion to data centers, chips, and cloud capacity.…
3 July 2025
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AI in July 2025: Superintelligence, Talent Wars, and Societal Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:01 CET

AI in July 2025: Superintelligence, Talent Wars, and Societal Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 00:01 CET

Meta launched its Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang (ex-Scale AI CEO) and Nat Friedman (ex-GitHub CEO), with reports of offers up to $300 million over four years to recruit talent from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and DeepMind. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Meta’s talent tactics as distasteful and OpenAI countered by offering staff a one-week break and considering salary increases…
3 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Ashton Thomas Private Wealth Buys $129M Stake in Chime Financial Despite IPO Pullback
    January 29, 2026, 7:14 PM EST. Fintech firm Chime Financial, known for mobile-first, fee-free banking, sees a new $129 million bet from Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, which acquired 5.13 million shares or 3.1% of its assets under management. Despite shares trading slightly below their June IPO price, Chime is shifting from a growth story to operating leverage, with revenue up 29% year-over-year and adjusted EBITDA showing a $29 million profit. The company targets U.S. consumers earning under $100,000 and generates revenue primarily through interchange fees on transactions made via FDIC-insured banking partners. The timing follows Chime's raised full-year guidance and a $200 million share repurchase announcement, highlighting investor conviction in consumer finance amid broader market caution.
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