AI Today: Breakthroughs, Bias, Regulation & the Road Ahead – July 8, 2025 Update

The European Union’s AI Act will be fully enforced by mid-2026, establishing strict rules for high-risk AI applications across member states. Capgemini agreed to acquire WNS Holdings for $3.3 billion to accelerate autonomous AI for enterprise operations. At the BRICS summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged multilateral AI governance and announced plans for an independent UN AI advisory body. Ukraine’s Diia app now resolves 52% of support requests using AI, signaling rapid digital-government transformation. The Velvet Sundown, an AI-generated music group, surpassed 1 million Spotify streams in a month. Isomorphic Labs, Google’s DeepMind spin-off, will begin human trials for AI-developed