09 Jul 2026
Human-Level Hands? 1X Just Gave Humanoid Robot Neo Something Close
Tendons and motors inside 1X humanoid robot Neo's lower arm that control its hands. Screenshot from a 1X video.
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
OpenAI is sunsetting Atlas, the AI-powered browser it launched in October with ChatGPT at its core. But it’s not giving up on the idea that AI should help people browse the web. Instead, it’s taking some of the agentic browsing features it tested in Atlas and redistributing them across ChatGPT’s desktop app and a Google Chrome extension.
09 Jul 2026
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Work to automate workplace tasks as AI race intensifies
OpenAI launches new AI model, national security plans OpenAI announced the wide release of GPT-5.6 Sol, along with a national security framework outlining principles it will and will not support in response to government concerns about AI power and prior interventions.
09 Jul 2026
The new ChatGPT superapp takes aim at Claude Desktop
PCWorld reports the new ChatGPT app launches for Mac with Windows version coming soon, featuring GPT-5.6 models and enhanced capabilities. The superapp introduces ChatGPT Work agent for complex projects, browser tabs, web publishing through ‘Sites’ feature, and PC control functionality. GPT-5.6 offers three performance tiers (Sol, Terra, Luna) with access levels varying by subscription plan,…
09 Jul 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX Poured $7.7 Billion Into AI Last Quarter. Here's the Bet Behind Its Widening Losses.
In the first quarter of 2026, SpaceX ( SPCX +2.60% ) spent $7.7 billion building out AI infrastructure. That was more than three-quarters of the company's entire $10.1 billion capital budget for the period. That is a staggering bet. Will the gamble be worth it? Or is it setting up SpaceX to burn cash faster than the business can replace it?
09 Jul 2026
GPT-5.6 is now the preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Today, OpenAI announced GPT‐5.6, which will become the new preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot—in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat and Cowork.
09 Jul 2026
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX's Group 17-54 Starlink satellites are seen in orbit on June 15, 2026, before deploying from the upper stage of their Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX is nothing if not ambitious. Elon Musk's company just filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a 100,000-member constellation of "Gen3" satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).
09 Jul 2026
New York Times says OpenAI hid evidence in ChatGPT copyright trial
The New York Times and The Daily News claim that OpenAI has been lying about its ability to search customer chat log data and training datasets for their copyrighted works. It’s the latest escalation in a two-year lawsuit against the AI firm for allegedly violating copyright law by training its generative AI models on the Times’ content and reproducing that journalism in user outputs.
09 Jul 2026
iPhone 18 Pro could bring three controversial design changes
We’re just two months away from Apple announcing the iPhone 18 Pro. Rumors suggest Apple could have three design changes in store that could be unpopular among some iPhone 18 Pro buyers ...
