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Grok 4.5 Goes Public as OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6
Elon Musk announced Grok 4.5 will go public on July 9, 2026 — the same week OpenAI opens GPT-5.6 to the public. Here's what builders need to know.
AMI Labs Raises $1.03B to Build World Models
Yann LeCun's new Paris-based startup AMI Labs closed a $1.03B seed round at a $3.5B pre-money valuation to build AI that understands the physical world, not just text.
Mistral Launches Industrial AI Stack at AI Now
Mistral announced an industrial AI stack at the AI Now Summit 2026, with partnerships spanning Airbus, BMW Group, and ASML, plus a new 10 MW French data center opening in Q3 2026.
OpenAI Launches GPT-Live-1 Voice Model
OpenAI's new GPT-Live-1 voice model can listen and speak at the same time, enabling live translation, smarter interruption handling, and AI-generated visuals inside ChatGPT.
Grok 4.5 Launches July 9 as xAI's Opus-Class
Elon Musk announced Grok 4.5 on July 8, 2026, calling it an "Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost." Public rollout began July 9.
Claude Cowork Comes to Mobile and Web
Anthropic expanded Claude Cowork to mobile and web on July 7, 2026. Beta access rolls out first to Max subscribers, with background task execution and cross-device continuity now live.
DeepSeek Building Its Own AI Chip
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is building a proprietary AI chip and has launched a major semiconductor talent recruitment drive, Reuters and DigiTimes Asia report.
OpenAI Cuts Inference Costs in Half on Key Models
OpenAI engineers quietly developed an optimization cutting inference costs by more than half. Logged-out ChatGPT traffic now runs on just a few hundred GPUs.
California Partners with Anthropic for State AI
California struck a deal with Anthropic to bring Claude to every state agency at half price, paired with free workforce training — the first partnership of its kind in the US.
