The EU Just Forced Google to Share Android's AI Keys With Claude, ChatGPT, and Mistral
Two binding DMA rulings adopted July 16 require Google to give rival AI assistants the same 11 Android system privileges Gemini holds — and to share search ranking data starting in 2027. »
AMD Bets $5 Billion on Anthropic — and Hands It 2 Gigawatts of the World's Fastest AI Chips
AMD's $5B equity commitment and 2GW of Instinct MI455X GPUs make Anthropic its single largest customer — and a direct challenge to NVIDIA's AI data-center dominance. »
Elon Musk Says He'll Open-Source All of X — Believe It When the Repo Lands
On July 15, Elon Musk announced plans to fully open-source X's entire codebase, with independent auditors to verify production code matches what's published. The FOSS community is sceptical — and has good reasons to be. »
Google Drops Three Gemini Models at Once — Including One Built to Hunt JavaScript Engine Bugs
On July 21, Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and a cybersecurity-specialist model called Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber that found 55 unique vulnerabilities in V8 — more than any other AI model tested. »
The Last MPEG-4 Part 2 Patent Just Expired — DivX, Xvid, and a 26-Year Codec War Are Finally Over
On July 19, 2026, the final patent covering MPEG-4 Part 2 Visual expired in Brazil, making the codec that powered the era of internet video legally free worldwide for the first time. »