AI News — July 25, 2026
Daily news briefing for 25th July 2026. Track model releases, research breakthroughs, startup funding updates, and AI signals published on this day.
All Stories Published on July 25 (13)
Elon Musk's Boring Company Reportedly Raising Funding at a $20 Billion Valuation
Elon Musk's tunneling startup is reportedly in talks for a major new funding round.
SpaceX Eyes Tower Catch for Next Starship After Auspicious End to 13th Flight
SpaceX will likely attempt to catch Starship back at the launch pad on its next flight.
Librarians Are Hosting Viral 'Avoiding AI' Workshops for People Who Are Fed up with Big Tech
At libraries around the country, "Avoiding AI" workshops have elicited unprecedented demand.
One Fallen Power Line Exposed a Growing AI Data Center Problem. Here's How to Fix It.
A close call in Northern Virginia revealed just how poorly data centers respond to grid disruptions. Here's how to fix the problem.
With Help From Data, Art Museums Are Reframing the Visitor Experience
Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.
The OpenAI Models That Hacked Hugging Face Were 'Active on the Internet' for Days
Plus: Russian hackers are trying to steal US nuclear scientists' emails, the State Department bans known scammers from entering the United States, and more.
I Tried Out OpenAI's New AI Keypad - Which Will Be Fun for Some Coders and Slightly Mystifying to Everyone Else
OpenAI's fancy new AI keypad will be a lot of fun for some, while many others are probably not going to touch it.
HPE Targets HPC and AI Infrastructure Convergence as Supercomputing Scale Meets Enterprise AI
HPC AI infrastructure is no longer a parallel track to traditional computing. They are merging into a unified computing foundation that the supercomputing world has been building toward for years.
AMD Targets Physical AI Computing with Integrated Platform for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
As AI expands into robotics and other real-world applications, the focus is shifting toward integrated platforms that simplify development and deployment. Open ecosystems and standardized architectures are emerging as key priorities for the future of physical AI computing.
AWS EC2 Compute Evolves to Meet Agentic AI and Physical AI Demand
Twenty years on, AWS EC2 compute is meeting demand shaped by agentic AI, physical AI, and customers pushing general-purpose cloud infrastructure into new territory its earliest architects never anticipated.
AMD Moves Beyond Challenger Status in the Race for AI Platform Leadership
AI hardware competition entered a sharper phase this week as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. used its flagship AI event to argue it isn't merely chasing Nvidia Corp. - it intends to lead the market outright.
AMD's Helios Strategy Turns the GPU Battle Into a Systems Contest
The market for data center GPU is evolving beyond individual chip specifications into a contest over fully integrated rack-scale systems.
Nvidia, Other Tech Giants Caution Against Open-source AI Ban in Open Letter
A group of tech firms has released an open letter that calls on policymakers not to ban open-source artificial intelligence models. The development follows a report that some Trump administration officials sought to limit the use of such algorithm.