😐 xAI launches Voice Agent Builder

xAI introduced Voice Agent Builder, a platform to create voice agents that handle calls and tasks over the phone. Users describe agent behavior in plain language, upload documents, connect tools, and the agent manages calls with background noise, accents, interruptions, and complex queries in 25 languages.

The agents answer questions from uploaded documents, schedule meetings in Google Calendar or Outlook, check order status via APIs, search the internet for current info, and transfer calls to humans if needed. Each call is recorded with a transcript and action log.

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🇨🇳 China launches 5-year AI education plan

The State Council set a five-year plan making AI literacy a core skill for all students starting around age 6. The curriculum will cover all school grades and extend into higher education.

This move is part of Xi Jinping's strategy to secure technological dominance and compete with the US. AI literacy is framed as a matter of national competitiveness and security.

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Vibe-coders work on a $1 billion AI startup at 2 AM.

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🧑‍💻 GitHub Sells Repos on CD-ROM

GitHub now offers copies of repositories on CD-ROM.

Users can order physical copies to preserve code offline or for future use.

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🤖 Anthropic plans its own AI chip

Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung to develop a custom AI chip. The startup already uses AWS Trainium, Google TPU, and Nvidia GPU hardware but faces scaling challenges.

Anthropic builds AI models and needs more control over its infrastructure. Following OpenAI's lead, it aims to boost performance by designing dedicated silicon.

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🤖 Hackers Exploit LLM Hallucinations for Phishing

Unit 42 uncovered over 13,000 malicious URLs created by registering fake domains that large language models often hallucinate. These domains mimic real ones with patterns like name_download.com instead of.

This tactic, called Phantom Squatting, works like typosquatting but uses AI-generated fake URLs. The LLMs themselves suggest these phishing sites to users, removing the need for hackers to lure victims directly.

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❄️ Chinese ACs Gain AI with DeepSeek

Chinese manufacturers added the neural network DeepSeek to air conditioners. These devices now answer questions, give weather updates, and control music.

DeepSeek turns ordinary ACs into smart home assistants with interactive AI features.

Users get more than temperature control-a device responding to voice commands and delivering real-time info.

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🤖 Anthropic reveals Claude’s silent thoughts

Researchers at Anthropic found Claude has internal areas linked to specific words that activate silently during processing. These spots hold words in mind without appearing in the output, emerging naturally during training.

For example, when asked about an animal spinning a web, the internal 'spider' area lit up even though the word wasn’t spoken. Changing this internal word to 'ant' changed Claude’s answer. The same spot swaps concepts like 'France' and 'China' to alter responses about capitals and currencies.

When prompted for blackmail, words like 'fake' and 'fictional' lit up inside Claude before it answered, showing awareness of a trap.

Anthropic says this is not consciousness but an emergent.

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🤖 Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robots Mimic Haaland

Atlas from Boston Dynamics appeared at the World Cup halftime between Brazil and Norway. It handed the ball to the referee and copied Erling Haaland's signature goal celebration.

Hyundai Motor Group now fully owns Boston Dynamics and has started mass production of Atlas. They plan to produce 30,000 units by 2028.

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💡Son Builds Walking Robot Chair for Father

The inventor behind YouTube channel JLaservideo created a walking chair for his father, who has used a wheelchair for 20 years due to multiple sclerosis. The chair uses a four-legged robot with wheels on its feet to step over obstacles and roll on flat surfaces.

Originally not meant to carry people, the robot was recalibrated to support his weight and keep balance. It is controlled like a large remote-controlled car, with simple commands and a programmed flip button.

The father can now climb hills, stairs, and cross a river-places traditional wheelchairs cannot reach. Though not perfect and prone to falls, it restored mobility to previously inaccessible terrain.

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🤖 Claude Fable 5 access extended

Anthropic extended subscription access to Claude Fable 5 until July 12 with the same limits.

After that, Fable 5 switches to token-based payment via API.

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😐 xAI Rebrands as SpaceXAI, Not SpaceX

On July 6, the AI company xAI changed its name and logo to SpaceXAI on its social media account. This update reflects the full integration of xAI into SpaceX, which happened earlier this year.

SpaceXAI now represents the AI division within SpaceX, focusing on AI products like the Grok chatbot and managing the social network X. The original SpaceX brand remains separate, dedicated to rockets and spacecraft.

The rebranding is currently visual only, with the old name still used on the website and official documents. This clarifies the confusion caused by the similar names but does not signal a full corporate rename.

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📱 xAI launches no-code voice AI call center builder

xAI released Voice Agent Builder, a no-code tool to create AI call centers using over 80 voices or a real person's clone from a 2-minute recording. It integrates with Notion, Gmail, and Google Calendar to handle bookings, confirmations, and refunds via API.

The beta service charges 5 cents per minute and provides a phone number for each agent upon signup. xAI claims its Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0 model sounds more convincing than Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live and OpenAI's GPT Realtime 1.5.

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⚡️ AI Discovers Two New Superconductors

A team at Aalto University used machine learning to identify two previously unknown superconductors, confirmed later in lab tests at Rice University. This marks a shift from decades of manual trial and error that found about 7,000 superconductors so far.

Superconductors conduct electricity without resistance or heat loss, enabling powerful magnets for MRI machines and maglev trains. The challenge remains their need for extreme cooling, limiting practical use.

The AI approach scans billions of material candidates, speeding up discovery. The goal is to find a superconductor that works at room temperature by 2033, which would revolutionize energy and computing.

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🤖 12-Year-Old Launches AI Startup with Claude

Twelve-year-old entrepreneur Mana Jumpala created an AI assistant bot that helps small businesses build long-term customer relationships. The service, developed using Claude, passed initial testing successfully.

Mana plans to apply to Y Combinator and a16z accelerators within two years and aims to raise venture funding afterward. Despite online interest, her age creates a barrier in face-to-face pitches where she is often not taken seriously.

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☕️ 2-3 Cups of Coffee Lower Depression Risk

Scientists tracked 460,000 people for about 13 years and found those drinking 2-3 cups of coffee daily had fewer cases of depression and anxiety.

People who drank 5 or more cups or none at all showed more mental health issues. Decaf coffee had no effect, suggesting caffeine dose matters.

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🤖 Terminator 2 Returns in 4K and 3D

The 35-year-old film Terminator 2 will be re-released in theaters on August 28 after being converted to 4K and 3D by distributors.

Director James Cameron described the movie as a message of hope where the good guys defeat a superintelligent AI.

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