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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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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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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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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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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OpenAI released GPT-5.6 with three models: Sol, Terra, and Luna. Sol scored 53.6 on Agents' Last Exam, beating Claude Fable 5 by 13.1 points at about a quarter of the cost. Terra and Luna also outperform Fable 5 at much lower cost.
Sol scored 80.0 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent index, surpassing Claude Fable 5's 77.2. It uses less than half the tokens, runs twice as fast, and costs a third less. Ultra mode runs multiple agents in parallel for faster results.
GPT-5.6 can visually check rendered outputs, spotting and fixing errors before delivery. It produces cleaner presentations, documents, and tables with template support and exports to common tools.
ChatGPT Work launched as an agent inside.
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The DuckDuckGo browser now blocks video ads, mainly on YouTube, when videos play inside the browser. This uses community filters from uBlock Origin plus DuckDuckGo's own rules for compatibility.
The ad blocker is enabled by default on iPhone, Windows, and Mac. On Android, it will turn on automatically soon but can be enabled manually in settings now. Users can also easily disable it anytime.
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In Q3, prices for DDR4 8Gb DRAM modules will rise over 50%, says DigiTimes. Spot prices for DDR4 16Gb sometimes exceed DDR5 with similar specs due to strong demand and limited supply.
Samsung, Micron, and SK Hynix mostly stopped DDR4 production, focusing on DDR5 and AI memory. Samsung makes DDR4 in small batches, Micron runs limited output in Virginia, while Nanya and Winbond supply most DDR4 but still fall short.
Corporate SSDs with DRAM boost demand. DDR3 prices also rose, with gigabit costs now above DDR5. In early July, DDR4 4Gb costs $12.75, DDR5 16Gb $47.07, and DDR3 gigabit $3.19 versus DDR5βs $2.94.
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OpenAI will disable its AI browser Atlas on August 9, less than a year after its October launch on macOS. All browser features will move into the updated ChatGPT desktop app, with users notified by email and in-app messages.
Atlas offered an Agent mode to automate tasks but remained niche, limited to Macs and paid subscribers. The new ChatGPT app combines ChatGPT, Codex, and ChatGPT Work with a built-in browser that can browse sites, compare sources, open Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 files, and continue tasks while showing results.
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Metaβs Muse Image and Muse Video, under Meta Superintelligence lab, combine diffusion and large language models. Muse can write Python code, parse the web, generate fractal code, embed graphs, and create precise HTML layouts like menus.
Muse also self-corrects image flaws using a method like Test-Time-Scaling. It ranks second on image-to-image benchmarks, just ahead of Nano Banana 2 and Reve-2, though Reve-2.1 has since surpassed it. The video model ranks top 3, beating Alibabaβs happyhorse.
Muse sparked controversy by defaulting to generating Instagram user faces from
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On July 10, China launched the Long March 10B rocket and successfully recovered its first stage by catching it on a sea platform net. The 70-meter rocket lifted off from Wenchang and the stage slowed down to land vertically on the platform.
The rocket is two-stage, medium-lift, powered by seven YF-100K engines running on kerosene and liquid oxygen. It can deliver up to 16 tons to low Earth orbit, mainly for cargo missions.
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Apple is still deciding how to build the hinge for its rumored foldable iPhone Ultra. Insider Fixed Focus Digital says the company is choosing between two methods to create a nearly invisible crease.
One option uses liquid metal, an amorphous alloy known as metallic glass, which offers flexibility, scratch resistance, and shape memory. The other is 3D printing, which is cheaper and easier to produce.
Appleβs choice depends on chip supply. Limited memory availability favors the liquid metal hinge for small batches. If memory supply improves, Apple may switch to 3D printing. The final decision is expected by the end of July.
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OpenAI recruited former Apple employees and asked them for secret Apple data. One ex-iPhone engineer was caught after refusing to return his work laptop, which he used to download confidential Apple files while at OpenAI.
He boasted to former colleagues about retained access and made guides on copying files undetected. This may have been led by Tang Tan, OpenAI's hardware chief and former lead iPhone developer who recruited Apple staff for design documents.
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The Shanghai Opera House was completed after six years, covering 146,000 square meters on the Huangpu riverbank, the former site of Expo 2010. The building features a dramatic spiral roof designed to resemble a Chinese fan, which is also accessible as a viewing platform overlooking the city skyline.
Designed by Norway's SnΓΈhetta and China's ECADI, the complex includes four halls. The largest, Harmony Hall, has one of Asia's biggest stages at 3,500 square meters with China's first six-block stage system, allowing rapid scene changes during performances.
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