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Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · 6 stories
TechCrunch · 13h ago · 4 min read
OpenAI Begins GPT-5 Enterprise Rollout Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
OpenAI has started rolling out GPT-5 to enterprise customers, featuring significantly improved reasoning capabilities and a 500K token context window. The release comes as the EU AI Act enforcement enters its second phase, requiring OpenAI to implement new transparency measures for high-risk AI systems.
Apple Announces Vision Pro 2 at $2,499 With Breakthrough Battery Life
Apple unveiled Vision Pro 2 featuring a 40% lighter design and 6-hour continuous battery life, addressing major complaints from the original model. The new headset includes an M4 chip and enterprise-focused collaboration tools, with shipments beginning September 2026.
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Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Goes Live, Enabling Native Account Abstraction
Ethereum successfully activated the Pectra upgrade, introducing EIP-7702 which brings native account abstraction to the network. The upgrade allows users to pay gas fees in stablecoins and enables social recovery features, potentially simplifying crypto onboarding for mainstream users.
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Microsoft Deploys AI NPCs Across Call of Duty, Generating Dynamic Storylines
Microsoft announced that AI-powered NPCs with real-time dialogue generation are now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, using Azure OpenAI infrastructure. Players can have unscripted conversations with in-game characters that remember previous interactions across gaming sessions.
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First AlphaFold-Designed Drug Enters Phase 2 Clinical Trials
Google DeepMind announced that a cancer treatment molecule designed entirely using AlphaFold 3 has entered Phase 2 trials with partner Isomorphic Labs. The drug targets a previously 'undruggable' protein in pancreatic cancer, with Phase 1 results showing promising tumor reduction.
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Nvidia Ships First Blackwell Ultra GPUs as AI Datacenter Demand Surges
Nvidia began shipping its Blackwell Ultra B300 GPUs to major cloud providers including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The chips deliver 2.5x inference performance over the previous generation, as global AI infrastructure spending is projected to exceed $400 billion in 2026.
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