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OpenAI is publicly launching GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna today after the government review process ended, while also rolling out a GPT-Live voice model series ahead of the broader GPT-5.6 release.
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, which Elon Musk is positioning as a cheaper and more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models.
SambaNova raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, with JPMorgan Chase signing on as an on-prem inference customer, while General Intuition reached a $2.3 billion valuation after closing a $320 million round to train AI systems on gaming data.
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OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna publicly today after the government review process ended. (CNBC)
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Musk describes as a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models. (TechCrunch)
OpenAI rolls out a GPT-Live voice model series ahead of the broad GPT-5.6 release. (SiliconANGLE)
SambaNova raises $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, with JPMorgan Chase signing on as an on-prem inference customer. (Bloomberg)
General Intuition hits a $2.3 billion valuation as the Bezos-backed startup closes a $320 million round to train AI on gaming data. (TechCrunch)
Samsung sets a Galaxy Unpacked event for July 22 in London, where a shorter, wider Fold 8 is expected to debut. (Techmeme)
Anthropic isn't losing ground to open source models yet, as frontier labs and open models appear to capture two phases of the same life cycle. (TechCrunch)
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