Meta enhances its Ray-Ban smart glasses with new AI-powered accessibility features, including more detailed environmental descriptions and an expanded "Call a Volunteer" service with Be My Eyes, significantly aiding blind and low-vision users globally.

Google now leads in U.S. patent applications for both generative and agentic AI, surpassing IBM, according to new IFI Claims data, signaling a significant shift in the AI innovation landscape and intense global research focus.

Meta's FAIR division has released open-source AI tools to speed up discovery in chemistry & neuroscience.

OpenAI has integrated its advanced GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini models into ChatGPT, offering enhanced coding, instruction following, and greater transparency on safety evaluations for all user tiers.

Stability AI & Arm have released Stable Audio Open Small, an on-device AI for smartphones which offers fast, royalty-free audio, tackling IP issues.

OpenAI has launched a beta feature for ChatGPT Deep Research, enabling Plus, Pro, and Team users to connect and analyze files directly from their Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint accounts.

Google DeepMind's new AlphaEvolve AI, powered by Gemini, discovers and optimizes algorithms, impacting Google's systems and advancing mathematics.

Microsoft has extended free security updates for Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows 10 until October 10, 2028, a significant reversal offering users three more years of support beyond the OS end-of-life.

AWS & Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN reveal a $5B+ AI Zone, boosting the Kingdom's AI prowess with NVIDIA & AMD deals amid new U.S. tech export policies.

AI 'answer engine' Perplexity AI is closing a $500M Accel-led round, targeting a $14B valuation to expand its Google-challenging product suite and scale operations.

Microsoft reduces its global workforce by 3% (~7,000 employees) to enhance efficiency and strategic AI focus, even with recent strong financial performance.

Saudi Arabia's HUMAIN AI initiative partners with NVIDIA and Groq for "AI factories of the future," using a dual chip strategy and new U.S. export policies to fuel Vision 2030 leadership.

Apple is reportedly developing brain-computer interface technology to allow users to control devices with thoughts, enhancing accessibility for those with disabilities and signaling a new era of human-computer interaction.

SoftBank Group reports a surprise $3.5 billion Q4 net profit, its first full-year profit in four years, providing a crucial financial boost for its massive AI investments in OpenAI and the ambitious Project Stargate infrastructure initiative.

The Trump administration is considering large-scale sales of advanced AI chips to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, marking a policy shift and sparking debate over national security and economic ties.

Microsoft sunsets its public Bing Search and Custom Search APIs on August 11, 2025, requiring developers to migrate; the company recommends Azure AI Agent Service with its Grounding feature as the path forward, raising new integration and compliance considerations.

UK creative leaders, including Paul McCartney and Elton John, demand government mandate AI transparency on copyrighted training data to protect the industry from 'mass theft'.

Despite a temporary trade deal, the US maintains a 120% tariff or flat fee on low-value goods from China, impacting consumers and small online sellers who rely on affordable imports.