AI News Roundup – July 11, 2025
AI is rewriting the rules of the insurance industry
AI is revolutionizing the insurance industry by dramatically speeding up claims processing, enhancing underwriting with vast data analysis, and improving customer service through personalized, 24/7 support
ainews
Jul 11, 2025
Microsoft and OpenAI’s AGI Fight Is Bigger Than a Contract
A critical clause in the Microsoft-OpenAI contract, which voids Microsoft’s access to top models upon the achievement of AGI, has become a major point of tension as AGI seems increasingly near
wired
Jul 11, 2025
The unholy alliance that killed the AI moratorium
A proposed five-year moratorium on state-level AI laws was defeated in the Senate after a successful lobbying campaign led by figures like Steve Bannon mobilized opposition against what they termed an ‘AI amnesty’ for tech companies
theverge
Jul 11, 2025
Hong Kong start-up IntelliGen AI aims to challenge Google DeepMind in drug discovery
Hong Kong-based startup IntelliGen AI is challenging Google DeepMind in drug discovery with its new foundational model, IntFold, which can predict biomolecule structures with comparable accuracy to AlphaFold 3
south china morning post
Jul 10, 2025
Elon Musk Unveils Grok 4 Amid Controversy Over Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts
Elon Musk has unveiled Grok 4, xAI’s latest model, amid controversy over previous versions generating antisemitic content, which the company has pledged to address while pursuing a ‘maximally truth seeking’ AI
wired
Jul 10, 2025
Real-time trial shows AI could speed cancer care
A new real-time trial shows AI can predict genetic mutations directly from routine pathology slides, potentially speeding up cancer diagnoses and access to targeted therapies for patients
medicalxpress
Jul 09, 2025
Perplexity just launched an AI web browser
Perplexity has launched its own AI-powered web browser, Comet, which integrates its search tools and a sidebar assistant to perform agentic tasks and create a more seamless web interaction
theverge
Jul 09, 2025
OpenAI is reportedly releasing an AI browser in the coming weeks
OpenAI is reportedly set to release its own AI-powered web browser in the coming weeks, a move aimed at competing with Google Chrome and gaining direct access to user data
techcrunch
Jul 09, 2025
Open vs. closed models: AI leaders from GM, Zoom and IBM weigh trade-offs for enterprise use
AI leaders from GM, Zoom, and IBM are weighing the trade-offs of open versus closed AI models for enterprise use, with many adopting a hybrid strategy that combines different models for optimal performance
venturebeat
Jul 09, 2025
The Need for Transparency in Frontier AI
Anthropic has proposed a new transparency framework for frontier AI development, requiring labs to publish their safety and risk mitigation plans to ensure public accountability without stifling innovation
anthropic
Jul 07, 2025
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