AI News Roundup – July 18, 2025
Netflix starts using GenAI in its shows and films
Netflix has begun using generative AI in its productions, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos noting it can create complex visual effects faster and more cost-effectively than traditional methods
techcrunch
Jul 18, 2025
AI and Machine Learning Skills Are Make or Break for Developers: 71% of Tech Leaders Won’t Hire Without Them
AI and machine learning skills are now considered essential for developers, with 71% of tech leaders reportedly unwilling to hire applicants without them as AI integration becomes standard
globenewswire
Jul 17, 2025
Aurora supercomputer ushers in new era of AI-driven discovery for the US
The newly unveiled Aurora supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory, one of the world’s most powerful, is set to usher in a new era of AI-driven scientific discovery for the U.S.
innovation newsnetwork
Jul 17, 2025
AI ‘Vibe Coder’ Lovable Is Sweden’s Latest Unicorn
Swedish startup Lovable has become the country’s latest unicorn, raising $200 million for its ‘AI builder’ tools that can turn simple written instructions into functional websites and apps
forbes
Jul 17, 2025
China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower
China is deploying a strong industrial policy to become an AI superpower, heavily funding its own infrastructure and research to overcome U.S. chip restrictions and rival Silicon Valley
the new york times
Jul 16, 2025
AWS announces new innovations for building AI agents at AWS Summit New York 2025
AWS is advancing agentic AI with new tools like Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, a set of services designed to help organizations securely deploy and manage AI agents at enterprise scale
amazon
Jul 16, 2025
OpenAI Engineer Quits, Says Company Is Pure Chaos Inside
A former OpenAI engineer has described the company’s internal environment as ‘pure chaos,’ citing challenges in communication and code management resulting from its explosive growth
futurism
Jul 16, 2025
Former Top Google Researchers Have Made a New Kind of AI Agent
Startup Reflection, founded by former Google researchers, has developed Asimov, a new kind of AI agent that aims to achieve superintelligence by mastering coding and a company’s internal data
wired
Jul 16, 2025
Claude for Financial Services
Anthropic has launched a new ‘Financial Analysis Solution’ powered by Claude, designed to unify financial data and accelerate market research and risk modeling for professionals
anthropic
Jul 15, 2025
Try featured notebooks on selected topics in NotebookLM
Google’s NotebookLM has introduced ‘featured notebooks,’ a collection of curated content from experts that allows users to explore topics and get answers grounded in the original sources
google
Jul 14, 2025
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