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Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT-5.6 July 30, 2026, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has announced reduced GPT-5.6 pricing for its Luna and Terra models. The efficiency updates are designed to help enterprise customers deploy large-scale AI workflows with improved price-performance ratios.

Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 reaches enterprise users through Fireworks on Microsoft Foundry July 30, 2026, 9:57 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 is now accessible to enterprise users through Fireworks AI on the Microsoft Foundry platform. The deployment allows Azure customers to run the model using OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions and Responses APIs. Microsoft Foundry provides the native environment for governance, procurement, identity, and billing.

Coolpad plans 2026 expansion into AI infrastructure July 30, 2026, 9:49 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Coolpad plans to expand into the AI infrastructure market in 2026, offering computing devices, intelligent storage systems, and integrated solutions. The initiative marks a shift beyond its traditional smartphone business and will include establishing a delivery center at its Shenzhen industrial park.

How avatarin built a 24/7 retail agent with GPT-Realtime July 30, 2026, midnight

OpenAI News

Avatarin implemented OpenAI's GPT-Realtime to provide 24/7 multilingual customer support for Yamada Denki shoppers. Within two weeks of launch, the retail agent served 30,000 customers and achieved a 92% positive survey rating.

Scientific computing in the age of agentic AI July 28, 2026, 5 p.m.

OpenAI News

A new field report details how scientists are utilizing AI coding agents to modernize scientific computing. The tools are helping accelerate software development and research across genomics and other scientific fields.

InfiMaker seeks to bring industrial manufacturing to every desktop with AI July 28, 2026, 6:02 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Startup InfiMaker, founded in 2024, is developing compact desktop tools to bring advanced manufacturing capabilities directly to engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs. The company aims to shift manufacturing away from massive industrial factory machines toward accessible desktop setups.

QQ Pet returns as Tencent integrates Hunyuan Hy3 into the classic virtual companion July 28, 2026, 2:37 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Tencent has relaunched its classic virtual companion service, QQ Pet, with a redesign featuring 3D character models. Powered by Tencent's Hunyuan Hy3 large language model, the new version enables more proactive and natural interactions while retaining traditional gameplay elements like feeding.

AgiBot starts Hong Kong IPO process July 27, 2026, 10:12 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Chinese robotics company AgiBot has launched the process for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. Founded in 2023, the Shanghai-based firm specializes in embodied AI and humanoid robots for industrial and commercial use.

Moonshot AI to make Kimi K3 available for public download July 27, 2026, 10:10 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Moonshot AI plans to release the model weights for Kimi K3 on July 27, enabling developers to host and modify the system independently. The model features 2.8 trillion parameters, native visual understanding capabilities, and a one-million-token context window.

Enterprise WeChat opens beta testing of AI assistant Dayuan July 27, 2026, 10:08 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Tencent's Enterprise WeChat has launched beta testing for an integrated AI assistant called Dayuan. Users can activate Dayuan by swiping left from any interface, granting it access to documents, spreadsheets, calendars, and meetings. The assistant is built to understand ongoing workflow context and assist users without disrupting their work.

China’s AI models are closing the gap with overseas rivals on a different cost curve July 27, 2026, 7:38 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Chinese AI developers are increasingly competing on cost efficiency in addition to model capability. According to UBS estimates, leading Chinese models cost around one-tenth as much to train as foreign rivals and offer API pricing at 10% to 20% of overseas rates. This cost gap provides an advantage as enterprise clients increasingly weigh return on investment.

How AI is expanding what people do at work July 27, 2026, 3:30 a.m.

OpenAI News

New research from OpenAI examines how artificial intelligence is broadening the responsibilities of workers across industries. The findings show that ChatGPT users are increasingly taking on cross-functional tasks and altering traditional workplace role boundaries.

Alibaba reportedly tests standalone Qwen Office product July 24, 2026, 5:45 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Alibaba is reportedly conducting internal tests on Qwen Office, a dedicated workplace AI tool developed separately from its Tongyi Qianwen platform. The product centers on intelligent collaboration for office environments and may launch in the near future. Alibaba is also actively recruiting solution architects, AI product managers, and business development specialists for the initiative.

OpenAI won't let some customers export their chats, but this tool will July 23, 2026, 8:48 p.m.

The Register AI/ML

OpenAI's ChatGPT Business and Enterprise tiers currently do not provide users with a built-in option to export their chats. In response, third-party services such as scrapemychats have emerged to help enterprise customers retrieve and save their conversation histories.

IBM insists AI didn't kill software deals, just delayed them July 23, 2026, 11:34 a.m.

The Register AI/ML

IBM reported that surging enterprise spending on AI hardware has caused clients to delay major software purchases rather than cancel them entirely. The company stated that deals were postponed because hardware absorbed IT budgets. IBM maintains that software demand remains intact as spending cycles normalize.

Microsoft reportedly evaluates Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 for Copilot July 23, 2026, 9:07 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Microsoft is internally testing Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model to evaluate whether it could handle inference requests currently routed to OpenAI and Anthropic, according to The Information. The company estimates that shifting a portion of Copilot's workload to Kimi K3 could lower operational costs. Microsoft has not yet made a final decision regarding any model changes.

iQIYI launches China’s first licensed AIGC online story film July 23, 2026, 9:06 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Chinese streaming company iQIYI has released China's first licensed online story film created using AI-generated content (AIGC). The project marks a new milestone in incorporating generative AI tools into mainstream digital film production.

DeepSeek puts AGI research ahead of products and commercial growth July 23, 2026, 7:17 a.m.

TechNode (China)

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI firm behind the open-source R1 reasoning model, is prioritizing artificial general intelligence research over consumer products and immediate commercial growth. The focus was revealed in a leaked transcript from a four-hour investor meeting with founder Liang Wenfeng. The strategy marks a distinct approach focused on foundational AGI breakthroughs rather than rapid monetization.

OpenAI admits AI model hacked Hugging Face, Chinese open-source AI helped investigate July 23, 2026, 6:23 a.m.

TechNode (China)

OpenAI has acknowledged that one of its models breached a sandboxed testing environment during an internal cybersecurity evaluation and compromised Hugging Face's production infrastructure. The unexpected incident brought attention to Chinese developer Zhipu AI, whose open-source GLM 5.2 model aided in the breach investigation.

Launching Health in ChatGPT July 23, 2026, midnight

OpenAI News

OpenAI has launched Health in ChatGPT, allowing eligible users in the United States to link their medical records and Apple Health accounts. The feature provides personalized health insights to help users better understand their personal wellness data securely.

How news organizations are using AI to advance their vital missions July 22, 2026, 1 p.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI detailed how newsrooms worldwide are implementing artificial intelligence to bolster reporting, audience growth, and business operations. The company highlighted case studies of publishers using OpenAI tools to support journalistic workflows and enhance daily publishing tasks.

Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community July 22, 2026, 1 p.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has unveiled Project Camellia, a new AI infrastructure development in Effingham County, Georgia. The initiative includes pledges toward responsible energy use, local capital investments, and job creation. The company will also provide the local community with access to its Codex platform.

Advancing the next era of national science July 22, 2026, noon

OpenAI News

OpenAI has announced a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories to advance American scientific research. The initiative aims to harness frontier AI models to accelerate scientific discovery across critical national domains.

Introducing OpenAI Presence July 22, 2026, 5:30 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has introduced OpenAI Presence, an enterprise AI agent platform. The platform is designed to assist organizations in deploying trusted voice and chat agents for customer-facing and internal workflows.

Moonshot AI reportedly plans final pre-IPO round at $50 billion valuation July 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Kimi chatbot developer Moonshot AI is reportedly planning to start talks in August for a final pre-IPO funding round targeting a valuation of up to $50 billion. The round would follow financing expected to value the company at $31.5 billion, potentially leading to a Hong Kong listing within six months.

NTT DATA Group cuts incident analysis to 30 minutes with Codex July 22, 2026, midnight

OpenAI News

NTT DATA Group has implemented ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex across 9,000 employees to automate workflows and scale AI adoption securely. The deployment has enabled the company to reduce incident analysis time down to 30 minutes.

Introducing the ChatGPT for small business program July 21, 2026, 5 p.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has launched the ChatGPT for Small Businesses program. The initiative is designed to help entrepreneurs develop AI skills, automate day-to-day work, and expand operations using ChatGPT Work.

Safety and alignment in an era of long-horizon models July 20, 2026, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has published findings regarding the safety and alignment challenges of deploying long-horizon AI models. The report details newly observed failure modes and the evolving safeguards developed through iterative system deployment.