🛡️ 1. Google’s “Big Sleep” AI Agent Blocks Cyber Attacks
Google quietly launched an AI agent called Big Sleep, which successfully identified and stopped a major cybersecurity threat — one of the first real-world defensive AI agents deployed at scale.
🌪️ 2. US Congress Eyes AI for Weather Forecasting
Private AI companies like Tomorrow.io and Aurora (by Microsoft) are being reviewed for their potential to enhance hurricane and flood prediction, especially as NOAA faces budget cuts.
🤖 3. xAI’s “Ani” Bot Sparks Controversy for Adult Content
Elon Musk’s company xAI added an anime-style companion named “Ani” to its Grok chatbot. Users found that it provided sexual content, even in “kid mode,” raising serious ethical concerns.
💥 4. xAI Signs $200M Defense Contract Despite Controversies
Despite backlash, xAI secured a $200 million deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy Grok for government use — under a new label: "Grok for Government."
🏗️ 5. Meta to Build AI Data Center the Size of Manhattan
Mark Zuckerberg confirmed plans to build massive AI data centers powering general intelligence systems named Prometheus and Hyperion, running on 5 gigawatts of energy.
✂️ 6. GHD Launches “CurlFinder” – an AI Hair Tool Experience
Luxury hair tech brand GHD introduced a smart AI-driven experience called CurlFinder that scans hair curves in real-time and provides salon-like recommendations at home.
🧠 7. Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4
Anthropic unveiled Claude 4.0 models, including Opus and Sonnet — offering better reasoning, tool use, and memory. These are considered strong challengers to GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro.
🔧 8. AWS Launches “Bedrock AgentCore” for Enterprise AI Agents
At the AWS Summit in NYC, Amazon announced AgentCore, a platform for developing AI agents at scale. It's backed by $100M in investment in the new Generative AI Innovation Center.
🧬 9. FDA Launches “Elsa” — Internal AI Assistant for Staff
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Elsa, a generative AI tool used by its employees to optimize performance and workflows.
🌐 10. Amazon Postpones Alexa.com Relaunch to July 31
Amazon delayed the launch of its AI-powered browsing assistant (Metis/Alexa.com) as it preps to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT browsing features.
🔗 Bonus: Blockchain-AI Crossover
Lightchain AI confirms late July mainnet launch, promising decentralized infrastructure for running AI agents using “Proof-of-Intelligence” consensus.
✏️ Summary
Google’s “Big Sleep” AI blocks cyber threats, while Meta builds a Manhattan-sized data center for AI. Anthropic launches Claude 4 models, and AWS reveals AgentCore for enterprise AI. Meanwhile, xAI sparks controversy with an anime bot, yet still lands a $200M U.S. defense deal. Congress explores AI for weather forecasting, and FDA launches its own AI assistant “Elsa.” On the consumer side, GHD introduces an AI hair tool, and Amazon delays its AI browser launch.