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July 25, 2026
Anduril Valuation Hits $100B Amid Defense Tech Boom
Defense tech leader Anduril is nearing a $100 billion valuation, fueled by record demand for autonomous and 'attritable' hardware.
Atoms Raises $1.7B for Physical AI Revolution
Travis Kalanick's startup Atoms has raised $1.7B, leading a week of massive investment into physical AI and 3D foundation models.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 Gains Market Lead
Claude Opus 5 has reached the #1 spot on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Leaderboard, offering frontier-level performance at half the cost of its predecessor.
FLUX 3 Integrates Video and Action Prediction
BFL's new FLUX 3 multimodal model introduces the ability to predict physical robot actions, enabling a new generation of video-action models.
AlphaFold Redesigns Gene-Editing Proteins
Researchers have successfully used AlphaFold to modify gene-editing proteins, significantly reducing dangerous off-target effects.
Prentis Secures Funding to Scale Computer-Use AI
AI lab Prentis is in talks to raise $100M at a $1B valuation to build specialized agents for automating office workflows.
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5 with Enhanced Safeguards
Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 5 balances frontier-level coding and knowledge work with stronger, less disruptive safety guardrails.
Anthropic Launches Opus 5
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, a new flagship model that offers superior coding capabilities and lower costs than its predecessors.
Anthropic Releases Opus 5 with Improved Cyber Safeguards
Anthropic’s Opus 5 is now available, marketing itself to enterprise customers with enhanced safety and a more efficient cost structure.
Tech Giants Lobby Against Open-Weight AI Regulations
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta have joined a coalition urging policymakers to reject premature restrictions on open-weight AI models.
South Korea Deepens AI Collaboration with Nvidia
South Korea and Nvidia have launched a joint research lab at KAIST to accelerate agentic AI development in the region.
General Catalyst Overtakes YC in Fintech Deal Volume
General Catalyst has surpassed Y Combinator as the most active investor in fintech deals exceeding $5 million in Q2 2026.
Optimizing Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY for High-Scale Streams
Contrary to common belief, Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY can handle massive throughput when implemented correctly, reaching 60K writes per second.