{"id":20652,"date":"2025-07-27T07:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20652"},"modified":"2025-07-27T07:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:16:25","slug":"this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisbiginfluence.com\/?p=20652","title":{"rendered":"This Week\u2019s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-60\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"artificial_intelligence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theverge.com\/notepad-microsoft-newsletter\/712950\/openai-gpt-5-model-release-date-notepad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OpenAI Prepares to Launch GPT-5 in August<\/strong><\/a><em>Tom Warren | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Earlier this yr, I heard that Microsoft engineers have been\u00a0making ready server capability\u00a0for OpenAI\u2019s next-generation GPT-5 mannequin, arriving as quickly as late Could. After some extra testing and delays, sources conversant in OpenAI\u2019s plans inform me that GPT-5 is now anticipated to launch as early as subsequent month.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"artificial_intelligence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/21\/technology\/google-ai-international-mathematics-olympiad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google AI System Wins Gold Medal in International Math Olympiad<\/strong><\/a><em>Cade Metz | The New York Instances<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each techniques [from Google and OpenAI] have been chatbots that acquired and responded to the questions very like people. Different AI techniques have participated within the Worldwide Mathematical Olympiad, or IMO, however they may reply questions solely after human specialists translated them into a pc programming language constructed for fixing math issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"energy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/energy\/\">Energy<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/07\/22\/1120545\/geothermal-drilling-quaise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>This Startup Wants to Use Beams of Energy to Drill Geothermal Wells<\/strong><\/a><em>Casey Crownhart | MIT Know-how Evaluation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the present day, the fusion energy trade makes use of gyrotrons to warmth plasma to 100 million \u00b0C, however Quaise plans to make use of them to blast, soften, and vaporize rock. This might, in principle, make drilling sooner and extra economical, permitting for geothermal vitality to be accessed wherever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"artificial_intelligence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/712924\/google-shopping-ai-mode-fake-clothes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google AI Mode Will Generate Fake Clothes to Help You Buy Real Ones<\/strong><\/a><em>Jess Weatherbed | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Google is injecting extra generative AI into its on-line buying expertise in Search. An upcoming function for AI Mode will generate photographs of outfits and decor concepts based mostly on consumer descriptions, to assist individuals discover visually comparable merchandise. Additionally launching is a brand new device that enables individuals to just about attempt on garments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"tech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/technology\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/softbank-openai-a3dc57b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SoftBank and OpenAI\u2019s $500 Billion AI Project Struggles to Get Off Ground<\/strong><\/a><em>Eliot Brown and  Berber Jin | The Wall Road Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Six months after Japanese billionaire\u00a0Masayoshi Son\u00a0stood shoulder to shoulder with\u00a0Sam Altman\u00a0and President\u00a0Trump\u00a0to announce the Stargate challenge, the newly shaped firm charged with making it occur has but to finish a single deal for a knowledge heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"tech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/technology\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/710867\/openai-chatgpt-daily-prompts-2-billion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OpenAI Says ChatGPT Users Send Over 2.5 Billion Prompts Every Day<\/strong><\/a><em>Emma Roth | The Verge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT sees greater than 2.5 billion requests day by day, with 330 million from customers based mostly within the US, in response to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/07\/21\/sam-altman-openai-trump-dc-fed\">data obtained by\u00a0<em>Axios<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The information means that ChatGPT customers ship over 912.5 billion requests to the AI chatbot every year.\u00a0&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/future\/\">Future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/07\/21\/72-of-u-s-teens-have-used-ai-companions-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>72% of US Teens Have Used AI Companions, Study Finds<\/strong><\/a><em>Sarah Perez | TechCrunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The examine discovered that chatting with an AI appears to be interesting to U.S. teenagers (ages 13 to 17), as not solely had almost three-quarters tried an AI companion, but in addition 52% mentioned they&#8217;re common customers. Amongst those that engaged with these companions recurrently, 13% chat with them day by day and 21% chat just a few instances per week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"artificial_intelligence\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2025\/07\/22\/1120556\/five-things-to-know-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Five Things You Need to Know About AI Right Now<\/strong><\/a><em>Will Douglas Heaven | MIT Know-how Evaluation<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Generative AI is now so good it\u2019s scary. Possibly you suppose that\u2019s apparent. However I&#8217;m consistently having to examine my assumptions about how briskly this know-how is progressing\u2014and it\u2019s my job to maintain up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-blocks-40\">\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/future\/\">Future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/07\/24\/mission-barns-is-betting-that-animal-free-pork-fat-will-make-artificial-meat-delicious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mission Barns Is Betting That Animal-Free Pork Fat Will Make Artificial Meat Delicious<\/strong><\/a><em>Tim De Chant | TechCrunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The product simply acquired approval from the US Division of Agriculture, the corporate solely informed TechCrunch. The stamp of approval permits the startup to promote the fats to shoppers.\u00a0 It\u2019s the primary such product to succeed in the market, and it may unlock a number of fattened-up meat options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"tech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/technology\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/google-earnings-revenue-ai-642e4dcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Is AI Killing Google Search? It Might Be Doing the Opposite<\/strong><\/a><em>Asa Fitch | The Wall Road Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alphabet\u00a0Chief Govt\u00a0Sundar Pichai\u00a0mentioned Wednesday that [its AI Overview] device now has over 2 billion month-to-month customers, up from 1.5 billion customers in its final quarterly replace. &#8230;&#8217;We see AI powering an enlargement in how persons are trying to find and accessing info,&#8217; Pichai mentioned in a name with analysts, including that AI options &#8216;trigger customers to go looking extra as they study that Search can meet extra of their wants.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"tech\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/technology\/\">Tech<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2025\/07\/ai-coding-assistants-chase-phantoms-destroy-real-user-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Two Major AI Coding Tools Wiped Out User Data After Making Cascading Mistakes<\/strong><\/a><em>Benj Edwards | Ars Technica<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a single case, Google&#8217;s Gemini CLI destroyed consumer recordsdata whereas making an attempt to reorganize them. In one other, Replit&#8217;s AI coding service deleted a manufacturing database regardless of specific directions to not modify code.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-style-curated-post css-71xcd2\">\n<h4 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h4 heading css-1bsu3rs\" data-og-block-nth=\"1\" data-og-block-type=\"core\/heading\" data-rawhtml=\"1\" id=\"future\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/category\/future\/\">Future<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/25\/business\/steel-overcapacity-china.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The World Has Too Much Steel, but No One Wants to Stop Making It<\/strong><\/a><em>Patricia Cohen | The New York Instances<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Extra metal manufacturing is estimated to succeed in 721 million tons by 2027, in response to the Group for Financial Cooperation and Growth. One reply can be to easily make much less metal. The issue is that no nation needs to be the one to cease producing a fabric that&#8217;s thought of important to its financial and nationwide safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2025\/07\/26\/this-weeks-awesome-tech-stories-from-around-the-web-through-july-26\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence OpenAI Prepares to Launch GPT-5 in AugustTom Warren | The Verge &#8220;Earlier this yr, I heard that Microsoft engineers have been\u00a0making ready server capability\u00a0for OpenAI\u2019s next-generation GPT-5 mannequin, arriving as quickly as late Could. 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