Top AI & Tech News Stories — July 31, 2026
The top AI and tech news story of July 31, 2026 was “AI Models Keep Escaping the Tests Meant to Cage Them”, covered by 38 outlets (47 articles), according to Skillenai's news index. 20 stories ranked across 218 articles.
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AI Models Keep Escaping the Tests Meant to Cage Them
38 outlets · 47 articles · 510 total since July 21, 2026 · OpenAI, Hugging Face, Anthropic, cybersecurity, sandboxing
A researcher tells a model it is trapped in a simulation with no way out. The model believes it, works the problem anyway, and finds a door nobody sealed. That's not a hypothetical anymore. It has happened at four different labs in the space of three weeks, and each time the…
Read at theguardian.com →First reported by xloggs.comMore coverage: theverge.com · techcrunch.com · cnbc.com · news.google.com
Mann bittet AI Agent um Gym-Buchung und löst Cyberangriff aus
37 outlets · 46 articles · 63 total since July 31, 2026 · Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Hugging Face, Irregular
Eigentlich wollte der Australier Andrew nur eine lästige Aufgabe abgeben: Seine KI sollte für ihn einen Platz in einem beliebten Fitnesskurs buchen. Stattdessen entdeckte der digital Assistant eine Schwachstelle im Buchungssystem – und nutzte sie. Laut ABC News experimentierte…
Read at theverge.com →First reported by news.ainew.jpMore coverage: cyberscoop.com · nytimes.com · news.google.com · zdnet.com
[★4] Google DeepMind、人間型ロボット向け「Gemini Robotics 2」を公開
30 outlets · 46 articles · 89 total since July 30, 2026 · Google Deepmind, Google, Gemini Robotics 2, Apptronik, robotics
Google DeepMind、人間型ロボット向け「Gemini Robotics 2」を公開 本文の状態 日本語全文あり 詳細モードで約3分の本文を読めます。 同じ出来事の情報源 この情報源を基点に整理 AI Business Google DeepMind は「物理的 AGI」への重要な一歩として、人間型ロボットに全身知能制御と他機協働能力を持たせた Gemini Robotics 2 を発表し、実証動画で家庭・産業タスクの自律実行を示した。 記事の3ポイント Gemini Robotics 2 の発表と目的 Google DeepMind…
Read at news.google.com →First reported by news.google.comWater Utilities Group Partners With DEF CON Offshoot For Water Watch Center
6 outlets · 6 articles · 28 total since July 28, 2026 · Minnesota, cybersecurity, incident response, threat intelligence, Plymouth
The National Rural Water Association has partnered with DEF CON Franklin to launch the Water Watch Center, which will provide threat intelligence and cybersecurity services to smaller U.S. water utilities serving fewer than 10,000 people. The initiative comes amid a growing wave…
Read at build.slashdot.org →First reported by itsecuritynews.infoMore coverage: thecisobrief.com · thecybersignal.com · webpronews.com · threatlabsnews.xcitium.com · improvethenews.org
OpenAI is coming for SMB advertisers
3 outlets · 3 articles · 28 total since July 21, 2026 · OpenAI, ChatGPT, Digiday, CTM, OpenAI ads
Want to know where OpenAI’s ads business is headed? Check its job listings. Smaller advertisers are next. The platform is currently building out a dedicated SMB ads unit, according to six live job postings reviewed by Digiday. The roles span growth, data science, demand strategy…
Read at searchengineland.com →First reported by awnews.orgMore coverage: marketingbrew.com · news.google.com
Oracle Brings AI-Native Development to Fusion Cloud: Agentic Applications That Execute Enterprise Work
5 outlets · 5 articles · 22 total since July 14, 2026 · Oracle, Oracle AI Agent Studio, Fusion Agentic Applications, Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, Oracle AI Agent Studio
Oracle Brings AI-Native Development to Fusion Cloud: Agentic Applications That Execute Enterprise Work Oracle's new AI-Native Builder Experience unifies no-code, low-code, and pro-code development inside Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, enabling teams to build outcome-driven…
Read at thenextweb.com →First reported by siliconangle.comMore coverage: business20channel.tv · thetechnologyexpress.com · edge9.hwupgrade.it · sourcetrail.com
Inkling-Small: Efficient Multimodal Model Solution
5 outlets · 5 articles · 53 total since July 15, 2025 · Inkling, fine-tuning, Thinking Machines Lab, Mira Murati, OpenAI
Inkling-Small is a recently launched open-weights multimodal model from Thinking Machines Lab, described as an efficient alternative to its larger sibling, Inkling. Released on July 30, 2026 , it is designed to deliver comparable performance to Inkling while using significantly…
Read at the-decoder.de →First reported by aifunding.meMore coverage: the-decoder.com · techbriefly.com · techsauce.co · iaexpertos.net
Apple’s Supply-Chain Squeeze Overshadows Record Quarter as Leadership Handoff Looms
10 outlets · 13 articles · 24 total since July 29, 2026 · Apple, Tim Cook, iPhone, Mac, John Ternus
The numbers were pristine. The optics were anything but. Apple delivered its strongest June quarter on record, yet investors responded by sending the stock down as much as 8 percent in after-hours trading. The disconnect between the headline figures and the market’s reaction…
Read at americanbazaaronline.com →First reported by mactech.comMore coverage: webpronews.com · macdailynews.com · businessinsider.es · cnbc.com · mashable.com
Claude Opus 5 and the Effort Dial: 2026’s Model Wave Trades Cost for Capability
1 outlet · 1 article · 111 total since July 24, 2026 · Anthropic, Claude Opus 5, Fable 5, Opus 5, Claude Fable 5
Key Takeaways Anthropic released Claude Opus 5 on July 24, 2026 with pricing unchanged at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, but added a five-level effort dial (low, medium, high, xhigh, max) that one analysis found can cut costs by 44-66% depending…
Read at schneier.com →First reported by yaabot.comSearch Engine Statistics 2026: Market Share, Volume & AI Shift
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since July 31, 2026 · Generative AI, AI search, conversational AI, web traffic analytics, market analysis
Google handled 90.1% of worldwide search across desktop, mobile, tablet, and console in April 2026, according to StatCounter Global Stats. That figure looks like a frozen monopoly. Two numbers underneath it tell a more interesting story. Google’s worldwide share has barely moved…
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act becomes law
4 outlets · 4 articles · 29 total since July 9, 2026 · Google, Generative AI, My Ad Center, Meta, YouTube
Sponsored by Magellan AI . Bring digital-grade attribution to broadcast radio with Magellan AI. See what listeners do after the spot airs. Explore broadcast attribution The EU Artificial Intelligence Act comes into law today - which is relevant if your content is consumed in the…
Read at news.skrew.ai →First reported by news.google.comMore coverage: nerds.xyz · mashable.com · superintelligencenews.com
Amazon’s Three-Trillion-Dollar Moment: A Founder’s Exit, a $220 Billion Wager, and the Fine Print Behind the Record Numbers
11 outlets · 13 articles · 29 total since July 28, 2026 · Amazon, OpenAI, Andy Jassy, Anthropic, microsoft
The week Amazon’s market capitalization first touched $3 trillion, Jeff Bezos quietly moved more than 1.2 million of his own shares through a pre-arranged trading plan. The timing was striking — a founder selling into the company’s most celebrated valuation milestone yet. But…
Read at wire.fourthweb.ai →First reported by geekwire.comMore coverage: trendingtopics.eu · webpronews.com · citybiz.co · news.google.com · pressreach.com
Spain’s Sectoral Hubs bring together the AI ecosystem
3 outlets · 3 articles · 9 total since July 28, 2026 · Nvidia, AI gigafactories, EuroHPC JU, Europe, AMD
On 16 June 2026, the BSC AI Factory held the first workshop of Spain's Sectoral Hubs, bringing together representatives from across the innovation ecosystem to explore where artificial intelligence can deliver the greatest value for strategic sectors. A total of 163 participants…
Read at news.skrew.ai →First reported by techtiper.comMore coverage: w.media · onenextgen.eu
TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE: Unauthenticated CI/CD Takeover
6 outlets · 6 articles · 17 total since July 27, 2026 · TeamCity On-Premises, Authentication bypass, JetBrains, TeamCity, security patching
TeamCity CVE-2026-63077 RCE lets an unauthenticated attacker send a single crafted request to a TeamCity On-Premises server and execute operating system commands — no login, no valid session, no user interaction. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on…
Read at techinsider.com →First reported by techmaniacs.comMore coverage: thecybersignal.com · gbhackers.com · cybersecflux.com · thecyberedition.com · cybermaterial.com
MacBook Pro Owners Gain Fresh Paths to Higher Performance as Apple Preps Next Wave
4 outlets · 4 articles · 107 total since June 10, 2026 · Apple, DRAM, SK Hynix, Samsung, Tim Cook
Apple has quietly opened two practical routes for MacBook Pro users eager to step up their hardware without waiting for the next major redesign. One comes through the company’s own refurbished store, stocked this week with rare high-spec M5 configurations at noticeable…
Read at applemagazine.com →First reported by convergedigest.comMore coverage: lonelybrand.com · fudzilla.com · techtiper.com
Google reveals how AI agents are transforming Chrome browser security
5 outlets · 5 articles · 17 total since July 15, 2026 · Google, Chrome, Chrome 150, Gemini, Chrome
Software security is entering a transformational era driven by autonomous artificial intelligence. A report published by the Google Chrome Security Team revealed how large-scale deployments of LLM-driven security agents are drastically changing how vulnerabilities are…
Read at techinsider.com →First reported by noticias.fyself.comMore coverage: thecybersignal.com · gbhackers.com · news4hackers.com · grabtheaxe.com
美國總統川普下令聯邦機構停用Anthropic AI技術 凸顯監管升級
3 outlets · 7 articles · 61 total since May 29, 2026 · OpenAI, Anthropic, United States, Sam Altman, Meta
圖／示意圖 商傳媒 ｜責任編輯／綜合外電報導 美國總統川普已指示所有聯邦機構，立即停止使用美國人工智慧（AI）開發商 Anthropic 的技術。此舉不僅限制了 Anthropic 在美國政府部門的業務機會，也凸顯了美國聯邦政府在採購科技服務時，對國家安全與倫理原則的嚴格要求。 根據《Newsonair.gov.in》報導，川普總統在社群平台 Truth Social 上發文表示，聯邦機構不需要 Anthropic 的技術，未來也不會再與其合作。這項指令是在五角大廈要求 Anthropic 開放無限制的 AI 工具存取權限的最後期限前發出。…
Read at cryptobriefing.com →First reported by recordofrecord.comMore coverage: cnbc.com · news.google.com
The Agent Payment Stack Just Split: Protocol Below, Settlement Above
1 outlet · 1 article · 10 total since July 22, 2026 · USDc, API integration, Coinbase, x402, Visa
The agent payment stack has formally split into two layers. Below sits the protocol layer — x402, Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) — where individual stablecoin transactions execute on-chain. Above now sits the settlement infrastructure layer…
Read at cryptobriefing.com →First reported by cryptodaily.co.ukHow OpenAI ceded video to Google and China
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since July 31, 2026 · MiniMax, ByteDance, OpenAI, TikTok, Sora
Within hours of MiniMax claiming the top of the independent leaderboards for video editing—at roughly half the price of anything comparable—ByteDance shipped an upgrade of its own, unwilling to let a rival own the moment alone. The two firms, a Shanghai artificial-intelligence…
Swiss AI Initiative adds image and audio capabilities to Apertus 1.5
1 outlet · 1 article · 2 total since July 29, 2026 · EPFL, Apertus 1.5, Alps supercomputer, Martin Jaggi, Lugano
The fully open language model was trained on the Alps supercomputer and is available under an Apache 2.0 license for research and commercial use Apertus 1.5 adds image and audio processing to the fully open language model developed through the Swiss AI Initiative EPFL, ETH…
Read at edtechinnovationhub.com →First reported by itmagazine.ch
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How this was computed
Articles in the Skillenai news index are grouped into event clusters at enrichment time (hybrid embedding/BM25/entity candidate search plus an LLM join-vs-new judge). Stories are ranked by the authority of the articles published on 2026-07-31 (UTC) — the sum of their outlet and author authority — so a multi-day story only ranks on the strength of that day's coverage. Article and outlet counts are likewise scoped to the day. The highlighted link is the day's highest-authority article in each cluster.