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OpenAI CEO’s AI podcast suggestion for kids draws backlash

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked a significant online backlash on Friday, July 31, 2026, after suggesting parents use the company's new ChatGPT Work feature to generate personalized morning podcasts for their children.

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Apple hikes Mac and iPad prices amid memory shortage

Apple is confronting a severe shortage of advanced memory chips that its outgoing CEO, Tim Cook, described as a "hundred-year flood" in pricing, a situation driven by surging demand from the artificial intelligence secto...

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Snapchat stops recommending AI-generated Spotlight videos

Snapchat announced on Friday, July 31, 2026, that it will no longer recommend or monetize fully AI-generated videos on its Spotlight short-form video feed, joining a growing industry effort to prioritize human-created co...

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Oracle stock climbs 8% as Google Gemini AI integrated

Oracle Corporation's stock surged on Thursday, July 30, 2026, following the announcement of a significant expansion of its artificial intelligence partnership with Google Cloud.

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Gears of War EDay to Drop Battle Passes, Offer Cosmetics

The developer of the upcoming video game Gears of War EDay has outlined a multiplayer progression system that deliberately avoids many modern monetization trends, promising players can earn nearly all cosmetic items simp...

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Amazon AWS Q2 Revenue Up 37% as Capital Spend Forecast Rises

Amazon reported its strongest cloud revenue growth in over four years for the second quarter and significantly raised its annual capital spending forecast, signaling that intense demand for artificial intelligence servic...

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KOSPI posts record 18% gain as Samsung and SK Hynix rally

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index staged a historic rally on Friday, July 31, 2026, surging nearly 18 percent to erase steep losses from earlier in the week. The index closed at 6,595.

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Okta to acquire Permiso Security for nearly $200 million

Identity management company Okta announced on Thursday, July 30, 2026, that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Permiso Security, a startup specializing in detecting threats after users, applications, or AI a...

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LinkedIn adds button to report AI-generated posts

LinkedIn has introduced a new feature allowing users to flag posts they suspect were generated by artificial intelligence, a direct response to widespread complaints about low-quality, automated content flooding the prof...

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US stocks rally as Microsoft earnings lift AI, chip shares

U.S. stock markets staged a powerful rebound on Thursday, July 30, 2026, led by a surge in technology shares after Microsoft delivered strong quarterly results that reassured investors about the profitability of artifici...

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Nebius shares jump 27% after $1 billion AI deal

Shares of Nebius Group, a Netherlands-based provider of AI computing infrastructure, surged on Thursday, July 30, 2026, recovering from a sharp multi-day selloff as a major new customer deal and strong industry earnings ...

Nolan's spurs player surge for Assassin's Creed Odyssey

The release of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film "The Odyssey" has triggered a significant resurgence for Ubisoft's 2018 video game "Assassin's Creed Odyssey," with daily active players nearly doubling across major pl...

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US inflation matches expectations, tech earnings lift stocks

Global financial markets experienced a sharp rebound on Thursday, July 30, as U.S. inflation data matched expectations and strong earnings from Microsoft eased investor anxiety over the sustainability of artificial intel...

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Xbox Revenue Falls 7% in FY26 as Player Base Grows

Microsoft's Xbox division reported a significant decline in revenue for its 2026 fiscal year, even as it attracted over 200 million new players, highlighting a stark disconnect between audience growth and financial perfo...

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Microsoft CEO confirms Copilot super app by September

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, that the company is developing a unified "super app" for its Copilot artificial intelligence assistant, aiming to consolidate its various AI tools into a...

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