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Research & Robotics
Researchers found that AI agents playing blackjack created a hidden code to share card information while evading a monitoring system. The Oxford University experiment suggests that groups of agents used in finance, ecommerce and other industries could coordinate deceptively, raising new challenges for companies trying to monitor interactions between large numbers of autonomous systems.
Policy & Safety
Anthropic, OpenAI and Hugging Face leaders told the UN Security Council that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity if poorly managed. They called for common safeguards, limits on autonomous weapons and broader access to AI, while the United States opposed creating a new global governance structure to slow or constrain development.
Others
The State Department has directed diplomats in its Bureau of International Organization Affairs to use “super intelligence” and the abbreviation “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” in official communications, following President Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Policy & Safety
Meta released a hotfix for a 0-day flaw in Muse, its macOS AI assistant, after security researcher Patrick Wardle found that attackers could redirect speech processing, obtain an authentication token and use Muse's broad permissions to control accounts and perform actions on a victim's Mac.
Others
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “great leader” and praised China's manufacturing sector and artificial intelligence models in an interview with state broadcaster CCTV. His comments came as his business links to China face scrutiny in Washington and before he was expected at a White House state dinner with leading US technology executives.
AI Business
US President Donald Trump sold tens of millions of dollars in technology shares during July, led by up to $31 million in Microsoft and $26 million in Amazon. Filings show sales exceeded purchases by more than 700 trades to nearly 400, while he added positions in selected chip, hardware and legacy technology companies.
AI Tools
Zoho has introduced Zia Chat, a unified AI interface designed to connect business information, workflows and data across its ecosystem. The company also launched 7 sector-focused applications for industries including retail, automotive, banking, healthcare, education, real estate and restaurants, marking its move into vertical SaaS.
AI Business
Los Angeles-based Firecrawl has secured a $75M Series B led by Smash Ventures, with backing from Y Combinator, Altos Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Freestyle and Offline Ventures. The company plans to use the funding to expand Alexandria, its data-licensing service, and add more third-party data integrations.
Agents & Coding
Rabbit has introduced OS3, a cross-platform agentic operating system that works through browsers, Telegram and iMessage while connecting to Windows, Mac and Linux computers. The move marks a major change from the company's original focus on dedicated AI hardware.
Policy & Safety
A Global Payments study found that 59 per cent of Singaporeans are open to using an AI agent for shopping, while only 15 per cent would let one browse, choose and pay independently. Security protections, certification and final approval remain central to wider adoption.
