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On July 25, OpenAI announced the development of a new prototype called SearchGPT. This tool will enable users to obtain quick and precise answers from relevant online sources.

Cropin Technology, a company specializing in artificial intelligence within the agricultural sector, has launched Sage—a new tool designed for crop yield forecasting. This tool leverages the Google Gemini model and analyzes historical agricultural data to provide real-time forecasts for 13 different crops.

Yesterday, entrepreneur Mark Cuban reported that his Google account was hacked.

French AI developer H has raised $220 million, including investments from venture capitalists, to establish the next generation of artificial intelligence. Among the investors are notable companies like Amazon, Samsung, and even Google's technical advisor, Eric Emerson Schmidt.

Sony Music Entertainment, one of the world's largest record companies representing popular bands like AC/DC and Nickelback, has issued warning letters to AI developers. According to the Financial Times, recipients include OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Suno, and over 700 other startups.

Artificial intelligence developers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stability AI, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have pledged to bolster security measures to protect children during the development and deployment of AI models. This effort is spearheaded by the nonprofits All Tech Is Human and Thorn, dedicated to child safety.

Google is considering integrating paid features based on artificial intelligence into its search engine, according to a report by the Financial Times The engineering team is actively working on these innovations, but the decision-makers are still weighing the potential implementation.

Today, the European Commission has announced the initiation of an investigation into Apple and Alphabet (Google) concerning the alleged illegal preferences extended to their app stores, as reported by the Financial Times.

The attack was linked to a forced migration of domains from Google Domains to Squarespace.

Tools for Humanity (TFH), the developer of the Worldcoin project, has recruited four former leaders from top tech companies (Google, Apple, and X) to enhance data privacy and security. Damien Kieran, who previously managed privacy at X, will now take on a similar role at Worldcoin.

The cryptocurrency wallet Phantom has surpassed the global electronic payment system PayPal in the ranking of free financial apps on Google Play.

Google has fired 28 workers who objected to its deal with the Israeli Defense Ministry, which includes using cloud-based AI technologies. These employees had accused the company's leadership of contributing to the genocide of Palestinians.

Qualcomm, Google, Intel, and several other tech giants have established the UXL Foundation coalition to challenge Nvidia's AI market monopoly, which has propelled the company to a $2.2 trillion valuation.

Law enforcement repeatedly demanded that Google provide detailed information about viewers of specific YouTube videos. The requests sought addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and other private details of users.