News about Artificial intelligence
The release of an AI model by the Chinese startup Moonshot—which, according to the company, is on par with leading models from OpenAI and Anthropic—sent the stock prices of the world’s largest companies plummeting.
Apple took the top spot among the world’s largest companies by market capitalization, overtaking Nvidia. The change in leadership came after Apple’s stock rose and investor interest waned in overvalued AI-related stocks.
Just two years ago, generative artificial intelligence was practically synonymous with ChatGPT. Today, the situation is changing.
Funding for state-funded enrollment slots at higher education institutions this year is being allocated according to long-established rules—based on the budget allocation limit and the “capacity” of the universities. Of course, the focus on the economy’s need for qualified specialists is implicit. So far, the balance of interests tips in favor of “free” training only for teachers and IT specialists, who are in short supply.
The first high-tech unmanned pharmacy in the EU has opened in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It operates using a combined system of cameras and sensors powered by artificial intelligence. Staff members enter only to restock supplies.
IBM’s weak quarterly results were one of the first signs that the stock market is beginning to reassess companies that are betting on artificial intelligence. Investors are looking not for strategies and grandiose statements, but for revenue growth, new orders, and convincing financial forecasts.
The world is entering a new phase in the development of artificial intelligence, in which the main issue is no longer the speed at which new models emerge, but rather the ability of governments to control their impact.
Liang Wenfeng, founder of the Chinese company DeepSeek, has become the world’s richest entrepreneur among the founders of companies specializing in the development of artificial intelligence models. Following a new round of funding, DeepSeek’s valuation rose to $50 billion, and its founder’s net worth increased to $36 billion, according to Bloomberg, citing the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
International experts have called on the global community to abandon the unchecked race to develop super-intelligent artificial intelligence.
The AI for Good Global Summit 2026, which concluded in Geneva (July 7–10, 2026), highlighted a shift in the global agenda regarding artificial intelligence. The international community’s focus is increasingly shifting toward issues of regulation, security, and international standards.
Marbella, Spain—which for decades has thrived on its beaches, yachts, and wealthy tourists—is changing the game. The city on the Costa del Sol wants to become not only a vacation destination but also a permanent hub for startups, tech companies, and investors.
Wars have traditionally destroyed ports, power grids, and railroads. Today, however, their target is increasingly less visible, even though it is much harder to restore. We’re talking about digital public infrastructure (DPI for short), on which modern society depends: identification platforms, payment systems, and data exchange.
Meta’s tool for identifying images created using artificial intelligence was unable to recognize some of the company’s own AI-generated images after they had been slightly edited.
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the developer of ChatGPT of illegally accessing confidential information. The company claims that OpenAI may have used Apple’s proprietary data to develop its own hardware business.
The massive artificial intelligence boom that has shaped global markets over the past few years has run into a harsh economic and infrastructure hangover.
The Italian state-owned postal group Poste Italiane is focusing on artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure, transforming itself from a traditional postal and financial services provider into one of the key players in the national strategy for the development of cloud technologies.
Berlin authorities intend to radically change the rules of the game in the rental housing market. Members of the city’s House of Representatives are set to give final approval to a law that will require apartment owners to disclose detailed information about all rental properties. If the law takes effect, Berlin will become the first region in Germany with a unified digital registry of rental housing.
Shares of major software developers fell following reports that Starbucks is developing its own artificial intelligence-based solutions that could replace some of the products from third-party vendors.
Major investment banks have begun publishing their first full-scale valuations of SpaceX shares following the end of the IPO lock-up period.
The new version of the Grok 4.5 artificial intelligence system took first place in the independent Harvey Legal Agent Benchmark (LAB).
