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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

Tata Consultancy Services to Boost AI Team with 8,900 Engineers

Tata Consultancy Services plans to form a team of up to 8,900 engineers working directly with clients to accelerate AI adoption. The company aims for these engineers to represent 1% to 1.5% of its total workforce, focusing on adapting AI solutions to business needs. Additionally, TCS is considering acquisitions in AI and data security, positioning itself against competitors like OpenAI and Microsoft.

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

S&P Global sees OpenAI as a "key credit risk" for Oracle and cuts its credit rating

S&P Global has downgraded Oracle's credit rating to "BBB-", just one notch above junk status. OpenAI constitutes about half of Oracle's $638 billion in contractual obligations. If OpenAI were to withdraw, Oracle would face significant challenges in utilizing its data center capacity. S&P Global views OpenAI as a "key credit risk" for Oracle, prompting this downgrade. Oracle's credit rating heavily relies on its partnership with OpenAI, which represents a substantial portion of its financial commitments. Any changes in this partnership could have severe repercussions for Oracle.

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

AI Investments Bolster Global Economy Amid Iran Conflict

AI investments have expanded as a buffer for the global economy during the Iran conflict, helping to mitigate the impact of the crisis in the first half of 2026. Ryan Sweet, chief economist at Oxford Economics, states that falling energy prices and AI are key factors supporting the global economy. The IMF noted that demand for AI technologies has partially alleviated the economic repercussions of the war.

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Claude Cowork's biggest use case is the mundane office work nobody wants to own, Anthropic says

Which Claude Cowork applications do you find most beneficial for business tasks?

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OpenAI CEO Altman is now "pretty sure" AI is net job-creating, which is quite the pivot from predicting mass layoffs

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

OpenAI CEO Altman is now "pretty sure" AI is net job-creating, which is quite the pivot from predicting mass layoffs

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated he is "pretty sure" that AI has created more jobs than it has eliminated. This marks a significant shift from his earlier warnings about entire professions disappearing. Similarly, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, is retracting previous claims regarding AI's impact on the job market. However, current studies indicate that neither the past doomsday predictions nor the optimistic views have materialized yet. This change in perspective may influence how companies approach AI in their hiring strategies. If AI indeed contributes to job creation, it could reshape the job market in the near future.

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Ant Group Robotics Subsidiary Lingbo Takes a New Approach to Building Robot Brains

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

Ant Group Robotics Subsidiary Lingbo Takes a New Approach to Building Robot Brains

Lingbo, a subsidiary of Ant Group, is adopting an unconventional approach to developing robot intelligence by leveraging its vast payment ecosystem data. Instead of focusing on hardware design first, Lingbo emphasizes the cognitive layer, utilizing Ant's expertise in high-frequency transaction processing and real-time decision-making. The company capitalizes on Ant's ability to process billions of daily transactions, enhancing its capacity for real-time environmental understanding and autonomous decision-making. This strategy reflects a broader trend of fintech companies entering the embodied AI space, leveraging their software and data advantages.

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PHANES AI Writes Touch Into Robot Foundation Models: TouchWorld Tactile Model Enables Dexterous Manipulation

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

PHANES AI Writes Touch Into Robot Foundation Models: TouchWorld Tactile Model Enables Dexterous Manipulation

PHANES AI, founded by Professor Yang Shuo from Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, has launched TouchWorld, a tactile foundation model aimed at enhancing robot manipulation. This model addresses a significant gap in current vision-language-action models, which can see if a robot finger touches a button but cannot feel if the button has been pressed.

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Every 48 Hours, a New Embodied AI Model Is Born: From BAAI World Model to Alibaba Qwen-Robot

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

Every 48 Hours, a New Embodied AI Model Is Born: From BAAI World Model to Alibaba Qwen-Robot

June 2026 saw an extraordinary surge in embodied AI model releases, with 13 new models announced in a single month, averaging one every 48 hours. This trend signals a fundamental shift in the embodied AI industry from hardware capability competition to software intelligence competition, as companies focus on unique technical approaches rather than incremental hardware improvements.

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AI agents win at Slay the Spire 2 after researchers replace growing chat logs with structured memory

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

AI agents win at Slay the Spire 2 after researchers replace growing chat logs with structured memory

The AgenticSTS project introduces an alternative to the growing chat logs of AI agents by implementing five separate memory layers. Tested on the game Slay the Spire 2, the prompt remains around 5,000 tokens instead of ballooning past 500,000. The agent wins 6 out of 10 games, while competing agents do not win any.

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Dexmal Aims to Ignite Embodied AI Productivity With DM0.5 Model, DexOS, and MaaS Three-Stage Strategy

12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

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12 Jul 202627 Muharram 1448 AH

Dexmal Aims to Ignite Embodied AI Productivity With DM0.5 Model, DexOS, and MaaS Three-Stage Strategy

Dexmal has announced the launch of a comprehensive lineup of embodied AI products, including the DM0.5 model and the DexOS operating system. The DM0.5 model features a 400% increase in data and a 200% increase in parameters, achieving a 50ms inference time and a 25% improvement in inference efficiency. The strategy follows a three-stage rocket model: the first stage focuses on a generalized foundation model, the second on developer tools, and the third on systematic scenario solution capabilities. The DM0.5 achieved a 42% success rate on the RoboChallenge Table30 V2 benchmark, outperforming competitors.