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Global technology company and leading cloud provider with Azure. Major investor in OpenAI and AI infrastructure.

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• China ADANES AI nuclear plan targets automated reactors

  On July 25, 2026, OilPrice reported that China’s Academy of Sciences unveiled ADANES, an AI driven roadmap to manage nuclear reactors across their full life cycle. The plan, presented at WAIC 2026 in Shanghai, integrates large AI systems into reactor design, operations and safety through a five layer architecture and a new AI for ADANES alliance.

  Source: OilPrice2026-07-25T21:00:00.000Z

• Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta push US to back open-weight AI models

  On July 24, 25 major tech firms including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir and Hugging Face sent a policy letter urging the US government not to impose premature restrictions on open-weight AI models. Indian Express, China Daily and others reported the campaign on July 25, highlighting arguments that open-weight systems boost competition, security and US AI leadership.([indianexpress.com](https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-microsoft-meta-push-for-open-weight-ai-10803122/))

  Source: The Indian Express2026-07-25T11:38:00.000Z

• Microsoft and Nvidia lead open-weight AI letter to US

  On July 24, 2026, Microsoft published an open letter titled "Open Weights and American AI Leadership" co-signed by more than 30 organizations including Nvidia, Meta, IBM, Hugging Face and Mistral. The signatories urge US policymakers to avoid premature restrictions on open-weight AI models and instead expand compute access and shared AI resources.

  Source: Microsoft2026-07-25T05:12:56.398Z

• Nvidia and Microsoft back open weights AI policy letter

  On July 24, 2026, a coalition of 25 companies including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Dell, Palantir and Hugging Face published the 'Open Weights and American AI Leadership' letter urging US policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open‑weight AI models. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella amplified the letter in coordinated X posts as Washington considers sanctions and possible limits on Chinese AI models.

  Source: Tom's Hardware2026-07-24T21:08:16.878Z

• Nvidia and Microsoft lead open weight AI plea to Washington

  On July 24–25, 2026, a coalition of about 25 companies including Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Palantir, Dell, Hugging Face and Mistral published a policy letter titled Open Weights and American AI Leadership. The letter urges US policymakers not to impose premature restrictions on open weight AI models, arguing that downloadable models are critical for innovation, competition and national leadership, a position widely reported on July 25.

  Source: images.nvidia.com (PDF)2026-07-24T18:00:00.000Z

• AegisAI raises $36M Series A for AI email security agents

  On July 24, 2026, email security startup AegisAI announced a $36 million Series A round led by Battery Ventures, with Accel and Foundation Capital participating. The company will use the funding to expand its network of AI agents that detect and investigate phishing and business email compromise across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

  Source: SecurityWeek2026-07-24T12:01:00.000Z

• Genesis Mission channels $5B+ into US AI-for-science push

  On July 22, 2026, the White House announced more than $5 billion in federal commitments to expand the Genesis Mission, a national AI-for-science initiative anchored at the Department of Energy. Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI simultaneously unveiled new in‑kind AI and cloud commitments, while NSF, NIH and leading universities detailed funded research campaigns under the program.

  Source: The White House2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

• Nine Entertainment cuts 30 Australian newsroom jobs amid AI disruption

  On July 21, 2026, Nine Entertainment told staff it will cut around 30 roles at the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, citing an ‘extreme state of disruption’ from AI. Management said the move is part of shifting toward more digital‑first, data‑driven roles as AI search and summaries erode traditional traffic and subscriptions.

  Source: The Guardian2026-07-21T06:05:00.000Z

• Cassava and Microsoft bring Azure ExpressRoute Metro to Johannesburg

  Cassava Technologies announced on July 20, 2026 that Microsoft has designated Africa Data Centres’ JHB1 facility in Johannesburg as an Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location. Through subsidiaries Africa Data Centres and Liquid C2, Cassava will offer Secure CloudConnect, giving African enterprises redundant, private connectivity to Microsoft Azure for AI and other critical workloads.

  Source: TechEconomy.ng2026-07-20T21:09:01.771Z

• Generative AI may erode human persistence and critical thinking, studies warn

  An AFP report published by Pakistan’s Dawn on July 16, 2026 highlights new research suggesting that heavy reliance on generative AI tools can weaken long-term learning, persistence and critical thinking. Studies cited include work showing students who offload tasks to AI perform better in the short term but worse once the tools are removed.

  Source: Dawn (AFP)2026-07-16T02:28:00.000Z