The Swiss AI Initiative is releasing a large language model developed on public infrastructure and trained on the 'Alps' supercomputer. This open-source AI model offers multilingual fluency in over 1,000 languages and dialects, designed for applications in science, education, healthcare, robotics, and climate studies.

On July 13, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated China is unlikely to use US AI chips due to risks and sufficient domestic capabilities, advocating for reopening markets like China. He believes the Chinese military will avoid using US technology.

SpaceX invested $2 billion in xAI as part of a $5 billion funding round to support the development of Grok, an AI model integrated into Starlink and being tested in Tesla firmware.

On July 14, 2025, Elon Musk stated that merging Tesla and xAI is not appropriate and he will ask Tesla shareholders to vote on the investment in xAI; xAI is negotiating to raise over $120 billion and is valued up to $200 billion.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8, launched on July 9, 2025, features Gemini AI developed with Google, offering AI coaching and voice assistant improvements, with a release date of July 25, 2025.

A July 14, 2025 article warns about the risks of using AI chatbots like ChatGPT in mental health care, highlighting the dangers of AI providing harmful advice and contradicting best practices.

A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in Google Gemini for Workspace, where attackers insert malicious commands into emails, executed when the recipient uses Gemini's 'Summarize this email' feature, to generate phishing warnings.

Nintendo Switch 2 users were temporarily banned from Nintendo Switch Online for playing used games, which were identified as pirated copies, with bans lifted after providing proof of purchase.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy discussed the impact of AI on jobs, with Huang emphasizing AI will augment jobs and Jassy believing AI will create new opportunities.

LINE Yahoo mandated generative AI use for 11,000 employees starting July 14, 2025, focusing on research, document creation, and meetings, aiming to double business efficiency within three years.

Malaysia restricted the export and transit of U.S.-made AI chips to prevent illegal trade, especially to China, requiring permits for exports, connections, and transit.

On July 13, 2025, ZDNET reported agentic AI is transforming business strategy, with PwC citing examples including a technology company reducing phone time by 25% and a hospitality company reducing review times by 94%.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the delay of the open-weight AI model release due to the need for additional safety tests and a review of high-risk areas, initially planned for the week of July 14, 2025.

UK businesses are reducing hiring for jobs likely to be affected by AI, with a 31% decrease in online job postings and a 38% drop in roles expected to be significantly altered by AI.

On July 13, 2025, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicted a '10x' increase in AI crypto integration, with the bitcoin price recently hitting almost $119,000.

In a Fast Company article published on July 10, 2025, Juan Orlandini, CTO of Insight Enterprises, discusses the transformative potential of AI PCs in the workplace, predicting nearly 94% of global commercial device shipments will be AI PCs by 2028.

Axios published a report on ad economics for Q2 2025, highlighting the impact of AI disruption, regulatory scrutiny, macroeconomic headwinds, and geopolitical tensions on the advertising industry, with concerns raised about declining search traffic.

In an interview published on July 13, 2025, GM CEO Mary Barra discussed GM's EV strategy amid shifting political and economic conditions, remaining committed to an all-electric future with a flexible timeline.

Engadget and ZDNET report on post-Prime Day Apple deals, including discounts on Apple AirPods Pro 2, the 11-inch iPad Air M3, Apple Watch Series 10, and the latest M4 MacBook Air.

Engadget's review of the best cheap fitness trackers for 2025 highlights the Xiaomi Mi Band 8 as the top pick, praised for its easy interface, comfortable design, and detailed workout reports.

On Jul 12, 2025, WIRED published a 7/10 review of the Timekettle T1 Handheld Translator, highlighting its pocketability, intuitive use, and ability to work offline, supporting 40 languages with multiple dialects.

ZDNET reviews the Motorola Razr Ultra, a $1,300 flagship flip phone featuring a titanium-reinforced hinge plate, Pantone-validated finishes, and AI integrations with Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Perplexity.

Christopher Null reviews the LG Gram Pro 16 (2025), noting its thin and light design, 16-inch touchscreen with a 2,880 x 1,800 pixel resolution and a 144-Hz refresh rate, but criticizes the weak battery life.

WIRED reviewed the Garmin Forerunner 970, a high-end running watch, on 2025-07-13, giving it an 8/10 rating, priced at $750, featuring a 1.4-inch AMOLED display, a flashlight, and new training features.

On July 14, 2025, Rianne Schestowitz reviewed RefreshOS 2.5 on Tux Machines, noting it is a user-friendly, open-source Linux distribution based on Debian, featuring a KDE Plasma desktop environment.

On July 14, 2025, LG Electronics announced its entry into the AI component market by developing equipment for memory chip production, specifically hybrid bonders for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), aiming for completion by 2028.

Moonshot AI released the Kimi K2 open-source language model, based on a Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture, excelling in coding, reasoning, and agent tasks, with 1 trillion parameters and 32 billion active parameters.

Meta is heavily investing in AI and XR, aiming to develop advanced AR smart glasses, with early sales of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses showing promise and Zuckerberg hoping this project will replace smartphones.

This week, Samsung teased its trifold phone expected to launch in 2025, Ikea announced new Matter smart home devices, and Hugging Face unveiled the Reachy Mini robot.

Mercari launched the 'Market Price Search' feature on its app, enabling users to research item prices and shipping costs via image or keyword search, displaying the market price based on recent transactions and shipping fees.

Jack Dorsey launched Sun Day, an app designed to track sun exposure, on July 14, 2025, built using Block’s AI assistant Goose, estimating sun exposure and calculating vitamin D synthesis based on user input, location, and data from the Apple Health app.

Samsung has agreed to acquire Xealth, a Seattle-based startup that assists healthcare providers in managing digital health tools; the financial terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed.

Hertz is increasing its use of the UVeye AI system for rental car returns, which scans vehicles for damage, potentially leading to disputes over charges, with plans to expand the system to approximately 100 more locations by the end of 2025.

In the latest edition of The Verge's Installer newsletter, published on July 13, 2025, Jay Peters discusses the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, the Nothing Phone 3 and Headphone 1, and Perplexity’s Comet browser.

Bloomberg's AI Engineering Group is presenting three information retrieval (IR) research papers at the 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference (SIGIR 2025) in Padua, Italy, from July 13-17, 2025, focusing on making IR systems more robust and effective.

24M Technologies is developing Impervio, a three-layer separator to prevent EV battery fires by blocking dendrite formation and detecting short circuits, designed to be cost-effective and integrated into existing separators.