AI News Archive: July 17, 2026 — Part 13
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- Xi offers four observations on AI development, governance
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday presented four observations on artificial intelligence (AI) development and governance while addressing the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.
- Xi seeks global AI sway as Chinese models spur security alarm
Xi seeks global AI sway as Chinese models spur security alarm The Japan Times
- China wants the world to use its AI – but not all of it
China wants the world to use its AI – but not all of it The Straits Times
- Chinese President Xi Jinping urges equitable development at Shanghai AI forum
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges equitable development at Shanghai AI forum The Straits Times
- China’s Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
China’s Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country The Straits Times
- Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance
Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominance The Straits Times
- China’s Xi Jinping Wants AI to Be Open to the World—and Out of America’s Control
Beijing is building an AI coalition with 29 countries, including Russia.
- China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
SHANGHAI - Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday, urging international cooperation on its development at a major conference in Shanghai.
- China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing
China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing San Francisco Chronicle
- China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing
China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing Houston Chronicle
- China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing
China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing Dallas News
- China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access
American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two biggest economies.
- China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more global cooperation in the development and governance of artificial intelligence, while promising support for other countries
- China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing
China's Xi calls for more global efforts to guide AI, chides US for its curbs on tech sharing Austin American-Statesman
- Markets may have just experienced their second DeepSeek shock, this time thanks to a Chinese AI lab named after a Pink Floyd album
Markets may have just experienced their second DeepSeek shock, this time thanks to a Chinese AI lab named after a Pink Floyd album Fortune
- Moonshot’s Kimi K3 pushes Chinese AI into Fable-level territory
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 pushes Chinese AI into Fable-level territory Fortune
- Kimi K3 threatens AI business models
There’s now an established pattern: American frontier labs come out with state-of-the-art AI models. Chinese firms then allegedly “distill” those models and use them to train new open-source models.
- Moonshot’s Kimi K3 closes the frontier gap
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- Open Chinese Model Beats Claude Fable 5 in Front End Coding
A new Chinese AI model outperforms Claude Fable 5 in front‑end coding tasks.
- 😼 Kimi K3 goes open
PLUS: Apple gets into China, AI CEOs want rules, and xAI open-sources after a leak
- Anthropic in early talks with Meta to acquire compute power
The talks come weeks after Anthropic announced a similar deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to use the computing capacity at its Colossus 1 data center
- Meta is reportedly considering a multibillion-dollar data center deal with Anthropic
It would open up a completely new business for the Facebook and Instagram maker.
- Anthropic Could Be Looking to Meta for More Computing Power
Anthropic Could Be Looking to Meta for More Computing Power Barron's
- Apple unseats Nvidia to become world's most valuable company as AI bets shift
Apple was last valued at $4.88 trillion as its shares held steady, while Nvidia was roughly at $4.86 trillion, following a 3.5% decline. The shift in the pecking order illustrates that investors are broadening their focus beyond the most obvious beneficiaries of the AI boom, such as Nvidia, which had been at the helm for nearly a year. Apple is reclaiming the top spot for the first time since April last year.
- Apple unseats Nvidia to become world’s most valuable company as AI bets shift
Apple unseats Nvidia to become world’s most valuable company as AI bets shift The Straits Times
- Palantir’s CEO predicts AI will make him 20x richer while middle-class workers get modest raises
Palantir CEO Alex Karp estimated that AI could make him “20x wealthier,“ implying a fortune approaching $300 billion, up from roughly $15 billion today. Middle-class workers, he said, might simply see their salaries double over the next decade. Karp called the disparity “a complete decoupling of unimaginable wealth and normal wealth” and said it is […] This story continues at The Next Web
- Netflix Q2FY26: AI now powers 300+ titles as cloud gaming logs 11x growth in active players
Netflix is scaling generative AI across content production while expanding cloud gaming, children’s games and new entertainment formats, executives said during its Q2 2026 earnings call. The post Netflix Q2FY26: AI now powers 300+ titles as cloud gaming logs 11x growth in active players appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
- Netflix's 300 AI productions show how fast the technology is spreading through entertainment
Netflix now uses AI in about 300 productions, mostly in post-production. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos put specific numbers to the effort: the docuseries "The American Experiment" includes 17 minutes of AI-assisted footage, produced twice as fast at half the cost. The savings will "likely" fund more content rather than shrink the $20 billion budget. The article Netflix's 300 AI productions show how fast the technology is spreading through entertainment appeared first on The Decoder .
- Netflix is using AI in hundreds of shows – and you might have watched them without knowing
Generative artificial intelligence is being used in battle scenes and to grow crowds, company says
- You've Probably Watched One of the 300 Titles on Netflix Produced With AI
The streaming video company with the world's most subscribers has leaned quickly into AI-assisted production.
- Netflix says it has used AI in over 300 titles and there’s no stopping it now
Netflix says generative AI contributed to roughly 300 productions in 2026, helping creators build crowds, battles, environments, and other sequences faster and more cheaply.
- EU orders Google to open Android AI system to rivals
The European Commission said preloading Gemini onto Android devices reduced the attractiveness of rival models for the 60% of EU adults who use Android.
- EU wants Google to open Android AI features to rivals
EU wants Google to open Android AI features to rivals YourStory.com
- EU orders Google to open Android and search data to AI rivals
The EU has ordered Google to expand Android access for rival AI assistants and share anonymised search data with competitors under the Digital Markets Act. The post EU orders Google to open Android and search data to AI rivals appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
- AI predictions for France vs. England World Cup third-place match
AI predictions for France vs. England World Cup third-place match USA Today
- EU orders Google to open services to AI, search rivals under Big Tech rules
EU regulators have told Google to give OpenAI, other AI developers and search competitors greater access to its services under the Digital Markets Act, despite the company's objections
- Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-mandated changes
Google required to open up to AI, search engine rivals under EU-mandated changes
- Google must open Android to rival AI agents, EU orders
The European Union is stepping up its actions against US tech giants under the Digital Markets Act, which is intended to ensure fair competition between digital platforms. On Thursday, the European Commission issued two rulings to limit Google’s dominance . The Commission ordered Google to open up the Android operating system to AI assistants other than its own Gemini, ensuring that they had the same access to applications and operating system services. A second ruling ordered Google to share search data that only it is big enough to collect with other search engines. Google has hit back at the measures, warning that they could create security issues for users. “Today’s decisions risk undermining vital privacy and security guardrails for millions of Europeans. We have repeatedly offered solutions to safeguard users while satisfying the DMA’s goals, but these rulings discount extensive evidence of user harm,” said Kent Walker, Google’s President of Global Affairs, in a company blog post . The EU move doesn’t just cause problems for Google but for CISOs as well, warned Roman Stanek, CEO of Good Data AI. “Enterprise security has always leaned on a simple assumption, that apps are boxes, and the OS decides what crosses the box. But once multiple agents get equal system-level reach, access to screen context, cross-app actions, background execution, that assumption breaks. “CISOs need to stop treating ‘AI assistant’ as a single, well-understood permission and start treating it as a category risk, one they have to govern like they govern app stores and MDM policies today. That requires device policies that name which agents can hold system-level permissions, not just which apps are installed. It means DLP and conditional access rules that account for an agent reading and acting on data, not just an app requesting it.,” he said.
- EU to force Google to share data and access with competitors
Google warns that new legal orders could put EU users’ privacy at risk. Read more: EU to force Google to share data and access with competitors
- EU forces Google to open AI and Search products
EU forces Google to open AI and Search products Computing UK
- EU Orders Google to Open Android AI Features, Share Search Data With Rivals
EU rules will make Google share anonymized search data and give rival AI assistants broader access to Android features across Europe. The post EU Orders Google to Open Android AI Features, Share Search Data With Rivals appeared first on TechRepublic .
- China’s Z.ai is closing in on $1 billion in annual AI revenue
China’s Z.ai is closing in on $1 billion in annual AI revenue YourStory.com
- China’s Z.ai reaches USD 1 billion in ARR after 15-fold growth in six months
Its ARR reportedly grew faster than Anthropic’s did at the same stage.
- Google now lets users connect apps to AI Mode in Search
Google is adding Instacart, Canva and YouTube Music integrations to AI Mode, letting users complete tasks across apps while raising questions about privacy, control and liability. The post Google now lets users connect apps to AI Mode in Search appeared first on MEDIANAMA .
- Google AI Mode Now Supports More Connected Apps Including YouTube Music for Everyday Tasks
Google announced that users can now link and interact with some of thier go-to services right in AI Mode. Google has integrated with Canva, Instacart, and YouTube Music in the AI Mode, and it will help users complete tasks across regularly used apps. Google says it will assist users with their shopping and planning activities. Google AI Mode's integration with third-p...
- 1Password Lets Claude AI Access Your Accounts Without Revealing Passwords
1Password has introduced 1Password for Claude, a new integration that allows Anthropic's AI assistant to sign in to websites without accessing users' passwords or one-time passcodes. The feature relies on biometric approval and securely fills credentials stored in a user's 1Password vault. The company also announced Agentic Mode, which limits AI agents to approved cre...
- Claude can now enter all your passwords for you - if you give it permission
1Password partnership will mean Claude will never see the secrets or load them into its own memory.
- Claude can now use your passwords to carry out tasks for you
Claude can now complete real-world tasks like booking travel, managing accounts, and shopping online
- 1Password Lets Claude Sign In Without Revealing Passwords
1Password's new Claude integration lets AI agents sign in to websites without exposing passwords, adding user approval and credential protection. The post 1Password Lets Claude Sign In Without Revealing Passwords appeared first on TechRepublic .
- You can now let Claude handle your passwords, assuming you’re cool with that
1Password now lets Claude use saved credentials without exposing your passwords to the AI.