[7/11 19:00] MiniMax CEO forgoes salary until AGI, seeks $2 billion / ThorArena benchmark tests humanoid robots against real-world forces

[7/12 04:00] AI for radiopharmaceutical drug discovery and dosimetry (JMIR review) / Enterprises shifting to small models ("small is beautiful") — The Register

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 04:00 UTC. Topics: 1. AI for radiopharmaceutical drug discovery and dosimetry (JMIR review) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-ai-radiopharmaceutical-drug-discovery-optimizes.html 2. Enterprises shifting to small models ("small is beautiful") — The Register https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/11/ai-customers-are-coming-around-to-the-idea-that-small-is-beautiful/5268070

[7/12 03:00] Australia AI copyright lobbying, Labor split / Endicott NY 12-month AI data center moratorium

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 03:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Australia AI copyright lobbying, Labor split https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/12/ai-australia-will-labor-water-down-copyright-laws-datacentres 2. Endicott NY 12-month AI data center moratorium https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/york-village-eyes-12-month-015700178.html

[7/12 02:00] 1X NEO tendon-driven robot hand / Björn Ulvaeus / CISAC AI music

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. Topics: 1. 1X NEO tendon-driven robot hand https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/09/1x-unveils-new-dexterous-tendon-driven-hand-for-its-neo-humanoid-robots/ 2. Björn Ulvaeus / CISAC AI music https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ain-t-seen-nothing-yet-010117634.html 3. Dongfang Suanxin China 3D-stacking AI chip https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3359336/chinese-ai-chip-start-exits-stealth-mode-bets-3d-stacking-bypass-us-controls

[7/12 01:00] Mira Murati / Thinking Machines Lab — human-centered AI / Tinker / customizable weights / Phia AI shopping app — cookie-stuffing fake affiliate clicks

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Mira Murati / Thinking Machines Lab — human-centered AI / Tinker / customizable weights https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/11/mira-muratis-thinking-machines-lab-makes-the-technical-case-for-human-centered-ai-built-on-customizable-model-weights/ 2. Phia AI shopping app — cookie-stuffing fake affiliate clicks https://www.engadget.com/2212973/phoebe-gates-ai-shopping-app-phia-affiliate-sales-fake-clicks/ 3. Reed Jobs / Yosemite — $350M second fund first close, AI cancer drug discovery https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/11/reed-jobs-would-rather-talk-about-curing-cancer-than-his-last-name/ 4. Axon board — appoints two AI veterans https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/capital-goods/nasdaq-axon/axon-enterprise/news/axon-enterprise-axon-appoints-two-ai-veterans-to-its-board

[7/12 00:00] Northwestern cerebellum-inspired memtransistor / Active Memory Agent tackling behavioral state decay

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Northwestern cerebellum-inspired memtransistor https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-brain-hardware-faster-power-anomaly.html 2. Active Memory Agent tackling behavioral state decay https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-research/2026/active-memory-defeating-behavioral-state-decay