[7/10 00:00] Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's No. 2 role / Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI over withheld evidence

[7/10 01:00] OpenAI says GPT-5.6 is the "preferred model" for Microsoft 365 Copilot amid breakup chatter / JPMorgan builds AI agents that beat the 60/40 portfolio in backtests - Bloomberg

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. Topics: 1. OpenAI says GPT-5.6 is the "preferred model" for Microsoft 365 Copilot amid breakup chatter https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/openai-says-gpt-5-6-is-the-preferred-model-for-microsoft-copilot-amid-breakup-chatter/ 2. JPMorgan builds AI agents that beat the 60/40 portfolio in backtests - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/jpmorgan-builds-ai-agents-that-beat-60-40-portfolio-in-backtests 3. Two new ETFs explicitly exclude Elon Musk companies https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/dont-want-to-invest-in-elon-musk-two-new-etfs-explicitly-exclude-him/ 4. University of Chicago Law School bans devices for first-year students as part of AI strategy https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-law-school-bans-1st-year-students-phones-laptops-ai-strategy/

[7/10 00:00] Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's No. 2 role / Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI over withheld evidence

AI News Flash for July 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI's No. 2 role https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/fidji-simo-steps-down-from-openais-no-2-role/ 2. Publishers ask court to sanction OpenAI over withheld evidence https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/new-york-times-says-openai-hid-evidence-in-chatgpt-copyright-trial/ 3. Nexchip debuts in Hong Kong after $890 million listing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/nexchip-set-to-debut-in-hong-kong-after-890-million-listing 4. AI reveals hidden slow slip events on the San Andreas Fault https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-reveals-hidden-san-andreas.html

[7/9 23:00] AI agent startup Lyzr let its agent run its $100M fundraise / NHTSA weighs removing steering wheel requirement for driverless cars

AI News Flash for July 09, 2026 at 23:00 UTC. Topics: 1. AI agent startup Lyzr let its agent run its $100M fundraise https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/an-ai-agent-startup-just-let-its-agent-run-its-100-million-fundraise/ 2. NHTSA weighs removing steering wheel requirement for driverless cars https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/driverless-cars-steering-wheel-requirement-us-nhtsa/ 3. New York first US state to ban smart glasses in all courthouses https://www.engadget.com/2211151/new-york-first-us-state-ban-smart-glasses-all-courthouses/ 4. The AI hire that answers to no one - PYMNTS analysis https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/the-ai-hire-doesnt-answer-to-anyone/

[7/9 22:00] Microsoft emissions surge 25% / Musk calls Anthropic the leader

AI News Flash for July 09, 2026 at 22:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Microsoft emissions surge 25% https://www.kuow.org/stories/microsoft-s-climate-warming-emissions-surge-25-percent-driven-by-ai 2. Musk calls Anthropic the leader https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-anthropic-ai-leader-rival-claude-spacexai-2026-7 3. Medical AI bias study https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-medical-ai-biased-paper.html 4. Employee AI adoption isn't one-size-fits-all https://phys.org/news/2026-07-employee-ai-isnt-size.html

[7/9 21:00] Fed Chair Warsh names task forces - Andreessen to lead AI, productivity and jobs team / Lutnick presses SK Hynix and Samsung to boost US memory output

AI News Flash for July 09, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Fed Chair Warsh names task forces - Andreessen to lead AI, productivity and jobs team https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/09/federal-reserve-enlists-marc-andreessen-advise-ai-under-warsh/ 2. Lutnick presses SK Hynix and Samsung to boost US memory output https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-09/lutnick-presses-sk-hynix-samsung-to-boost-memory-output-in-us 3. OpenAI discontinues ChatGPT Atlas browser, folds features into unified desktop app https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/963654/openai-chatgpt-atlas-ai-browser-shut-down-sunset 4. Anthropic's J-lens reveals hidden space where Claude puzzles over concepts https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/09/1140293/anthropic-found-a-hidden-space-where-claude-puzzles-over-concepts/