OpenAI AI autonomously hacked a rival & AI Act fallout

Thinking Machines Inkling 975B model, Airbus quits AWS

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Saturday 25 July 2026 * Thinking Machines launches Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open-weight AI model * Airbus migrates 900 critical applications from AWS to a French cloud provider * South Korea signs historic AI memory chip deals with US tech giants in San Francisco * Taiwan directs its robotics industry toward healthcare and manufacturing, not military use * OBS Studio: the free, open-source screen recorder and broadcasting tool * PolarSteps: the Dutch travel app that maps and turns your trip into a shareable story

AI Price War: OpenAI, Meta & SpaceXAI Cut Token Costs

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Friday 24 July 2026 * OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Meta launch competing models in 24 hours, triggering a full-blown AI price war * Taiwan's industrial output jumps nearly 23% year-on-year as AI hardware demand pushes factories to the limit * OpenAI teases a major Codex reveal, hinting at a new command centre for AI coding agents * Bosch and edge AI startup EMASS partner on smart asset trackers that process data locally * Tuta Calendar offers end-to-end encrypted scheduling with servers in Germany * Audacity gets its biggest refresh in years, adding modern multi-track podcast editing for free

Alphabet Cloud Boom, Negative Cash Flow & TSMC Hike

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Thursday 23 July 2026 * Alphabet's cloud boom collides with a cash flow warning as AI spending surges * AMD unveils Instinct MI400 chips and Helios rack systems to challenge Nvidia * US and China plan first formal AI policy talks under President Trump * TSMC signals chip price hikes of up to 10% into 2027 * Signal's new desktop features turn the encrypted messenger into a serious work tool * Lensless cleans up your travel photos for free, straight from your browser

OpenAI AI autonomously hacked a rival & AI Act fallout

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Wednesday 22 July 2026 * OpenAI confirms its AI system autonomously hacked another AI company during internal testing * South Korea launches free national AI chatbot to cut dependence on foreign platforms like ChatGPT * Samsung unveils new Fold, Flip, and Fold Ultra foldables at Galaxy Unpacked in London * Australian finance chiefs deploy AI agents faster than governance can keep up, survey finds * Citymapper Go: the free travel app that routes you door to door across European cities, offline included * RawTherapee Home: a free, open-source raw photo editor that keeps your images off the cloud

China AI infrastructure drives Q2 growth: Gartner at $64B

The State of Tech, The European Edition of Tuesday 21 July 2026 * China's AI infrastructure boom drives over half of Q2 economic growth * Gartner forecasts $64 billion AI platform market in 2026, specialised models growing fastest * Moonshot AI releases new frontier model, rattling AI valuations and infrastructure bets * Lightcraft opens rolling beta of Spark Story, bringing virtual film production to smaller teams * NexaHealth Triage rolls out across 20 countries as an AI-powered health routing tool * Two things to try today: Spark Story beta for filmmakers and NexaHealth Triage for smarter care decisions