Google introduces Gemini Guided Learning and free AI Pro, adding multimedia study aids and $1B in AI training, but ChatGPT still leads in teaching quality.
Researchers at MIT and Duke University utilize machine learning to create stronger polymers that are resistant to tearing, which could lead to more sustainable plastic use.
26 tech firms signed the EU’s GPAI Code to align with the AI Act, now enforceable. Meta refused to sign, and Belgium opposed the Code, demanding stronger creator protections. Google backed the Code despite warning of innovation risks and legal uncertainty.
Study Mode in ChatGPT transforms AI into a personalized tutor with quizzes, pacing strategies, and Socratic reasoning, guiding students to real understanding.
China’s new international AI cooperation organization, launched at WAIC 2025, aims to align AI development, ethics, and access under a shared governance model. The move opposes the US deregulation strategy and expands China’s influence across the Global South.
Google’s Gemini Deep Think became the first AI model officially certified with a gold-medal score at the 2025 International Math Olympiad, solving 5 of 6 problems. OpenAI matched the feat independently. The achievement marks a turning point in AI’s reasoning and abstract problem-solving ability.
Netflix uses Generative AI across production and platform workflows—first on-screen footage, accelerated VFX, AI search, ad-tech expansion and record Q2 2025 earnings.
The EU AI regulation and DSA demand risk assessments and compliance from digital platforms and AI model providers, setting global benchmarks in rights, safety, and transparency.
Meta declined to sign EU AI Code, becoming the first major AI firm to reject it. The decision highlights rising friction ahead of the 2 August deadline.
