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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1357, Bartolus de Saxoferrato Italian academic and jurist (born 1313) passed away. In 1929, Svein Ellingsen, Norwegian visual artist and hymnist (died 2020) was born. In 1932, Per Nørgård, Danish composer and music theorist (died 2025) was born. In 1934, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut was born. In 1943, Chris Serle, English journalist and actor was born. In 1956, The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. In 1965, Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter and illustrator (born 1895) passed away. In 1981, Mirco Lorenzetto, Italian cyclist was born. In 1982, Shin-Soo Choo, South Korean baseball player was born. In 1996, Pandro S. Berman, American director, producer, and production manager (born 1905) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Musk’s SpaceXAI ships ‘Opus-class’ Grok 4.5 to undercut OpenAI and Anthropic

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July 8, 2026

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Musk’s SpaceXAI ships ‘Opus-class’ Grok 4.5 to undercut OpenAI and Anthropic

SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, its most capable model yet. It is the company’s first release since going public and buying the AI coding startup Cursor. This is the joint model the two firms had raced to ship. Elon Musk aimed it squarely at coding and agentic work, not casual chat. “It is an Opus-class [] This story continues at The Next Web

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Ethereum on Medium

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· Jul 8, 2026

从PayPal黑帮到SpaceX黑帮:下一个造富机器已在酝酿

最近在网上看到一篇文章SpaceX的“大航海时代”一位前高管眼中的火箭AI与马斯克详见参考链接Continue reading on Medium »

The Register

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· Jul 8, 2026

The AI that spawned MechaHitler and deepfake porn puts on a suit to become legal advisor and Excel jockey

The newly renamed SpaceXAI wants you to believe little ol' Grok is all grown up

Middle East News 247

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· Jul 9, 2026

Unifonic unveils new brand identity as Saudi Arabia’s premier AI-native CX platform

Unifonic, a homegrown Saudi technology leader serving markets across the Middle East, is marking a new chapter in its development journey by repositioning itself as the most trusted AI-native Customer Experience (CX) platform for emerging markets, empowering enterprises and public sector customers to deliver adaptive, predictive and ROI-driven customer experiences. Building on a strong legacy [] The post Unifonic unveils new brand identity as Saudi Arabia’s premier AI-native CX platform appeared first on Middle East News 247.

First Things Magazine

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· Jul 3, 2026

Pärt’s Music of the Word

The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been described as spiritual, transcendent, Eastern, angelic, ethereal, mystical, ascetic, tranquil, otherworldly. Jeremy Begbie adds “escapist” to the modifiers, criticizing Pärt... The post Pärt’s Music of the Word appeared first on First Things.

GLAAD

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· Jul 1, 2026

Meet the Year 3 EMEI Cohort: Ari Moren

Written by Shar Jossell A painter and visual storyteller, Ari Moren is a member of GLAAD’s 2026 EMEI cohort, where she is developing a body of work rooted in memory, intimacy, and shared human experience. Her paintings invite viewers into moments that feel deeply personal while remaining universally familiar. Memory is the foundation of Moren’s [...] The post Meet the Year 3 EMEI Cohort: Ari Moren first appeared on GLAAD.

The korea Herald News

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· Jun 29, 2026

When sound meets light: Yang In-mo and Kimchi and Chips

When the GS Arts Center approached digital art duo Kimchi and Chips last year with a proposal to collaborate with a classical violinist, the artists were hesitant. The timeline was tight, but the heavier weight was the prospect of fusing two art forms so different in texture. That unease lifted, the duo says, the moment it first sat down with violinist Yang In-mo. We had no idea where the journey of this collaboration would end up, the duo said in a recent email interview, but talking with Ya

E! Online

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· Jul 1, 2026

Victoria’s Secret PINK Recreated the Iconic Legally Blonde Bikini

This new collab is totally major! Just in time to watch the new Amazon Prime Video series Elle, you can shop the recently-released collaboration from Victoria's Secret PINK, which (obviously)...

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· Jul 8, 2026

New Name, New Grok: SpaceXAI Officially Ties Its Brand to the World’s Most Problematic Chatbot

Good luck with that.

ANTARA News

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· Jun 24, 2026

Campari Red Hands Apac 2026, The Regional Bartending Competition Returns In Search Of The Next Red Hands Icon

An icon born out of red passion, Campari – the flagship brand of its namesake group and the heart of ...

The Standard

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· Jul 3, 2026

Jesy Nelson shares heartbreaking moment she was told her twin daughters' SMA diagnosis

The former Little Mix star is the focus of the new Amazon Prime documentary Jesy Nelson: Life Changing

ComicBook.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

An Uncut Sheet of Topps Simpsons’ Trading Cards Is Pure 90s Nostalgia, But Is It Actually Worth the Price?

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· Jul 2, 2026

Texas Instruments: Rich Valuation, Muted Upside - A Hold For Now

Texas Instruments: Rich Valuation, Muted Upside - A Hold For Now

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· Jul 1, 2026

Charli XCX Gets Candid About What Makes Her Feel Like an ‘Outsider’ in Both the Music Industry and Her Family

One thing we’ve come to learn and love about Charli XCX is her maximalist odes to excess. Brat took over the world’s imagination by pushing classic dance and club aesthetics into the modern world. At a time when everything in the world felt extremely deflating, the fun, trashy music made for peak escapism. However, unless []

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· Jun 30, 2026

🚨💣 ANOTHER RECORD DEAL DONE! UNITED: WHY OFF, WHAT’S NEXT! TCHOUAMENI, BASTONI, SCOTT, MALO GUSTO…

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· Jun 30, 2026

Livies and Lego Unite: These Five New Sets Celebrate Olivia Rodrigo's Music

Now I see the world in purple, purple.

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· Jul 6, 2026

Amazon’s New ‘Tomb Raider’ Video Game Star on Becoming Lara Croft, Sophie Turner’s TV Series and the ‘Really, Really Big’ Adventure Coming in ‘Catalyst’

On the heels of a big launch for its new James Bond video game, “007 First Light,” and talks of another 007 film, Amazon is going all in on another classic British character with the upcoming debut of its “Tomb Raider” video game franchise and a live-action TV show. First up will be “Tomb Raider: []

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· Jun 22, 2026

Why Jo Good is the ultimate Second Act icon (and how you can meet her IRL this month)

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Utusan Malaysia

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· Jun 22, 2026

Aisha Retno sifatkan Anggrek ‘kecil-kecil cili padi’

KUALA LUMPUR: Penyanyi dan komposer, Aisha Retno menyifatkan persembahan juara Talk To My Manager 2 (TTMM2), Anggrek, sebagai luar biasa sehingga mampu menyentuh perasaan penonton yang menyaksikannya. Menurut Aisha, kejayaan diraih Anggrek bersama pengurusnya, Adira, bukan disebabkan kehadirannya sebagai artis jemputan, sebaliknya hasil komitmen serta kerja keras yang dipamerkan mereka sepanjang pertandingan berlangsung. “Semua ini ... Read more The post Aisha Retno sifatkan Anggrek ‘kecil-kecil cili padi’ appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

National Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

Broken Social Scene back with first album in a decade: ‘To say the band is happy and grateful is an understatement’

During the course of a half-hour conversation with Broken Social Scene co-founder and frontman Kevin Drew, he is contacted by both Amy Millan and Ariel Engle. On the surface, this isn’t overly surprising. Both vocalists appear on Remember the Humans, Broken Social Scene’s sixth studio record and their first since 2017’s Hug of Thunder. Millan []

Cosmopolitan

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· Jun 22, 2026

Meet the ‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Cast & Characters

But, also...yes, chef?

The Guardian

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· Jul 6, 2026

Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

TKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canada’s Nato tiesCanada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the country’s largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit this week.On Monday the prime minister, Mark Carney, announced the winner of a tightly contested battle for the lucrative government contract to replace their fleet of ageing, secondhand subs, most of which are undergoing maintenance. Continue reading...

The New Stack

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· Jul 8, 2026

“Opus-class, but faster”: What Elon Musk says about beating Anthropic

SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday that Grok 4.5 will be released publicly on Thursday, posting on X, “Based The post “Opus-class, but faster”: What Elon Musk says about beating Anthropic appeared first on The New Stack.

Drudge Report

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· Jul 6, 2026

DC MAXXING: Interns Are Capitol Hill's Newest Main Characters...

DC MAXXING: Interns Are Capitol Hill's Newest Main Characters... (First column, 5th story, link)

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 8, 2026

SpaceX launches Grok 4.5 on same day OpenAI rolls out new model

Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI on Wednesday launched Grok 4.5, what it calls its newest and “smartest” artificial intelligence model to date, on the same day as competitor OpenAI rolled out its new ChatGPT model. The newest Grok model is advertised as a coding and engineering model and is now the default model in Grok Build, SpaceXAI’s []

POLITICO

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· Jul 6, 2026

The man behind the EU’s Kremlin outreach

On today’s episode, we take a closer look at the busy life of António Costa’s right-hand man, Pedro Lourtie. The European Council President’s head of cabinet was recently thrust into the limelight for opening backchannels with Moscow on his boss’s behalf. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur dig deeper into who this man is and how he does his job. []

Korea Times News

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· Jun 27, 2026

Stitching Korean spirit: Costume designer reimagines hanbok for world stage

Stitching Korean spirit: Costume designer reimagines hanbok for world stage

Africa.com

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· Jun 22, 2026

Fatoumata Diawara’s Massa: An Eternal Philosophy of Freedom

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CityNews Montreal

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· Jul 6, 2026

Carney names Germany’s TKMS preferred submarine bidder

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ScienceDaily

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· Jul 11, 2026

Europe just unveiled a new rival to SpaceX’s Starship

A detailed independent study found that SpaceX's Starship is every bit as revolutionary as expected, while revealing both its impressive capabilities and its biggest remaining hurdles. It also introduces an ambitious European rocket concept that could offer a very different route to affordable super heavy launches.

San Antonio Current

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· Jun 23, 2026

Wemby is face of new Louis Vuitton campaign

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is the face for Louis Vuitton’s newly unveiled Spring-Summer 2027 Men’s Collection. The collection was designed by American musician and songwriter Pharrell Williams, who’s also the Men’s Creative Director of the luxury brand. Images Louis Vuitton released Tuesday show the collection as styled on Wemby, the brand’s House Ambassador [] The post Wemby is face of new Louis Vuitton campaign appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Loonie Politics

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· Jul 7, 2026

Real work ‘begins now,’ says TKMS CEO after being named preferred sub bidder

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday named German defence manufacturer TKMS as the preferred bidder to supply the Royal Canadian Navy’s next fleet of submarines, though the company’s CEO says the real work “begins now.” Part of the next phase of negotiations with TKMS will be nailing down details of the industrial benefits [] The post Real work ‘begins now,’ says TKMS CEO after being named preferred sub bidder appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Wired

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· Jun 23, 2026

95 Prime Day Deals on Gear We’ve Tested and Would Spend Our Own Money On

We've gone from A to Z to find Amazon's best Prime Day deals on the gear worth owning.

Bloomberg

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· Jul 8, 2026

SpaceX Has 'Tremendous' Earnings Power, Say Clear Street Analysts

Brian Dobson, managing director senior analyst, and Greg Pendy, director equity analyst, at Clear Street discuss their buy rating on SpaceX and say that they're looking at the rocket business as a 'placeholder' for other growing parts of the business like Starlink or xAI. (Source: Bloomberg)

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