科技日报 · 2026-07-17

Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it's created 36 characters with "consistent voices and personas" that creators can use

Samsung’s 55-inch Frame art TV is $200 cheaper than usual

Samsung’s Frame is different from your average 4K TV. Its biggest selling point involves what it does when you aren’t actively using it. It can display art, turning your living room into a gallery. The Frame has bezels that make it look like — you guessed it — framed art, and its matte finish can […

Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI

Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it's "increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more qu

Why are people buying so many CDs?

CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year. The growth i

Kalshi says it caught Trump’s teleprompter operator insider trading

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside informatio

New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state

New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and] po

Ecovacs’ self-cleaning Deebot X11 has hit a new low price

Sometimes it feels like keeping your floors clean is one of those never-ending chores, which is why it's nice to have a versatile robot vacuum take it off your hands. The Ecovacs Deebot X11 robovac / mop hybrid is designed to do just that, and it's now $699 ($400 off) at Amazon and directly from […]

Google is better than Apple at playing the AI regulations game

Today, the European Union ordered Google to give its AI rivals greater access to Android, the open-source operating system that powers billions of devices worldwide. The demand is hardly surprising. It may look like a defeat on paper for Google, which has spent years resisting exactly this kind of a

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San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

In the wake of a massive hours-long gridlock event, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has told state regulators it's time to put more requirements on robotaxi operators like Waymo.

SpaceX suddenly aborts second Starship V3 launch after ignition

The company didn't immediately say what went wrong. SpaceX's stock plunged more than 4% in after-hours trading before paring losses.

Coca-Cola suspended production at its Fairlife dairy after a ransomware attack

Coca Cola said dairy production at its Fairlife unit will "remain suspended" in the United States following a hack.

Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills)

Ryan Beiermeister, who demonstrated cool analysis in the Founders Fund YouTube series "Mafia," has joined the firm as a partner.

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos

Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered tools for generating and editing videos from prompts and reference images.

Roblox launches an AI-powered game-creation feature in its mobile app

Roblox's new "Build" feature lets users generate basic games using a single text prompt.

Oil giant BP shutters its corporate venture arm after 20 years

BP Ventures is shutting down, ending a nearly 20-year run that was marked by reportedly lackluster returns.

Uber’s $14.8B Delivery Hero deal would nearly double its global footprint

Uber has agreed to acquire Delivery Hero in a $14.8 billion all-stock deal that would nearly double the company’s global footprint and create one of the world’s largest food-delivery platforms outside China.

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Pete Hegseth’s Plan for ‘High T’ Troops Is a Junk-Science Fever Dream

The defense secretary’s idea of administering testosterone therapy to members of the US Armed Forces reveals little understanding of the complexity of hormones.

Why Apple Sued OpenAI, New York Takes on Data Centers, and What to Know about Cyclosporiasis

On today’s Uncanny Valley, we unpack OpenAI’s ongoing drama, both legal and reputational, and whether these developments could further hurt the company—particularly in its fight against Anthropic.

Salad Chains Are Seeing Foot Traffic Drop Over Cyclosporiasis Fears

Foot traffic to leafy green chains is falling, data shows. Still, a few brave souls who spoke to WIRED were determined to get their fix. “I honestly didn’t even think about” the risk of explosive diarrhea, one says.

Do Face Masks Help With Wildfire Smoke? Yes, But More Is Needed

As wildfire smoke threatens air quality and safety for millions, here’s your playbook to keep your family safe from the damaging effects of smoke.

Review: Xgimi Titan Noir Max Home Projector (2026)

This remarkably vivid home projector has deep inky blacks, without a five-figure price tag.

Everyone Thinks They Have the Diarrhea Parasite

Cyclosporiasis isn’t the only thing spreading across the US. So is anxiety about getting hit with it.

Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster

The company endorsed landmark AI transparency laws in California and New York last year, but its head of US state and local policy says they may already be outdated.

Swatch’s New Gold MoonSwatch Solves the Problem of the Nightmare Royal Pop Launch

Swatch’s latest MoonSwatch is the Mission to the Moon 1969, a limited-edition model with components crafted from Omega’s 18K Moonshine Gold. To get one, you'll have to join a lottery.

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The Download: OpenAI unveils GPT-Red and heat pumps rise in the US

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to

Why heat pumps are still so hot in the US

It feels as if it should be illegal to even think about heating appliances during the height of summer—seriously, these heat waves in New York have been brutal—but we need to talk about heat pumps. The appliances use electricity for heating, they’re incredibly efficient, and they’re on the rise. (Fo

Meet GPT-Red: an LLM super-hacker OpenAI built to make its models safer

OpenAI has built an LLM super-hacker called GPT-Red that it uses as a sparring partner to help its other models boost their defenses against cyberattacks. Last week the company released the latest version of its flagship LLM, GPT-5.6. OpenAI says that training it against GPT-Red made the model its m

The Download: a useful quantum machine and a record-breaking subsea tunnel

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data…

The Download: Claude’s inner workings, and the future of world models

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show —James O’Donnell When Anthropic announced last week that it had found a new window into its models’ “in

PsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light

The machine that could change the world will be housed in a room that looks like a data center crossed with an ice cream factory. Inside will be some 100 stainless-steel cabinets, each about six feet tall and connected to a supply of liquid helium that keeps them only a few degrees above absolute ze

What Anthropic’s latest AI discovery does—and doesn’t—show

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Anthropic—currently the world’s most valuable AI company, with a nearly $1 trillion valuation—has a reputation for publishing strange and heady research. It’s loo

The Download: a donor conception cap and world models for AI

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Sperm donors need limits, says a European fertility group Ties van der Meer doesn’t know how many siblings he has. The 47-year-old was conceived at a private fert

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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start

"Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."

Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing

Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.

HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs

Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.

T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines

T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.

It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android

Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.

xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.

Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory

Hyundai aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting with US factories in 2028.

Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say

If only someone could have predicted it.

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36氪首发 | 港科大博士创业做机器人全身触觉系统，红杉、瓴智、智元共同押注

作者 | 乔钰杰编辑 | 袁斯来硬氪获悉，全身多模态融合触觉解决方案公司模感科技（MoSense）近日完成数千万元天使轮融资，投资方包括红杉中国、高瓴创投及智元机器人。本轮融资资金将主要用于加速研发、团队扩充、算力投入及量产测试体系建设。模感科技成立于2026年5月，总部注册于上海，在深圳前海设有研发中心，聚焦机器人全身多模态触觉感知系统研发。公司正式成立仅一个月便获得头部美元基金及人形厂商的共同押注。随着人形机器人逐步从展示场景走向工业制造、物流搬运及家庭服务等真实复杂人物场景，机器人对环境的全面泛化感知能力正成为制约落地的重要瓶颈。相比视觉能够获取环境信息，触觉负责感知接触、受力、

36氪首发 | 前蔚来、华为智驾核心成员联手创业具身世界模型，三个月内完成数亿元融资

作者 | 乔钰杰编辑 | 袁斯来硬氪获悉，具身智能世界模型公司日冕开物（北京日冕机器人有限公司）近期完成连续两轮种子轮融资，融资合计金额达数亿元人民币，由鼎峰科创、远图未来、百度风投、沃衍资本、武岳峰科创、万林国际共同参与投资。同时，新一轮融资也在同步交割中。此前融资资金主要用于自研世界模型 LaMPA 的研发迭代、强化学习体系建设，以及数据闭环和产品交付能力的持续完善。日冕开物成立于2026年3月，聚焦物理世界基础模型研发，希望打造能够理解物理世界、预测环境变化并驱动机器人执行任务的基础模型，帮助机器人从单一场景能力，逐步迈向跨场景泛化。日冕创始团队均为清华自动驾驶背景，主导过行业

36氪首发 | 这家人形机器人ODM厂商获千万融资，飞荣达、索辰科技接连下注

图源/企业本文约 2400 字，建议阅读 6 分钟作者丨欧雪编辑丨袁斯来硬氪获悉，人形机器人ODM方案商半醒具身（BXI Robotics）于近期完成千万元级新一轮融资，投资方为A股上市公司索辰科技。本轮资金将主要用于下一代人形机器人研发及海外市场拓展。此前，半醒具身曾于2025年完成首轮机构融资，投资方为上市公司飞荣达。半醒具身成立于2022年，但团队早在2020年便开始了人形机器人的研发工作。公司联合创始人兼CEO陈彦2003年毕业于东南大学计算机专业，在投身机器人创业前拥有多年二级市场量化交易经验；联合创始人刘福强本科毕业于西南科技大学，大学期间连续四年参加全国大学生机器人大赛

自研氢能催化剂关键材料，稳定性提升50%，「铂氢科技」完成数千万元Pre-A轮融资 | 36氪首发

36氪获悉，苏州铂氢科技源科技有限公司（以下简称「铂氢科技」）宣布完成数千万元Pre-A轮融资。本轮融资由东运创投领投、新晖资本跟投，老股东熔拓资本追投，资金将主要用于催化剂与膜电极新产线建设、研发及运营团队扩充。铂氢科技成立于2023年5月，专注于氢能等新兴领域的贵金属催化剂及膜电极等下游产品研发、生产与销售。产品矩阵覆盖燃料电池催化剂（铂碳、铂黑、铂钌黑、铂基合金等系列）和水电解催化剂（氧化铱、铱黑、负载型氧化铱、铱钌合金等）两大品类，并申请发明专利和实用新型专利15余件。公司负责人邹亮亮是中国科学院大学博士，现担任苏州科技大学教授、博士生导师，拥有十余年贵金属催化剂研发经验。运营团

独家 | 智谱 ARR 达到10 亿美元，半年增长 15 倍

文 | 周鑫雨编辑 | 张雨忻智能涌现从多个独立信源处获悉，截至 2026 年 7 月，智谱的 ARR（年度经常性收入）已经达到 10 亿美元。截至发稿前，针对上述信息，智谱未回复。过去一年，AI Coding 和视频生成模型已经成为全球造血能力最强的 AI 赛道。海外，Anthropic 的 Claude Code 仅发布半年，ARR 就飙升至 10 亿美金。这一现金牛产品，也将 Anthropic 的整体估值抬高到万亿美金（2026 年 5 月），超过了 OpenAI。但此前，对于国内大模型公司能否复刻 Anthropic 的财富神话，市场一直抱有疑问。一方面，背靠企业

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今日热点导览 SpaceX市值蒸发近8500亿美元韩国将暂停新的单一股票杠杆ETF上市，以抑制市场波动泡泡玛特创始人王宁带队探访苹果总部亚马逊Leo与南非企业达成协议，预计明年启动卫星互联网服务日本拟采购2.75万颗英伟达Rubin芯片，打造本土机器人AI基础模型 TOP 3大新闻长鑫科技：网上发行初步中签率为0.40995452% 36氪获悉，长鑫科技公告，根据上交所提供的数据，本次网上发行有效申购户数为9,428,778户，有效申购股数为816,920,125,000股。网上发行初步中签率为0.40995452%。特朗普头像将被印上硬币，面值1美元美国财政部长贝森特15日说，

商汤001号员工创办AI公司：将AI角色引擎做成护城河，获种子轮融资 | 36氪首发

文丨刘士武 36氪游戏获悉， AI 角色硬件公司酷奇奇科技（Coolqq.com）已完成数千万元种子轮融资，本轮融资由上海浦东人工智能种子基金领投，商汤科技、零以创投跟投。云杉资本Spruce Capital担任长期独家财务顾问。酷奇奇创办于2025年，创始人徐持衡是商汤科技001号员工，师从汤晓鸥教授，与团队共同开发的人脸识别技术，是商汤科技早期最重要的技术里程碑之一。此外，他曾在灵宇宙担任CTO，带领AI教育产品“Ling”从概念落地到完整实现。酷奇奇现阶段的核心产品「CookiePi 角色互动伙伴」是一款分布式多端互动产品：多个AI互动伙伴融入家居各处，主动探索，能陪用户聊天，

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大公司： OPPO：realme新品将聚焦海外市场，中国市场暂停产品更新 36氪从OPPO方面获悉，为了进一步整合集团资源，实现全球产品战略的协同，未来 realme 新品将聚焦海外市场，在中国市场暂停产品更新；一加在中国市场的产品更新保持不变。realme和一加将持续在游戏和性能领域为用户提供优质的体验。 IDC：百度智能云蝉联中国金融大模型市场份额第一 36氪获悉，根据国际数据公司（IDC）最新发布的《中国金融行业生成式AI平台及应用解决方案市场份额，2025》报告，2025年中国金融行业生成式AI市场迎来爆发式增长，整体规模达到17.40亿元人民币，同比增速高达90.4%。在高速增长的赛

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