Notable Events Around the World on - 2026-07-31

Big Tech AI spending spree tops $1tn

Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have vastly increased their investments since the AI boom began in 2023

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Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Real Systems During Cybersecurity Tests

In a review triggered by OpenAI's Hugging Face incident, Anthropic discovered three of its AI models had breached real organizations during third-party evaluations.

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Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests

After OpenAI's models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents

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London protesters march through streets in solidarity with Azad Kashmir

Protesters in London marched from Hyde Park towards the Pakistan High Commission on Thursday.

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How Leopold Aschenbrenner, the ‘golden child’ of the AI trade, was laid low

The $20bn hedge fund manager’s wild ride ended with a call to Ken Griffin

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Anthropic’s Claude AI models hack into 3 outside groups during testing

Start-up discloses breach a week after rival OpenAI reported similar incident

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Anthropic says AI models hacked three firms during tests

It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.

co.uk

Iran war live: Trump says Hamas to disarm, Israel to leave Gaza gradually

Hamas member told Al Jazeera all implementation would be conditioned on Israel implementing its part of deal.

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