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Both OpenAI and Google DeepMind built experimental models that matched top human contestants at one of the world’s toughest math competitions. OpenAI’s model tackled the full exam under the same conditions as real participants (two 4.5-hour tests, no tools, no internet) and nailed 5 out of 6 problems, good enough for a gold medal. It wasn’t part of the IMO officially, but its answers were graded by former medalists. DeepMind, on the other hand, worked directly with IMO organizers and hit the same 35/42 score, but with one big upgrade: it solved everything in natural language, no expert translation or Lean code needed this time. This puts AI one step closer to doing actual math research, not just acing tests. Both teams used multi-step reasoning, rigorous proofs, and no human help during problem-solving. The takeaway? AI is now creeping into creative reasoning territory, and faster than most experts predicted. Get ready for a future where math PhDs might be tagging in AI for help on open problems.

Trump just unveiled America’s AI Action Plan, a 28-page blueprint aimed at turning the U.S. into a global AI powerhouse. The plan pushes for rapid AI adoption across sectors including the military, slashes state and federal regulations that could slow down innovation, and hints at tighter export controls to keep U.S. tech out of foreign hands. It also calls for upskilling workers and urges developers to build “objective” systems free from ideological bias. The administration sees AI as “an industrial revolution, an information revolution, and a renaissance all at once.” Critics, however, say it’s a Big Tech free-for-all, with minimal guardrails and maximum corporate gain.

Netflix just revealed it used generative AI to create a building collapse scene in its sci-fi series The Eternaut, marking a first for its original content. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the scene was completed 10 times faster and at a much lower cost than traditional VFX. Netflix is also integrating AI into its search and advertising features to boost efficiency and creativity across the platform.

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WEB3

• PNC Bank partners with Coinbase to expand its digital asset services and modernize banking access.

• Polymarket acquires QCEX, a CFTC-licensed derivatives exchange, for $112 million in cash and equity on July 21, 2025, to re-enter the US market.

• Western Union explores stablecoin integration.

• Telegram launches its self-custodial TON Wallet in the U.S., offering crypto transfers, swaps, and purchases to over 100M users, positioning itself as a serious rival to Cash App and Coinbase.

• Crypto exchange Bitgo files to go public.

• CoinDesk’s parent company, Bullish files for an IPO.

AI

• Elon Musk teases “Baby Grok,” a kid-friendly version of his Grok chatbot designed to deliver smart, drama-free AI for the next generation.

• Instacart’s CEO Fidji Simo is joining OpenAI to lead product development and oversee around a third of the company.

• DuckDuckGo now lets users hide AI-generated images from search results with a new privacy-focused filter available in the Images tab or settings.

• The UK government signs a strategic partnership with OpenAI to boost AI security research, expand infrastructure like local data centers, and grow OpenAI’s London presence.

• Dia launches a Skill Gallery to simplify sharing and discovering AI shortcuts for automating everyday tasks.

• Proton releases Lumo, its new AI assistant that is not keeping conversation logs, has end-to-end encryption and offers ghost mode.

• Amazon acquires Bee, the bracelet-sized AI assistant that records, transcribes and organizes users’ lives.

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