Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that generative AI and autonomous agents will transform job functions and reduce corporate workforce needs over time. As part of Amazon’s evolving AI strategy, the shift highlights efficiency goals and reflects broader industry trends in automation and workforce adaptation.

During Drone Show Korea 2025, Bo-Hyung Lee, former commander of South Korea’s Drone Operations Command, emphasized the growing role of artificial intelligence in civilian drone applications. The event showcased AI innovations supporting agriculture, infrastructure, and disaster management, as South Korea advances its position in the global autonomous technology landscape.

The European Commission unveiled its General-Purpose AI Code of Practice on July 10, 2025, offering voluntary guidance for AI developers on transparency, copyright, and safety. This initiative aims to support compliance with the EU AI Act, which enforces new obligations on GPAI systems starting August 2, 2025.

Refik Anadol's AI-driven installation, "California Landscapes", was featured at ISE 2025 in Barcelona on a large MicroLED display by Absen. The artwork transformed publicly sourced imagery into dynamic visuals, illustrating the intersection of artificial intelligence and digital art in a commercial exhibition setting.

Queensland Health has launched Australia’s largest deployment of StrokeViewer, an AI-powered tool for stroke imaging, across 36 hospitals. The initiative supports faster diagnosis and timely care, particularly for patients in regional and rural communities.

The World Health Organization's member states have passed a resolution at the 78th World Health Assembly to address inequalities in medical imaging access. It emphasizes strategies for infrastructure, training, and AI integration to improve diagnostics amid rising non-communicable diseases. Key aspects include disparities in low- and middle-income countries, AI's role in enhancing workflows, and potential impacts on healthcare equity.

Explore how quantization compresses AI models to reduce memory and speed up processing while minimizing accuracy loss. This report covers the technique's mechanics, historical development, benefits like lower energy use, challenges such as potential performance drops, recent innovations for large language models, future trends in adaptive methods, and its impact on edge computing and industries like healthcare.

A UNESCO and UCL report outlines ways to reduce energy consumption in large language models by up to 90% through smaller models, concise prompts, and compression techniques. The study addresses AI's environmental impact, promotes sustainability, and highlights potential for global accessibility without performance loss.

Chinese AI chip developer Biren Technology has secured 1.5 billion yuan ($207 million) in funding from state-backed investors as it prepares for a Hong Kong initial public offering. The move supports development of its BR100 GPU amid U.S. export restrictions, aiming to advance domestic AI hardware capabilities.

Australian airline Qantas revealed a data breach affecting up to 5.7 million customers, stemming from a social engineering attack on a third-party platform. Hackers used phone impersonation tactics, potentially enhanced by AI, to access personal details like names and emails. Experts link it to Scattered Spider, though unconfirmed. Analysis covers implications and future cyber trends.

German firms Cyanite and On Air have partnered to integrate AI-driven music analysis into MusicMaster software, enabling broadcasters to access insights on song moods, emotions, and attributes for efficient playlist curation in radio and streaming. The collaboration, announced in early July 2025, builds on existing ties and includes adoption by media firm MaxFive. While offering efficiency gains, it raises concerns over human curation roles, AI biases, and content homogenization.

Mental health experts are highlighting concerns over "chatbot psychosis," where prolonged interactions with AI therapy bots may contribute to paranoia and delusions. This report examines recent cases, the evolution of AI in mental health support, advantages and drawbacks, expert insights, and proposed safeguards for safer designs.

Australian researchers at UNSW Sydney used artificial intelligence to identify a five-metal alloy catalyst that increases green ammonia production sevenfold at room temperature, achieving near-100% energy efficiency. The plasma-based method, detailed in a June 2025 study, aims to reduce emissions from traditional fertilizer production while enabling on-site generation. Challenges include handling toxicity and scaling with renewables.

Perplexity, a U.S.-based AI company, has introduced a task scheduling feature for its chatbot on WhatsApp, allowing users to set reminders and receive updates via natural language. Announced by CEO Aravind Srinivas, the update enhances the platform's AI capabilities for daily tasks like news alerts and medication reminders, while addressing scalability and privacy considerations.

Goodman Group has formed a $2.7 billion investment consortium with major global partners to develop and manage data centres in Hong Kong. The initiative targets growing AI and cloud computing demand in the Asia-Pacific, with six facilities offering 325 MVA of power capacity. The move reinforces Hong Kong’s role as a regional digital infrastructure hub.

On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders—“Unleashing American Drone Dominance” and “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty”—aimed at advancing drone technology across the United States. The initiatives focus on AI-powered regulatory reform, expanded Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, and enhanced airspace security, with significant implications for public safety and domestic innovation.

A new Atlantic Council report warns that civil artificial intelligence regulations, while excluding military applications, may still have unintended consequences for defense sectors. The study calls for stronger defense community involvement in shaping AI policy to mitigate risks and maintain strategic advantage.

The 2025 Jeju Culture Global AI Art Class, a joint initiative by UNESCO and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, concluded its first year by combining AI technology with cultural education. The program engaged youth from 11 countries, offering hybrid learning, creative workshops, and a global forum to explore AI’s role in preserving and promoting cultural heritage.

Researchers are exploring superconducting qubit reservoir computing as a promising quantum-enhanced method for AI. By leveraging Kerr nonlinearity and fixed dynamic systems, this approach simplifies training, reduces energy use, and shows potential in tasks such as pattern recognition and time-series forecasting.

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed an AI-powered device that mimics human color perception using dye-sensitized solar cells. The self-powered artificial synapse distinguishes colors with high precision and performs logic operations, offering a compact, energy-efficient solution for machine vision systems.