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xAI has launched Workflows in Grok Build, enabling parallel agent orchestration for complex, multi-step tasks. Users describe a task in plain language, and Grok plans it as a script, fanning work out across up to 128 agents by default or 1,024 for large jobs. Agents run in parallel background phases covering context, review, verification, and synthesis. Workflows are saved in .grok/workflows/ for team sharing and become reusable slash commands. A built-in /deep-research workflow is included, and sessions remain free throughout.

Amazon has launched new developer tools for Alexa+, including an AI-powered smart home toolkit, Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, and Amazon Wallet integration. The smart home toolkit lets device makers like Bosch, Whirlpool, Eufy, and iRobot connect devices with unique capabilities to Alexa+. MCP support allows brands like Priceline, Canva, and Lyft to integrate their services faster. Amazon Wallet enables frictionless voice-based checkout using saved Amazon payment credentials, with Fandango, Atom Tickets, and Taskrabbit among early adopters.

AMD has announced its 6th Gen EPYC 9006 "Venice" server CPUs, built on the Zen 6 architecture using TSMC's 2nm process. The chips offer up to 256 cores and 512 threads per socket, 16 channels of DDR5 memory with MRDIMM support up to 12,800 MT/s, and PCIe Gen 6 connectivity. AMD claims a 174% geomean performance gain over Intel Xeon 6980P across CPU-centric agentic AI pipeline stages, including orchestration, retrieval, database queries, and tool execution workloads.

AMD has launched Helios, a rack-scale AI platform built around 72 Instinct MI455X GPUs with HBM4 memory, designed to rival NVIDIA's Vera Rubin NVL72. The system delivers 2.9 exaflops of FP4 compute, 31 TB of HBM4, and 260 TB/s of scale-up bandwidth. AMD claims Helios offers up to 15% more AI compute, 50% more HBM capacity, and 50% more scale-out bandwidth than the NVL72. It pairs MI455X GPUs with EPYC Venice CPUs, Pensando networking, and ROCm software in a co-designed open platform.

AMD and Cerebras Systems announced a technical partnership combining AMD Helios rackscale systems with the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine in a disaggregated AI inference workflow. Unveiled at Advancing AI 2026, AMD Helios handles high-throughput prompt processing using AMD Instinct GPUs, while the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine delivers ultra-low-latency token generation. Together they are expected to achieve up to 5x higher tokens per second per watt, targeting agentic AI, coding, and real-time agent workloads. Cerebras will deploy AMD Helios in its data centers, with availability through Cerebras Cloud in H2 2026.

Anthropic has upgraded Claude's voice mode to support Claude Opus and Sonnet models alongside the existing Haiku, enabling deeper problem-solving conversations beyond quick questions. Users can switch models mid-conversation, and voice mode defaults to the last model used in text chat. The update also adds tool integration, letting users take actions via connected apps like Gmail, Google Calendar, and Canva. Eleven languages are now supported, including Spanish, Japanese, and Hindi. The beta update is available to all users on mobile, desktop, and web.

OpenAI has added ChatGPT Voice to its desktop app for macOS and Windows, allowing users to control their computer and direct multiple AI agents running in ChatGPT Work or Codex using only their voice. Powered by GPT-Live, the feature can speak, listen, and coordinate tasks simultaneously. Rolling out globally today for Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans, it also works in Codex via the iOS app with paired remote access. Android support is coming soon.

White House science advisor Michael Kratsios accused Chinese AI company Moonshot of building Kimi K3, the largest available open-weight LLM, by distilling Anthropic's Fable model using banned Nvidia Grace Blackwell 300 chips. However, AI experts are skeptical. Researcher Braden Hancock noted Fable only became publicly available July 1st, making a full distillation-to-release cycle in two weeks implausible. Nathan Lambert of the Allen Institute added that distillation's impact is diminishing as Chinese models approach the frontier through reinforcement learning techniques.

Lunar Outpost, a space robotics startup, announced its next moon rover will use Nvidia Jetson chips to control its lidar system, potentially making it the first GPU on the lunar surface. The rover launches aboard an Intuitive Machines lander on a Falcon 9 rocket before year's end. Nvidia also partnered with Firefly Aerospace to run Jetson on a lunar-orbiting satellite. The challenge: Jetson chips must survive lunar radiation and extreme temperature swings during the lunar night on minimal power.

Runway has launched Agent 2.0, an AI tool that converts simple text prompts into fully realized marketing briefs and campaign assets within the Runway Agent platform. The tool also lets users analyze performance data to refine creative output and scale campaigns across multiple platforms, formats, and markets. Agent 2.0 marks Runway's push into end-to-end marketing automation, expanding beyond its established video generation roots into broader creative workflow territory.