EU AI Act’s New GPAI Rules Take Effect, Mandating Data Transparency

In a significant step for AI governance, new provisions from the EU’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models became effective on August 2, 2025. Providers of new GPAI models must now maintain current technical documentation and publish detailed summaries of their training data. More stringent requirements are set for GPAI models identified as posing a “systemic risk.” To streamline compliance, the European Commission’s AI Office has issued a mandatory template for training data disclosure. While the complete AI Act will apply from August 2, 2026, these specific rules for GPAI models are now enforceable. A voluntary Code of Practice has also been released to guide companies in meeting their legal obligations.

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AI in Healthcare: Advancements in Diagnostics and Hospital Operations

The healthcare sector is seeing a surge in AI innovation. Researchers at CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre are developing visual language models to generate diagnostic reports from X-rays, aiming to assist radiologists. In the UK, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is launching an AI Lab this year to develop and evaluate AI tools for improved patient care. Meanwhile, Cognizant has introduced the TriZetto® AI Gateway, a platform integrating generative AI into its healthcare solutions, with early users reporting major time savings. However, a Mount Sinai study underscores the vulnerability of AI chatbots to medical misinformation, highlighting the critical need for robust safeguards before widespread clinical adoption.

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Lyft and Baidu to Launch Apollo Go Robotaxi Service in Europe by 2026

Lyft and Chinese AI giant Baidu have announced a strategic partnership to introduce Baidu’s Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis to Germany and the UK in 2026, with plans for broader European expansion. This collaboration combines Lyft’s established rideshare network with Baidu’s advanced autonomous vehicle technology. Baidu’s Apollo Go already runs a fleet of over 1,000 autonomous vehicles across 15 cities, completing over 11 million rides. The venture aims to capture a share of the European autonomous vehicle market, projected to reach $50 billion by 2030, pending regulatory approvals.

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Serve Robotics and Little Caesars Launch Autonomous Pizza Delivery in Los Angeles

Serve Robotics and Little Caesars are partnering to provide autonomous robot delivery in Los Angeles via the Uber Eats platform. Customers within Serve’s designated delivery zone may have their orders fulfilled by one of the company’s sidewalk robots. These third-generation robots are engineered to carry up to four large pizzas and other items, ensuring food remains at the proper temperature. This initiative builds on Serve’s existing partnership with Uber Eats, which includes robotic delivery services in other U.S. cities.

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Scality Boosts Kubernetes Object Storage for Stateful Applications

Scality has upgraded its object storage solutions for tighter integration with Kubernetes clusters. This enhancement targets the increasing deployment of stateful applications, such as databases, on container platforms. While stateless applications remain prevalent, a recent Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) survey revealed that 74% of organizations now use containers for stateful applications, driving the growing need for directly attached storage in Kubernetes environments.

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CNCF Publishes Updated Guide for Cloud-Native Supply Chain Security

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has released an updated version of its Supply Chain Security Guide. Announced in Amsterdam, the new guide incorporates the latest best practices and insights for securing the software supply chain within a cloud-native framework. This is part of the CNCF’s ongoing mission to make cloud-native computing ubiquitous and secure.

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Proxmox VE 9.0 Released with Major Storage and Networking Upgrades

Proxmox has launched Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.0, a major update to its open-source server management platform. This release delivers significant storage and networking improvements, including support for snapshots on thick-provisioned LVM shared storage. Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”, Proxmox VE 9.0 features Linux kernel 6.14.8-2, QEMU 10.0.2, LXC 6.0.4, and ZFS 2.3.3. Key additions include a “fabric” feature for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to simplify complex network management and new HA resource affinity rules for precise control over resource placement in high-availability clusters.

Microsoft Brings New OpenAI Open-Source Model to Windows

Microsoft has made a new, free, and open-source GPT model from OpenAI, named gpt-oss-20b, available on Windows through its AI Foundry. The model, which requires at least 16GB of VRAM, is optimized for code execution and tool use. According to Microsoft, it is ideal for creating autonomous assistants and embedding AI into workflows, even in low-bandwidth settings. This is the first time a new open weight model has been released on the Windows platform, with a macOS version expected soon.

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JetBrains Enters No-Code Arena with AI App Builder ‘Kineto’

Expanding beyond its core developer tools, JetBrains has entered the no-code market with the launch of its AI application builder, Kineto. This new platform is designed to empower users to build applications using artificial intelligence, addressing the growing demand for no-code and low-code development solutions and marking a significant strategic move for the company.

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