AI News for July 8, 2026 — 7min.ai

[TOOLS] Meta launches Muse Image, its first Superintelligence Labs model, to replace Llama: Meta rolled out Muse Image, the first AI image generator built by its Superintelligence Labs division, now powering image tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with Facebook and Messenger coming soon.
[TOOLS] Anthropic brings Claude Cowork to mobile and web, says most users aren't coding: Anthropic launched Claude Cowork on mobile and web, turning its desktop-only agent into a cross-device platform where tasks can start on a laptop, run autonomously in the background, and be reviewed from a phone after the app is closed.
[NEWS] OpenAI to launch GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna globally on Thursday: OpenAI will release GPT-5.6 Sol alongside its Terra and Luna variants to the public this Thursday, moving the models out of limited preview into a worldwide rollout.
[NEWS] Microsoft swaps OpenAI and Anthropic models for its own MAI models in Excel and Outlook: Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its in-house MAI models in products including Excel, Word, and Outlook to cut AI costs.
[NEWS] DeepSeek is designing its own inference chip and raising $7B: Chinese startup DeepSeek is building its own AI chip aimed at inference, the phase where a trained model serves responses, in a bid to cut its reliance on Nvidia and Huawei silicon.
[NEWS] SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation: AI chip startup SambaNova Systems raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation, a vote of confidence in demand for infrastructure that trains and runs AI models.
[NEWS] China weighs export curbs on its top AI models, leaving Europe exposed: Chinese authorities held talks with tech giants including Alibaba and ByteDance about restricting foreign access to the country's most advanced AI models, signaling that Beijing now treats frontier AI as a strategic asset to guard.
[NEWS] Chip stocks tumble on AI anxiety after Samsung's record profit disappoints: Chipmakers led US tech shares lower after Samsung reported record revenue on AI demand but failed to satisfy investors who have steadily raised expectations.
[NEWS] AI legal startup Norm hits $1.2B valuation with $120M raise: Norm AI raised $120 million at a $1.2 billion valuation to automate legal and compliance work and rethink how the industry bills for its services.
[RESEARCH] Cohere releases open-source Arabic transcription model: Cohere released Cohere Transcribe Arabic, a 2-billion-parameter speech recognition model it calls the most accurate open-source Arabic system available.

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