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AI Weekly: GPT‐5, Edge Copilot, $400M+ AI Funding & More Inside!

💡 Dive into the Future of AI: Major Acquisitions, Innovations & More!

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The AI Surf
July 29, 2025

This Week in AI: From OpenAI teasing GPT‑5 to Microsoft turning Edge into an AI browser, this week’s AI landscape is buzzing.

In This Issue

✅ Today in AI: Microsoft unveils Edge Copilot AI browsing mode

✅ Spotlight: 🌟 OpenAI teases GPT‑5 launch this August

✅ Tech Funding: Julius AI, Reka, Armada, Aidoc, Memories.ai

✅ Top Tools: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Bing Chat, Perplexity

✅ Image of the Week: Turn selfies into pro headshots using ChatGPT

✅ AI Guides: Free courses on LLMs, Prompting, TensorFlow, Vertex AI

✅ Prompt of the Week: Build a personalized 30‑day AI learning plan

✅ Top Communities: AI Hispano, Kaiber AI, Generative AI (X), ML & AI

✅ Latest Blogs: SpeedChat.ai, Free SEO in 2025, LinkedIn Growth Tips

🎯 BIG NEWS

Top AI Updates and Releases

✅ Microsoft launches Edge Copilot Mode for AI browsing TechCrunch

✅ Google AI Overviews reach 2B monthly users globally TechCrunch

✅ OpenAI prepares GPT‑5 launch in August with advanced reasoning The Verge

✅ Apple releases iOS 26 public beta with AI Spotlight TechCrunch

✅ Meta appoints Shengjia Zhao chief scientist for Superintelligence Labs TechCrunch

✅ Amazon unveils CloudWatch generative AI observability preview features Amazon Web Services, Inc.

✅ Nvidia $1B AI chips entered China despite export curbs 

✅ Tesla signs $16.5B Samsung deal for AI6 chip production 

✅ Anthropic adds weekly Claude limits; developers voice strong pushback 

✅ Alphabet earnings lift AI stocks to record market closes

🎯 BIG NEWS

AI Stock Tracker

📢LATEST IN AI

🌟Microsoft Turns Edge Into AI Browser

Microsoft launched Edge’s Copilot Mode, turning the browser into an AI assistant that understands context, predicts next steps, and can act for users.

Highlights:

  • Opt‑in Copilot Mode debuts on Edge.

  • Compares results across all open tabs. 

  • Single box for chat, search, navigation. 

  • Handles tasks like bookings and errands.

  • Free for now in Copilot markets. 

  • Voice navigation supported for browsing. 

Why it Matters

Turning the browser into an agent moves AI beyond chatbots. If Edge becomes the default assistant for tasks and research, Microsoft’s distribution could reshape search habits and open new surfaces for ads, commerce, and productivity across the web.

💪WEEKLY FUNDING REPORT

Tech Funding News

✅ Julius AI – Raised $10M to scale AI data analyst platform. 

✅ Memories.ai – Secured $8M seed for long‑context video intelligence.

✅ Armada – Raised $131M for movable AI data centers. 

✅ Reka AI – Landed $110M from Nvidia and Snowflake. 

✅ Aidoc – Raised $150M to build clinical AI foundation model..

💪 PRODUCTIVITY

Trending AI Tools: Top AI Assistants 🚀

✅ Claude — Safe, context‑aware assistant for research, coding, and writing.

✅ ChatGPT — Versatile conversational AI for drafting, analysis, and code help.

✅ Bing Chat — Web‑grounded AI answers with citations and real‑time search.

✅ Perplexity — Answer engine delivering concise, cited results and follow‑ups.

✅ Gemini (Google) — Multimodal AI from Google integrated across Workspace and Android.

🛠️ AI GUIDES AND RESOURCES

5 AI Courses to Enhance Your Skills

🚩 PROMPT OF THE WEEK

Personalized Learning Plan

COPY AND PASTE THE PROMPT 

"Help me design a personalized learning plan for mastering [subject]. Break it down into daily learning tasks, recommended resources, and practical exercises I can do to build my skills."

Deep Dive into a Topic

COPY AND PASTE THE PROMPT 

"Act as an expert on [subject], explain the most important concepts, and provide real-world examples to illustrate each. Then, give me a step-by-step guide to master this topic in the next 30 days."

🗽 BEST AI HACK OF THE WEEK

 Turn a bad selfie into a pro headshot with ChatGPT

/image prompt: Using the attached selfie as an exact reference, generate a high-resolution professional headshot that preserves 100% of my facial features, including face shape, hair, skin, tone, and expression. Apply studio quality lighting and a soft neutral background, and adjust my attire to formal professional wear ensuring the image exudes confidence and approachability for a LinkedIn profile.

🤝 AI COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS

Top AI Communities to Promote your Startups

✅AI Hispano
Members: 256.6K
Platform: Discord
Privacy: Public group

✅ Kaiber AI
Members: 106.5K
Platform: Discord
Privacy: Public group

✅ Generative AI • ChatGPT
Members: 75.7K
Platform: Twitter/X
Privacy: Public group

✅ Artificial Intelligence
Members: 6.5K
Platform: Twitter/X
Privacy: Public group

✅ Machine Learning & AI
Members: 31.8K
Platform: Twitter/X
Privacy: Public group

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🚀 That’s a Wrap!

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