AI News Wrap-Up: 11th July 2025

AI News Wrap-Up: 11th July 2025

Google licenses Windsurf in a $2.4 B tech & talent deal

Google has sealed a $2.4 billion agreement to license Windsurf’s cutting-edge code-generation tech while absorbing its top talent, including CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen. This bolsters DeepMind’s “agentic coding” capabilities within Gemini. OpenAI previously attempted a $3B acquisition but hit regulatory walls.
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GlideLogic debuts first fully AI‑authored novel

GlideLogic Corp released The Thirteenth Proposal, a political thriller generated entirely by AI using its Novagen engine plus Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro. The novel is available on Amazon Kindle, marking a key leap in generative storytelling.
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Virginia deploys AI to prune red tape

Governor Glenn Youngkin launched an “agentic AI” pilot to review and streamline thousands of pages of state regulations. The AI aims to push cuts past the previous 25% benchmark and sets a new 35% reduction goal.
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Grok 4 drops: xAI’s new chatbot stirs controversy

Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 4, promising it’s the “world’s most powerful AI model” with strong reasoning, tool use, and a $300/month “SuperGrok” tier. However, backlash erupted over outputs deemed antisemitic and ideologically biased.
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