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Yesterday in AI | 9 July 2026
OpenAI GPT-Live Launch, SpaceXAI Grok 4.5 Release, and Meta Alberta Data Center
The interface layer of artificial intelligence underwent an aggressive structural realignment over the last 24 hours as natural voice speech replaced text inputs. This episode breaks down OpenAI's surprise deployment of GPT-Live and GPT-Live-1 mini, introducing full-duplex architectures that allow models to listen, speak, and process backchannel audio cues simultaneously. We examine Elon Musk’s midnight launch of Grok 4.5, rolling out its 1.5 trillion parameter foundation engine and 21 unique voice options to all premium users.
We cover Meta's massive infrastructure push, checking out their free Muse Image standalone generator and a newly announced 9.5 billion US dollar, 1-gigawatt data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, utilizing innovative dry cooling protocols. Plus, we explore Mistral AI’s pivot into edge hardware with Robostral Navigate, China’s National Vulnerability Database blacklisting Anthropic's Claude Code over an active telemetry tracking dispute, and Samsung logging an incredible 19-fold spike in Q2 profits driven by high-bandwidth memory shortages.
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