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Sam Altman says AI has hit "the singularity" as investors punish Big Tech's AI spending and Cognizant deepens its Anthropic bet. Plus Stripe's $3.2 billion cash haul, OpenAI's health push, and a wildcard from inside 3,700 dreams.

Ten items on AI-lab drama, capital-markets skepticism, and Denver policy this week, plus a wildcard from dream research.

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Sarah Shamim, Al Jazeera · Jul 27

Sam Altman says AI has entered 'singularity': Should we be worried?

Altman said AI has entered "the singularity" in a podcast interview, days after OpenAI's models breached Hugging Face.

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Bob Greifeld, CNBC · Jul 27

Op-ed: Over 2,000 proposals aim to govern AI. Not a single one addresses a long-term regulatory framework

Op-ed argues thousands of AI regulation proposals from states and Congress still lack a durable long-term framework.

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Jeran Wittenstein & Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg · Jul 26

Big Tech earnings slam into a market in revolt over AI spending

Investors punished Big Tech stocks this earnings week despite revenue growth, reversing prior tolerance for AI spending.

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Yueqi Yang, The Information · Jul 22

Stripe Minted $3.2 Billion in Cash in 2025, Setting Up Acquisition Hunt

Stripe generated $3.2 billion in 2025 free cash flow, positioning it for a broader acquisition push.

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Ivan Mehta, TechCrunch · Jul 23

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users

OpenAI expanded ChatGPT Health nationwide, letting adult US users connect Apple Health and hospital medical records.

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AIwire · Jul 27

Cognizant Deepens Anthropic Alliance to Scale Enterprise AI Adoption

Cognizant expanded its partnership with Anthropic, becoming a Global Premier Partner in the Claude Partner Network.

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Sinisa Markovic, Help Net Security · Jul 28

AI took more than junior developer jobs and the bill comes later

Argues AI tools are removing the entry-level coding work that once trained junior developers into experienced engineers.

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Marissa Ventrelli, Colorado Politics · Jul 22

Colorado housing laws take effect, expanding tools for affordable and workforce housing

Three new Colorado housing laws take effect August 12, expanding tools for affordable and workforce housing.

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Ann Schimke, Chalkbeat · Jul 27

After closed-door meeting, Denver schools chief and board agree to keep talking

Denver's superintendent and school board agreed to keep talking after a tense closed-door meeting on governance.

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Wildcard · IMT Lucca, ScienceDaily · Jul 27

Your dreams aren't random. Your brain is rewriting reality

A 3,700-report study found dreams are shaped by personality and past experience rather than being random.