The Cost of Staying First | Part III: The Race Nobody Wants to Stop
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Daily Brief: AI, Tech & Markets — July 8, 2026
GPT-5.6 launches Thursday. US–Iran ceasefire collapses. Oil spikes 6%. Samsung posts 19× profits but chips sell off. Anthropic projects $1B Q3 profit.