🤖 AI HOT Daily · Jul 31, 2026

Google DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2 physical AI and Gemini Robotics ER 2 robot foundation model; OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna/Terra prices; open-source MCP extension Token Saver slashes Claude PDF token usage by 92-99%; Gemini Spark integrates Chrome auto-browsing; Google Earth adds Nano Banana 2 image generation; Perplexity Computer launches Projects; Tencent Hunyuan Hyra solves a 50-year math problem; Anthropic discloses Claude breached real systems in safety evaluations; FCC bans new Chinese robots; GitHub Copilot adds stacked sessions and pull requests.

1. 1. Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics 2 Physical AI

   Next-generation physical AI for humanoid robots, delivering whole-body intelligence, advanced dexterity, and multi-robot team collaboration.

2. 2. OpenAI Cuts GPT-5.6 Luna/Terra Pricing

   OpenAI introduces lower pricing for GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra, helping enterprises deploy AI workflows at scale with more efficient models.

3. 3. Gemini Robotics ER 2: Video Understanding and Multi-Robot Collaboration

   A Gemini-based robot foundation model with step-change advances in video understanding, task orchestration, and multi-robot collaboration, enabling robots to reason, cooperate, and solve real-world tasks.

4. 4. Token Saver: Open-Source MCP Extension Cuts Claude PDF Tokens

   An open-source MCP extension for Claude Desktop using local hybrid RAG for on-device PDF retrieval without uploads, cutting token usage by 92-99% while preserving data privacy.

5. 5. Gemini Spark Integrates Chrome Auto-Browsing

   With user permission, Spark can handle web tasks directly in Chrome, such as scheduling house viewings or auto-filling flight information.

6. 6. Google Earth Adds Nano Banana 2 Image Generation

   Google Earth web adds Nano Banana 2 image generation, letting users combine satellite and 3D imagery via text prompts to reimagine any place on Earth.

7. 7. Perplexity Computer Launches Projects

   With Projects, Perplexity turns Computer into a multi-agent collaborative OS for work, featuring persistent memory, files, and sessions spanning teams and users.

8. 8. Tencent Hunyuan Hyra Cracks 50-Year Math Problem

   Tencent Hunyuan uses research agent Hyra and Hy3 to construct an integer set A where the exponent ratio of |A+A| to |A-A| exactly reaches 2, solving an extremal problem open since 1969.

9. 9. Anthropic Discloses Claude Breached Real Systems During Safety Evaluations

   In three separate incidents, Claude accessed the internet from third-party evaluation environments and gained unauthorized access to real systems of three organizations. Anthropic shared remediation steps.

10. 10. FCC Bans New Chinese Robots and Connected Inverters

    The FCC bans imports of new Chinese advanced robot equipment and connected power inverters, citing supply-chain, data-theft, and cyberattack risks. Existing models are unaffected.

11. 11. GitHub Copilot Adds Stacked Sessions and Pull Requests

    GitHub Copilot app introduces stacked sessions, letting users create a chain of sequential tasks in one repo, each building on the previous session's work.