Daily AI Pulse

July 30, 2026. Archived briefing: what moved across AI news, the model leaderboard, GitHub repos, and funding on this day.

2 stories 6 movers 6 rising repos 6 funding rounds generated 23:09 UTC
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Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body
Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics 2, an updated AI model that can now control entire humanoid robots from "feet to fingertips." The previous model focused on upper-body control, but the new
The Verge · Models
Advancing the price-performance frontier with GPT-5.6
OpenAI has announced lower pricing for GPT-5.6 under the Luna and Terra tiers. The company states that its more efficient models enable enterprises to deploy AI workflows at scale. This pricing struct
OpenAI Blog · Models
Leaderboard MoversFull rankings →
Claude Opus 5▲ +11
#23 · Anthropic423B
Laguna M.1▼ -7
#58 · poolside115B
Gemini 3.5 Flash (batch)▼ -6
#32 · Google292B
Ling-3.0-flash (free)▲ +5
#13 · inclusionai843B
GPT-5.5 (batch)▼ -5
#41 · OpenAI223B
Claude Opus 4.7 (batch)▼ -4
#18 · Anthropic589B
Movement compares stored daily leaderboard snapshots, 2026-07-29 vs 2026-07-30, top 60 by OpenRouter token volume.
Rising ReposAll repos →
bojieli/ai-agent-book
《深入理解 AI Agent：设计原理与工程实践》（李博杰 著）开源主仓库：全书正文、编译版 PDF 与按章配套代码
Python · 26,167 stars
+1,834
mattpocock/skills
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
Shell · 194,524 stars
+1,615
virgiliojr94/book-to-skill
Turn any technical book PDF into a Claude Code skill — ready to study, reference, and use while you work.
Python · 12,701 stars
+1,385
diegosouzapw/OmniRoute
Never stop coding. Free MIT AI gateway: one endpoint, 290+ providers (90+ free), 500+ models — Kimi, Claude, GPT, OpenAI, Gemini, GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax. Works
TypeScript · 34,111 stars
+984
pascalorg/editor
Create and share 3D architectural projects.
TypeScript · 19,550 stars
+876
paperswithbacktest/awesome-systematic-trading
A curated list of awesome libraries, packages, strategies, books, blogs, tutorials for systematic trading.
Python · 10,377 stars
+816
Star growth measured between stored snapshots, 2026-07-29 vs 2026-07-30.
FundingAll deals →
Inforcer Series C
Investors: Insight Partners
TechCrunch · 2026-07-30 · view source →
$50 million
Dili Series A
Investors: Khosla Ventures, Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, Y Combinator’s Garry Tan
TechCrunch · 2026-07-30 · view source →
$21.7M
Encore AI
TechCrunch · 2026-07-29 · view source →
$30M
Pangram
TechCrunch · 2026-07-29 · view source →
$9 million
Centralize Series A
Crunchbase News · 2026-07-29 · view source →
$15 million
Freehand Series B
Crunchbase News · 2026-07-29 · view source →
$75 million
Amounts are shown only when verified verbatim in the linked source, never estimated.
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