Pulse Daily — Monday, August 3, 2026

On Monday, August 3, 2026, the AI landscape was reshaped by OpenAI's Astra model cracking ten decade-old math problems, the EU AI Act's enforcement powers going live, a €30B European gigafactory bid, AWS's 37% AI-fueled cloud surge, AMD's high-stakes earnings eve, Verizon's accelerating AI-driven workforce reshaping, Visa joining the AI layoff narrative, a $15M compliance-AI startup, a chemistry citation breakthrough, the EU's new AI-labeling mandates, and a deepening debate about who bears the cost when intelligence scales. Stories: Astra Drops Lean-Verified Proofs for Ten Open Problems — Including a 27-Year-Old Gromov Puzzle · EU AI Office Confirms Enforcement Powers — Article 50 Transparency Rules Now Bite · EU Publishes Formal Tender for AI Gigafactories — September Deadline, €30B Mobilised · Chipmakers Close Q2 With AI Infrastructure Demand Intact — Guidance Points Up · Prediction Markets Put 91% Odds on AMD Data-Center Revenue Topping $6B · AT&T and Verizon Cut Thousands More Jobs as AI Automation Advances.