OpenAI released GPT-5.6 as Elon Musk and OpenAI founder Altman exchanged public insults on social media. Musk posted first, accusing Altman of having "taken fraud to a whole new level," and reposted a screenshot of Altman's US congressional hearing remark "I did this not out of enthusiasm," mocking that the "this" referred to fraud and alleging Altman's "love of scamming" is unmatched. Altman replied, accusing Musk of misleading public-market investors by promising to "short-term build space dat

Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, was about 489 km off the Wenzhou coast at 09:00 on July 11 with maximum winds near the center at force 14 (strong typhoon). Bavi is forecast to move northwest at 30–35 km/h and make landfall around midnight on July 11 between Cangnan and Sanmen in Zhejiang, then continue northwest turning north; it will bring severe wind, heavy rain, high waves and storm surge to Zhejiang on July 11–12. Zhejiang provincial flood-control authorities raised the typhoon emergency response to Level I at 11:00 on July 11 and ordered local governments to monitor the situation and implement contingency measures, including declaring an emergency flood-control period and, if necessary, suspending outdoor gatherings, work, classes, commercial operations, transport and closing roads.

The White House on the 10th confirmed President Trump has removed two serving members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. A White House statement said the president 'reserves the right to remove' officials who may not have been fully committed to securing U.S. elections and ensuring every lawful vote is counted, but provided no specific reason. U.S. media reported the commission previously rejected a Trump executive order requiring proof of citizenship on the national voter registration form.