[7/12 01:00] Mira Murati / Thinking Machines Lab — human-centered AI / Tinker / customizable weights / Phia AI shopping app — cookie-stuffing fake affiliate clicks

AI News Flash for July 12, 2026 at 01:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Mira Murati / Thinking Machines Lab — human-centered AI / Tinker / customizable weights https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/07/11/mira-muratis-thinking-machines-lab-makes-the-technical-case-for-human-centered-ai-built-on-customizable-model-weights/ 2. Phia AI shopping app — cookie-stuffing fake affiliate clicks https://www.engadget.com/2212973/phoebe-gates-ai-shopping-app-phia-affiliate-sales-fake-clicks/ 3. Reed Jobs / Yosemite — $350M second fund first close, AI cancer drug discovery https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/11/reed-jobs-would-rather-talk-about-curing-cancer-than-his-last-name/ 4. Axon board — appoints two AI veterans https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/capital-goods/nasdaq-axon/axon-enterprise/news/axon-enterprise-axon-appoints-two-ai-veterans-to-its-board