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AI news on 3 August 2026

22:00
Apple is getting this wrong
OpenAI▴387+3
12:07
Unicorn, pelican, Middle-earth: OpenAI co-founder Karpathy is looking for the next AI vibe test
The Decoder+3
10:00
A Marc Benioff-backed startup thinks AI can solve the AI deployment problem
TechCrunch+2
- AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is NextWIRED
- This self-programming AI system takes humans out of the programming equationTechXplore
23:50
Qwen3.8-Max arrives with a bold claim: it outperforms GPT-5.6 Sol Max and Fable 5 on agentic computer use
VentureBeat+1
- Alibaba debuts Qwen3.8-Max model with 2.4T parametersSiliconANGLE
23:21
Tokenomics: Why making AI pay is tricky
BBC Technology+1
- Here’s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goalsMIT Tech Review
22:20
Palantir's Karp renews attacks on frontier AI labs that are 'trying to drug addict us'
CNBC Technology+1
- After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’TechCrunch
16:56
White House to host AI companies Tuesday to review new model-testing framework
CNBC Technology+1
- White House invites AI companies to review its new AI safety frameworkSiliconANGLE
16:12
AI shopping searches surged 200% in one year - and it's a top priority for commerce leaders now
ZDNet+1
- Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing GoogleTechCrunch
10:59
Anthropic, OpenAI among firms facing new scrutiny under EU AI Act enforcement powers
CNBC Technology+1
- EU announces new rules on AI transparencyEngadget
10:50
Alibaba’s open-weight Qwen3.8-Max takes on long-horizon AI tasks with 2.4 trillion parameters
The Decoder+1
- Alibaba shares rally after unveiling its 'most powerful' AI model as U.S.-China competition heats upCNBC Technology
23:14
Asana's AI agents share memory across your company — but not your secrets
VentureBeat
22:48
Big Tech's Anthropic and OpenAI stakes are distorting the corporate earnings picture
CNBC Technology
22:33
Netflix co-founder backs $312M round for optical inference appliance maker Olix
SiliconANGLE
22:27
Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?
WIREDlimited
22:20
Jim Cramer says the market has warmed up to Big Tech's AI spending. Here's what flipped the switch
CNBC Technology
22:11
Ukraine’s drones get AI upgrades for kamikaze strikes, future swarm attacks
Ars Technica
20:40
AI that generates feasible plans for delivery, production, and workforce scheduling without external solvers
TechXplore
20:00
AWS is helping vibe-coding startup Superblocks, and the implications are big
TechCrunch
19:40
Noninvasive AI-based system translates brain signals into written text
TechXplore
19:28
DesignArena creators raise $7.9 million to bring taste to AI models
TechCrunch
19:09
Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip
TechCrunch
19:00
An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
Ars Technica
18:43
Apple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?
TechCrunch
18:43
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics
MIT Tech Reviewlimited
17:52
AI is both a cyber weapon and a massive target, CrowdStrike warns
ZDNet
17:28
Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race and dominating on open models
CNBC Technology
17:17
Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing capabilities
Engadget
17:12
Alibaba's new Qwen model is also taking your job, but this time it's great
The Decoder
17:00
Connected-grid AI could reduce blackout risk with more precise power predictions
TechXplore
16:44
Visa to buy cybersecurity firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion amid surge in AI-powered scams
CNBC Technology
16:09
EU AI Act Article 50 transparency rules enter force
AI News
15:47
IBM finds 92% of companies hit by AI security breaches lacked basic access controls
The Decoder
15:00
Interpol says AI has become the "core operational driver of cybercrime" across Africa
The Decoder
15:00
Inside our 353,000-person vibe coding course
Google AI
14:47
Alibaba Unveils Its ‘Most Powerful’ AI Model Yet
AI Business
14:45
How to keep your conversations with ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or Claude as private as possible
ZDNet
14:44
U.S.-Iran talks, OpenAI's Hugging Face hack, Best Buy's new CEO and more in Morning Squawk
CNBC Technology
14:20
A real-time warning system for fake videoconferences
TechXplore
13:52
China's MiniMax H3 is the first open model to top an AI video ranking
The Decoder
13:40
Researchers develop an AI framework for long-term bridge damage monitoring
TechXplore