AI news on 6 August 2026

• 00:00

  From asking to doing: How the world is putting ChatGPT to work

  OpenAI▴301+6

  • You can use 70+ Adobe tools without leaving ChatGPT now - here's howZDNet
  • Adobe's new ChatGPT plugin brings 70 of its tools to OpenAI's chatbotEngadget
  • OpenAI Gives Free ChatGPT Users Unlimited Text Chats on GPT-5.6 LunaUnite.AI
  • ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free usersTechCrunch
  • Improving GPT‑5.6 Sol in ChatGPT—and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free usersOpenAI
  • OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and restricts free users to its weakest modelThe Decoder
• 13:40

  AI has been stepping out of bounds. Should you be worried?

  TechXplore+5

  • AI Worms and Viruses Are ComingWIRED
  • Humans in the loop miss a third of dangerous AI coding agent requestsThe Register
  • AI is now making new virusesEngadget
  • Stanford and Arc Institute scientists used AI to design new viruses that killed bacteria in the labThe Decoder
  • Stanford Evo 2 AI model generates phages against E. coliAI News
• 07:09

  Meta chases OpenAI, Anthropic with new AI coding app

  TechXplore+5

  • Meta debuts first AI coding agent to take on Anthropic and OpenAICNBC Technology
  • Meta enters the AI coding wars with Muse Spark 1.2 and Muse Code with persistent async background agentsVentureBeat
  • Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code basesTechCrunch
  • Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agentEngadget
  • Meta Ships Muse Code Coding Agent With Co-Trained Muse Spark 1.2 ModelUnite.AI
• 15:10

  OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case

  TechCrunch▴387+4

  • Apple is getting this wrongOpenAI
  • OpenAI fires back at Apple's trade secret lawsuit with chat logs showing Apple employees kept texting their former colleagueThe Decoder
  • OpenAI says Apple 'is getting this wrong' after trade secret lawsuitEngadget
  • Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAITechCrunch
• 13:31

  Amid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs

  TechCrunch+4

  • Suno is adding audio watermarks so AI-generated songs are more easily identifiableEngadget
  • Suno Lays Out AI Music Principles After Copyright FightUnite.AI
  • Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated musicArs Technica
  • AI music generator Suno tightens rules to fight spam and address growing copyright concernsThe Decoder
• 06:06

  Google is expanding its AI empire — and losing the people who built it

  CNBC Technology+4

  • Unicorn, pelican, Middle-earth: OpenAI co-founder Karpathy is looking for the next AI vibe testThe Decoder
  • Google chief scientist Jeff Dean leaving in AI reshuffle after 27 years at companyCNBC Technology
  • Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery LoopWIRED
  • Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startupTechCrunch
• 01:47

  Meta says AI model accessed the internet and hacked another firm

  BBC Technology▴325+4

  • Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse ImageryWIRED
  • Meta apps displayed ads that contained AI-generated CSAMEngadget
  • First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening?BBC Technology
  • Meta says its AI model hacked another company, adding to worries about bots going rogueTechXplore
• 21:46

  OpenAI's ring-shaped smart speaker will reportedly cost between $300 and $400

  Engadget+3

  • OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300-$400TechCrunch
  • OpenAI's hockey-puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts is set to ship in 2027The Decoder
  • OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”Ars Technica
• 20:05

  AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon

  CNBC Technology+2

  • AMD Buys Taalas to Put Hard-Wired AI Models in Its Accelerator RoadmapUnite.AI
  • AMD acquires Taalas, a startup that bakes AI models directly into siliconThe Decoder
• 20:03

  Anthropic will design its own hardware to power Claude

  Ars Technica+2

  • Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design teamTechCrunch
  • Anthropic Puts Inline Data Loss Prevention Inside Claude EnterpriseUnite.AI
• 15:06

  WeatherNext: AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones

  Google DeepMind+2

  • DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone ElseWIRED
  • Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warningsEngadget
• 11:00

  AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI

  Ars Technica+2

  • Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI AgentsWIRED
  • AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?Ars Technica
• 22:56

  No cloud, no GPUs, no problem: Liquid AI's new model LFM2.5-2.6B brings powerful AI agents to devices as small as a Raspberry Pi

  VentureBeat+1

  • MacPaw taps Liquid AI to offer on-device inference to devs building for its app storeTechCrunch
• 14:37

  DeepSeek Buys Into Unitree’s Shanghai IPO in Humanoid AI Pact

  Unite.AI+1

  • DeepSeek Invests in Unitree to Develop AI Brain for Humanoid BotsAI Business
• 09:30

  Khanna to introduce 'Data Center Bill of Rights' as fight over AI power plants heats up

  CNBC Technology+1

  • Ro Khanna calls for the right to oppose data centers to be protectedEngadget
• 05:29

  AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos

  BBC Technology+1

  • AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videosBBC Technology
• 00:00

  How much of my boss's job can AI do?

  Platformer+1

  • AI autonomously taking over tasks may not reduce employees' mental workloadTechXplore
• 23:40

  Report: OpenAI’s upcoming AI speaker will be shaped like a donut and cost around $300

  SiliconANGLE
• 23:32

  Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 hacked an external organization during cybersecurity test

  SiliconANGLE
• 21:40

  Hardware-aware framework accelerates large language models without additional training

  TechXplore
• 21:03

  Microsoft Opens 26 Open Models to Startups Through Fireworks AI on Foundry

  Unite.AI
• 20:47

  Google DeepMind Releases Gemini 2 Humanoid Model

  AI Business
• 20:07

  Grindr's AI spend is paying off and its pricey new tier has had some surprises, CEO says

  CNBC Technology
• 20:06

  Savers Value Village thrift store launches new AI tool to price items

  CNBC Technology
• 19:30

  ICE’s DNA Collection Increases, SpaceX’s Rocket Crashes Into the Moon, and the AI Backlash Grows

  WIREDlimited
• 19:25

  AI Safety Regulations in the U.S. Could Give Hackers an Edge

  IEEE Spectrum
• 18:20

  Generative AI: Modeling a proper cuppa from a proper pot

  TechXplore
• 18:06

  Build Vs. Buy: The AI Agent Landscape for Businesses

  AI Business
• 18:05

  Deepmind's talent drain likely comes down to chip shortages, a conflict of interest, and Google's bureaucracy

  The Decoder
• 18:03

  Low-power AI chip cuts drone identification energy use by 88.7%

  TechXplore
• 17:35

  Microsoft's AI revenue reportedly depends on OpenAI for 70 percent

  The Decoder
• 17:00

  Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company

  TechCrunch
• 17:00

  Will companies ever be run by an AI CEO?

  TechXplore
• 16:33

  Claude Code is the fastest agent framework but costs nearly three times more than the cheapest rival

  The Decoder
• 16:11

  Qwen 3.8-Max and Claude Opus 5 show why raw benchmark scores don't predict the bill

  VentureBeat
• 15:58

  The California Teamsters union is suing the state over self-driving trucks

  Engadget
• 15:55

  Why health AI interfaces must adapt to user expertise

  AI News
• 15:53

  Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking

  TechCrunch
• 15:48

  AI Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Says Agent Breakouts are Scary

  AI Business
• 15:30

  AI agents are part of your team now. Here’s how to secure all of them.

  VentureBeat