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AI news on 9 August 2026

19:20
Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
TechCrunch▴249+3
11:31
How a small Israeli startup was linked to rogue AI hacks at OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta
CNBC Technology▴29+2
- Detailed account of the OpenAI/Huggingface agentic hackr/singularity
- The AI Apocalypse Is HereHacker News front page
23:43
Amazon is building a new AI data center in Texas that could become the country’s largest source of carbon emissions
SiliconANGLE
22:53
HPE, EigenQ push practical path to post-quantum security
SiliconANGLE
22:42
Elastic targets AI-powered SOC with Alert Zero to eliminate alert fatigue
SiliconANGLE
20:35
Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry
TechCrunch
18:30
How to use Claude's voice mode
Engadget
16:30
How to use ChatGPT's new, more natural Voice Mode for conversations
Engadget
15:00
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
TechCrunch
14:30
The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk
TechCrunch
13:00
Scammers are enrolling fake students at US community colleges and using AI to collect financial aid
The Decoder
12:29
Google Deepmind's WeatherNext predicts cyclone tracks and intensity at the same time
The Decoder
10:26
AI is flooding Britain's employment courts with lawsuits
The Decoder
10:01
Google's DiffusionGemma proves you don't need to train from scratch to build a text diffusion model
The Decoder
09:30
These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
WIREDlimited
09:26
AI's energy appetite drives Nvidia and Amazon to pour billions into massive power infrastructure
The Decoder
08:56
Google dismantles Deepmind and bets on a fresh start as Hassabis heads for the exit
The Decoder