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AI news on 13 August 2026

10:00
Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speed
OpenAI▴664+6
- 🤯 Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT‑5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speedr/OpenAI
- GPT-5.6 Sol can run now at an incredible rate of ~750 tokens per secondr/singularity
- Cerebras Runs OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol at 750 Tokens Per Second in New Ultrafast TierUnite.AI
- Accelerating GPT-5.6 Sol UltrafastHacker News front page
- OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT 5.6 Sol work at 14x the speedTechCrunch
- GPT-5.6 Sol goes 14x faster as OpenAI launches Ultrafast mode powered by CerebrasThe Decoder
17:04
Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash
Google DeepMind▴913+5
- Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after previous releaseArs Technica
- Gemini 3.7 FlashHacker News front page
- Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash targets coding and agents with a 50% introductory price cutVentureBeat
- Gemini 3.7 Flash lands with coding gains and undercuts its three-week-old predecessor's price by 50%The Decoder
- Lower Intro Price for Gemini 3.7 Flash to Attract DevelopersAI Business
10:39
Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature
BBC Technology+5
11:10
Claude's new Scarlet Letter watermark is invisible — for now
Ars Technica+3
01:27
SpaceXAI releases flagship Grok 4.6 model with advanced reasoning capabilities
SiliconANGLE▴305+3
13:32
Microsoft is merging Copilot and Copilot 365 into one unified app - and retiring 3 features
ZDNet+2
- Microsoft Merges Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Into a Single AppUnite.AI
- Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot appsTechCrunch
19:19
IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
TechCrunch+1
- IBM, OpenAI Partner to Accelerate Enterprise AIAI Business
17:36
Grok 4.6 is Out, Undercutting AI Prices of Rivals
AI Business+1
- SpaceXAI's Grok 4.6 matches OpenAI's best model and undercuts it on priceThe Decoder
14:34
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
TechCrunch+1
- Apple is reportedly turning to publishers for help with Siri AIEngadget
23:00
Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash for coding, AI agent projects
SiliconANGLE
22:51
Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted
Engadget
22:37
The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
WIREDlimited
21:14
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Is 6,500-Words—and Barely Says Anything
WIREDlimited
21:13
Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs
TechCrunch
20:46
I tried the new ChatGPT Desktop App for Linux - but I'll stick to my browser for now
ZDNet
20:43
Databricks raises $5B more after annualized revenue tops $7B
SiliconANGLE
20:14
Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
TechCrunch
20:14
Three Claude agents given conflicting orders sabotaged each other on a shared server — then didn't tell users what they'd done
VentureBeat
20:01
Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure
Engadget
19:39
Suno Studio 2.0's new chat feature lets you talk to your DAW like it's a bandmate
The Decoder
19:14
Industry experts weigh in as AI moves from proof of concept to production
SiliconANGLE
19:00
From 'learning' to 'thinking,' AI language has long carried double meanings
TechXplore
18:28
Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
TechCrunch
18:20
Suno Studio 2.0 Turns Played MIDI Into a Prompt for AI-Generated Audio
Unite.AI
18:10
Israel Sets 100,000-Accelerator Target in National AI Plan
Unite.AI
17:32
The new Instagram logo is the perfect embodiment of AI slop
Ars Technica
17:16
Record, train, and deploy from one place with Strands Agents, LeRobot, and Hugging Face Storage Buckets
Hugging Face
17:07
OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
TechCrunch
17:07
Gemini voice calling on Android Auto keeps failing me - and Google has until September to fix it
ZDNet
17:00
Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao is leading early IPO meetings with investors and has not discussed valuation, sources say
CNBC Technology
16:47
DeepSeek Harness launches as open source rival to Claude Code, alongside V4-Pro on API with higher prices
VentureBeat
16:45
Bring your spreadsheet data to life with Sheets canvas
Google AI
16:27
Deepseek ships improved V4 Pro, open-sources its agent software, and raises API prices
The Decoder
16:26
OpenAI revenue chief Denise Dresser leaving, second major executive departure in days
CNBC Technology
16:13
Corey Spencer, GM and GVP of AI at UKG – Interview Series
Unite.AI
15:49
Spotify has roped the indie publisher Kobalt into its AI platform for covers and remixes
Engadget
15:30
Mindgard raises $30M to handle security for AI models and applications
SiliconANGLE
15:08
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs
TechCrunch
15:03
Ling 3.0 Flash is the smartest open model at its size
The Decoder
14:15
Toward Perpetual Full-Body Deepfake Video Generation
Unite.AI