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AI news on 14 August 2026

14:21
GPT-5.6 Sol goes 14x faster as OpenAI launches Ultrafast mode powered by Cerebras
The Decoder▴664+6
- Previewing Ultrafast mode: GPT-5.6 Sol at up to 14X the speedOpenAI
- 🤯 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
15:08
Lower Intro Price for Gemini 3.7 Flash to Attract Developers
AI Business▴913+5
- Introducing Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle DeepMind
- 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
17:01
Alibaba's Qwen team releases Qwen 3.8 models with open weights under the Apache 2.0 license
The Decoder▴1333+3
- Qwen 3.8 releaser/LocalLLaMA
- Qwen3.8-27BHacker News front page
- Qwen 3.8 27b is herer/singularity
16:00
ChatGPT's new Computer History tracks your Mac activity to create a timeline - but should you let it?
ZDNet+3
19:16
How Claude’s text watermark works
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- Anthropic Explains the Mechanics of Claude’s Text WatermarkUnite.AI
- Anthropic shares more details about how Claude’s new watermarks will workTechCrunch
17:26
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
Ars Technica▴43+2
- Plaintiff hid invisible AI instructions in court filings to secretly influence automated reviewThe Decoder
- Man injected prompts into court filings to try to win his case, suspecting AI user/OpenAI
15:45
OpenAI talent exodus raises 'huge red flag' ahead of IPO
CNBC Technology+2
- Sharing my thoughts on the OpenAI exodus as it races against Anthropic for an IPO:r/OpenAI
- OpenAI talent exodus raises 'huge red flag' ahead of IPOr/singularity
23:06
Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI
BBC Technology▴12+1
- Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AIHacker News front page
19:08
OpenAI CFO Friar tells investors that enterprise business now bigger than consumer by revenue
CNBC Technology+1
- OpenAI Tells Investors Enterprise Revenue Has Overtaken Its ChatGPT Consumer BusinessUnite.AI
16:13
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations
TechCrunch+1
- Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI contentEngadget
15:26
IBM, OpenAI Partner to Accelerate Enterprise AI
AI Business+1
- IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI pushTechCrunch
14:27
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
Ars Technica+1
- OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain groundr/OpenAI
10:21
Zhipu AI releases GLM-5.3, claims it's the strongest open-weights coding model
The Decoder+1
- Z.ai Launches GLM-5.3 With Frontier Coding and a Cyber Capability That Outgrew Its TrainingUnite.AI
01:02
Uber partners with China's Pony.ai for 2,000 robotaxis in Europe
CNBC Technology+1
- Pony.ai and Uber Expand Partnership to 2,000+ Robotaxis Across EuropeUnite.AI
23:31
Anthropic details unreleased Model 2, new alignment concerns in latest AI risk report
SiliconANGLE
21:52
Apex Vision AI Review: These Homework Explanations Help
Unite.AI
21:45
Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter
CNBC Technology
21:29
Anthropic announces watermark detection API that will let third parties detect Claude's AI texts
The Decoder
20:59
The Next Big Influencer Is This 4-Foot-Tall Robot From China
WIREDlimited
20:37
Anthropic Raises Misalignment Risk to Low and Shelves Internal Model 2
Unite.AI
20:35
Z.ai debuts GLM-5.3 with long-horizon coding, cybersecurity upgrades
SiliconANGLE
18:45
Grok 4.6 Arrives in GitHub Copilot Across Eight Development Surfaces
Unite.AI
17:00
AI agents struggle to perform original scientific research
TechXplore
16:55
Gambit Security’s “AI Across the Intrusion Lifecycle” Shows How AI Is Moving Deeper Into Real-World Cyberattacks
Unite.AI
16:06
Study contradicts Anthropic and OpenAI claims that autonomous AI research is within reach
The Decoder
15:43
Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
TechCrunch
15:00
Tech Visionary Says the Big AI Labs Don’t Get What People Want
WIREDlimited
14:50
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
TechCrunch
14:24
Prompt: Wall Street Is Coming for AI Infrastructure
AI Business
14:07
Better communication could improve human-robot teamwork across real-world tasks
TechXplore
14:05
Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
TechCrunch
14:00
Weak API controls are one of the biggest threats in the agentic AI era
SiliconANGLE
14:00
Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong
TechCrunch
13:45
The AI party keeps roaring: Why it won’t end anytime soon
SiliconANGLE
13:30
Samsung health AI models analyse wearable biosignal data
AI News
12:15
AI’s Best ROI Right Now Is Fixing Old Code, Not Writing New Code
Unite.AI
12:09
Anthropic's investor talks, Workday's stock surge, Apple's new facility and more in Morning Squawk
CNBC Technology
12:08
When AI Is Right and the Process Is Wrong
Unite.AI
12:06
The Shift from AI Capability to AI Control
Unite.AI
11:53
I used OpenFactory to build my own Linux distro overnight - this AI tool is going to be big
ZDNet