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AI news on 26 August 2026

19:00
OpenAI releases sweeping report on Hugging Face AI agent hack
CNBC Technology+9
- OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breachTechCrunch
- OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It AnswersWIRED
- The inside story on why OpenAI agents hacked Hugging FaceMIT Tech Review
- OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answersr/OpenAI
- OpenAI Hugging Face Incident Technical Reportr/singularity
- OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official reportEngadget
- Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hackBBC Technology
- Nearly 700 AI agents coordinated Hugging Face attack, says reportTechXplore
- OpenAI Report Explains Hugging Face Attack in DetailAI Business
23:00
Australia's recording association bans AI-made music from charts
Engadget▴73+4
- Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music chartsBBC Technology
- Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official chartsTechXplore
- Australia Bans Generative A.I. From Official Music ChartsHacker News front page
- Australia’s music industry bans AI songs from chartsr/singularity
17:01
Intelligent transcription with Gemini 3.5 Transcribe
Google DeepMind+3
- Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-textArs Technica
- Introducing Gemini 3.5 Transcriber/singularity
- Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe turns speech to text in 85 languages while auto-correcting your verbal stumblesThe Decoder
21:49
Nvidia revenue doubles on continued AI demand
BBC Technology+2
- NVIDIA Posts $96.2B Quarter as Data Center Revenue Hits $89BUnite.AI
- NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2027: Revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% from a year agor/singularity
18:07
Anthropic and Nscale strike $45 billion cloud deal, sources say
CNBC Technology+2
- Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with NscaleTechCrunch
- Anthropic locks in 45-billion-dollar compute deal with Nscale ahead of IPOThe Decoder
13:09
Employee revolt and failing agents forced Meta to scrap its AI layoff plan
The Decoder+2
- Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousandsEngadget
- Meta’s scrapped plans to go “AI native” included slashing teams by 60 percentArs Technica
09:08
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 2 brings physical AI to drones and robots
AI News+2
- Nvidia doubles compute for entry-level edge robotics with Jetson Orin Nano 2SiliconANGLE
- NVIDIA Unveils Jetson Orin Nano 2 to Redefine Entry-Level Edge AIUnite.AI
20:08
Deep Cogito Raises $43M Series A to Build the Post-Training Engine for Self-Improving AI
Unite.AI+1
- Deep Cogito raises $43M to develop self-improving AI modelsSiliconANGLE
14:40
Alibaba releases Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, targeting "ultimate cost efficiency"
The Decoder▴283+1
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: A New Architecture, Towards Ultimate Cost-EfficiencyHacker News front page
14:19
Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
TechCrunch+1
- Confirmed: Z.AI Made Ox Alpha Stealth Model That Rivals DeepSeekr/LocalLLaMA
11:00
Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them
TechCrunch+1
- Runable raises $21M to realize small businesses’ growth vision using AI agentsSiliconANGLE
10:02
Anthropic sees a market opportunity of more than $30 trillion ahead of its IPO
The Decoder▴16+1
- Anthropic Sees over $30T in Potential RevenueHacker News front page
10:00
Gatik raises $200M to scale AI-powered autonomous freight
AI News+1
- Gatik Raises $200M Series D to Scale Autonomous Freight OperationsUnite.AI
00:34
Amazon service Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence' is shutting down
CNBC Technology+1
- Amazon to discontinue Amazon Turk by September 30, recent studies tell that 46% of its tasks were completed by artificial intelligencer/singularity
00:11
Major record labels, AMD back $76M round for Stability AI
SiliconANGLE+1
- Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh fundingTechCrunch
00:06
OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues
TechCrunch+1
- OpenAI data center chief Chris Malone is out, the latest in a string of executive exitsCNBC Technology
23:47
Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’
TechCrunch
22:18
What to expect during VMware Explore: Join theCUBE Aug. 31-Sept. 2
SiliconANGLE
21:00
CrowdStrike pops 11% on record second quarter as 'Mythos moment' drives AI cyber wave
CNBC Technology
20:20
Researchers develop AI framework to optimize solid oxide electrolysis cell operation
TechXplore
20:18
Qwen 3.8 Flash-Next is Cheap, But There Are Complicating Factors
AI Business
20:13
Okta pops 15% after topping estimates as AI threat spikes demand for identity security
CNBC Technology
20:13
Salesforce stock jumps 11% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain
CNBC Technology
20:05
Salesforce, Anthropic expand partnership as Benioff responds to ‘SaaSpocalypse’ concerns
CNBC Technology
20:00
Salesforce just put its entire CRM inside Claude — and says you’ll never need its app again
VentureBeat
19:37
Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI
TechCrunch
19:34
How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?
TechCrunch
19:24
Greenberg Traurig Rolls Out Agentic CoCounsel Legal Across Global Offices
Unite.AI
18:42
GlucoFM: Foundation model for continuous glucose monitoring
Google Research
18:15
AMD, Supermicro and MinIO target the enterprise data pipeline bottleneck
SiliconANGLE
18:15
The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery
WIREDlimited
17:35
Gemini Live Gains Agentic Spark Tasks, Daily Brief and Voice Inbox Control
Unite.AI
17:30
Sam Altman says OpenAI will have AGI by the end of 2026 if you accept his definition
The Decoder
17:25
Google says its latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text
Engadget
17:20
Simulated proving ground trains and assesses AI for actively controlling fluid dynamics
TechXplore
17:13
Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety
WIREDlimited
17:00
Bill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheaval
TechXplore
16:50
China's Humanoid Edge Is Hardware, Not AI
AI Business
16:44
AI agents are all the rage—but research shows they leak private data
TechXplore
16:40
AI prevents unstable material designs, cutting costs for chip and cooling applications
TechXplore