AI news on 27 August 2026

• 09:00

  Nearly 700 AI agents coordinated Hugging Face attack, says report

  TechXplore+9

  • OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breachTechCrunch
  • OpenAI releases sweeping report on Hugging Face AI agent hackCNBC Technology
  • 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
  • OpenAI Report Explains Hugging Face Attack in DetailAI Business
• 06:32

  Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition

  TechCrunch▴1569+9

  • Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13BHacker News front page
  • Nvidia has been in talks to buy Hugging Face for more than $13 billionr/singularity
  • Nvidia has been in talks to acquire Hugging Face for more than $13 billion - Business Insiderr/LocalLLaMA
  • Nvidia snaps up Hugging Face for $12.9 billion as closed AI labs pull awayThe Decoder
  • Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report saysCNBC Technology
  • Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion: ReportTechXplore
  • Hugging Face 🤝 NVIDIAhardmaru (Bluesky)
  • Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billionArs Technica
  • Nvidia reportedly acquires AI project hosting platform Hugging Face for $12.9BSiliconANGLE
• 17:01

  Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences

  BBC Technology+7

  • OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and 100 other companies call for action to defend against rogue AITechCrunch
  • 'We have a limited window': 116 companies, entities sign on to major AI cyber defense pushCNBC Technology
  • OpenAI rallies 100+ companies to sign open letter warning AI-powered cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are imminentThe Decoder
  • Top tech companies urge global response against AI cyber threatsTechXplore
  • OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defenseEngadget
  • OpenAI, Google join dozens of tech companies to call for urgent action against AI-powered threats | The companies stress in a letter that there is a “limited window” to prepare for AI-enabled cyberattacks before critical infrastructure is impacted.r/singularity
  • OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Lead Call to Prioritize CybersecurityAI Business
• 18:00

  Anthropic pushes into physical world with new standard to help AI agents operate machines

  CNBC Technology+3

  • Anthropic: Previewing the Model Hardware Standardr/singularity
  • Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical worldArs Technica
  • Anthropic previews MHS standard for AI agents that operate machinesSiliconANGLE
• 14:25

  HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for the $399 Microduck

  Engadget▴245+3

  • Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face) MicroduckHacker News front page
  • Hugging Face is selling a cute $399 open-source duck robot, MicroduckTechCrunch
  • Microduck by Pollen Robotics & Hugging Facer/LocalLLaMA
• 10:40

  Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe turns speech to text in 85 languages while auto-correcting your verbal stumbles

  The Decoder+3

  • Intelligent transcription with Gemini 3.5 TranscribeGoogle DeepMind
  • Google announces Gemini 3.5 Transcribe for AI-powered speech-to-textArs Technica
  • Introducing Gemini 3.5 Transcriber/singularity
• 10:49

  Anthropic locks in 45-billion-dollar compute deal with Nscale ahead of IPO

  The Decoder+2

  • Anthropic and Nscale strike $45 billion cloud deal, sources sayCNBC Technology
  • Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with NscaleTechCrunch
• 00:26

  Z.ai open-sources ‘Ox Alpha’ model as GLM-5.3-Flash

  SiliconANGLE▴434+2

  • Z.ai confirms Ox Alpha is a new GLM-series model and will release its weightsHacker News front page
  • Z.AI confirms Ox Alpha is a GLM model, plans to release its weightsr/LocalLLaMA
• 23:16

  Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing

  BBC Technology▴6+1

  • Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failingHacker News front page
• 16:52

  OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent

  WIREDlimited+1

  • OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agentr/OpenAI
• 16:35

  Runable raises $21M to realize small businesses’ growth vision using AI agents

  SiliconANGLE+1

  • Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing themTechCrunch
• 16:00

  Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more

  TechCrunch+1

  • Google brings trip-planning features to Search's AI ModeEngadget
• 11:35

  OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India

  TechCrunch+1

  • OpenAI rolls out ads on select ChatGPT plans in India to boost monetization, support wider accessCNBC Technology
• 09:54

  Claude Cowork now runs its own browser inside the desktop app

  The Decoder+1

  • Cowork now has its own built-in browserr/ClaudeAI
• 00:53

  Nvidia wows Wall Street with a strong quarter and an eye-popping sales forecast

  CNBC Technology+1

  • Nvidia jumps 6% in premarket trading after blockbuster earnings boost AI confidenceCNBC Technology
• 23:16

  Anthropic and OpenAI are joining the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

  TechCrunch
• 22:45

  CrowdStrike CEO: AI exposes dangerous cyber gaps that legacy tools can’t handle

  CNBC Technology
• 22:40

  Fyxer Review: I Let AI Take Over My Entire Email Inbox

  Unite.AI
• 22:27

  Consumer-focused AI assistant startup Instinct reportedly raising $250M

  SiliconANGLE
• 22:20

  Jim Cramer says Nvidia and Salesforce earnings upended two bear narratives

  CNBC Technology
• 21:14

  James Pond's creator is not happy with the series' allegedly AI-generated legacy collection

  Engadget
• 21:08

  AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?

  WIREDlimited
• 20:52

  Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says

  Ars Technica
• 20:47

  The enterprise AI payoff shifts beyond models to mission-critical workflows

  SiliconANGLE
• 20:11

  The AI storage stack gets an inference-era rethink

  SiliconANGLE
• 19:52

  Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder who defected to OpenAI, is now at Google

  TechCrunch
• 19:40

  AI bursts to the front of Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary

  CNBC Technology
• 19:25

  Z.AI's Use of Chinese Chips for New Model is About Optimization

  AI Business
• 19:19

  Expanding our support for scientists

  Anthropic
• 18:57

  AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”

  Ars Technica
• 18:40

  Two-stage AI sharpens UHD low-light images while preserving fine details

  TechXplore
• 18:28

  Canada Is Luring AI and Science Talent as Trump Upends U.S. Research

  Unite.AI
• 18:24

  AI shopping agents aren't ready to buy on your behalf, study finds

  The Decoder
• 18:20

  Adaptive AI combines complementary motion experts to reconstruct complex 3D scenes

  TechXplore
• 18:06

  This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World

  WIREDlimited
• 17:53

  Previewing the Model Hardware Standard

  Anthropic
• 17:37

  Planetary prediction engine: Automating global models via Earth AI

  Google Research
• 17:20

  AI doesn't just play better chess—it manages complexity differently

  TechXplore
• 17:01

  Google's Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash makes AI video generation cheaper and more flexible

  The Decoder
• 16:34

  Apple escaped Android's 'toxic hellstew' - now Siri AI is creating a new one

  ZDNet