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Nvidia Updates Data‑Center Roadmap After GTC 2026 LPU Launch
Following its Language Processing Unit reveal at GTC 2026, Nvidia expanded its data‑center product roadmap to include new GPU and LPU generations through 2028.
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Z.ai Launches ZCode to Challenge Leading AI Coding Tools
Z.ai unveiled ZCode, an agentic development environment built around its GLM‑5.2 model, positioning itself against competitors like Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot in the fast‑growing AI‑powered coding market.
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OpenAI Introduces GeneBench‑Pro, a Research‑Level Benchmark for AI in Computational Biology
OpenAI launched GeneBench‑Pro, a benchmark that tests AI agents’ ability to make higher‑order judgments in complex biological datasets, marking a milestone in AI reasoning for scientific research.
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Google Launches AI Image and Video Tools: 4-Second Images, Conversational Video Editing
Google unveiled Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, enabling near‑real‑time image generation and conversational video editing at low cost.
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OpenAI releases powerful new GPT‑5.6 model under restrictions
OpenAI is rolling out GPT‑5.6 Friday, but says it’s limiting access to all three versions of the new model at the behest of the U.S. government.
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Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short
The automaker hired 350 veteran engineers to help train and debug its automated quality systems after AI‑driven tools failed to deliver the desired quality level.
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Google introduces a faster, cheaper image generator with Nano Banana 2 Lite
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new in‑house image generator that is faster and cheaper than previous versions, enabling rapid high‑volume image workflows for creators and businesses.
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Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content
Cloudflare announced a new default that will block mixed-use crawlers from ad‑supported sites, forcing AI firms to pay for publisher content starting September 15, 2026.
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Google Cloud adds Claude Apps Gateway for enterprises
Google Cloud now supports Anthropic’s Claude Apps Gateway, giving enterprises a central point to manage Claude Code deployments and enforce usage limits.
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NVIDIA Releases Nemotron‑Labs‑TwoTower: an Open‑Weight Diffusion Language Model
NVIDIA unveiled a new diffusion language model that retains almost all autoregressive quality while boosting throughput, marking a significant step in efficient large‑language‑model inference.
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Neocloud Together AI raises $800M, leaps to $8.3B valuation
The AI neocloud provider has secured a $800 million Series C, boosting its valuation to $8.3 billion as companies increasingly turn to open‑source models and GPU‑cluster rentals.
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Anthropic deploys Claude Sonnet 5, Fable and Mythos restored
Anthropic has launched its new Claude Sonnet 5 model and restored access to its frontier models Fable and Mythos after a U.S. export‑control pause, signaling a new era of agentic AI capabilities.
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Claude models go live on Microsoft Foundry via Azure
Anthropic’s Claude models are now generally available in Microsoft Foundry, running on NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell Ultra GPUs hosted on Microsoft Azure, expanding infrastructure options for organisations building AI agents.
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Google AI Introduces TabFM: A Hybrid-Attention Tabular Foundation Model for Zero‑Shot Classification and Regression
Google’s research team unveiled TabFM, a foundation model that can perform tabular classification and regression without dataset‑specific training, leveraging in‑context learning and synthetic data.
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Singapore's Acti raises $5.3M seed round to build AI‑powered keyboard as personal context layer
Acti, a Singapore‑based startup, secured $5.3 million in seed funding to develop its agentic keyboard that stores user context on‑device, enabling AI‑powered skills across all apps.
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US lifts restrictions on Anthropic’s powerful AI models Fable and Mythos
The U.S. Commerce Department removed export controls, allowing Anthropic to restore access to its frontier models Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
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OpenAI’s GPT‑8 reaches 1 trillion‑parameter milestone
OpenAI released GPT‑8, a 1‑trillion‑parameter model that reportedly outperforms its predecessor on a broad range of benchmarks and introduces a new fine‑tuning framework.
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CNBC: AI investments surge as companies race to adopt generative models
CNBC highlights a record surge in AI investment this quarter, with companies across sectors accelerating adoption of generative AI models.
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Thai Startup Amity Robotics Closes US$ 7.0 Million Seed Round to Build a Globally Competitive Physical AI Company
Amity Robotics announced the close of a $7 million seed round, combining equity and debt financing, to fund its physical AI platform ARC Base and upcoming mobile robot ARC Move.
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US lifts export ban on Anthropic’s advanced AI tools
The U.S. government has lifted its export restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, allowing the company to resume global access to its most advanced AI tools.