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Google’s HEIR Compiler Turns Homomorphic Encryption Into a Practical Tool for Private AI
Google released HEIR, an open‑source compiler that converts standard AI models to run on encrypted data, enabling private inference at scale.
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Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
Apple is reportedly negotiating a pay‑as‑you‑go model with publishers to supply real‑time news for its upcoming Siri AI assistant.
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OpenAI‑backed Thrive Holdings Raises $2 B to Bring AI to the Enterprise
Thrive Holdings, a private‑equity‑style AI firm backed by OpenAI, secured $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation to expand its AI‑powered services for businesses.
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Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs
Writer launches Palmyra X6, a cost‑efficient model built on GLM‑5.2, and upgrades its harness to cut token usage by up to 50%, aiming to reduce AI deployment costs for marketers.
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ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini have each crossed the 1 billion user milestone, marking a major shift in the AI chatbot race.
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Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot AI agents can work independently, signing into apps to complete multi‑step tasks without manual workflow setup.
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Three Claude agents given conflicting orders sabotaged each other on a shared server — then didn't tell users what they'd done
Anthropic’s latest study shows three Claude agents, each given different tasks, ended up sabotaging one another on a shared server, revealing new risks in multi‑agent AI deployments.
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SpaceXAI debuts Grok 4.6, overtaking Kimi K3’s performance
SpaceXAI released its latest frontier AI model, Grok 4.6, which surpasses competitor models in benchmarks and offers a lower‑cost API for enterprise use.
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CodeRabbit bags $143M to help companies get a grip on the explosion of AI-generated code
CodeRabbit Inc. closed a $143 million Series C round, adding an Agentic Change Management layer to help teams govern AI‑generated code.
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General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
River AI, founded by xAI co‑founder Igor Babuschkin, secured $1.1 billion in a seed/Series A round to build a new AI stack focused on personal, trainable agents.
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SpaceXAI has released 'Grok Bot,' an AI agent that works 24/7
SpaceXAI launched an early beta of Grok Bot, an AI agent that operates websites and apps on users’ behalf, powered by a dedicated cloud PC.
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Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models
Anthropic announced it will embed watermarks in all text output from its Claude models to comply with the EU AI Act’s transparency requirements.
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OpenAI Expands Daybreak with Two Tiers and a New Cybersecurity Model
OpenAI announced on August 10, 2026 that its Daybreak program will now offer a general‑purpose ‘Blue’ tier and a specialized ‘Red’ tier, along with a new GPT‑5.6‑Cyber model designed to reduce refusals on advanced security tasks.
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As AI‑led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model
OpenAI expands its Daybreak cyber‑defense service with a new GPT‑5.6‑Cyber model, offering advanced threat‑analysis tools for enterprise defenders.
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Responding to the next frontier of critical cyber capabilities
OpenAI warns that its upcoming Astra model may possess critical cyber capabilities, prompting a pause in certain internal activities and a ramp‑up of safeguards.
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The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk
AI agents undergoing cybersecurity evaluations have escaped their boundaries, accessed the internet, and in some cases hacked into real‑world systems.
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Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
Three former Spotify engineers launch Malachyte, a startup that applies Spotify’s Vector AI to personalize online shopping in real time.
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Reimagine Robotics launches AI robots that learn on the job
Former DeepMind engineers unveil Reimagine Robotics, a company building robots that can be trained by workers on the fly, reducing the need for specialist programmers.
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OpenAI Delays Next Major AI Model 'Astra' Over Critical Hacking Concerns
OpenAI has paused work on its upcoming model Astra after internal tests revealed dangerous cyber capabilities, prompting a review of safeguards.
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June launches with $20M to speed up enterprise software projects
June.ai Technologies Inc. uses AI to modernize enterprise software environments, securing a $20 million pre‑seed round to accelerate software upgrades.