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Announcing new Release Preview builds for 14 August 2026
Microsoft releases new Windows 11 Release Preview builds, including versions 24H2/25H2 and 26H1, to Windows Insiders.
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Creality Launches SPARKX i7 Nano: Bringing Compact Multi‑Color Printing to $299
Creality announced its new SPARKX i7 Nano 3D printer, featuring AI‑powered capabilities such as automatic 2D‑to‑3D conversion and real‑time print monitoring, priced at $299 for U.S. customers.
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Uber partners with China's Pony.ai for 2,000 robotaxis in Europe
Uber and autonomous‑vehicle maker Pony.ai announced a partnership to deploy 2,000 robotaxis across four European cities, expanding their commercial robotaxi service beyond Croatia.
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B3IQ Finds a New AI Niche: Supplying Rent‑to‑Own Machines to Privacy‑Conscious Academics
AI startup B3IQ raised $21 million to provide on‑premise, rent‑to‑own AI compute machines for university researchers, addressing privacy and cost challenges in academic research.
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Apple opens Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston
Apple inaugurated a new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston that offers free training and interactive labs for small‑ and medium‑sized businesses, while also beginning Mac mini production.
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Patch Tuesday - August 2026
Microsoft published 421 vulnerabilities on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 in Windows, with notable zero‑day exploits such as ShieldBreak and a high‑severity SharePoint RCE.
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153GB of stolen credentials surface after LiteLLM supply chain attack
A massive leak of 153GB of credentials exposed thousands of corporate domains, including AWS, Samsung, Cisco, and Salesforce, after a LiteLLM supply chain breach.
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Windows 11 ships nine AI components, you can delete one
Microsoft’s August 2026 Windows 11 update adds nine AI components, including a removable image‑generation feature, and explains how users can delete or disable individual components.
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X open sources its ranking algorithm, letting users see if they’ve been ‘shadowbanned’
X releases the source code for its For You timeline algorithm and adds a transparency tool so users can audit how posts are ranked.
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Twitch users can now block Amazon from using their content to train AI
Amazon, which owns Twitch, has turned on a default setting that allows its AI models to use streamers’ content for training, prompting backlash from the community.
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AI nuclear power firm Fermi finally has a new CEO
Fermi, an AI‑driven nuclear power startup, announced the appointment of a new CEO as it moves toward commercial deployment of its AI‑optimized reactors.
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Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US
The Portugal‑based app distributor has re‑entered Google Play, allowing U.S. users to install third‑party app stores directly from the platform after a court ruling.
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Google debuts SL2T, an AI model that’s designed to understand sign language
DeepMind’s new SL2T model brings multilingual sign‑language‑to‑text capability to Pixel 11, enabling real‑world sign‑language dictation on Gboard and Live Transcribe.
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HSBC Asset Management invests in London-founded Model ML
HSBC’s asset‑management arm backs Model ML, a London‑based AI automation startup for financial services, after the company raised over $100 million in total funding.
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Microsoft to unveil Maia 300 AI chip this fall, targets 300,000 units
Microsoft plans to release its next‑generation Maia 300 AI chip in September, aiming to produce up to 300,000 units this fall as part of its custom silicon strategy for Azure AI workloads.
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What’s new in Power Platform: July/August 2026 feature update
Microsoft’s Power Platform blog details new AI‑powered features, including a data grid modern control and AI‑assisted UI automation for Power Automate.
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Meta’s new Glimmer AI model offers a hint at Zuckerberg’s personal intelligence vision
Meta releases Muse Glimmer, a 30‑billion‑parameter open‑weight model designed to power local AI agents on consumer hardware.
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China is gaining ground in AI. The U.S. still has a major advantage
Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race, but U.S. firms still hold a compute edge, sparking debate over global AI leadership.
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TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office
TikTok announced a 250‑person layoff and the closure of its Nashville office, a move aimed at streamlining operations amid growing reliance on AI for content moderation.
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AMD buys Taalas, startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon
Advanced Micro Devices has agreed to acquire Taalas, a startup that creates chips hard‑wired for specific AI models, expanding its AI inference portfolio.