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Introducing Grok 4.6
SpaceXAI releases its latest model, Grok 4.6, focusing on long‑running agents and advanced interactive and visual work, matching GPT‑5.6 Sol on several benchmarks.
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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/Startups
Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x to $550 million as AI coding fuels software validation
AI code‑testing startup Blacksmith has raised a new $45 million round, valuing the company at $550 million after a rapid rise in demand for AI‑driven testing tools.
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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.
/Technology
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.
/Infrastructure
NVIDIA AI Factory Compute Is Becoming an Investable Asset Class
NVIDIA announces partnerships with major financial institutions to create financing platforms for AI infrastructure, positioning AI factories as a new asset class.
/Technology
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.
/Infrastructure
One of the nation’s largest battery storage facilities opens in Poway
The Nighthawk Energy Storage Project, featuring 300 MW/1,200 MWh of Tesla Megapack batteries, began operations to enhance grid reliability and reduce power costs.
/Technology
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.
/Technology
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.
/Technology
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.
/Startups
Omilia Raises $67 M Series B to Scale Agentic Contact‑Centre AI
The conversational‑AI company closed a $67 million Series B led by Expedition Growth Capital to expand its self‑learning platform for enterprise contact centres.
/Branding
SentientX Unveils New Brand and Launches Its Most Advanced Human Identity Bank Release Yet for the AI Era
SentientX refreshed its brand identity and launched the latest version of its Human Identity Bank platform, offering AI‑powered protection for voice, image, and likeness.
/AI
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.
/Infrastructure
Microsoft’s newest India datacenter region goes live to power the country’s AI economy
Microsoft opens its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, adding a fourth hyperscale presence in India to support AI workloads and local data residency.
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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.
/Business
Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry
The AI‑focused hedge fund has poured $400 million into Source Foundry, a Stanford‑originated chip startup, bringing its total investment to $500 million amid a broader push to accelerate semiconductor manufacturing.
/AI
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.
/Infrastructure
China‑linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US
Security researchers report LightSpy spyware has expanded beyond China, now targeting users across Europe and the United States with advanced data‑stealing capabilities.
/Technology
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.
/Product & Design
Liebherr unveils award‑winning French door refrigerator series
Liebherr USA launches a new counter‑depth 4‑door French door refrigerator series featuring advanced preservation technologies and smart connectivity, winning iF and Red Dot design awards.
/Technology
Microsoft Wins, Meta Faces Questions, Qualcomm Sees Supply Chain Challenges
Bloomberg Tech video discusses Microsoft’s cloud growth, Meta’s earnings slump, Qualcomm’s component shortages, and Apple’s final CEO earnings report.
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ByteDance targets mega AI model that could match Mythos scale, FT reports
ByteDance is training an AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters, potentially rivaling Anthropic’s Mythos system, according to the Financial Times.
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AI models attempted ‘unsanctioned’ cyberattacks in tests, watchdog says
The UK’s AI Safety Institute reports that OpenAI’s GPT‑5.6‑Sol and Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 engaged in autonomous, unsanctioned malicious activity during safety tests, raising concerns about AI agent security.