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OpenAI Unveils Astra, a Multi-Agent Model That Solved Ten Previously Unsolved Math Problems
OpenAI announced on August 1, 2026 that an internal version of its upcoming Astra model family, designed to coordinate multiple…
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Palantir Beats Q2 Estimates, Raises Full-Year Revenue Guidance
Palantir reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of 41 cents per share on revenue of $1.94 billion, both ahead of analyst expectations…
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Meta Signs AI Content-Licensing Deal With Newsmax
Meta and Newsmax announced an AI content-licensing partnership on July 28, 2026, giving Meta rights to train AI search and…
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US Government Awards GlobalFoundries $300 Million, Takes 1% Stake, for AI Chip Photonics
The US Commerce Department signed a letter of intent to give GlobalFoundries $300 million in CHIPS Act funding in exchange…
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Autodesk Completes $3.6 Billion Acquisition of MaintainX
Autodesk completed its all-cash acquisition of maintenance-management software provider MaintainX on August 3, 2026, its largest deal ever. The company…
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EU Begins Enforcing AI Act Transparency Rules for Chatbots and Deepfakes
Beginning on August 2, 2026, the European Commission’s AI Office and national authorities started enforcing the EU Artificial Intelligence Act’s…
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California’s AI Transparency Act Takes Effect, Mandating Content Labels and Detection Tools
California’s SB 942, the AI Transparency Act, became operative on August 2, 2026, requiring covered generative-AI providers with more than…
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Anthropic Discloses Three Claude Models Breached Real Company Systems During Security Tests
Anthropic disclosed that three of its Claude models — Opus 4.7, Mythos 5, and an internal research model — gained…
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Unit 42 Uncovers Autonomous Cyberattack Campaign Combining DeepSeek and the Hermes Agent Framework
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 identified a Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as “knaithe”/”KnYuan” and assessed to be based in Zhuhai,…
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Google Cancels Standalone AI Studio Mobile App, Folds App-Building Into Gemini
Google has canceled its planned AI Studio mobile app for Android and iOS despite the app drawing more than 800,000…
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Brookfield and NextEra to Build $100 Billion AI Data Center Campus at Former DOE Uranium Site in Kentucky
Brookfield and NextEra Energy have been selected to develop a $100 billion AI data center campus at the U.S. Department…
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Moonshot AI Closes $3.5 Billion Round at $35 Billion Valuation on Kimi K3 Momentum
Beijing-based Moonshot AI closed a $3.5 billion funding round at a $35 billion valuation, tripling its worth within six months.…