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Today: August 18, 2026
Today: August 18, 2026

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Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models

Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models

Google is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI models
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Microdramas boom in a shrinking Hollywood as studios chase a TikTok audience

When Craig Williams opened his production facility in downtown Los Angeles two years ago, he

Microdramas boom in a shrinking Hollywood as studios chase a TikTok audience
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World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China

World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China

World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China
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Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says

Smack Technologies, a defense-technology startup building artificial intelligence decision-making tools for the military, is raising funding to speed

Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says
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Private credit roundup: Nvidia's half trillion for chips financing, plus others

Nvidia's colossal financing deal for AI infrastructure buildouts is the talk of private markets this week.

Private credit roundup: Nvidia's half trillion for chips financing, plus others
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Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal after landing prized role, sources say

By Saeed Azhar and Milana Vinn NEW YORK, Aug 14 (REUTERS) - Goldman Sachs is in talks with potential investors about participating in Nvidia's $500 billion AI financing initiative, after leveraging

Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal after landing prized role, sources say
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Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say

Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, three people familiar with the matter said, a departure from the iPhone maker's strategy of relying on

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say
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Republican senator urges Trump to back US open-weight AI models amid industry debate

Republican Senator Jim Banks is urging the Trump administration to develop incentives to encourage U.S. tech companies to develop open-weight AI models

Republican senator urges Trump to back US open-weight AI models amid industry debate
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Snowflake raises annual product revenue forecast

Snowflake raised its fiscal 2026 forecast for product revenue on Wednesday, betting on strong demand for its data analytics services as enterprises prioritize artificial intelligence

Snowflake raises annual product revenue forecast
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DeepSeek launches V4 Pro at prices up to 14 times higher than V4 Flash

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek formally released its V4 Pro model on Thursday, pricing it several times higher than its V4 Flash model

DeepSeek launches V4 Pro at prices up to 14 times higher than V4 Flash
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An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?

AI agents cross company boundaries, but proof of their authority often does not. When they overstep, no single record shows what the user allowed.

An AI agent spent your money – can anyone prove you authorized it?
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Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can

NASA’s CADRE mission will test a small team of autonomous rovers that can function without constant communication with Earth.

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves – an upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can
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Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?

Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?

Hackers used autonomous AI agents to attack Taiwan. Is this the future of cyberwarfare?
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AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything

AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything

AI boom or bubble? Timing is everything
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Anthropic in talks to buy Decart AI, source says

Anthropic is in talks to buy Nvidia-backed startup Decart AI, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the Claude maker explores acquisitions that

Anthropic in talks to buy Decart AI, source says
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Google’s Android chief lays out his vision for how AI will change our smartphones

Google’s Android chief lays out his vision for how AI will change our smartphones

Google’s Android chief lays out his vision for how AI will change our smartphones
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Strong majority of Japanese firms have yet to fully embrace AI: Reuters poll

More than 80% of Japanese companies use artificial intelligence in only a limited capacity in their operations or not at all, a Reuters survey showed on

Strong majority of Japanese firms have yet to fully embrace AI: Reuters poll
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Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffle

Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company's Gemini model as parent Alphabet seeks to close the

Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffle
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Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with fewer taps and swipes

Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features
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Ryanair signs five-year Google Cloud deal, expands use of AI in airline operations

Ryanair said on Wednesday it would deploy Google's Gemini AI tools and DeepMind models across its operations under a new five-year cloud partnership, using

Ryanair signs five-year Google Cloud deal, expands use of AI in airline operations
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Spotify to slap 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles 

Spotify said on Tuesday it would begin adding "AI Persona" badges to some profiles from mid-September to give listeners more transparency about whether the artist behind the music

Spotify to slap 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles 
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IBM, Together AI ink $240 million deal for Nvidia-powered AI inference cluster

IBM and startup Together AI have signed a $240 million multi-year agreement to build a large-scale artificial intelligence cluster on IBM Cloud using Nvidia

IBM, Together AI ink $240 million deal for Nvidia-powered AI inference cluster
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Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex

The U.S. Department of Energy is harnessing the artificial intelligence boom in its bid to convert another Cold War-era uranium enrichment site

Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
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EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China

The European Union will fund seven artificial intelligence gigafactories across the bloc with €10 billion ($11.5 billion), the European Commission said on

EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with €10 billion plan in race with US, China