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OpenAI updates the default model for free users to GPT-5.6 Luna, adds unlimited text chats for free users, rolls out an improved GPT-5.6 Sol version, and more (www.axios.com)
2026-8-7

OpenAI introduces Agent Plugins, an open standard for bundling skills and MCP servers, and says its steering committee includes Amazon, Microsoft, and Cursor (9to5mac.com)
2026-8-7 Amazon Microsoft

Western Digital falls 10%+ after issuing guidance that didn't quite match those of Seagate; Q4 revenue rose 44% YoY to $3.75B, above a $3.7B estimate (www.barrons.com)
2026-8-7 4Q Western Digital

Times Magazine Now Serves Ads That Only AI Chatbots Can See (slashdot.org)
2026-8-7 AI chatbot

Meta AI model hacked a company during misconfigured cyber test (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-7 AI

Google DeepMind says its WeatherNext model can accurately predict a storm's track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data, and open sources the model (www.wired.com)
2026-8-7 Google

Sources: Nvidia is considering lower-memory versions of its Rubin Ultra GPU due to potential issues securing enough HBM, and has tested at least three versions (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-7 Nvidia

Sources: Stripe recently entered exclusive talks to buy OpenRouter in a cash-and-stock deal that would value the startup for close to $10B (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-7 Startup

Meta AI Hacked External Systems During Cybersecurity Testing (it.slashdot.org)
2026-8-7 AI

Demis Hassabis stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO may weaken the UK tech scene, marking an end for Hassabis' effort to keep his native UK as an AI stronghold (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-7 Google AI

Datadog drops 15%+ after forecasting weaker full-year sales due to reduced usage from its largest client, a leading AI company; Q2 revenue rises 36% to $1.12B (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-7 AI

Broadcaster Wins Broad US Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don't Exist Yet (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-8-7

WindBorne, which deploys weather balloons to collect data for its AI weather forecasting models, raised a $37M Series B at a $250M post-money valuation (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-7 AI

SpaceX and Tesla plan to initially invest $16.8B to build Terafab in Grimes County, Texas; combined demand from SpaceX and Tesla is forecast to top 1 TW (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-7 Tesla SpaceX Texas

How AI Exposed a Browser Security Gap that Enterprises Cannot Ignore (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-7 AI Browser

Sources: DeepSeek has resumed its funding round, seeking $8B at a $74B valuation, after pausing talks following the leak of Liang Wenfeng's remarks to investors (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-7

Meta's Muse Spark 1.2 scores 54 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, putting Meta next to SpaceXAI in a tie for third place amongst US labs (artificialanalysis.ai)
2026-8-7 Intelligence

Filing: DeepSeek has invested ~$20.8M in Unitree Robotics' Shanghai IPO and agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid machines (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-7 IPO AI Robot Shanghai

Ooredoo, Nvidia, Nokia, and Indosat launch Zankore, Indonesia's first dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform; Ooredoo, which owns a 49% stake, commits $800M (fortune.com)
2026-8-7 AI Indonesia Nvidia Nokia

Chainalysis: violent crypto attacks stole $30M+ in H1 2026, on track to exceed 2025's $58M total; France is the primary hotspot with 30 publicly known cases (www.theblock.co)
2026-8-6 France

Google is expanding its Gemini-powered Ask Maps feature in English to 130+ countries and adds agentic food ordering, hotel booking, and attraction searching (www.zdnet.com)
2026-8-6 Google

Rockstar says it will show an “extended look” at Grand Theft Auto VI on August 27, premiering on Netflix at 3pm ET before streaming on YouTube at 9pm ET (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-6 YouTube Netflix

Lumilens, which is building data center optical-interconnection tech to replace wires with light, raised $700M at a $5.5B valuation, for $900M in total funding (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-6

Enhance privacy on up to 10 devices with this 5-year AdGuard VPN deal (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-6 VPN

Filing: Hangzhou-based Unitree Robotics prices its Shanghai IPO at ~$22/share, aiming to sell 40.4M shares to raise $904M; Unitree shipped 5,500+ robots in 2025 (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-6 IPO Robot Shanghai

FDA Approves First mRNA Flu Shot (science.slashdot.org)
2026-8-6

China launches a formal national security review of Palo Alto Networks products sold in the Chinese market, citing a need to protect critical infrastructure (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-6 China

Defense tech company Hadrian raised a $1.37B Series D at an $8B valuation to expand its factories and Opus software platform, after a $260M Series C in 2025 (www.axios.com)
2026-8-6

Google centralizes its AI leadership at Mountain View in a bid to catch its rivals; Sebastian Borgeaud, who led a major AI coding effort, moved from the UK (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-6 Google AI

SoftBank reports Q1 net profit down 18% YoY to ~$2.2B, above ~$761M est., an ~$8.2B gain on its Intel stake, and Vision Fund up $1.7B due to its ByteDance stake (www.cnbc.com)
2026-8-6 Intel

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