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AI News
Aug 08, 2026 38

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

AI News
Aug 08, 2026 31

An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country

To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest si...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 172

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra over concerns about its cybersecurity prowess.

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 148

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI ...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 133

Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore

It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His co...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 124

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic ...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 90

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standa...

Research
Aug 07, 2026 62

TutorMoments: Do AI tutors know when to help and when to hold back?

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AI News
Aug 07, 2026 93

What’s behind the Google AI shake-up

Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those job...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 80

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses le...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 73

Stanford Evo 2 AI model generates phages against E. coli

Stanford researchers have synthesised nearly 300 phages from DNA sequences produced by the Evo 2 generative AI model. Laboratory testing ...

AI News
Aug 07, 2026 69

How AI Is changing Instagram engagement without replacing the human touch

Every post you see, every Reel that autoplays, and every ‘Explore’ page suggestion on Instagram is now decided by its AI system. With ove...