Apple just announced Mac Studio with M5 Ultra — local AI powerhouse
tech.yahoo.comApple unveiled new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips, delivering a monumental leap in AI performance for on-device MLX framework execution.
AI Startup Cognition in New Funding Talks at $40 Billion Value
bloomberg.comCognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin (formerly known as Windsurf), is in early talks with investors for a new funding round that could push valuation above $40 billion.
AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
finance.yahoo.comCognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin (formerly known as Windsurf), is in early talks with investors for a new funding round that could push valuation above $40 billion.
OpenClaw agent hype dies down in China
tech.yahoo.comThe US now has more OpenClaw instances deployed than China, indicating regional differences in adoption of the autonomous agent platform.
OpenClaw 2.0 launched: Guided credential detection, security audit tools, and...
me.mashable.comOpen-source autonomous agent platform OpenClaw officially released version 2.0 with guided credential detection, security audit tools, and web UI speedups.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Models Arrive in AWS Kiro Coding Agent
adtmag.comOpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models are now available in AWS Kiro for software development workflows, expanding the coding agent capabilities.
GitHub Down: Pull Requests, Issues, Actions And Copilot Hit By Major Outage Today
msn.comGitHub experienced a significant outage on August 17, 2026 affecting core services including Copilot.
OpenAI cuts off AI models to SpaceX-owned Cursor amid escalating rivalry
cio.economictimes.indiatimes.comOpenAI announced plans to terminate AI model access for Cursor, owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, amid ongoing rivalry with Musk. The article discusses how this decision impacts the developer community and marks a significant shift in OpenAI's partnerships.
OpenAI to Cut off AI Models for SpaceX-Owned Cursor, Escalating Feud With Musk
money.usnews.comOpenAI announced plans to end its agreement providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by SpaceX. This move escalates tensions between OpenAI and Elon Musk amid their ongoing rivalry in the AI industry.
Claude's updated Fable and Mythos models watermark their replies
pcworld.comAnthropic's updated Fable and Mythos models add invisible watermarks to their replies, a new feature that helps with content attribution while maintaining the same underlying model architecture.
Anthropic enhances Claude: Fable 5.1 takes the benchmark lead
heise.deFable 5.1 leads in external benchmarks while Mythos 5.1 is designed to handle more cyber tasks with loosened safety parameters for approved use cases.
Fable 5.1 achieves 32% lower cost per task on ARC-AGI benchmarks
cryptobriefing.comClaude Fable 5.1 reaches 90% ARC-AGI-2 coverage at 32% lower cost per task, with major gains on science and terminal benchmarks compared to previous versions.
Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1: What Enterprises Need to Know
eweek.comAnthropic introduces Claude Fable 5.1 with a million-token context window, adaptive thinking capabilities, and reduced prompt cache costs for agentic AI tasks. Mythos 5.1 offers more permissive safeguards for approved use cases.
OpenAI Says Its Most Capable Model Astra Can Find Zero-Day Exploits
analyticsindiamag.comOpenAI's most capable model named Astra can identify zero-day exploits, demonstrating advanced AI capabilities in cybersecurity. The company is choosing caution over unrestricted access to this powerful feature.
TIME100 AI 2026: Joëlle Pineau
time.comCohere CEO Joëlle Pineau named to TIME's list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence for 2026.
China's MiniMax debuts M1 AI model that it says costs 200x less to train than Op...
sports.yahoo.comMiniMax debuted its M1 AI model, claiming it costs 200x less to train than Opus models from competitors.
Security analysts flag info-stealing Qwen 3.8 27B repository on GitHub
cryptopolitan.comAn information-stealing virus was uploaded to a GitHub repository disguised as downloadable weights for Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 model, raising security concerns.
Alibaba upgrades Qwen3.8-Max with a new 0902 snapshot
technode.comAlibaba released an upgraded Qwen3.8-Max foundation model with a new 0902 snapshot, post-trained for coding and Cowork-style capabilities.
Meta trained its AI on copyrighted work, new lawsuit alleges
yahoo.comA group of publishers and creators allege that Meta trained its AI models on copyrighted work, raising important legal questions about training data usage in large language model development.
The release of the Sora 2 AI video model opened a legal can of worms for copyright holders, but the...
yahoo.comThe Sora 2 AI video model's release raised copyright concerns, with OpenAI potentially walking back its opt-out policy for training data.