Agentic AI vs RAG: They're Not the Same Thing
At least once a month, a client emails me the same question: "Should we use RAG or agents?" The question is understandable and the phrasing is wrong, because they are not two versions of the same…
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Singapore hopes access to advanced AI models will stem the flow of finance talent to Hong Kong, where financial firms struggle to access the latest US AI models (Financial Times)
Close relations with both US and China mean the latest AI models are easily accessible in the city-state
Artificial intelligence: Dash0 buys up – and wants to triple its sales
The AI unicorn is taking over the start-up Polar Signals. This expands the company's offering by an important capability - and strengthens its position in competition with US competitors.
Anthropic Criticized For Adding Watermarks to Text that Claude Generates - or Processes
This week Anthropic announced its Claude chatbot will watermark the text it generates, reports the blog Futurism. "It works by making subtle changes in the AI's word choices across the text it…
- Anthropic adds watermarks to Claude-generated text to comply with EU AI Act.
- Watermark alters word choices, detectable with specialized tools.
- Concerns raised about AI-assisted writing being stigmatized.
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf: Which AI Code Editor Wins in 2026?
Cursor vs GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf: Which AI Code Editor Wins in 2026? The AI code editor war is real. Developers are switching tools every few months chasing the best autocomplete, the smartest…
- Cursor excels in autocomplete quality, particularly multi-line completions, scoring 9/10
- Cursor's @codebase feature indexes entire repository for semantic codebase understanding
- Windsurf's Cascade feature stands out for agentic coding and multi-file task coordination
AI is not the advantage, build what competitors cannot copy
In one afternoon, she sorts customer comments, spots a recurring problem, explores possible solutions, improves the packaging copy, and drafts a clearer process for her team.
Alibaba’s AI models reach 3 billion downloads, outpacing Meta and Google
Qwen, Alibaba’s family of AI models, has open-sourced more than 460 models.
- Alibaba's Qwen AI models have surpassed 3 billion global downloads in six months.
- Qwen leads with over 300,000 derivatives created from its open-weight model family.
- Google reported 418 million downloads, while Meta had 227 million in 2022.
Event-driven AI agents: Build multi-agent workflows that survive production failures
AI agents become fragile when they are connected as long synchronous chains. An event bus lets them work independently, wait for people and tools, recover after restarts, and place policy between a…
Spotify announces AI persona badges
True artist-fan connection can only be built on a foundation of trust and authenticity. In music, that means listeners need to be able to trust that the artist behind the music is who they say they…
- Spotify introduces AI persona badges to identify AI-generated artists
- Badges will appear on artist profiles mid-September
- AI Personas excluded from personalized recommendations by default
Hong Kong firm bets on Chinese open-weight models to rival CoreWeave
The rise of Chinese open-weight models has shaken up the global artificial intelligence (AI) market in recent months. With China’s systems offering high performance at a lower cost, businesses around…
Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new model is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
PLUS: HCL, TCS, admit data breaches; South Korea to fine Apple, Google; India bans some rideshare tips; and more!
Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
PLUS: HCL, TCS, admit data breaches; Google, Apple, India bans some rideshare tips; and more!
State agencies to ramp up AI usage
Five state agencies plan to adopt agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to support their complex tasks, from detecting foreign nominees buying land in Thailand to identifying fake parentage in civil…
- Five Thai state agencies to boost AI usage
- Agencies to use agentic AI for complex tasks
- Aim to improve efficiency and accuracy
AI and monetary policy
Dinner speech by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the closing conference of the European System of Central Banks Research Network on Challenges for…
Systematic Benchmarking of AI-Based Molecular Generation Models for Structure-Based Drug Design
Generative artificial intelligence is accelerating molecular design, yet the relative suitability of available models for different targets and stages of preclinical drug discovery remains unclear.
A Comprehensive Benchmark of EEG-Based BCI Deep Learning Models for MCI and Dementia Classification
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a promising tool for automated detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, but comparisons across studies are limited by inconsistent datasets and…
Towards a Physiological Scaling Law: Model Quality vs. Cohort Size for Stochastic Sequence Data
Scaling laws help determine the optimal data size for training large models but are established in domains where the target is deterministic.
Explainable AD classification using integrated quantum-inspired deep neural and transformer models
Scientific Reports, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-63429-8 Explainable AD classification using integrated quantum-inspired deep neural and transformer models
Machine learning of artistic fingerprints in jazz
Nature Machine Intelligence, Published online: 17 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s42256-026-01279-9 Cheston et al. develop a machine learning pipeline that identifies 20 iconic jazz pianists from audio…
FRC tasks auditors, regulators on responsible AI use
The FRC urges auditors and regulators to ensure AI strengthens audit integrity and public trust in financial reporting, warning against ethical compromises Read More…
Anthropic CEO Says He’s Not an AI Pessimist
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is disputing arguments he’s overly pessimistic about artificial intelligence’s impact. As TechCrunch reported Sunday (Aug.
From cuddly orangutans to pink dolphins, AI wildlife fakes threaten conservation
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangut...
Goldman Sachs Says AI Spending Not Boosting Corporate Earnings
A jump in corporate artificial intelligence spending has not translated into a corresponding boost in earnings. That’s according to a report Sunday (Aug.
Welcome To AI’s Scarlet Letter Era, As Watermarks And Labels Multiply
As AI becomes a bigger part of how media is made and consumed, platforms are turning to AI watermarks and labels to flag and even disadvantage AI-generated content.
Claude watermark plan unsettles covert AI users
Anthropic’s plan to embed invisible watermarks in text generated by future Claude models has triggered a sharp debate among heavy AI users who fear their reliance on the chatbot could become…
US Air Force wants AI help to keep its Minuteman III nukes ticking until they're 66, or maybe 80
The US Air Force wants AI to unify Minuteman III data as Sentinel delays could extend missile service toward 80 years.
Stripe clinches over US$7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides access to hundreds of AI models
Stripe clinches over $7 billion deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter
The deal comes just months after OpenRouter raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation.
OpenAI gives ChatGPT a memory of Mac activity
OpenAI has introduced Computer History, an opt-in macOS feature that lets ChatGPT and Codex draw on a record of activity across selected applications and websites, extending AI memory beyond…
Claude AI down: Users report ‘authentication service unavailable’ error amid outage
Claude is facing a widespread outage, with users reporting authentication errors and difficulty accessing the AI chatbot.
Alibaba Overtakes Google and Meta With 3 Billion AI Model Downloads
Open-weight models from China’s Alibaba have reportedly become the world’s top artificial intelligence offerings. The company’s models have seen more than 3 billion downloads worldwide over the last…
Microsoft is stepping up its investment in AI.
The technology company is forecasting a spend of billions of dollars on artificial intelligence solutions and expanding its computing capacity.
Scientists have designed a functioning virus from scratch using AI. What you need to know
Artificial intelligence has designed viruses that can infect bacteria and reproduce—a first that shows AI is beginning to do more than analyze the genetic code of living things. It can write new versions of it, too.
Dario Amodei admits AI suffers from a crisis of trust, saying people worry companies or governments are ‘cooking up some new way to screw them over’
"I think by far the most accurate criticism of AI companies including Anthropic is that we haven’t yet delivered on our big promises to benefit the world."
Qatar-based startup using AI to make air conditioners smarter
A Qatar-based startup is taking aim at one of the region’s biggest energy challenges: keeping buildings cool without wasting electricity. Vora, a hardware and software startup incubated at Qatar Scien...
Young workers fear AI is taking jobs, the data says otherwise
AgenciesMore than a quarter of young people think AI is costing people jobs, even if the impact of the technology on job loss remains relatively small so far, according to a new su...
Turkiye’s homegrown platform ready to move institutions into AI era
AgenciesHavelsan, a leading Turkish defense and technology company developing software-based solutions, has added a new product to its portfolio of AI-focused offerings, according...
How Singapore investors are using brokerage AI tools to analyse portfolios, gain insights
AI-powered features range from in-app assistants to integrations with external AI services.
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+
OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
Cutting RAG inference costs 6x starts with deciding what never reaches the LLM
Most teams building retrieval augmented generation (RAG) systems for high stakes classification make the same architectural bet: Route every ambiguous case straight to the language model and trust the…
Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future
On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promotes AI-powered future for everyone
- AI critic Russell Brandom questions Zuckerberg's vision
- Meta's past social media issues cast doubt on optimistic AI future
New EU laws make AI content labels compulsory – but might just make it harder to spot deepfakes
Labels alone won’t be enough to tackle the rise of deepfakes.
How AI is splitting Australia's education system
As fears rise about its impact on students' learning and development, teachers and educators are split on what role AI should play in classrooms.
FUTURE FORWARD: Fighting fake news with AI — how west Africa’s Dubawa is transforming fact-checking
Tools developed by a think-tank in west Africa are empowering local media and the public to distinguish between true and false information, especially as it relates to news on their own continent.
★ Anthropic’s ‘Watermark’ Text Adulteration in Claude Is a Perversion of Writing
It’s unacceptable for a tool to sacrifice an iota of clarity, coherence, meaning, quality, etc. for the purpose of embedding hidden clues within the text to suggest its provenance.
- Anthropic adds invisible clues to Claude model's text.
- Watermark uses steganography to subtly alter word choices.
- Detection accuracy depends on text length and Anthropic's key.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: A new kind of movie looks set to burn Hollywood
A new 110-minute movie provides a glimpse of the future of films, acted by lookalikes and imaginaries, written and helmed by real and perhaps even exceptional human talent – and costing a fraction of…
AI deepfake scams are impersonating Australia's most public faces
Regulators are removing record numbers of fake celebrity-endorsed investment scams, using AI images of famous figures from the prime minister to Alan Kohler and Gina Rinehart.
First time an AI boss fires a human? AI boss Luna fires human employee in ‘first known’ case of its kind – Here's why
An AI manager running an experimental San Francisco shop has decided to fire a human employee after repeated lateness, marking a striking test of how far autonomous AI can go in managing people.
Quebec man ordered to pay $1,000 over use of fake AI-generated court cases
- Quebec man ordered to pay $1,000
- Filed fake AI-generated court cases
- Court deemed breach of legal ethics