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The Powerful Stealth AI Model ‘Ox Alpha’ Is Now GLM-5.3-Flash, and You Can Use It
The Chinese AI company Z.ai has confirmed responsibility for the model, which caught users’ attention on OpenRouter last week.
Why I Am Right About AI
Human writers are expensive, and they eventually die. AI is cheaper, and will never join a union.
AI boom reopens Australia’s nuclear debate
If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter, you can sign up free here. ESSENTIALS DRIVING THE DAY NEPAL-TIBET FLOODS: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will work through the day to trace at…
The Load-Bearing Vocabulary of Claude
Fun (but depressing?) data analysis project from Louis Abraham, showing how repetitive Claude is in the words it chooses when submitting GitHub pull requests.
- Claude's vocabulary categorized into eight distinct writing styles
- One style accounts for 45% of descriptions by mid-2026
- Watermarking reduces inter-response diversity in Claude's responses
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT ads in India, over 50 brands on board
From Sept 4, businesses will also get access to a self-serve ChatGPT ads manager, with daily campaign budgets starting at Rs 725, potentially opening the platform to smaller advertisers alongside…
AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.
Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You
OpenAI says the model never sees your password—but a signed-in session can persist across tasks, and you can step away while it works.
Nvidia Q2 net profit jumps 126% to $59.7 billion on AI growth
DPASan Jose, CaliforniaNvidia’s revenue and net profit more than doubled in the second quarter as relentless demand for computing power to run artificial intelligence (AI) continue...
How Each Music Listening Platform Is Treating AI Music (Updating)
From BandCamp's outright ban of AI music to Spotify's "AI Personas" approach, here's how all the online music platforms are dealing with the fast-growing flood of AI-generated content.
Google found a way to test Gemini without seeing the questions
Growing datasets and public benchmarks are making it harder to tell whether a model is being tested on something it The post Google found a way to test Gemini without seeing the questions appeared…
SEO Priorities for 2027: How AI Answers and Zero-Click Search Change Visibility
A number-one Google ranking may no longer guarantee that a potential customer sees a brand, let alone visits its website.
- AI-generated answers and zero-click search dominate 2027 SEO landscape.
- Google rankings no longer guarantee visibility with AI Overviews and AI Mode.
- Authority now includes brand mentions, citations, and digital PR in AI responses.
The enterprise AI payoff shifts beyond models to mission-critical workflows
Enterprise AI capabilities are improving almost everywhere, yet the returns still trail the spending. The technology is reaching production, but it often stops short of the business process where…
Mary in a Black-and-White Room: Can AI Ever Experience?
Imagine a woman named Mary. Mary is a brilliant scientist who knows everything there is to know about color from a scientific perspective. She knows the wavelengths of every color.
Google adds Expert Intelligence to Gemini Notebook, letting users import eligible titles they own in Google Play Books to ask questions, generate podcasts, more (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Gemini Notebook's new ‘Expert Intelligence’ feature pulls information from the books you've purchased.
This duck-shaped robot is almost cute enough to make you forget its AI
Eat your heart out Boston Dynamics.
OpenAI, Anthropic urge cyber defence action as AI models improve
'Today’s AI advances are already giving defenders new ways to fix weaknesses that have accumulated for years'
Turn Your Obsidian Vault Into an AI-Powered Second Brain
Hello, I'm Rijul. I'm building git-lrc, a micro AI code reviewer that runs on every commit. It's free and source-available on GitHub. Star git-lrc to help more developers discover the project.
Bill Gates Says Some Jobs Should Be Off-Limits to AI
Bill Gates argues some jobs should remain human as AI advances, proposing “Human Reserved” roles and new taxes intended to curb worker displacement.
Two Acquisitions Deep, Two Still Standing: What's Really Happening to Open-Source LLM Observability
Langfuse and Helicone were acquired in 2026 while Opik and Phoenix stayed independent — here's what each acquirer actually promised in writing.
The AI storage stack gets an inference-era rethink
Artificial intelligence is changing what storage and data management platforms look like. In collaboration with Super Micro Computer Inc. and Solidigm, DataDirect Networks Inc.
The fight over AI data centres is becoming Australia’s next Indigenous policy challenge
Decisions made now could shape Indigenous relations with the government around AI for years to come.
Sonar AI Agent Discovers Vulnerabilities Hidden in Business Logic Workflows
Sonar today made available an artificial intelligence (AI) agent designed to discover vulnerabilities and business logic flaws that pose the greatest risk to an organization should they be exploited.
Dan Ives Says the AI Trade Is Only in the "Third Inning." Should Investors Stay Long AI Stocks?
The AI megatrend may still be young, but the focus for businesses is shifting from buying chips to monetizing AI across infrastructure, cloud, and software.
Expert Intelligence: a new way for you to engage with trusted content
Expert Intelligence lets you add ebooks like those you’ve purchased from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook.
CoComelon production company to start using AI to produce mind-numbing content
A report from 404 Media lays out Moonbug Entertainment's newfangled policy.
Looking beyond natural sequences
A new machine-learning framework aims to improve the success rate of computational protein design while moving away from results that reproduce sequences found in nature.
Apple Cuts 150 Siri and Vision Pro Jobs Amid Greater AI Focus
Apple is laying off nearly 150 employees as it restructures to focus on artificial intelligence, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday (Aug. 27).
AI girlfriend review site's secrets were exposed to the world for three weeks
Even testing and staging sites need protection from prying eyes
Hugging Face’s Microduck Feels Like a Harbinger of the Cute AI Robot Wave
It waddles… it roller-skates… it plays ball… it learns.
Nvidia posts another record quarter, predicts explosive AI-driven growth will last through 2028
According to Nvidia's official filing with the SEC, quarterly revenue for the three-month period ending in July 2026 reached $96.22 billion, beating the $91.90 billion expected by Wall Street.
Skip $1,000 flagship markups: iRobot’s AI-powered Roomba Plus 575 gets a $100 price cut
As of Aug. 27, save $100 on the iRobot Roomba Plus 575 Robot Vacuum & Mop Combo at Amazon.
Infosys invests in AI enterprise procurement startup Aerchain
Infosys has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based AI procurement startup Aerchain through its Infosys Innovation Fund.
China’s Success Is Forcing a U.S. AI Rethink
Silicon Valley obsessions may have led Washington down a dead end.
I Gave an AI Assistant Nine Faculties Instead of a Bigger Prompt. Here's Why.
Almost every baby-tracker app now has some kind of chat box bolted on. Ask it a question about your data, get a paragraph back.
Saskatchewan is ‘choosing Canada’ for new AI data centres, minister says
Saskatchewan has released its framework for AI data centres. It ensures data protection by focusing on Canadian applicants, the province said.
Top tech companies urge global response against AI cyber threats
SAN FRANCISCO — More than 100 organizations around the world, including ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and rival Anthropic, have signed an open letter calling for a global effort to "strengthen cyber defenses" against AI-powered cybersecurity threats. "We have a limited window to strengthen cyber defenses," the letter says.
Experian Brings Conversational Credit Card Browsing to ChatGPT
Experian has launched an app on OpenAI’s ChatGPT that helps consumers discover and compare credit card options through a conversation, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 27) press release. With the Experian Credit Cards app on ChatGPT, consumers can ask about credit cards that fit their goals, such as building credit, earning travel…
The AI ‘Ghosts’ Contaminating Academic Publishing
“The academic record is being quietly haunted” by researchers with names like Elena Vasquez and Marcus Chen.
This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World
The potential for AI to automate scientific research and manufacturing must be balanced with new risks, Anthropic says.
Central Asia Resists US Pressure to Choose Sides in AI Race
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are tossing figurative darts at a US trial balloon connected to the intensifying race between the United States and China for leadership in AI development.
Anthropic makes first move into physical AI with new way for scientists, manufacturers to bring equipment to life
The Model Hardware Standard (MHS) works with any AI model, not just Claude, but for now only a handful of companies can access the research preview.
When AI Coding Agents Become Malware Delivery Systems
AI coding agents are becoming part of everyday development work. Developers use them to find libraries, configure projects, troubleshoot installation problems, and set up new tools.
Aider, Claude Code, and OpenClaw ran an identical model. Token use varied 70-fold.
When teams price an AI coding agent, they tend to scrutinize the model. But three recent benchmarking efforts suggest the The post Aider, Claude Code, and OpenClaw ran an identical model. Token use varied 70-fold. appeared first on The New Stack .
Microsoft cracks down on employee AI use after one worker spent $28,000 in 28 days
Microsoft reportedly cracks down on unnecessary "tokenmaxxing" as some employees spend thousands per month on AI compute.
Viral AI assistant Instinct is raising $250 million at a $2.5 billion valuation
The round, co-led by Index Ventures and Benchmark, brings total funding to $350 million for the startup founded by 23-year-old Noah Shinn
Students find AI isn't a cure all for drug discovery
There's been a lot of talk about artificial intelligence's potential to transform drug research and discovery—and companies are spending billions in pursuit of that dream.
Hugging Face Hack Involved 700 AI Agents That Tried to Conceal Behavior
Last month, OpenAI revealed that its agents had hacked open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face. Now, a pair of reports—one by OpenAI and the other from independent…
Meta memo reveals what its new 'Hatch' AI agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
Meta told staff its Hatch AI agent "can do anything you can do online" and will be highly personal to the user.
AI may make home loan fraud easier, regulator warns
Australia's regulator has found potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of suspected fraudulent loans.
- AI could simplify fraudulent home loan applications
- Malicious actors create fake documents using AI
- NZ regulator urges risk-based fraud prevention
The AI Odyssey: How a primal fear from the Ancient Greek world has been awakened by new technology
Long before chatbots, the Greeks built an entire philosophy around the anxiety that rules 2026. We are all Odysseus, sailing through the the sirens' call.
‘Clearly, people hate data centers’: Sam Altman admits Americans hate what he’s wrought as his own data centers head quits
Seven in 10 Americans oppose an AI data center near them, even as OpenAI adds multi-gigawatt projects across the U.S