AI News Archive: August 13, 2026 — Part 2
Sourced from 500+ daily AI sources, scored by relevance.
- $130 billion worth of AI data center projects were cancelled or delayed in Q1 2026 — developers sick of losing are fighting back, and are already finding victory
59% of American oppose AI data centers being built in their community — this has cost $130 billion in delays and cancellations.
- Anthropic in talks to buy Decart AI, source says
Anthropic in talks to buy Decart AI, source says Reuters
Score: 76🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.reuters.com/technology/anthropic-talks-buy-decart-ai-source-says-2026-08-13/ - OpenAI Replaces Its Chief Revenue Officer with Wiz President
OpenAI Replaces Its Chief Revenue Officer with Wiz President The Information
Score: 76🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/openai-replaces-chief-revenue-officer-wiz-president - From breakthrough to follow-through—A public health agenda for AI
From breakthrough to follow-through—A public health agenda for AI EurekAlert!
- ZenMux Announces DeepSeek V4 Flash Model Free Access
ZenMux Announces DeepSeek V4 Flash Model Free Access USA Today
Score: 76🤖 ModelsAug 13, 2026https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/40049/zenmux-announces-deepseek-v4-flash-model-free-access/ - Tencent Plans Larger Hy4 Model After Hy3 Usage Jumps 68-Fold
Tencent said its Hy3 model’s weekly usage increased by more than 68 times compared with its predecessor after the model moved from preview to its formal version. The company also plans to release a larger-parameter Hy4 model in the near term, although it has not disclosed a release date or technical specifications. Hy3 has been […]
Score: 76🤖 ModelsAug 13, 2026https://technode.com/2026/08/13/tencent-plans-larger-hy4-model-after-hy3-usage-jumps-68-fold/ - Expedia acquires AI trip-planning startup
The acquisition is at least the third Expedia has made over the past year.
- Databricks acquires Electric to bring local Postgres databases to agentic apps
Databricks acquires Electric to bring local Postgres databases to agentic apps InfoWorld
- Cotiviti Launches AI Solution to Address Coordination of Benefits Issues
Cotiviti Launches AI Solution to Address Coordination of Benefits Issues MedCity News
Score: 76🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://medcitynews.com/2026/08/cotiviti-launches-ai-solution-to-address-coordination-of-benefits-issues/ - Claude Chrome Cowork 🌐, Grok 4.6 🚀, DeepSeek v4-Pro-0813 🧠
Claude Chrome Cowork 🌐, Grok 4.6 🚀, DeepSeek v4-Pro-0813 🧠
- IISc SPIRE Lab releases SraVaani speech AI model covering 65 Indian languages
SraVaani covers 20 scheduled languages and 45 regional languages and dialects of India
- GLM 5.2 free for eve agents through August 27 via Blackbox on AI Gateway
GLM 5.2 , the open-weights coding model from Z.ai with a 1M-token context window, is free for eve agents through August 27, served by Blackbox AI on AI Gateway . New eve agents come with GLM 5.2 as their default model. Use npx eve@latest init my-agent to get started. Existing agents can benefit from this as well with a one-line change in agent/agent.ts : Or run eve set from the CLI: After August 27, GLM 5.2 stays available on AI Gateway at standard provider rates. Try GLM 5.2 in the model playground . Read more
Score: 75🤖 ModelsAug 13, 2026https://vercel.com/changelog/glm-5-2-free-for-eve-agents-through-august-27-via-blackbox-on-ai-gateway - Robinhood CFO Debuts Second Public Venture Fund, WRITER’s New AI Model, Neolab Compute Crunch
Robinhood CFO Debuts Second Public Venture Fund, WRITER’s New AI Model, Neolab Compute Crunch The Information
- Indian AI code testing platform Blacksmith raises $45m led by Peak XV
Indian AI code testing platform Blacksmith raises $45m led by Peak XV DealStreetAsia
Score: 75💰 MoneyAug 13, 2026https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/ai-code-testing-blacksmith-peak-xv-492068/ - Hiding your use of AI is about to get much harder — thanks to Brussels
The EU is requiring "watermarking" to signal that content was made with artificial intelligence. Big Tech is falling in line.
- FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed
The agency’s top artificial intelligence leader said the agency has 139 approved use cases, more than double the number of entries in its public AI inventory. The post FBI is using much more AI than what it previously disclosed appeared first on FedScoop .
- Tencent says it could make instant profits on $53B hardware splurge by renting it for AI workloads
Plans to build models instead because it thinks selling tokens will prove more lucrative in the long term
- WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool
Meta’s new Scam Alert tool will flag potential scam texts in WhatsApp while your messages stay encrypted.
- Trump Administration May Include Open Models in Secretive AI Framework
The industry wanted to boost open models. Now the Trump administration wants to lend its seal of approval.
Score: 68🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://gizmodo.com/trump-administration-may-include-open-models-in-secretive-ai-framework-2000798303 - L&T secures AI data centre order worth up to ₹15,000 crore
The centre, hosted at the firm’s Vyoma.AI unit in Chennai, will have a capacity of 10,000 NVIDIA B300 chips.
- L&T secures mega order towards larger plan of building India’s largest NVIDIA B300 AI factory
Marking its foray into AI Factory business, L&T will deploy NVIDIA infrastructure at its Chennai data centre campus
- Made by Google 2026: Pixel 11, Watch 5 launched with Gemini Intelligence
Google has launched the Pixel 11 series with Tensor G6, Gemini Intelligence and HiLight. It also unveiled the Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag and new Pixel Buds features
- IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.
Score: 67🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/ibm-partners-with-openai-to-bolster-enterprise-ai-push/ - World-first autonomous ‘end-to-end’ AI attack against Taiwan tied to Chinese hackers — and the scariest part is that it was fully open source
China implicated in Taiwan attack through written documentation recovered from the attack.
- Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
Score: 67🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/apple-in-talks-to-pay-publishers-to-provide-siri-with-current-news-report/ - Graas raises US$17M, acquires Trustana to build smarter retail AI agents
For retailers, artificial intelligence is only as useful as the data it can read. A chatbot that cannot understand product attributes, stock availability, customer intent, or the difference between two near-identical SKUs is unlikely to move the needle on sales. That is the gap Singapore-based Graas is trying to close with its latest fundraise and […] The post Graas raises US$17M, acquires Trustana to build smarter retail AI agents appeared first on e27 .
Score: 65💰 MoneyAug 13, 2026https://e27.co/graas-raises-us17m-acquires-trustana-to-build-smarter-retail-ai-agents-20260813/ - Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams
Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages. Earlier this year, Meta also launched scam detection for device linking requests on WhatsApp. The new Scam Alert feature, which is rolling out in a limited beta, shows users a warning if a chat seems like […]
Score: 65🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.theverge.com/tech/979654/meta-whatsapp-scam-message-detection - GAO official suggests addressing AI risks through existing legislation
Nick Marinos, the managing director of IT and cybersecurity issues at GAO, said leveraging existing avenues for cybersecurity information sharing can expedite getting AI safety policies into law.
- WhatsApp’s new Scam Alert feature will flag scam messages while keeping your chats private
WhatsApp's new Scam Alert feature uses on-device AI to flag suspicious messages, keeping your private conversations fully unread by Meta.
- AI Data Center Boom Is ‘Maxing Out’ P/C Insurers, AIG CEO Says
American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Andersen said that while the artificial intelligence buildout presents a “great opportunity” for the insurance industry, it’s also pushing property and casualty providers to their limits. AI data centers “need everything from …
- Abu Dhabi's 5GW UAE-US AI Campus stays on track despite regional conflict
Abu Dhabi's 5GW UAE-US AI Campus stays on track despite regional conflict
Score: 65🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/abu-dhabi-5gw-uae-us-ai-campus-on-track-regional-conflict - Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI
Linux release candidates are supposed to get smaller, but Torvalds says AI review tools have made oversized the new normal.
- NATO’s plan for a drone-infested battlefield: Let AI fly while humans decide who dies
Ukraine is already pioneering how to integrate AI into its war effort.
- India's Larsen and Toubro secures AI data centre order worth up to $1.57 billion
India's Larsen and Toubro secures AI data centre order worth up to $1.57 billion Reuters
Score: 65🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-larsen-toubro-secures-order-build-ai-factory-nvidia-2026-08-13/ - Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign
Taiwan says it was targeted last month in AI-driven hacking campaign Reuters
- Trump Will Use AI to Crack Down on China’s Tariff Evasion
Trump Will Use AI to Crack Down on China’s Tariff Evasion Barron's
- Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app
Microsoft begins to merge consumer and enterprise Copilot apps in push for super app Fortune
Score: 63🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://fortune.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-begins-merge-consumer-and-enterprise-copilot-ai-apps/ - AI Spending: The Numbers Get Larger and Larger
AI Spending: The Numbers Get Larger and Larger Barron's
Score: 62🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.barrons.com/articles/ai-spending-nvidia-tech-stocks-89d46703 - DIAGNOS Receives Saudi FDA Medical Device License for CARA System, Bringing AI-Assisted Retinal Image Analysis to Saudi Arabia
DIAGNOS Receives Saudi FDA Medical Device License for CARA System, Bringing AI-Assisted Retinal Image Analysis to Saudi Arabia Toronto Star
- Chinese missile AI tracks F-22, F-35-like heat signatures with over 90% accuracy
The F-35 and F-22 may be among the world’s most advanced stealth fighters, but they cannot hide one thing: heat. When heat-seeking missiles lock onto aircraft, fighters release flares to confuse infrared sensors and break missile tracking. But the infrared signals produced by fighters, including heat from engine exhaust and air friction over the fuselage, are different from those generated by flares. These heat signatures could provide valuable infrared information for target detection and...
- NEURA Robotics acquires Bosch Rexroth’s ACTIVE Shuttle to expand Physical AI ecosystem
German robotics company NEURA Robotics will acquire the ACTIVE Shuttle driverless transport system from Bosch Rexroth effective October 1, 2026. The ACTIVE Shuttle has established itself in numerous ...
- AI Frenzy Brings Dual Valuation Deals into the Mainstream
Prestige firms are monetizing their brand names by getting better prices than others in the same funding round
- AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents
AI’s next leap for the Intelligence Community: Agents managing agents Breaking Defense
Score: 62🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/ais-next-leap-for-the-intelligence-community-agents-managing-agents/ - Pixel Watch 5 Will Call Emergency Services if It Detects a Breathing Emergency
The new feature will be available on the Pixel Watch 4 as well.
- OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
OpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz president and chief operating officer Dali Rajic to take on frontier lab's top sales job.
Score: 60🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/openai-hires-new-cro-as-executive-shake-up-continues/ - Exploring AI’s Operational Implications in a Future U.S.-China Conflict
The wargame Camp(ai)gn explores the military implications of artificial intelligence. This paper presents gameplay observations about how autonomous systems might shape the character of conflict, logic of escalation, and choices facing commanders.
- WeChat's Xiaowei Agent Runs on WeLM — a Sparse MoE Model Quietly Growing to 617 Billion Parameters
WeChat has started gray-testing Xiaowei, a native AI assistant embedded inside the app, powered by WeLM, the WeChat AI team's long-developed large language model. WeLM has moved to sparse MoE architecture, with a 617-billion-parameter version activating just 23 billion per token, and the team is exploring Hidden Decoding as a new scaling direction.
Score: 60🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://pandaily.com/wechat-xiaowei-agent-welm-moe-model-hidden-decoding-aug2026 - Google adds 13 third-party apps to Gemini, letting the assistant book appointments and stream music
Google announced on August 12, at its Made by Google event, that a new slate of connected apps is coming to Gemini to help users get more done. The expansion covers 13 third-party partners across four categories: Granola, Otter.ai, Wix, Fever, GetYourGuide, Localiza, OpenTable in the United Kingdom, Ticketmaster, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Angi, Thumbtack, and Zocdoc. ... Read more
- China’s ‘brain chip’ drive accelerates with slew of state-backed initiatives
For years, Elon Musk has dreamed of conquering a range of chronic health conditions by inserting computer chips into the human brain. But that vision could become reality fastest in China, where state authorities are launching a coordinated effort to accelerate the nascent industry’s development. The past few days have seen a string of initiatives related to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) announced in China, involving parties ranging from state insurance companies to investment banks and local...
- Zayo, Nvidia team to address AI network capacity shortage
Nvidia is working with Zayo to scale the network infrastructure needed to support rising artificial intelligence (AI) traffic demands and make sure AI factories have the network capability needed for AI’s growth. At the heart of the collaboration between the networking infrastructure firm and the AI processor leader is the market reality that network capacity has become a major constraint on AI growth . Zayo and Nvidia say their project matters even more because AI has entirely changed where and how network infrastructure needs to be built. They noted that while most providers focus on overbuilding existing routes, AI’s long-term growth will also require new infrastructure in areas where demand is and will likely concentrate. Moreover, Zayo warned that AI cannot scale broadly if access to connectivity is limited to only the largest hyperscalers. Neoclouds, frontier model developers and enterprises across healthcare, finance, manufacturing and other industries increasingly depend on the same high-capacity network foundation that Zayo’s network expansion will deliver. One of the key areas for capacity is for factories which are seen as reshaping the requirements of global network infrastructure, driving demand for fibre capacity at a scale the partners insist has never been seen before. Long-haul fibre is critical to connecting workloads across the increasingly distributed AI ecosystem, including in new and emerging AI corridors where existing long-haul capacity is scarce or does not yet exist. “The next constraint for AI is not just compute – it is the ability to connect massive, distributed AI infrastructure at scale,” said Dylan Patel, CEO of research firm SemiAnalysis . “As GPU [graphics processing unit] clusters, AI factories and hyperscaler deployments expand beyond the traditional datacentre hubs, long-haul fibre becomes a critical layer of the AI supply chain. “Zayo’s work with Nvidia directly addresses one of the most important infrastructure gaps in the market: building new high-capacity corridors where AI demand is emerging, not just adding capacity where networks already exist.” Read more about AI in networking 36 months to modernise networks before AI overwhelms capacity : Research finds capacity and performance the top network challenge for UK organisations, with 81% of respondents saying their network does not have room to house evolving AI demands. How AI is being used to manage networks : Network management is becoming reliant on artificial intelligence-enabled tools, which use machine learning based on network monitoring data. Nokia accelerates AI for networking drive : Spate of activity sees global comms tech provider announce expanded collaboration with hyperscaler, as well as a joint proof of concept with data and AI company to support autonomous networks for the AI era. R&A drives AI critical networking infrastructure refresh at Open : Golf governing body partners with networking and comms giant to deliver critical networking infrastructure to major championships and new global headquarters bringing AI-based next-gen connectivity. In practical terms, the collaboration will see Zayo building more than 8,000 miles of long-haul fibre across what it considers the fastest-growing AI corridor and significantly expanding capacity across its existing infrastructure. As the gap between compute demand and available network capacity widens, Zayo said it would be expanding bandwidth to help AI factories operate, scale and innovate. That said, the firm conceded that building this infrastructure will remain one of the most complex challenges . It said its buildout will deliver six net-new long-haul routes across emerging AI corridors, as well as overbuilds of existing network across 10 high-demand markets. “AI is fundamentally reshaping where and how network infrastructure needs to be built across the US,” said Zayo CEO Steve Smith. “Zayo has invested significantly in modelling where AI-driven demand will emerge, and is actively expanding infrastructure ahead of that demand . As AI adoption accelerates and compute demand grows across the ecosystem , the need for new network corridors and scalable connectivity is increasing. “If we look at Neoclouds specifically, we know their customers depend on them to make compute infrastructure accessible as soon as they need it, and network capacity is imperative to making that happen,” he added. “As AI infrastructure becomes more distributed, access to high-capacity connectivity in the right markets is becoming critical to how quickly providers, like Neoclouds, can bring new GPU capacity online and support customer demand. Building new AI corridors where infrastructure is actually scaling helps remove a major bottleneck for the broader AI ecosystem.” Vladimir Troy, vice-president of engineering and AI infrastructure at Nvidia, said: “AI is moving faster than ever, and the network is quickly becoming just as critical to that progress as compute itself. Zayo’s work with Nvidia is helping us get ahead of that curve; pairing Zayo’s expertise in large-scale network infrastructure with Nvidia’s AI leadership to build the connectivity backbone the entire ecosystem needs to keep innovating.”
Score: 58🌐 MovesAug 13, 2026https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366649219/Zayo-NVIDIA-team-to-address-AI-network-capacity-shortage