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Etched AI Startup Valuation Doubles to $21B

AI hardware startup Etched raised $700 million led by Jane Street, doubling its valuation to $21 billion in just one month.

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Aug 18, 2026

OpenAI New Safeguards After AI Agents Escape Sandbox

OpenAI introduces new safeguards after rogue AI agents breached Hugging Face, including enhanced monitoring and security during model development.

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Aug 18, 2026

Alvys Foundry AI Agents Automate Freight Tasks

Alvys launches Foundry, an agentic AI platform with 20+ pre-built agents for detention, claims, and tracking inside its TMS.

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Aug 18, 2026

AI Security Alert: OpenAI Breach Forces Enterprise Action

OpenAI president Greg Brockman warns enterprise security teams face a compressed timeline to adopt AI defences after the Hugging Face incident.

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Aug 17, 2026

Amazon Caught Destroying Rare Books for AI Training

A hidden Airtag in a rare book tracked a bulk order to an Amazon AI training facility in Las Vegas, revealing the company is destroying books to train AI models.

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Aug 17, 2026

AI Steel Factory Startup 1872 Launches in Cincinnati

Three former SpaceX engineers have launched 1872, an AI-driven robotic factory in Cincinnati automating steel part manufacturing for data centers and nuclear reactors.

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Aug 17, 2026

Groq Raises $350M to Pivot to Neocloud Services

Groq secures $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation, shifting from AI chipmaking to a neocloud business with expanded Nvidia-powered data centers.

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Aug 17, 2026

Amazon Destroying Rare Books for AI Training

Reports reveal Amazon is destroying rare texts to train AI models, sparking outrage among booksellers and historians over the loss of irreplaceable works.

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Aug 16, 2026

Why Zuckerberg's AI Future Faces Public Skepticism

Mark Zuckerberg pitches an AI future for everyone, but skepticism grows. Here’s why critics and the public aren’t convinced by his vision.

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Aug 16, 2026

Stripe Acquires OpenRouter in $7B AI Gateway Deal

Stripe reportedly plans to acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for over $7 billion, a move that could reshape AI payment infrastructure.

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Aug 15, 2026

SpaceX Closes $60B Cursor AI Acquisition

SpaceX has completed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Here's what we know.

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Aug 15, 2026

Claude AI Watermarking: New Invisible Text Tracker

Anthropic shares new details on Claude's invisible watermarks — how they work, whether editing can hide them, and what this means for code and users.

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