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Google Lets Users Remove AI Watermarks Now

Google will allow users to turn off the visible watermark on AI-generated content. Invisible benchmarks for identifying AI files will remain active.

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Aug 14, 2026

Abbott Google Glucose Monitoring AI Health Coach

Abbott and Google partner to link Lingo glucose monitor data with Gemini-powered Health Coach, offering AI recommendations for nutrition, activity, and sleep.

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Aug 14, 2026

Samsung AI Models Learn from Wearable Biosignals

Samsung Research America unveils two AI foundation models that learn from wearable biosignals like heart activity, sleep, and physical activity for smarter health insights.

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Aug 13, 2026

New Gemini 3.7 Flash AI Model Boosts Coding Performance

Google announces Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new workhorse AI model with improved coding and agentic performance, just three weeks after the previous release.

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Aug 13, 2026

New Instagram Logo Sparks AI Slop Backlash

Instagram's new wordmark refresh draws criticism for being bland and generic. Read why critics call it the perfect example of AI slop.

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Aug 13, 2026

OpenAI Ultrafast Mode Boosts GPT-5.6 Sol Speed 14x

OpenAI previews Ultrafast, a new mode for GPT-5.6 Sol that delivers 14x faster processing speeds, targeting enterprise users with quicker responses.

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Aug 13, 2026

Databricks Raises $5B at $190B Valuation

Databricks planned to raise $1B but investors wanted $15B. The company settled on $5B at a $190B valuation. CEO Ali Ghodsi explains why.

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Aug 13, 2026

Okta MCP Tool Scoping Cuts AI Agent Token Costs

Okta says identity-scoped MCP tool lists can reduce AI agent token costs by filtering tools before they reach the model, cutting the "tool tax."

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Aug 12, 2026

AI Firms Destroy Rare Books for Training Data

Booksellers raise alarms that AI companies are buying rare books in bulk, scanning them, and destroying the originals to train AI models.

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Aug 12, 2026

AI Experts Urge Openness Amid Safety Concerns

Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng discuss AI regulation, open source access, and global competition at the Ai4 conference.

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Aug 12, 2026

Cognition AI Coding Startup in Talks for $40B Valuation

Cognition, maker of AI coding agent Devin, is reportedly in talks to raise a new round at a $40 billion valuation, just months after a $26 billion round.

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Aug 12, 2026

Google AMIE AI Matches Doctors in Video Consultations

Google's medical AI system AMIE conducted video consultations with trained actors, matching primary care physicians on key clinical measures in new research.

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