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18 Aug 2026
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US asks India, allies to adopt American AI over China

The US urges allies to choose between its AI ecosystem and China's, as Anthropic's revenue soars, Wispr Flow hits $2B valuation, and Sarvam advances indigenous frameworks.

18 Aug 2026
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Sophie Adenot to make 1st French woman spacewalk outside ISS

Sophie Adenot will become the first French woman to conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 18), stepping outside the ISS with NASA astronaut Anil Menon for a 6.5-hour mission.

18 Aug 2026
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NASA's James Webb photographs Lion Nebula with star shedding layers

NASA's James Webb Telescope captured a vivid image of the Lion Nebula, showcasing a dying star shedding its outer layers in a breathtaking display of cosmic beauty.

18 Aug 2026
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Evan Budz built AI turtle detecting microplastics, won US$50,000 scholarship

A 16-year-old Canadian student created an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle that uses 3D holographic imaging to detect microplastics in water with 94% accuracy.

18 Aug 2026
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US Navy launches HADALUS unmanned undersea vehicle fully underwater

The US Navy successfully tested HADALUS, a low-cost autonomous undersea vehicle, showcasing submerged launch and stealth capabilities during sea trials in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

18 Aug 2026
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AI coding tools raise expectations and workloads for many developers

AI was expected to reduce workloads, but developers reveal it has instead increased their responsibilities due to heightened expectations and challenges with AI implementation.

18 Aug 2026
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Cadence's AgentStack could shrink chip design from weeks to days

Cadence's AI agents are revolutionizing chip design by significantly reducing development timelines, with tasks that once took weeks now completed in days or hours.

18 Aug 2026
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Round Hill sues Anthropic and Suno over AI training data

Round Hill Music has filed lawsuits against Anthropic and Suno, accusing them of using lyrics from 500 copyrighted songs to train AI systems without authorization.

18 Aug 2026
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PJM Interconnection proposes data centers run generators or cut energy

PJM Interconnection proposes emergency shutdowns for data centers during power shortages, highlighting growing conflicts between energy demands and grid reliability.

18 Aug 2026
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Razorpay launches AI payments foundation model with NVIDIA and AWS

Razorpay has introduced an AI Payments Foundation Model, developed with NVIDIA and AWS, to enhance payment routing, fraud detection, risk assessment, and checkout personalization.

18 Aug 2026
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Razorpay builds AI payments model trained on 4 billion transactions

Razorpay has developed an AI-powered payments foundation model trained on four billion transactions, enhancing payment success rates, fraud detection, and checkout personalization.

18 Aug 2026
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Google's August update brings tap to share, simplifies multidevice setup

Google's August 2026 system updates bring enhanced device connectivity, improved developer tools, and new features for Wallet, Play Store navigation, and Wear OS location sharing.

18 Aug 2026
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Samsung may launch 2 widescreen Galaxy Z9 foldables in 2027

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 impressed with its wide-screen design, prompting reports of two new wide foldables in development for the Galaxy Z9 lineup in 2027.

18 Aug 2026
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Google releases Android 17 QPR1 Beta 9 for Pixel devices

Google has released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 9 for Pixel devices, addressing critical issues like reboot loops, gesture handling bugs, and unexpected battery drain.

18 Aug 2026
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Spotify launches Playlist Notes to let users annotate shared playlists

Spotify introduces "Playlist Notes," enabling users and editors to add personal context to playlists, enhancing the app's social and storytelling experience.

18 Aug 2026
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Google names Jacob Bank as VP of product for Chrome

Jacob Bank, former Director of Product Management for Gmail, Calendar, and Chat, rejoins Google as VP of Product for Chrome after founding and closing Relay.app.

18 Aug 2026
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YouTube will count views immediately starting August 24 including Shorts

YouTube now counts a view as soon as a video starts playing or a user joins a live broadcast, replacing its previous system that required at least 30 seconds of watch time.

18 Aug 2026
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Salesforce finds companies now use 13 AI agents on average

The average number of AI agents per organization surged from 5 to 13 in just over a year, as businesses report measurable ROI and increased efficiency across industries.

18 Aug 2026
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JetZero Z4 could cut airline fuel use up to 50%

JetZero's innovative Z4, a 250-seat blended-wing-body aircraft, aims to revolutionize air travel by flying 5,750 miles while using up to 50% less fuel than current planes.

18 Aug 2026
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Google pays $10 million for Spirit Airlines data for AI

Google purchased Spirit Airlines' operational and business data for $10 million during bankruptcy auctions, aiming to enhance its AI models with scrubbed, non-personal information.

18 Aug 2026
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Google updates Pixel Recorder app with Pixel 11 style icon

Google is updating Pixel Recorder with the redesigned Pixel 11 app icon, featuring a simplified red waveform on a white background, replacing the original design from 2019.

18 Aug 2026
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Google opens Pixel 11 preorders, swaps Samsung modem for MediaTek

Google’s Pixel 11 series debuts a MediaTek-made modem, promising improved reliability, speed, and power efficiency compared to previous Samsung modems used in Tensor chips.

18 Aug 2026
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Astronomers find 3 supermassive black holes in early galaxy J0148-4214

Astronomers have identified three supermassive black holes in galaxy J0148-4214, located 12.5 billion light-years away, potentially set to merge into a colossal singular entity.

18 Aug 2026
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OpenAI launches computer history tool for ChatGPT on Mac

OpenAI has introduced the Computer History feature for its ChatGPT Mac app, enabling Pro, Business, and Enterprise users to log activities for seamless session continuity.

18 Aug 2026
GitHub

Cursor launches Origin to take on GitHub in code hosting

Cursor, one of the leading providers of vibe coding tools, has launched Origin.

18 Aug 2026
YouTube

YouTube changes how views are counted

YouTube has announced a major change in its view-counting system.

18 Aug 2026
Reddit

Meet Aryan Nishad, the student who vibe-coded Bribes.fyi

Aryan Nishad, a B.Tech student from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, has launched a website called Bribes.fyi.

18 Aug 2026
Apple

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods spotted in new leak

Apple is said to be working on a new pair of AirPods, this time with an integrated camera.

17 Aug 2026
Ola Electric

Ola Electric moves beyond vehicles with energy storage solutions

Ola Electric has launched its 'Shakti' energy storage series, a major step toward harnessing clean energy at all levels.

17 Aug 2026
OnePlus

OnePlus hikes prices of multiple smartphones in India

OnePlus has hiked the prices of five smartphones in India. The price hike affects the N6, N6x, Nord 6, Nord CE 6, and Nord CE 6 Lite models.

17 Aug 2026
Swiggy

Swiggy gives restaurants a 24x7 AI business assistant

Swiggy has launched "Guru," an AI-powered business assistant for its restaurant partners.

17 Aug 2026
Cybersecurity

Indian banks to test defences against AI-powered cyberattacks

In a bid to combat potential threats from advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems like Anthropic's Mythos, Indian banks are developing models.

17 Aug 2026
Gmail

Fireflies brings AI to your inbox with new email assistant

Fireflies.ai has launched an innovative Email Assistant, expanding its AI-powered meeting assistant into the realm of email.

17 Aug 2026
Cybersecurity

AI attacks outpace human response, warns cybersecurity expert

Anirban Mukherji, the founder and CEO of cybersecurity company miniOrange, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game in cybersecurity.

17 Aug 2026
Google

Why Google has partnered with Arsenal, Bayern, Barcelona, Liverpool, PSG

Google has announced long-term partnerships with five of Europe's top football clubs, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool FC, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

17 Aug 2026
China

This Chinese passenger jet concept can carry over 800 passengers

A Chinese research team has unveiled an aerodynamic model for a massive "flying-wing" passenger aircraft, capable of carrying over 800 passengers.

This AI model can predict your depression 4 years early

Researchers from Shenzhen University have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the risk of depression up to four years in advance.

17 Aug 2026
Space News

CME to brush past Earth today: Should we be worried?

A coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun is expected to brush past Earth today.

17 Aug 2026
Apple

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro to get major upgrades, higher price-tag

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 series in early September, continuing its tradition of launching new iPhones during this period.

17 Aug 2026
Chile

Who's Rohan Naidu, Indian astronomer behind 'black hole star' discovery?

Rohan Naidu, a Hyderabad-born astronomer and MIT's Pappalardo Fellow, has been instrumental in the discovery of a possible "black hole star."

17 Aug 2026
Australia

Report supporting Australia's under-16 social media ban had AI-made errors

A report supporting Australia's ban on under-16s using social media has been found to contain errors, possibly created by artificial intelligence, as per The Guardian.

India is now Canva's 4th largest market globally

Cameron Adams, the co-founder of graphic design platform Canva, has revealed that India is a key player in shaping the company's product strategy.

17 Aug 2026
Anthropic

Claude added AI watermarks. Now there's tool to remove them

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has published a free tool that claims to remove invisible watermarks from Claude-generated content.

17 Aug 2026
OpenAI

Who is Wynd Kaufmyn, first person jailed for protesting AI?

Wynd Kaufmyn, a 69-year-old activist from Berkeley, California, is believed to have become the first person to be jailed for protesting against artificial intelligence (AI).

17 Aug 2026
ChatGPT

Axios, OpenAI partner to automate journalism

In a major development, Axios has announced a three-year partnership with OpenAI to automate local journalism.

17 Aug 2026
Anthropic

AI must cure cancer to win public trust, says Amodei

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has suggested that the artificial intelligence (AI) industry can win back skeptics by delivering on its promises and achieving tangible scientific breakthroughs.

17 Aug 2026
PUBG Mobile Lite

'BGMI Lite' India launch confirmed: What we know so far

Battlegrounds Mobile India Lite (BGMI Lite) is set to launch in India by the end of 2026, as confirmed by Krafton India.

16 Aug 2026
China

China launches Long March 12, days after recent rocket setback

China has successfully launched a Long March 12 rocket, carrying the SatNet LEO Group 24 satellites.

16 Aug 2026
Apple

Apple's smart home roadmap is getting bigger: Here's what's coming

Apple is gearing up to expand its smart home product line, with new devices expected to be launched in the coming months.

16 Aug 2026
Android

WhatsApp may soon let you customize emoji reaction sets

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that would allow users to customize their emoji reaction sets.

16 Aug 2026
Startups

Divyastra Mk3: India's 1st jet-powered loitering munition successfully flown

Kawa UAV Pvt Ltd, a defense start-up based in Lucknow, has successfully flown India's first indigenous jet-powered loitering munition, Divyastra Mk3.

16 Aug 2026
Apple

US opposes Apple using Chinese memory chips

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has advised Apple against sourcing memory chips from China.

16 Aug 2026
Apple

Apple launches ads on Maps to help businesses reach customers

Apple has launched a new advertising platform called "Ads on Maps" in the US and Canada.

16 Aug 2026
Anthropic

AI could cure most diseases within 10 years: Anthropic CEO

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has made an ambitious prediction that artificial intelligence (AI) will help humans cure most diseases within the next five to 10 years.

16 Aug 2026
Moon

Scientists to use Moon's far side for Big Bang clues

UK scientists are gearing up to use the Moon's far side as a unique vantage point to study the early universe.

16 Aug 2026
Canada

Low-cost and high-efficiency solar panels might become reality soon

A team of researchers from China and Canada, led by Nanjing University, has made a major breakthrough in the commercialization of perovskite solar technology.

16 Aug 2026
Robots

This sensor can help robots 'feel' objects without touching

Chinese scientists have developed an innovative sensor, inspired by electric eels, that enables robots to "feel" objects without any physical contact.

16 Aug 2026
Drones

These tiny drones can run on sound waves

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed tiny drones that are powered by sound waves.

16 Aug 2026
Apple

New Apple Watch models launching alongside iPhones: What to expect

Apple is all set to unveil its latest smartwatch models, the Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Apple Watch Series 12, at a special event in September.

16 Aug 2026
ChatGPT

AI can track your location from social media photos

A new study has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to track people's locations through their social media photos.

16 Aug 2026
Anthropic

Anthropic CEO says AI rules won't necessarily favor big companies

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has rejected the notion that regulating artificial intelligence (AI) would lead to a concentration of power in the hands of a few companies and governments.

16 Aug 2026
ChatGPT

How to check if your ChatGPT account has been hacked

Just like any other online service, popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude can also be targeted by hackers.

16 Aug 2026
Elon Musk

Woman claims stepfather used Grok to create 7,000+ explicit images

A woman, identified as Jane Doe 4, has joined a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI.

16 Aug 2026
Apple

MacBook Ultra: What we know about Apple's OLED touchscreen laptop

Apple is said to be developing a high-end laptop, potentially dubbed the "MacBook Ultra."

16 Aug 2026
Anthropic

Anthropic explains how Claude's new AI watermarking will work

Anthropic has published a blog post addressing basic questions about how it plans to watermark text generated by its Claude chatbot.

16 Aug 2026
Anthropic

SpaceX completes Cursor acquisition for $60B

SpaceX has officially completed the acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) coding start-up Cursor for a whopping $60 billion.

16 Aug 2026
Startups

Meet VIHAAN, an indigenous broadband networking chip

Chennai-based fabless semiconductor start-up Aheesa Digital Innovations has successfully developed its first silicon chip, called VIHAAN.

16 Aug 2026
Elon Musk

X will now show you content removal requests by governments

Elon Musk has announced that his social media platform, X, will be more transparent about government censorship requests.

16 Aug 2026
NVIDIA

NVIDIA to invest $3B in this SoftBank Group subsidiary

NVIDIA is in talks to invest up to $3 billion in SB Energy, a SoftBank Group subsidiary.