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X Square Robot builds an open foundation stack for general-purpose robots
Chinese company X Square Robot open-sourced an integrated stack for general-purpose robots: QUANXTA Zero data, the WALL-WM world model and the Wall-OSS-0.5 action model, all built on physical events.
Meta returns to open source with Muse Glimmer, a 30B agentic model
Meta Superintelligence Labs released Muse Glimmer — an open 30B-parameter agentic model under Apache 2.0 that runs locally on a single GPU.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber and splits Daybreak into two tiers
OpenAI launched a specialized cybersecurity model, GPT-5.6-Cyber, on August 10, 2026 and split its Daybreak program into Blue and Red tiers. Only trusted partners get access to the new model.
Samsung Builds Its Own Humanoids: RX Unit and World Models
Samsung has set up a dedicated RX robotics unit and is building in-house humanoids around world models and proprietary actuators, running independently of Rainbow Robotics.
Anthropic to watermark text generated by its Claude models
Anthropic will embed an invisible watermark in text and files generated by its Claude models to comply with the EU AI Act transparency code. The watermark will apply to users worldwide.
DeepSeek Buys Into Unitree's IPO With 141M-Yuan Placement
DeepSeek took 2.31% of the strategic allocation in Unitree's Shanghai STAR Market IPO for about 141 million yuan (roughly $20.8 million), pairing the stake with a procurement and joint-development deal.
Discovered Materials hunts cooler chips with AI agents
Discovered Materials raised $9 million in a seed round for an AI-agent system that runs around the clock to find new materials for cooler chips. The round was led by Lightspeed India Partners.
Magnendo Wins Up to $32M From ARPA-H for Autonomous Stroke Robot
Magnendo, an MIT spinout, won up to $32M from ARPA-H for an autonomous robot that magnetically steers catheters through vessels during stroke treatment. The project is in R&D.
Éloi: Animotion Robotics' Bionic Robot Built for Long-Term Bonds
Animotion Robotics unveiled Éloi — a bionic companion robot with 42 degrees of freedom built to form relationships rather than do tasks. It is available only digitally for now.
HII Commits Up to $900M to Robot Welders for U.S. Shipyards
HII signed production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics worth up to $900M over seven years. Robots will weld, grind and paint U.S. Navy warship hulls under the HYPR program.
Auto Mode Becomes Default in Claude Code for Pro, Max, Team
Anthropic is making auto mode the default in Claude Code for the Pro, Max, and Team plans from August 14, 2026. Instead of asking for approval on every action, a classifier lets tool calls through, blocks them, or looks for a safer alternative.
OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, Bringing Slide Generation to ChatGPT
OpenAI has confirmed an acqui-hire of startup NextSlide. The team that turns prompts into ready-to-edit presentations has joined work on ChatGPT, and financial terms were not disclosed.