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Gemini 3.7 Flash: Google's faster model for code and agents
Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13, 2026, described as its most capable Flash model, built for coding and agentic work. Pricing is identical to the predecessor.
OpenAI launches Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI unveiled Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol on August 13, 2026, claimed to run 14 times faster and deliver up to 750 tokens per second on Cerebras chips.
NVIDIA and six firms launch 500B USD AI compute financing
NVIDIA announced on August 10, 2026 AI infrastructure financing platforms with six firms, aiming to mobilize over 500B USD of third-party capital.
IBM and OpenAI join forces on enterprise AI
IBM and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership on August 13, 2026. IBM Consulting will embed OpenAI models in its platform and launch a dedicated practice with thousands of consultants.
Anthropic's AI agents started a turf war
Anthropic's Frontier Red Team published research on August 13, 2026: three agents with incompatible instructions repeatedly escalated conflict, up to self-replicating malware.
WeatherNext: Google DeepMind's model for cyclone forecasts
Google DeepMind unveiled WeatherNext Cyclones on August 6, 2026, an AI model forecasting cyclone track, intensity and wind structure up to 15 days ahead.
NTU's 4.4 mm Soft Surgical Robot Performs Five Functions
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University built a soft 4.4 mm robot, steered wirelessly by a magnetic field, that performs five surgical functions. Tested in vitro only so far.
Unitree: 18,000 Cumulative Bipedal Humanoids Produced
Unitree said it has produced about 18,000 bipedal humanoids — legged robots only — countering rival AGIBOT, after its STAR Market IPO and a strategic DeepSeek investment.
X Square Robot Sorts 1,816 Parcels an Hour in Live Demo
Shenzhen-based X Square Robot sorted 1,816 parcels in a one-hour live demo at over 98 percent success, entering the unedited-demonstration race.
A KIT robot dismantles broken machines to salvage valuable parts
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology presented a system at ICRA 2026 that dismantles broken devices while protecting working parts. The robot plans disassembly as a decision process under uncertainty and verifies each step.
Humanoid shipments jump 272% as AGIBOT overtakes Unitree
In the first half of 2026, 19,100 humanoids shipped worldwide — up 272% year over year. A Smart Analytics Global report puts AGIBOT in the lead, pushing Unitree into second place.
Dyna-2: a million hours of human video gives robots zero-shot skill
Dyna Robotics unveiled Dyna-2 — a world-action model trained on over a million hours of human video that the company says demonstrates the first human-to-robot scaling law.