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Monday, August 24

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Sunday, August 23

2 items
Hardware only one source so far

IBM connected modular cryogenic cells for the quantum computer Starling

IBM announced the interconnection and cooling of modular cryogenic cells for the fault-tolerant quantum computer Starling. The modular units can be connected side by side and operate below 15 millikelvin. It plans, by 2027, to connect multiple chips to reach at least 1000 programmable qubits and by 2029 to build…

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

Saturday, August 22

5 items
Security only one source so far

Guidelight AI Standards study: OpenAI leads in preparedness to contain uncontrollable models, Anthropic and Meta lag behind

Guidelight AI Standards evaluated five leading AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, xAI) based on publicly available plans for containing a model that escapes control. OpenAI ranked highest, Anthropic and Meta lowest; most companies do not have a published, specific intervention plan.

AI agents only one source so far

Simon Willison: the key skill with coding agents is giving instructions and verifying results, not reading every line

Simon Willison argues that a key skill when working with coding agents is being able to give them clear instructions and then verify the correctness of the changes made – and that reading every line of code is not the most effective way to do this.

Simon Willison — AI tag (leading independent LLM commentator) Details and sources →
Hardware only one source so far

RayNeo iO glasses: AI without a camera or speaker

RayNeo iO glasses without a camera display text in the field of view (waveguide, 97% transparency). Four microphones are used for listening, summarizing and extracting tasks from conversations. Default suite: RayNeo AI and Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite. For $9.99/month, access to ChatGPT 5.1, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude, DeepSeek.

The Decoder (daily AI news) Original source ↗
Business and investment only one source so far

Publishers introduce „written by a human" certifications after AI literature scandals

A study by Villanova University found that readers cannot distinguish shorter AI-written texts from human-written ones and often rate them as more readable. Following the withdrawal of the novel by Jerry Falade (Macmillan) and the cancellation of the book by Mia Ballard (Hachette Book), publishers are introducing Human Authored certifications.

Friday, August 21

9 items
Tools and apps confirmed by 2 independent sources

The button on the social network LinkedIn for reporting AI slop received over a million clicks, and the visibility of AI content fell by 40 percent

Over a million users have clicked the “Seems like AI slop” button on the social network LinkedIn since its launch on 30 July 2026. According to the company LinkedIn, the visibility of content classified as AI slop fell by 40 percent over a few weeks.

TechCrunch AI · and 1 more source Details and sources →
AI agents clearly official source

GitHub Copilot offers cloud agent sessions directly in Microsoft Teams

GitHub Copilot can now be launched as a cloud agent session directly from Microsoft Teams by mentioning @GitHub. A dedicated code channel is created for tracking progress, and administrators can require additional approval for pull requests. Public preview, paid plans, consumes AI credits.

GitHub Changelog (Copilot and AI features) Details and sources →
Other only one source so far

Limitations of ChatGPT in literary analysis

A university lecturer argues that it is critical to teach students to distinguish between the capabilities of AI and its limitations. As an example, they cite an exercise in which the product ChatGPT failed to analyze a literary scene — it produced sterile, abstract assessments rather than a nuanced understanding of complex emotional and…

The Conversation — Artificial Intelligence Original source ↗

Thursday, August 20

7 items
Productivity confirmed by 2 independent sources

Meta AI for Mac: beta targets small business owners and integration with Google Workspace and Meta Ads

Meta has released a beta version of the Meta AI app for Mac, free for users with a Meta account, aimed at small business owners and content creators, with connections to Google Workspace and Meta Ads; the company is also testing a paid subscription for more demanding features.

The Verge AI · and 1 more source Details and sources →
Business and investment only one source so far

Greg Brockman consolidates power at OpenAI amid a wave of leadership departures ahead of the planned IPO

Following a wave of executive departures from April 2026 (including Fidji Simo, Brad Lightcap and Denise Dresser), OpenAI president Greg Brockman took over leadership of product and the entire commercial division, effectively becoming the second most powerful person at the company after Sam Altman, just before the planned IPO.

Regulation and law only one source so far

Commentary criticizes the debate about AI consciousness as a way for companies to evade responsibility for the actions of AI agents

A commentary in MIT Technology Review argues that rhetoric about the consciousness and autonomy of AI systems (J-space from Anthropic, statements by Sam Altman about the singularity, calls for AI rights) in practice helps companies avoid liability for harm caused by their AI agents.

MIT Technology Review — AI section Details and sources →
New models only one source so far

Generalist AI introduced the GEN-1.5 robotics model, which learns a new task from one short demonstration

Generalist AI introduced GEN-1.5, a model that, according to the company, learns a new task from a single 3 to 12-second demonstration without further training. Without training, it achieves a success rate of 59 %, rising to 83 % with ten training steps on five minutes of data. The results have not been independently verified.

The Decoder (daily AI news) Details and sources →