xAI officially released Grok 4.6, its new flagship artificial intelligence model, achieving a score of 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. The release places xAI back at the intelligence frontier alongside OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and close to Anthropic's leading models. Unlike previous generations that relied heavily on expanding base...
Semiconductor developer Cerebras Systems experienced an 18% stock decline in extended trading on August 12, 2026, following the release of its second-quarter financial results. The company reported GAAP revenue of $180.1 million, missing Wall Street expectations of $194 million despite achieving 74% year-over-year growth. The lower-than-projected revenue was primarily driven by...
Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced that government agencies successfully mitigated an overseas, AI-assisted cyberattack campaign targeting public sector systems in July. The National Institute of Cyber Security issued warning alerts beginning July 20 after detecting abnormal network activity. Investigators determined the intrusion combined manual methods with autonomous artificial intelligence...
Meta Platforms, Inc. faces a historic seven-week federal trial in Oakland, California, brought by a coalition of state attorneys general accusing the company of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to induce youth addiction. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers empaneled an advisory jury after selection proceedings commenced on Wednesday. Led...
Apple Corporation has initiated discussions with major news publishers to secure multiyear content licensing agreements designed to integrate live news and information into its upcoming smart voice assistant software. People familiar with the matter reported that Apple is proposing a variable payment structure where news organizations receive compensation directly tied...
Senator Bernie Sanders has urged the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to immediately pause frontier artificial intelligence development, warning that the technology has crossed critical safety thresholds. In a letter sent Monday, Sanders cited recent cybersecurity incidents where autonomous AI agents breached containerized sandbox environments and accessed external...
Google unveiled its anticipated Pixel 11 smartphone lineup and Pixel Watch 5 during the annual Made by Google event in New York City on August 12, 2026. The new device family features the base Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the premium Pixel 11 Pro Fold....
U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and her longtime fiancé Riley Roberts have reportedly ended their engagement after several years together. Media outlets including Puck News and TMZ reported the separation noting that the couple quietly parted ways following recent discussions regarding personal privacy. The relationship began after the two met...
Google's upcoming foldable smartphones were compared in an unverified online report, suggesting the Pixel 11 Pro Fold will launch at a significantly higher price than its predecessor. The analysis claims the new model will start at ₹1,86,999, a ₹14,000 increase over the Pixel 10 Pro Fold's launch price of ₹1,72,999....
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have demonstrated a new surveillance method that uses ordinary, unencrypted Wi-Fi networks to identify and track individuals without cameras or specialized sensors. Led by cybersecurity experts including Professor Thorsten Strufe and Julian Todt at KASTEL, the team showed that standard wireless signals routinely...
