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14 Aug 2026

Kaspersky warns AI-native cyberthreats are rising, calls for AI-powered cybersecurity

Kaspersky's Adrian Hia warns that AI-native cyberthreats are outpacing defenses across APAC. The company detected 500,000 unique malicious files daily in the past year, 7% higher than 2024. Over 15,000 malware samples disguised as AI software emerged, while 52% of severe breaches went undetected for over 90 days.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro launches with fourfold price increase as AI demand strains infrastructure capacity

DeepSeek officially released its V4 Pro AI model with significant price increases taking effect August 16. The V4 Pro will cost $3.96 per million output tokens at peak hours, up from $0.87, while introducing half-price off-peak rates. Despite the fourfold increase, DeepSeek remains cheaper than competitors like OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol at $30 per million tokens.

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LG and Nvidia Partner to Build Humanoid Robot Launching Q1 2027 with AI Factory Infrastructure

LG signed a partnership with Nvidia on August 13 to develop a bipedal humanoid robot powered by Isaac GR00T and Jetson Thor, planned for Q1 2027 debut. The collaboration extends beyond robotics to include an 80-megawatt AI factory in South Korea and autonomous vehicle platforms, positioning LG as a comprehensive robotics solutions provider.

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Microsoft Copilot Retires Mico AI Assistant After 10 Months, Moves Blob to Education Platform

Microsoft is removing Mico, the expressive yellow blob that served as the face of Copilot voice mode, less than a year after its October 2025 launch. The anthropomorphic AI assistant will move to Learn Live as a voice-based tutor while Microsoft merges its consumer and enterprise Copilot apps, retiring Group Chat, Podcasts, and Deep Research features on August 18.

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Gemini AI Assistant Expands with 13 New App Integrations Including Ticketmaster and Pandora

Google announced that Gemini is adding over a dozen third-party apps to its ecosystem, spanning productivity, entertainment, and lifestyle services. The new connected apps include Ticketmaster, Pandora, OpenTable, Zocdoc, Otter.ai, and Wix, enabling users to manage reservations, playlists, and appointments within Gemini conversations.

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13 Aug 2026

OpenAI Unveils Ultrafast Mode: GPT-5.6 Sol Delivers 14x Speed Boost at 750 Tokens Per Second

OpenAI has launched Ultrafast, a new API service tier that runs GPT-5.6 Sol at 14 times standard speed, reaching 750 output tokens per second on Cerebras chips. The limited preview targets time-sensitive corporate workflows including incident response, customer service, and financial analysis, marking a shift in the AI race from intelligence to speed.

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Cerebras CS-4 Debuts With 30x Faster AI Inference Using Three Wafer-Scale Chips

Cerebras launched the CS-4, its first multi-wafer AI inference system, at the Supernova event in San Francisco. The rack houses three WSE-3 Turbo processors delivering 750 petaflops of compute and claims 30x faster inference than GPU-based systems. First shipments begin this quarter as the company targets 600 megawatts of computing power by end of 2027.

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Meta Launches WhatsApp Scam Alert: AI-Powered Tool Flags $425M in Scams While Protecting Privacy

Meta unveiled WhatsApp Scam Alert, an AI-powered tool in limited beta that uses on-device machine learning to detect scams without compromising encryption. With WhatsApp users losing $425 million to scams in 2025 alone, the optional feature analyzes message patterns from unknown senders to flag suspicious activity while keeping conversations private.

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Google Releases Gemini 3.7 Flash AI Model Just 3 Weeks After Last Update as Flagship Pro Stalls

Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash with sharp improvements in coding and agent workflows, cutting prices to $0.75 per million input tokens. The release comes just three weeks after Gemini 3.6 Flash, while the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro remains months behind schedule with no confirmed release date.

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MasterClass Selects CoreWeave Cloud to Power AI Teaching Agents for Personalized Instruction

MasterClass has chosen CoreWeave Cloud to evaluate and improve the AI teaching agents driving its personalized instruction platform. Using W&B Weave, the online learning platform will track full learner conversations to refine teaching quality and personalization across its AI agent pipeline from experimentation to production.

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Writer Slashes AI Agent Costs by 52% with Palmyra X6 Model and Upgraded Harness

Writer launched Palmyra X6, its new flagship AI model built on Z.ai's open-source GLM-5.2, alongside an upgraded harness infrastructure. The enterprise AI firm claims the combined system cuts costs by up to 52% while delivering 48% faster speeds and 10% quality improvements, directly addressing mounting concerns over token consumption as agentic AI deployments multiply enterprise expenses.

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Microsoft Ends SMS Authentication by 2027 as AI Phishing Attacks Make Text Codes Too Risky

Microsoft is phasing out SMS and voice-based authentication for all users, citing the surge in AI-powered phishing attacks that make text-based codes dangerously vulnerable. IT admins face a February 2027 deadline to switch to passkeys, while personal account users should prepare for similar changes as the company mandates stronger authentication security.

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YouTube Expands Ask YouTube AI-Powered Search Feature to Mobile Devices Across the US

YouTube is bringing its AI-powered Ask YouTube feature to mobile devices for all US users aged 13 and older. The conversational search feature, which debuted on desktop in April 2026, allows users to ask questions naturally and receive structured responses with relevant videos instead of simple lists.

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LinkedIn Removes AI Writing Tool, Adds 'AI Slop' Button to Combat Generic Content Flood

LinkedIn removed its AI writing assistant and introduced a "seems like AI slop" reporting button to combat generic AI-generated content. The professional networking platform now blocks hundreds of thousands of automated comment attempts daily as AI detection firms reveal up to 41% of long-form posts may be AI-generated.

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GIGABYTE unveils 2026 AI gaming laptop lineup with GiMATE on-device AI agent for smarter performance

GIGABYTE launched its 2026 AI gaming laptop lineup featuring GiMATE, an on-device AI agent that manages system performance through natural-language commands. The range includes the flagship AORUS MASTER 16 GEN 2 with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, plus versatile models like AERO X16 Copilot+ PC and GAMING A16 series for different user needs.

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