👀In Case You Missed It

  • Perplexity launches $42.5M Comet Plus program, giving publishers 80% of AI search subscription revenue.

  • Microsoft debuts VibeVoice, an open-source TTS model creating 90 minutes of multi-speaker audio on consumer devices.

  • Google Translate adds AI-powered lessons + live real-time translations across 70+ languages.

  • Brave exposes a prompt-injection flaw in Perplexity’s Comet browser, raising fresh AI security concerns.

  • Google NotebookLM expands with Video & Audio Overviews in 80 languages, strengthening multimodal learning tools.

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🧠 Cloud & Infrastructure Watch

  • Google launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (“Nano Banana”), enabling multi-turn precise edits with consistency and multimodal reasoning.
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  • Anthropic launches Claude Chrome extension for safe agentic browsing, testing prompt-injection defenses with 1,000 preview users.
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  • Anthropic and OpenAI swap safety tests, highlighting Claude’s caution vs GPT-5’s jailbreak resistance but higher hallucinations.
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  • Microsoft expands Copilot to Samsung TVs, integrating AI directly into home entertainment experiences.
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  • Google integrates Gemini CLI into Zed editor and introduces new Precise Mode for Whisk.
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  • AI drones find missing hiker’s remains after 10 months, showcasing practical rescue use cases.
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💻 Hardware & Semiconductor Moves

  • Nvidia posts record $46.7B quarterly revenue, up 56% year-on-year, driven by AI demand.
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  • Plaud launches $179 Note Pro AI notetaker with upgraded microphones and recording range.
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  • Asus building 250-petaflop Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer in Taiwan for advanced workloads.
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  • Nvidia’s Jetson Thor robotics computer goes GA, combining Blackwell GPU and 128 GB RAM.
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🧠  Insight of the Day

AI isn’t just powering apps — it’s becoming critical infrastructure. From energy-hungry data centers ⚡ to lawsuits shaping access ⚖️, every AI advance now tests resilience, trust, and regulation. The real winners? Those who balance scale with stability.

🏢 Sovereign and Data Centre News

  • Hut 8 plans four U.S. data centers totaling 1.5 GW capacity across three states.
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  • EdgeConneX announces development of a second Japanese data center following January’s first.
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  • Vertiv acquires WayLay.io, strengthening AI-driven automation and monitoring offerings.
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  • Finland to host two solar parks plus a new data center near Oulu.
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  • Huawei and Ethio Telecom deploy solar-powered telecom towers across Ethiopia.
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  • IBM and IQM showcase quantum data centers in Germany for advanced workloads.
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🗓️ This Day in AI - August 28

  • 2014 📱 – Facebook open-sourced DeepFace, marking a breakthrough in face recognition.

  • 2017 🖥️ – Baidu debuted Deep Voice 2, pioneering end-to-end speech synthesis.

  • 2019 🧠 – MIT introduced GANPaint Studio, one of the first interactive GAN-based image editors.

  • 2021 🛰️ – OpenAI launched CLIP-guided diffusion models, sparking creative AI image generation.

  • 2023 🤖 – Boston Dynamics integrated GPT-powered control into Spot the robot dog, pushing conversational robotics mainstream.

  • 2024 🔬 – Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs hit market shelves, instantly selling out on launch day.

🏦 Global AI Investments

  • Anthropic settles copyright lawsuit with authors, avoiding potential trillion-dollar damages.
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  • Hacker misused Claude Code for cyber extortion campaign targeting 17 companies, Anthropic reports.
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  • 33 U.S. AI startups each raised $100M+ in 2025, continuing rapid sector growth.
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  • AirTrunk closes AU$16B refinancing from over 60 banks, tied to sustainability targets.
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  • a16z report: Google and Grok rapidly catching up to ChatGPT in adoption.
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🛠️ AI Tools To Keep An Eye On

  • ⚡ Hyperstack – New pricing slash: RTX 6000 Pro GPUs at $1.26/hr, undercutting rivals in AI cloud compute.

  • 🍌 Gemini Flash 2.5 Image – Precise, multi-step editing with character consistency, now shaking creative industries.

  • 🎬 Google Vids (Free) – Consumer rollout adds avatars & clip editing, but no premium AI-only features yet.

  • 🤖 Anthropic Claude for Chrome – Agentic browsing pilot with built-in safety layers against prompt injection exploits.

👀What To Watch Next

  • Anthropic’s Claude hacker fallout 🚨 – Expect regulators to press labs harder on API misuse and AI-assisted crime.

  • Google’s Nano-Banana wave 🍌 – Will Adobe and Canva lose market share as Gemini Flash 2.5 Image spreads?

  • OpenAI’s parental controls 👪 – Big test ahead: can safety features restore trust after lawsuits tied to teen harm?

  • Saudi AI race 🇸🇦 – Humain’s $23B partnerships signal regional hyperscale pressure on UAE’s Stargate and US hyperscalers.

  • GitHub leadership shakeup 💻 – Microsoft’s CoreAI takeover of GitHub could reshape dev workflows and Copilot’s roadmap.

🏁 Outro: Until Tomorrow…

Another whirlwind day in AI: lawsuits flying, bots misbehaving, and new tools dropping faster than we can test them. As we head into the next cycle, one thing is clear — AI’s evolution isn’t slowing, and neither can we. Stay sharp, stay curious, and keep your prompts ready. Tomorrow will bring fresh headlines, but today’s stories already hint at the battles shaping the future. 🚀

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