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BrainChip and Orama.AOI Partner on AI Visual Inspection for Factories

BrainChip and Orama.AOI are combining Akida with optimized machine vision models for factory defect detection, with stated power use of 4 to 6 watts and lower system costs.

August 15, 2026

Anthropic Uses Invisible Text Watermarks in Claude for EU Rules

Anthropic is adding invisible text watermarks to Claude outputs from models released since Aug. 2 to comply with EU AI Act transparency rules.

August 15, 2026

Inherent Introduces Faraday AI Scientist Agent

Inherent introduced Faraday, a 27 billion parameter AI Scientist agent trained to replicate research figures. The company said it outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5 on its Replica benchmark.

August 15, 2026

Oklahoma Guard Soldier Builds AI Tool to Review Awards Eligibility

An Oklahoma Army National Guard soldier built an AI tool during a Skillquest lab that is projected to save 61,000 work hours annually across the Guard.

August 15, 2026

EMERGING and Promethean Launch $300 Million AI Fund for Hospitality

EMERGING and Promethean have launched The Experience Fund, a $300 million fund backing AI, automation, and data infrastructure for hospitality and experiential entertainment.

August 15, 2026

Studiosity Adds AI Assessment Scale to Higher Education Platform

Studiosity has integrated the Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale into its assessment platform for higher education. The framework lets educators define how AI may be used in assessment tasks.

August 15, 2026

Nagarro Boards Recommend Accepting Persistent Offer

Nagarro's management and supervisory boards have recommended that shareholders accept Persistent Systems' voluntary public takeover offer of EUR 81 per share.

August 15, 2026

Shaires Holdings Plans AI Portfolio and $100 Million Raise

Shaires Holdings has announced binding agreements for exposure to private technology and AI companies including Anthropic, Stripe, ByteDance, Moonshot AI, Figure AI, SandboxAQ, and Colossal Biosciences.

August 15, 2026

CodeMettle Receives Army Contract for Terminus Tactical Network Software

CodeMettle received an IDIQ contract to provide Terminus software licenses and support services for the U.S. Army Tactical Network Operations solution.

August 15, 2026

Pusan National University Develops AI Ship Navigation Framework

Pusan National University researchers developed an AI framework that uses weather data to recommend ship routes and speed profiles that reduce fuel use and peak coastal pollution exposure.

August 15, 2026

Z Squared Details Power Strategy for AI Infrastructure Sites

Z Squared outlined its plan to acquire power connected sites and convert them into AI infrastructure, starting with the planned acquisition of Paradox Data and its Union County campus in Arkansas.

August 15, 2026

360factors Adds Fair Lending Compliance Testing Agent to Ask Kaia

360factors has launched a Fair Lending Compliance Testing agent for Ask Kaia Enterprise customers, aimed at helping U.S. banks and credit unions review lending data and prepare regulatory workpapers.

August 15, 2026

Brand Engagement Network Files Q2 Report After Cataneo Acquisition

Brand Engagement Network filed its Q2 2026 report and said its Cataneo acquisition raised total assets to $30.7 million as of June 30.

August 15, 2026

Compute Exchange Plans Token Forward Contracts for AI Model Costs

Compute Exchange is preparing token forward contracts for AI inference pricing after launching a marketplace for used and refurbished NVIDIA GPUs in July.

August 15, 2026

Databricks Raises $5 Billion at $190 Billion Valuation

Databricks raised $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation after investor interest reached $15 billion, according to CEO Ali Ghodsi. The round was led by Coatue and included Blackstone, MGX, T. Rowe Price related accounts, and Sixth Street Growth.

August 15, 2026

Anthropic Investors Expect $2 Trillion Valuation in October IPO

Anthropic investors expect the company to seek a valuation above $2 trillion in its planned October IPO, based on rapid revenue growth and annualized run rate projections.

August 14, 2026

OpenAI Annualized Revenue Tops $40 Billion

OpenAI is on track to exceed $40 billion in annualized revenue, roughly twice its run rate at the end of 2025. Growth has come from coding tools, subscriptions, advertising, and demand for AI agents.

August 14, 2026

Pony AI and Uber plan 2,000 robotaxis in Europe

Pony AI and Uber plan to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across Europe, expanding from Zagreb to four additional cities.

August 14, 2026

LG to Show Humanoid Robot Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T

LG plans to publicly unveil a bipedal humanoid robot built with NVIDIA Isaac GR00T in the first quarter of next year. The agreement with NVIDIA also covers CLOiD robot validation, AI factory reference sites, and an AI defined vehicle platform.

August 14, 2026

TIER IV Joins JST Program to Open Source Autonomous Driving AI Chip Designs

TIER IV has joined a Japan Science and Technology Agency semiconductor research program to develop open AI chip designs for Level 4 autonomous driving.

August 14, 2026

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