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All 12 reports since AI IN LIFE launched – complete, chronological and permanently linked. Search a topic →
August 2026
- 2026-08-11REGULATIONWhite House convenes OpenAI, Anthropic, Google on AI rules
The US government brings the leading AI companies to the table – the start of a first major regulatory push in the United States.
- 2026-08-11PRODUCTMeta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large codebases
Meta enters the AI coding-agent race: Muse Code runs in the terminal, understands large codebases and takes on Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.
- 2026-08-11SECURITYINTERPOL: AI behind 55% of Africa's cybercrime
A new INTERPOL report links artificial intelligence to more than half of cybercrime in Africa. Reported losses have risen to 484 million US dollars.
- 2026-08-11SOCIETYGoogle pulls AI image generator from Google Earth
Just one day after launch: Google switched off the AI image feature 'Nano Banana' in Google Earth after users created misleading scenes.
- 2026-08-11INDUSTRYGoogle DeepMind reshuffle: Hassabis to chair, Jeff Dean exits
The biggest leadership shake-up in Google's AI unit in years: Demis Hassabis moves to a chairman role, and chief scientist Jeff Dean leaves the…
- 2026-08-11CHINAAlibaba Qwen 3.8-Max: 2.4T open-weight model debuts
Alibaba releases Qwen 3.8-Max, a mixture-of-experts model with 2.4 trillion parameters – and plans to open its weights. A fresh Chinese push toward…
- 2026-08-09PRODUCTxAI ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with precise image editing
The new image model from Elon Musk's xAI enables targeted partial edits and up to five reference images at once – and, by its own account, ranks…
- 2026-08-08SAFETYOpenAI slows new model 'Astra' – first-ever 'critical' cyber capabilities
OpenAI has slowed development of its frontier model Astra because it could reach the highest risk tier for offensive cybersecurity. It is the first…
- 2026-08-08RESEARCHAI designs first working viruses – 16 bacteriophages built by computer
Researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute used AI models to design complete viral genomes. Sixteen of them worked in the lab and killed E. coli…
- 2026-08-08REGULATIONEU AI Act: Transparency duties and GPAI rules in force since 2 August
Chatbots must reveal they are AI, deepfakes and AI content must be labeled – and providers of large AI models now fall under the direct oversight of…
- 2026-08-07CHINAByteDance is training an AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters
The TikTok owner's Seed division is working on a model of unprecedented size for a Chinese company, according to the Financial Times – a signal in…
- 2026-08-07INDUSTRYAnthropic: AI classifier replaces human approval in Claude Code
From 14 August, auto mode becomes the default: instead of humans signing off on risky commands, an AI classifier reviews them. The reason is…