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AI news from August 17, 2026

19 stories, newest first

EliseAI Seeks $300M Funding at $3.7B Valuation to Expand AI Property and Healthcare Assistants

Covered by 2 sources

Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Valuation to Advance AI Speech-to-Text Technology

Covered by 2 sources

EY extends internships into yearlong paid residencies adapting to AI-driven entry-level roles

Covered by 2 sources
AI Research2 min read

Google Acquires Spirit Airlines' Internal Data for $10 Million to Enhance AI Models

Covered by 3 sources
Cybersecurity3 min read

OpenAI President Urges Rapid Cybersecurity Enhancements After AI-Driven Breach

Covered by 3 sources

Anthropic to Embed Watermarks in Claude AI Text to Meet EU Regulations

Covered by 3 sources
AI Research2 min read

ByteDance and Motion Picture Association Agree on AI Model Safeguards to Protect Hollywood IP

Covered by 2 sources
Cybersecurity4 min read

AI-Powered Tool Uncovers and Exploits Critical GitHub Workflow Vulnerability in Snowflake

Covered by 4 sources
Robotics3 min read

Gravis Robotics Raises $200M Series A to Expand AI Retrofit for Heavy Construction Equipment

Covered by 3 sources
AI Research1 min read

Amazon Scans and Destroys Rare Books at Las Vegas Facility to Train AI Models

Covered by 6 sources
Cybersecurity4 min read

Sainsbury's Suspends AI Facial Recognition After False Shoplifting Accusation

Covered by 2 sources
Machine Learning5 min read

Axiom Math's AI System Automates Verification of 246 Prime Gap Theorem

Covered by 2 sources
AI Research6 min read

Nvidia Commits Up to $105 Billion to Support OpenAI's Ohio AI Data Center Campus

Covered by 3 sources
Chips & Compute3 min read

Groq Raises $350M at $3.5B Valuation to Shift Focus from AI Chips to Nvidia-Based Cloud Services

Covered by 3 sources
Robotics4 min read

Serve Robotics Partners with Grubhub to Expand Autonomous Food Delivery in Multiple US Cities

Covered by 2 sources

Anthropic's AI Revenue Soars to $65 Billion Annual Run Rate Ahead of IPO

Covered by 3 sources
AI Research4 min read

U.S. Demands Allies Choose Between American and Chinese AI Alliances

Covered by 2 sources
AI Research4 min read

Stripe Acquires AI Model Router OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion

Covered by 3 sources

Z.ai Unveils GLM-5.3 AI Model with Advanced Coding and Cybersecurity Features

Covered by 3 sources