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A team of researchers from China has introduced SlideChat, a multimodal generative AI assistant that can read and describe gigapixel whole‑slide images (WSIs) used in cancer diagnostics. T...
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In Gainesville, Florida, the University of Florida’s College of Nursing has introduced an artificial‑intelligence (AI) mobile application called Clinicals. The app, promoted by UF Innova...
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On 2 August 2026 the European Union’s AI Act became fully enforceable, and Article 50 of the regulation introduced the first mandatory disclosure requirements for AI‑generated or manipul...
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Honolulu has made the use of an artificial‑intelligence system mandatory for certain residential building permit applications on the island of Oahu. The Department of Planning and Permitti...
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Meta Platforms Inc. revealed Muse Voice Transcribe on Tuesday, its first real‑time audio perception model. The new offering, part of the Muse Spark suite from Meta Superintelligence Labs, ...
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On Monday, California lawmakers closed the 2026 legislative session with a volley of bills that could reshape how artificial intelligence, data‑center infrastructure, and social‑media pl...
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A new McKinsey & Company survey – the 10th edition of its annual State of AI series – shows that large enterprises are increasingly scaling artificial‑intelligence (AI) systems across ...
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When Texas announced the launch of a new advisory panel on artificial intelligence, the focus immediately shifted to Rice University’s Michael King. On August 19 2026, King was named a fou...
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On August 14, 2026, Nicholls State University announced that students can now tap into Google’s artificial‑intelligence services through their university email accounts. The campus will ...
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In a quiet hallway at one of its Cincinnati campuses, a small white device has begun watching over patients. The unit—mounted in select rooms—uses discreet cameras to track movement and ...
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Steve Eisman, the investor known for profiting from the 2008 housing collapse, said in an interview with host David Lin that the artificial‑intelligence boom has made OpenAI so central to ...
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In a bold editorial, Ken Yeung, the editor of the weekly newsletter The AI Economy, revealed a strategic pivot that will reshape how the publication covers artificial intelligence. Rather th...
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Colorado’s AI watchdog is tightening the reins on hiring robots. In August 2026, the state Attorney General’s Office filed draft rules that will clarify how the new Automated Decision‑...
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Broadcom Inc. announced a new private‑cloud platform for artificial intelligence at VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas on August 31, 2026. The company said the VMware Private AI Cloud combin...
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Amazon Quick now lets foundation models reach out to the outside world with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), turning the platform into a fully‑managed, secure gateway for external data.Th...
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Over the weekend, a series of AI‑generated videos featuring Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat appeared on social media, each set against an Arkansas school. The first clip shows the feline icon...
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geoscien...
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Across campus, the hum of keyboards has given way to the soft chime of AI assistants. In the past two years, colleges and universities have raced to embed conversational AI tools into every ...
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On August 31, the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (ECIDA) in Rincon, Georgia, approved three measures that will reduce local property‑tax burdens while directing a portio...
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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on August 16, 2026 urging U.S. spy agencies to prepare for what it calls “Black Swan” artificial‑intelligence ris...
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On August 12, 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz told a Senate panel that artificial intelligence (AI...
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In a move that could reshape how we evaluate and deploy reasoning AI, Pathway announced on 11 August 2026 that its 150‑million‑parameter model, BDH‑CQ, earned a 29.5 % pass@2 score on ...
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Northern Ireland is drafting a roadmap that lets artificial intelligence take over the paperwork while civil servants focus on people. The Stormont Executive Office, working with the Departm...
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On August 12, 2026, Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) announced that its flagship wafer‑level AI processor client had placed a $22 million follow‑on production order.The order will supply...
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