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Friday, 14th August 2026 Proper thanks to everyone who's given up their time for a BrightTalk interview recently, going out next week once the dust settles, so hold that thought. There's an absolute mountain of AI news this week, so buckle in. Meanwhile the Stew '

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When AI Agents Go to War

Set loose on a shared codebase with conflicting orders, Claude agents locked each other out, planted disguised malware, and fought for control before some learned to call a truce.

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Nvidia's Month of Local AI

A wave of new open-weight models from Meta, DeepSeek, Alibaba and others is landing this month, all built to run on your own hardware.

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Grok 4.6 Goes All-In on Agents

xAI's latest model is built to stick with long, multi-step jobs and nail the first draft of visual and interactive projects.

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AI Doctor, Now on Video Call

Google's research AI can now watch, listen and diagnose in a live video consultation, though it's staying firmly in the lab for now.

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Meet xAI's Always-On AI Teammates

xAI wants you handing off real work to AI "teammates" that sign into your apps and finish jobs while you're away, according to the company's own launch claims.

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Mistral's Bid for European AI Independence

Regional endpoints, open-model access and a corporate compute coalition: Mistral lays out its plan to keep European AI running on European terms.

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Anthropic launches free Claude access for US teachers
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Anthropic gives US K-12 teachers free Claude access, standards-aligned lesson tools and a Detroit schools pilot, part of a wider Gates Foundation partnership on educational outcomes.

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Anthropic commits $10m to Canadian AI research, deepening ties with Amii, Mila and Vector
Anthropic commits $10m to Canadian AI research, deepening ties with Amii, Mila and Vector

Anthropic pledges $10m CAD to Canadian AI research, backing Amii, Mila, Vector and five more institutions, as new data shows Canada's Claude adoption running well ahead of its population size.

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OpenAI sets out playbook for managing enterprise AI spend
OpenAI sets out playbook for managing enterprise AI spend

OpenAI tells enterprise leaders to stop chasing cheap tokens and start tracking useful work per dollar as AI shifts from chat to complex, multi-step agentic workflows.

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The future of work?
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Australian dockworkers are demanding a 28-hour week on full pay as DP World expands AI and automation, warning the drive could threaten over 1,000 jobs at the ports giant.

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