Top AI & Tech News Stories — August 13, 2026
The top AI and tech news story of August 13, 2026 was “Naomi Bashkansky leaves OpenAI for Conduit thought-to-text research role”, covered by 14 outlets (22 articles), according to Skillenai's news index. 20 stories ranked across 188 articles.
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Naomi Bashkansky leaves OpenAI for Conduit thought-to-text research role
14 outlets · 22 articles · 77 total since August 11, 2026 · OpenAI, Brad Lightcap, Denise Dresser, Fidji Simo, Wiz
The former OpenAI alignment researcher has joined the San Francisco company as a Founding Researcher, working on models designed to predict text from non-invasive neural data Conduit is training models designed to predict text from non-invasive neural data after recruiting…
Read at nytimes.com →First reported by news.google.comMore coverage: techcrunch.com · cnbc.com · news.google.com
Lenskart rolls out AI self-eye testing, raising privacy concerns
17 outlets · 20 articles · 41 total since August 12, 2026 · Twitch, Amazon, Generative AI, Mike Minton, Mary Kish
Eyewear startup Lenskart has begun piloting AI-enabled self-eye tests at select stores, its founder and CEO Peyush Bansal said during the company’s Q1 FY27 earnings call , raising privacy and data protection concerns. Can companies use eye test data to train their proprietary AI…
Read at thenextweb.com →First reported by platform.theverge.comMore coverage: androidheadlines.com · news.google.com · bbc.com · theregister.com · mashable.com
Microsoft 365 Copilot supera i 30 mln di licenze a pagamento
11 outlets · 11 articles · 22 total since August 13, 2026 · microsoft, Copilot, Mico, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Learn Live
Microsoft 365 Copilot ha superato i 30 milioni di licenze a pagamento, il numero di aziende con oltre 50.000 licenze è aumentato di oltre 7 volte su base annua. https://techfromthenet.it/feed/
Read at platform.theverge.com →First reported by theverge.comMore coverage: theverge.com · geekwire.com · webpronews.com · sea.mashable.com · unite.ai
Google Already Testing Gemini 3.8 Flash Preview Just Weeks After 3.7 Release
7 outlets · 10 articles · 45 total since August 11, 2026 · Google, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.7 Flash pricing, Gemini API
Google is moving at breakneck speed with its AI models right now. Barely two weeks after launching Gemini 3.7 Flash on August 13, 2026, reports reveal that Google testing Gemini 3.8 Flash is already happening behind closed doors. First reported by Business Insider, Google staff…
Read at androidheadlines.com →First reported by geeky-gadgets.comMore coverage: the-decoder.com · the-decoder.de · impli.me · news.google.com · news.ainew.jp
Fable 5, il modello più potente di Anthropic, non è il modello che vende
11 outlets · 14 articles · 68 total since August 6, 2026 · Anthropic, OpenAI, Claude, Financial Times, Bloomberg
Fable 5, il modello più potente di Anthropic, non è il modello che vende I dati di Ramp su 70.000 aziende, ripresi dal Financial Times, danno al modello di punta di Anthropic l'11% della spesa: a 10 e 50 dollari per milione di token, le imprese lo tengono per i compiti complessi…
Read at thenextweb.com →First reported by dreaming.pressMore coverage: trendingtopics.eu · implicator.ai · webpronews.com · cnbc.com · auto.hwupgrade.it
Apple’s Pay-Per-Use Pitch to Publishers Aims to Make Siri a News-Savvy AI
7 outlets · 7 articles · 10 total since August 13, 2026 · Apple, Siri, OpenAI, News Corp, Axel Springer
Apple has quietly approached major news organizations with an unusual offer. The company wants access to their latest reporting to feed an overhauled Siri. But instead of writing big checks for unrestricted rights, it proposes paying only when the assistant actually draws on…
Read at entertainment.slashdot.org →First reported by webpronews.comMore coverage: androidheadlines.com · vfuturemedia.com · borncity.com · webpronews.com · applemagazine.com
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday: 421 Fixes and a Zero-Day Already Under Attack
5 outlets · 5 articles · 14 total since August 13, 2026 · microsoft, Privilege escalation, Windows, CISA, United States
Key Takeaways Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, including 62 rated Critical, headlined by CVE-2026-68820 — a Windows afd.sys zero-day that attackers were already exploiting to gain SYSTEM privileges before the patch shipped on August 11, 2026…
More coverage: technobezz.com · cisovoice.com · gbhackers.com · uniladtech.com
DeepSeek nears $7.4 billion funding round at $74 billion valuation ahead of 2027 IPO
6 outlets · 6 articles · 38 total since August 6, 2026 · DeepSeek, Anthropic, OpenAI, China, Kimi K3
DeepSeek nears $7.4 billion funding round at $74 billion valuation ahead of 2027 IPO DeepSeek is nearing a massive new funding round that could bring in about 50 billion yuan, or $7.4 billion, valuing the Chinese AI startup at roughly $74 billion before the investment, according…
Read at thenextweb.com →First reported by businessinsider.esMore coverage: the-decoder.de · wire.fourthweb.ai · webpronews.com · techstartups.com · exploringchatgpt.substack.com
Dynatrace’s $915 Million Arize Deal Reshapes AI Observability From Code to Production
4 outlets · 5 articles · 9 total since August 13, 2026 · AI observability, Dynatrace, Arize, Jason Lopatecki, Rich O'Connell
Dynatrace has struck a definitive agreement to buy Arize for about $915 million in cash and stock. The move comes as enterprises rush agents and large language models into live operations. Observability once focused on uptime and latency. Now it must track what an AI actually…
Read at constellationr.com →First reported by ir.dynatrace.comMore coverage: trendingtopics.eu · efficientlyconnected.com · ir.dynatrace.com
OneNote für Windows: Multimodale Aufzeichnung in Copilot Notebooks angekündigt
3 outlets · 3 articles · 15 total since July 30, 2026 · microsoft, Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Deep Research, Microsoft 365
OneNote für Windows: Multimodale Aufzeichnung in Copilot Notebooks angekündigt Microsoft erweitert die Windows-Desktop-App von OneNote um eine neue Funktion für Geschäfts- und Schulkunden. Über die sogenannten Copilot Notebooks steht demnächst eine multimodale Erfassung bereit…
Read at entertainment.slashdot.org →First reported by nowosci.aiMore coverage: geekwire.com · netzwoche.ch
Forecasting company hit by suspected agent swarm
7 outlets · 7 articles · 39 total since August 12, 2026 · Taiwan, Hermes, OpenClaw, China, Dream
The Bojack Horseman character Vincent Adultman , who totally isn’t three kids in a trench coat. Credit: Netflix, The Tornante Company (fair use). It’s not a hack in the strict sense, but FutureSearch, a company we covered last month built around AI forecasters, claims it has…
Read at technobuffalo.com →First reported by controlplane.newsMore coverage: theguardian.com · thecybersignal.com · techorange.com · itsecuritynews.info · getreadyforagents.com
Grok Keeps Sending Gibberish Responses To Users – TechCrunch
11 outlets · 12 articles · 41 total since August 12, 2026 · Grok 4.6, SpaceXAI, Anthropic, xAI, Grok 4.5
TL;DR Some Grok Lite users received long, incoherent responses on Grok.com beginning around August 19, 2026. Grok’s account acknowledged a temporary generation glitch, but xAI did not explain the cause or confirm a permanent fix. Vetted by the thorstenmeyerai.com team Shopping…
Read at nextbigfuture.com →First reported by creativeainews.comMore coverage: vfuturemedia.com · borncity.com · techbriefly.com · watch.impress.co.jp · how2shout.com
Google Rolls Out AI Tech Support Agent for Pixel 11 Pro Powered by Gemini
12 outlets · 13 articles · 51 total since August 12, 2026 · Google, Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, Tensor G6
Google has introduced a dedicated artificial intelligence assistant specifically designed to help Pixel 11 Pro owners troubleshoot their devices without needing to contact human customer service. The new feature, rolled out through a server-side update, transforms the existing…
Read at in.mashable.com →First reported by techtiper.comMore coverage: androidheadlines.com · implicator.ai · webpronews.com · techbriefly.com · itsitio.com
Exclusive | DeepMind’s Hassabis Pitched AI-Oversight Body Before Shake-Up - WSJ
4 outlets · 10 articles · 130 total since July 29, 2026 · Google, Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, Alphabet, Google Deepmind
Exclusive | DeepMind’s Hassabis Pitched AI-Oversight Body Before Shake-Up WSJ
Read at theverge.com →First reported by singulism.comMore coverage: news.google.com
IBM: Zusammenarbeit mit OpenAI, um die sichere Einführung von KI in den Kerngeschäftsprozessen von Unternehmen zu beschleunigen
9 outlets · 10 articles · 23 total since May 7, 2026 · IBM, OpenAI, GPT-5.6, GPT-5.6, IBM Consulting
Im Rahmen der Partnerschaft werden OpenAI-Frontier-Modelle wie GPT-5.6 und Produkte wie Codex und ChatGPT Work in IBM Consulting Advantage, die KI-Plattform von IBM für die Bereitstellung von Beratungsleistungen für Kunden, integriert. Dabei werden KI-Agenten, Branchenlösungen…
Read at constellationr.com →First reported by itopsquery.podbean.comMore coverage: drweb.de · itsitio.com · unite.ai · news.google.com · newsroom.ibm.com
Advancing Analytics Receives Growth Investment from Databricks Ventures and Tercera
5 outlets · 5 articles · 14 total since August 13, 2026 · Databricks, data warehousing, Lakehouse, Coatue, Blackstone
London-based Advancing Analytics has received a growth investment from Databricks Ventures and Tercera. The company provides data and AI consulting services to businesses. Advancing Analytics helps organisations build, improve, and manage their data and AI platforms. The company…
More coverage: wire.fourthweb.ai · en.wowtale.net · cnbc.com · panewslab.com
Claude's AI Fingerprint: Eight Words That Give It Away Every Time
7 outlets · 7 articles · 113 total since August 7, 2026 · Anthropic, Claude, Watermarking, Google, EU
The robots are learning to write like robots — and watermarking might make it worse. The Summary GitHub pull request analysis reveals Claude clusters into just eight writing patterns , with one style jumping from 1% of output in early 2025 to 45% by mid-2026 Anthropic's coming…
Read at scmagazine.com →First reported by timesofai.comMore coverage: implicator.ai · nature.com · techsauce.co · avenuez.com · thecurrencyanalytics.com
Developer digs into Microsoft Paint and Photos, finds invisible watermark on AI-made images
9 outlets · 9 articles · 49 total since August 11, 2026 · Anthropic, Claude, Watermarking, Google, OpenAI
Windows users may not realize how much happens behind the scenes when they use Microsoft's AI image tools in Paint and Photos, according to Tom's Hardware . Reverse-engineering by a developer suggests the Windows apps embed a hidden watermark in addition to adding a visible…
Read at webpronews.com →First reported by siliconangle.comMore coverage: geekwire.com · searchenginejournal.com · itsitio.com · mundoia.com.ar · artificiallawyer.com
CVE-2026-40369 Exploit Code Drops Three Months After Patch — and AI Agents Inherit the Sandbox Escape
3 outlets · 3 articles · 20 total since August 11, 2026 · microsoft, Privilege escalation, Windows, Europe, patch management
Ori Nimron has released functional exploit code for CVE-2026-40369 , a Windows kernel vulnerability, three months after Microsoft issued a patch. The release of this code, rather than the existence of the vulnerability itself, represents the primary security concern for…
Read at tomshardware.com →First reported by techmaniacs.comMore coverage: borncity.com · techbriefly.com
Srsly Risky Biz: Trump's Private Hacker Memo Is the Right Idea
8 outlets · 9 articles · 25 total since August 13, 2026 · United States, Offensive cyber operations, cybersecurity, threat intelligence, Donald Trump
Your weekly dose of Seriously Risky Business news is written by Tom Uren and edited by Amberleigh Jack and Patick Gray. This week's edition is sponsored by Socket Security . You can hear a podcast discussion of this newsletter by searching for "Risky Business News" in your…
Read at thecybersignal.com →First reported by thecybersignal.comMore coverage: cybercenter.space · cyberscoop.com · uniladtech.com · thecoinrepublic.com · theregister.co.uk
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How this was computed
Articles in the Skillenai news index are grouped into event clusters at enrichment time (hybrid embedding/BM25/entity candidate search plus an LLM join-vs-new judge). Stories are ranked by the authority of the articles published on 2026-08-13 (UTC) — the sum of their outlet and author authority — so a multi-day story only ranks on the strength of that day's coverage. Article and outlet counts are likewise scoped to the day. The highlighted link is the day's highest-authority article in each cluster.