Awesome to see the first NVIDIA Vera Rubin racks powering @OpenAI 's training stack. Together, we’re building the accelerated computing infrastructure to advance frontier AI.
BIG TECH
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OpenAI Uses Databricks Across Azure and AWS for Governed Operations
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What does it take to run data behind products used by one billion people every week? For @OpenAI
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Meta AI Desktop Dictation Supports Everyday Voice Input
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check out the Meta AI desktop app!
— Alexandr Wang (@alexandr_wang) 20 août 2026
the dictation has been a game changer for me personally https://t.co/pNawb2Jb9Wcheck out the Meta AI desktop app! the dictation has been a game changer for me personally
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Early Meta Muse Video Tests Show Native Voice and Music
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EXCLUSIVE 🔥: Early look at the first outputs of the Muse Video model from Meta AI.
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 19 août 2026
> Muse Video is currently undergoing a closed beta testing phase.
> The model is already quite restrictive regarding copyrighted content.
> Native audio with voice and music support comes out… https://t.co/ygSM3RmJOT pic.twitter.com/9oxpy4cSDbEXCLUSIVE : Early look at the first outputs of the Muse model from Meta AI. > Muse is currently undergoing a closed beta testing phase. > The model is already quite restrictive regarding copyrighted content. > Native audio with voice and music support comes out
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Meta AI Desktop Uses Shared App Screens as Assistant Context
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META 🔥: A new desktop app for macOS has been officially released in certain regions.
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 19 août 2026
> Meta AI desktop app supports screen sharing, allowing users to attach a specific app's screen as context.
> Additionally, a new dictation feature is now available as well. pic.twitter.com/MeoH6F8TMSMETA : A new desktop app for macOS has been officially released in certain regions. > Meta AI desktop app supports screen sharing, allowing users to attach a specific app's screen as context. > Additionally, a new dictation feature is now available as well.
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OpenAI Previews Cross-Interaction Safety While Maintaining Zero Data Retention
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We will continue to offer Zero Data Retention for frontier models. As AI takes on longer, more autonomous work and delivers greater value to businesses, safety systems also need to identify risks across related interactions. To help address those risks, we're previewing
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Google AI Studio Build Imports GitHub Repositories and Syncs Apps
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Google AI Studio Build now allows users to import GitHub repositories and keep them in sync with apps. https://t.co/sYi91g4Ra1 pic.twitter.com/VONLe30VKJ
— 🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog (@testingcatalog) 19 août 2026Google AI Studio Build now allows users to import GitHub repositories and keep them in sync with apps.
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Google AI Studio Tests Planning Before Applying App Changes
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Google is working on a Plan mode for its Build section in Google AI Studio! > Create a plan before making changes
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Google AI Studio Adds Bidirectional GitHub Sync and Merge Controls
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Updates on GitHub support in @GoogleAIStudio:
— Logan Kilpatrick (@OfficialLoganK) 19 août 2026
– we now support importing Github repos
– we now support bi-directional GitHub sync (push / pull)
– brand new UI support for force pushes, merges, etc
Bi-directional push / pull took a while to land but excited it is here! pic.twitter.com/0S4GeZZu90Updates on GitHub support in @GoogleAIStudio
: – we now support importing Github repos
– we now support bi-directional GitHub sync (push / pull)
– brand new UI support for force pushes, merges, etc Bi-directional push / pull took a while to land but excited it is here! -
Microsoft MAI-Image-2.5 Tops Artificial Analysis Image Editing Leaderboard
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MAI-Image-2.5 is now #1 on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard for image editing! Amazing hillclimbing… compounding the gains! https://t.co/9WQJxkMZDI
— Mustafa Suleyman (@mustafasuleyman) 19 août 2026MAI-Image-2.5 is now #1 on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard for image editing! Amazing hillclimbing… compounding the gains!
