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AI News Digest - 2026-08-22

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Nvidia acquired Poolside's "Model Factory" software and 109 employees for $6 billion to obtain tooling for building AI models.

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The United States drafted a letter asking partner countries to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI competition, according to Reuters reporting.

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Anthropic deployed its most powerful model, Claude Mythos 5, to power Claude Security, a scanner that analyzed codebases for vulnerabilities, provided severity ratings with CWE classifications, suggested patches, and was integrated into partner security products protecting critical infrastructure.

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Anthropic eased its data-retention policy after enterprise pushback, allowing enterprise customers to retain their own data going forward.

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Waymo built its own custom chip for its robotaxis, reducing the company's reliance on Nvidia hardware.

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https://the-decoder.com/nvidia-is-acquiring-poolsides-model-factory-and-109-employees-for-6-billion/

Nvidia is acquiring Poolside's "Model Factory" and 109 employees for $6 billion

Nvidia is paying $6 billion for software that builds AI models from the startup Poolside, and it wants to bring on 109 employees.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/us-wants-to-force-partner-countries-to-choose-between-washington-and-beijing-in-the-ai-race/

US wants to force partner countries to choose between Washington and Beijing in the AI race

The US is drafting a letter to partner countries telling them to pick a side in the AI standoff between Washington and Beijing, according to Reuters.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-puts-its-most-powerful-model-claude-mythos-5-to-work-for-cyber-defense/

Anthropic puts its most powerful model Claude Mythos 5 to work for cyber defense

Anthropic is now running its security scanner Claude Security on Claude Mythos 5. The tool scans codebases for vulnerabilities, provides severity ratings with CWE classifications, and suggests patches. Anthropic is also plugging Mythos 5 into partner security products protecting critical infrastructure.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-changes-data-retention-policy-after-enterprise-pushback/

Anthropic changes data retention policy after enterprise pushback

Anthropic is easing its controversial data storage policy, letting enterprise customers keep their own data going forward.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/waymo-builds-its-own-chip-for-its-robotaxis-cutting-its-reliance-on-nvidia/

Waymo builds its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia

Waymo built its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia.

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