# AI News Digest - 2026-08-22

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

# References

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

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

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

1. [https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-changes-data-retention-policy-after-enterprise-pushback/](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-changes-data-retention-policy-after-enterprise-pushback/)

[Anthropic changes data retention policy after enterprise pushback](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-changes-data-retention-policy-after-enterprise-pushback/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/waymo-builds-its-own-chip-for-its-robotaxis-cutting-its-reliance-on-nvidia/](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](https://the-decoder.com/waymo-builds-its-own-chip-for-its-robotaxis-cutting-its-reliance-on-nvidia/)

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