Archive: August 2026

Emmanuel Macron gets the kings of AI to sign an international commitment

August 12, 2026 | 01net IA
Emmanuel Macron gets the kings of AI to sign an international commitment
Published on November 10, 2026 at 11:00 Comment 1 𝕏 Print © X - Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron brought together several leading AI executives and international representatives to sign a charter aimed at better regulating the risks associated with cutting-edge models. The President of the Republic is also considering banning certain artificial intelligence tools for young people. On November 9, 2026, on the eve of the 9th edition of the Paris Peace Forum,

Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks - Ars Technica

August 28, 2026 | Ars Technica AI
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks - Ars Technica
Gemini 3.8 Flash comes in two variations. There’s the standard Flash, which Google describes as a “workhorse” model that’s good for anything from agentic tasks to software development. Then we have Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which runs on the same foundations but has been tuned for vulnerability detection and mitigation. For developers, Google has the same pitch as it did for the 3.7 Flash release just a couple of weeks ago. API access to the model is availab

Report: Jensen Huang’s affair brought Nvidia chips worth billions to China | heise online

August 13, 2026 | Heise Online KI
Report: Jensen Huang’s affair brought Nvidia chips worth billions to China | heise online
close notice This article is also available in English. It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication. Don’t show this again. Nvidia’s market capitalization fell by more than $400 billion yesterday after reports emerged that the Nvidia CEO’s affair had facilitated billion-dollar chip imports into China. Jensen Huang’s mistress is said to have enabled shipments of AI accelerators worth several billion dollars, some

Image-generation AI “MiniMax-H3-Image,” capable of generating 16-megapixel images, debuts; runs locally and supports image editing and multi-image referencing - GIGAZINE

August 1, 2026 | GIGAZINE
Image-generation AI “MiniMax-H3-Image,” capable of generating 16-megapixel images, debuts; runs locally and supports image editing and multi-image referencing - GIGAZINE
Chinese company MiniMax has released the image-generation AI “MiniMax-H3-Image.” Its key strength is the ability to generate 16-megapixel images at a practical speed. MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3-Image · Hugging Face https://huggingface.co/MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3-Image 4K image generation in 10 seconds! ⚡Meet MiniMax H3-Image.16 million pixel resolution. Stunning realism. Precise prompt following & editing. Up to 16 reference images. All in 10 seconds.And it's open-w

Google's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash stretches AI video clips to 15 seconds and cuts pricing by 30 percent

August 3, 2026 | The Decoder
Google's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash stretches AI video clips to 15 seconds and cuts pricing by 30 percent
Google's Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash stretches AI video clips to 15 seconds and cuts pricing by 30 percent Matthias Bastian View the LinkedIn Profile of Matthias Bastian Nov 5, 2026 Ask about this article… Search Google Deepmind is making its Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash video-generation model generally available. The updated model creates clips up to 15 seconds long, supports conversational editing, and costs 30 percent less than its predecessor. Google says Gemini Om