AI NewsMonday, August 17, 2026
20 stories- 1 Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever's available online. 70 6 src
- 2 Google wins a bankruptcy auction with a $10M bid to acquire deidentified business data, software code, and more from Spirit Airlines to improve its AI models (James Nani/Bloomberg Law) James Nani / Bloomberg Law : Google wins a bankruptcy auction with a $10M bid to acquire deidentified business data, software code, and more from Spirit Airlines to improve its AI models Google LLC wo 56 2 src
- 3 OpenAI signs a 20-year, 10GW data center deal in Ohio with SoftBank's SB Energy; Nvidia agrees to backstop a portion of the value of the completed data center (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal) Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal : OpenAI signs a 20-year, 10GW data center deal in Ohio with SoftBank's SB Energy; Nvidia agrees to backstop a portion of the value of the completed data center Ag 53 3 src
- 4 Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel Google Gemini and Pixel partner with five global football clubs to elevate the fan matchday experience through AI and Smartphone Technology. 46 1 src
- 5 OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project, expanding community investment and supporting thousands of Southern Ohio jobs 46 1 src
- 6 The Defender’s Window AI is reshaping cybersecurity for attackers and defenders alike. Learn how OpenAI is strengthening its defenses and what security teams can do now. 40 2 src
- 7 AI at work puts new pressure on managers AI at work puts new pressure on managers KATU 32 2 src
- 8 Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Today's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market Echoes 1929 and 2000. History Says Investors Should Watch Valuations Closely. Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Today's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Market Echoes 1929 and 2000. History Says Investors Should Watch Valuations Closely. Yahoo Finance 29 2 src
- 9 Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies Reuters 26 2 src
- 10 Cornell Tech’s new faculty are changing how AI learns, reasons, solves problems Cornell Tech’s new faculty are changing how AI learns, reasons, solves problems Cornell Chronicle 26 2 src
- 11 AI Regulation in Flux: What businesses should do AI Regulation in Flux: What businesses should do JD Supra 26 2 src
- 12 What happens when a kid’s robot best friend dies? When Xander first met Moxie, she taught him that when he was anxious, he could calm down by exhaling through his lips so that he buzzed like a bee. They practiced breathing like dragons to manage feel 24 1 src
- 13 New policy ideas for the Intelligence Age OpenAI funds 14 independent projects exploring new AI policy ideas to expand economic opportunity and strengthen societal resilience in the Intelligence Age. 24 1 src
- 14 Campton Township man Jeremy Batterman accused of using AI to create child porn: Kane County officials Campton Township man Jeremy Batterman accused of using AI to create child porn: Kane County officials ABC7 Chicago 18 2 src
- 15 Higgsfield's valuation soars fourfold to $5.4 billion in six months on AI content demand Higgsfield's valuation soars fourfold to $5.4 billion in six months on AI content demand Reuters 15 2 src
- 16 Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million. 15 2 src
- 17 How US industrial companies like Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, and Ford are pivoting their businesses to feed a booming AI data-center market for power equipment (Bob Tita/Wall Street Journal) Bob Tita / Wall Street Journal : How US industrial companies like Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, and Ford are pivoting their businesses to feed a booming AI data-center market for power equipment Compan 15 2 src
- 18 Alibaba to sell gaming unit for $1.5 billion in strategic shift to artificial intelligence Alibaba to sell gaming unit for $1.5 billion in strategic shift to artificial intelligence Yahoo Finance UK 15 2 src
- 19 Anthropic explains how Claude s invisible text watermarks will work Anthropic has clarified how it's planning to apply invisible watermarks to Claude-generated text in order to comply with Europe's AI transparency rules. On Friday, Anthropic announced that Claude's te 15 2 src
- 20 Goldman Sachs Says AI Spending Not Boosting Corporate Earnings Goldman Sachs Says AI Spending Not Boosting Corporate Earnings PYMNTS.com 15 2 src