AI NewsMonday, August 31, 2026
9 stories- 1 Amazon to permanently lay off 121 workers in Seattle, Bellevue amid ongoing AI push Amazon to permanently lay off 121 workers in Seattle, Bellevue amid ongoing AI push KOMO 51 2 src 15h ago
- 2 Nvidia’s $3.5B MediaTek bet reveals its plan for tackling Big Tech s AI chip buildout Nvidia invests $3.5 billion into Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek. The deal shows how Nvidia plans to stay essential to AI infrastructure as Big Tech begins to build its own AI chips. 49 2 src 22h ago
- 3 Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here . By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI secu 46 1 src 17h ago
- 4 Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions (Simon Goodley/The Guardian) Simon Goodley / The Guardian : Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions Andrew Bail 39 5 src
- 5 Polimill builds Japan's next-generation public AI infrastructure Polimill uses OpenAI GPT models and Codex to help municipalities search and use administrative knowledge while accelerating development. 36 2 src
- 6 Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human Instagram is finally taking steps to address the rise of fake AI-influencer accounts that have gotten harder to spot. It's also renaming the "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" to make it cle 34 2 src 22h ago
- 7 House Intelligence Committee warns of 'Black Swan' AI risks House Intelligence Committee warns of 'Black Swan' AI risks cnbc.com 26 2 src
- 8 A milestone in expanding access to AI ChatGPT Ads reaches $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate and expands globally, supporting broader access to AI through free and affordable options. 24 1 src
- 9 People & Profit - Artificial Intelligence in Europe: does advanced AI have a glass ceiling? People & Profit - Artificial Intelligence in Europe: does advanced AI have a glass ceiling? France 24 15 2 src