TIME names its 100 most influential AI figures of 2026

TIME magazine has published its fourth annual TIME100 AI list, naming 100 people it says are exerting the greatest influence over the development and direction of artificial intelligence, in a roster that spans corporate executives, researchers, policymakers, labour advocates, and figures from the creative industries.
1 September 2026

Anthropic develops framework allowing AI agents to control physical equipment

Anthropic has unveiled a research framework designed to allow artificial intelligence agents to operate laboratory and manufacturing equipment.
31 August 2026

PUBG parent Tencent releases open-source AI model for coding and research

Chinese technology group Tencent, maker of hit mobile game PUBG, has released a preview of a new open-source artificial intelligence model aimed at software engineering, research, and financial analysis.
31 August 2026

Meta regional executive Sandhya Devanathan joins OpenAI amid India expansion

OpenAI has hired senior Meta executive Sandhya Devanathan to oversee its business across Southeast Asia and Australia as the ChatGPT developer expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
30 August 2026

More than 100 companies urge coordinated defence against AI-powered cyber threats

More than 100 technology, cybersecurity, and financial companies have called for stronger global cooperation to defend organisations and critical infrastructure against increasingly capable AI-powered cyberattacks.
30 August 2026

OpenAI will show ads to ChatGPT Free and Go users in India

OpenAI is expanding advertising on ChatGPT to India, bringing sponsored placements to users of its Free and lower-cost Go plans as the company develops advertising into a larger source of revenue.
30 August 2026

Google AI Mode can now track flights and book hotels for you

Google is expanding AI Mode in Search with travel features that can track airfares, compare loyalty-point prices and help users book hotels.
30 August 2026

Anthropic research shows AI agents are “self-improving” without human guidance

Anthropic researchers have demonstrated an automated system capable of developing techniques to reduce problematic behaviour in artificial intelligence models.
29 August 2026

Nvidia reportedly agrees $12.9bn deal to acquire Hugging Face

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, in a deal that would give the US chipmaker control of one of the artificial intelligence industry’s most prominent platforms for sharing open-source models.
27 August 2026

AI assistant startup Instinct reaches $2.5bn valuation after $250m funding round

AI personal assistant startup Instinct has raised $250 million in a new funding round that values the company at $2.5 billion, highlighting investors' continuing appetite for AI agents designed to carry out everyday tasks on behalf of users.
27 August 2026

Stability AI raises $76m as entertainment groups back generative AI company

Stability AI, the company behind the Stable Diffusion image-generation model, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round backed by some of the world's largest entertainment companies.
27 August 2026

AI agents force cyber insurers to rethink what counts as an attack: report

Cyber insurers are reviewing their policies as autonomous AI agents raise difficult questions about what should be covered, according to a recent report by Reuters.
27 August 2026

Alibaba launches Wan3.0 AI video generation model

Alibaba has launched Wan3.0, its latest artificial intelligence video-generation model, as the Chinese technology group increases investment in AI.
25 August 2026

Google expands Gemini AI for legal sector

Google has expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform with tools designed specifically for lawyers and law firms.
25 August 2026

UK and Ukraine sign AI defence partnership

Britain and Ukraine have signed a partnership to jointly develop artificial intelligence technology for defence and national security.
25 August 2026

Xiaomi launches new AI chips made with TSMC

Xiaomi unveiled its in-house Xring O3, O100, and D100 processors manufactured by TSMC for smartphones, AI workloads, and autonomous driving.
25 August 2026

Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity in a funding round: report

Nvidia is in discussions to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, The Information recently reported.
24 August 2026

Hugging Face may be up for sale, valued at $13 billion: report

AI startup Hugging Face, which hosts open-source large language models and datasets, has been exploring a potential sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more, according to a Business Insider report.
24 August 2026

Grok users hit by glitch producing strings of nonsensical responses

Some users of xAI's Grok chatbot have reported receiving streams of apparently meaningless words instead of normal answers, prompting the company to acknowledge a temporary generation problem.
23 August 2026

ChatGPT can now read and send Apple Messages from a Mac

OpenAI has introduced an Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT that allows users to search conversations, prepare replies and send messages directly from the chatbot on macOS.
22 August 2026