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AI News Aug 17, 2026 03:23 PM

ChatGPT Can Now Remember What You Do on Your Mac, And That Raises a Big Privacy Question

What if ChatGPT did not just remember what you told it, but could also remember what you were doing on your computer? That is the idea behind OpenAI's new Computer History feature for the ChatGPT macOS app. And yes, it sounds a little like Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall. But there is an important difference: OpenAI says its system does not take screenshots, record video, or capture audio. Instead, it records computer activity as "events"

AI News Aug 15, 2026 04:03 PM

Higgsfield Comes to ChatGPT: Generate AI Images and Videos Without Leaving the Chat

Imagine telling ChatGPT, “Create a cinematic advert for my brand,” and instead of giving you a prompt or sending you somewhere else, it actually hands the job to a dedicated creative tool. That is increasingly becoming possible with Higgsfield, the AI media-generation platform that has been integrated into ChatGPT through its connector/MCP ecosystem. And for creators, marketers, and anyone making content with AI, this is a bigger deal than it might initially sound.

AI News Aug 15, 2026 03:58 PM

Google Is Now Letting Users Remove Its Visible AI Watermark, But There Is a Catch

For months, Google’s AI-generated images, videos, and music have come with something users could not easily escape: a visible watermark. Now, Google is changing that. The company has announced that users will soon be able to turn off the visible watermark on AI-generated content, giving creators a cleaner final product without completely removing the technology Google uses to identify AI-made media.

AI News Aug 15, 2026 03:36 PM

Elon Musk’s New AI Keeps Working Even After You Close Your Laptop

Imagine giving an AI a task at 10 p.m shutting your laptop, and going to sleep, only to wake up and find the work already completed. That is the idea behind Grok Bot, a new AI agent from Elon Musk’s xAI that is designed to keep working even when you step away. Grok Bot is not simply another chatbot waiting for your next prompt. xAI describes it as a team of “always-on” AI agents that have their own computers in the cloud and can work inside the same apps and websites people use.

AI News Aug 12, 2026 12:47 PM

Claude Will Now Add Invisible Watermarks to All AI-Generated Text and Files

Imagine asking Claude to write an article, copying the entire response, pasting it into a document, and changing a few sentences. To you, it looks like ordinary text. But underneath it, Anthropic says there could be a machine-readable signature quietly embedded in the words. That is the big change Anthropic is introducing as it rolls out content-marking technology across Claude. The move comes at a particularly important moment for AI.

AI News Aug 11, 2026 12:49 PM

OpenAI Just Launched a New AI Cybersecurity Model as AI-Powered Attacks Surge

The cybersecurity world is entering an uncomfortable new phase. AI is no longer just helping security teams write reports, analyze malware, or spot suspicious activity. Increasingly capable AI agents are being tested on complex cybersecurity tasks, and some recent evaluations have shown just how far these systems can go. Now, OpenAI is responding with a new weapon for the other side of the fight. The company has expanded its Daybreak cybersecurity program and introduced GPT-5.6-Cyber

AI News Aug 11, 2026 12:43 PM

META JUST RELEASED AMERICA'S SMARTER OPEN-SOURCE AI MODEL

For a moment, imagine needing a powerful AI assistant but not needing a giant data center to run it. No expensive cloud bill. No sending every request to someone else's servers. Just a capable AI model running locally on your own machine. That is the idea behind Meta's latest AI release, Muse Glimmer, and it could make the open-weight AI race a lot more interesting.

AI News Aug 10, 2026 05:06 PM

Claude Code Is About to Need Less Human Permission. Anthropic Says That Is Safer.

Imagine telling an AI coding assistant, “Go build this for me,” and then walking away. No constant pop-ups. No permission request every few minutes. No stopping to approve every command. That is increasingly the direction Anthropic is taking Claude Code. Starting August 14, 2026, Anthropic will make Auto Mode the default for Claude Code users on Pro, Max, and Team plans.

AI News Aug 07, 2026 04:22 PM

AI Just Designed 16 Brand-New Viruses That Never Existed Before.

What if artificial intelligence could create a living organism that has never existed before? Just a few years ago, that sounded like the plot of a science fiction movie. Today, it is real. In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully used artificial intelligence to design brand-new viruses from scratch.

AI News Aug 07, 2026 10:00 AM

INTERPOL Says AI Now Powers 55% of Cybercrime Across Africa

Artificial intelligence is transforming Africa at an incredible pace. From students using ChatGPT for assignments to businesses automating customer service and entrepreneurs building AI-powered startups, the technology is becoming part of everyday life across the continent. But while millions of people are using AI to work smarter, criminals are quietly using the same technology to become more dangerous. That is the alarming message from INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026