Intel Gaudi 3: Expected to Launch Next Year, Competing with Nvidia H200


AI video generation platform Higgsfield secures $400 million in funding from DST Global, Goldman Sachs, Intel, and others, raising its valuation to $5.4 billion, a fourfold increase from its $1.3 billion valuation eight months ago. The company, founded just two years ago, is accelerating its expansion of enterprise subscription business, speeding up commercialization, and aiming for annualized revenue of $700 million. The founder is Alex Mashrabov, former executive at Snapchat.
Jia Zhangke's new screenwritten film 'Dunhuang Mama' has been registered, telling the story of a solitary mother in Dunhuang who uses AI to alleviate loneliness and gain knowledge about the outside world, eventually completing a journey across China. The film stars Zhao Tao and Liao Fan, and is expected to be released in 2027.
Microsoft announced on August 13 that it would integrate the consumer Copilot with the enterprise-level Microsoft 365 Copilot, shut down multiple AI features that did not meet expectations, and create a more focused and smooth experience. Starting August 18, 2026, group chat, AI-generated podcasts, Copilot Labs, and in-depth research will be discontinued for consumer users; paid professional users can access alternatives through Researcher.
Google officially launched the Pixel 11 series, with limited changes in appearance and core hardware, focusing on software experience and deep integration with Gemini artificial intelligence. Gemini has stronger autonomous agent execution capabilities, efficiently completing daily complex tasks in the background, further enhancing the intelligent user experience.
OpenAI drives Microsoft's AI revenue, contributing ~$24.1B (70% of total AI revenue) in the latest fiscal year. Nadella targets AI revenue over $37B. Under their deal, OpenAI pays Microsoft for computing, development costs, and shares revenue.....