Anthropic says it made Claude.ai and the Claude desktop app's core UX ~3x faster in August using an internal model to ship improvements "in a two-week sprint" (Anthropic)
Can open-source prompt-injection detectors catch realistic AI agent attacks?
Humanoid robots join dancers at 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai
Analysis: total net profit at ~190 chipmakers listed in mainland China rose 620% YoY in H1 2026, driven by the AI boom and China's self-sufficiency campaign (Tomoko Wakasugi/Nikkei Asia)
Revolut is piloting a new POS system that uses facial recognition for payments at the UK coffee chain Kiss the Hippo, ahead of a full launch later this year (Charlie Wells/Bloomberg)
Judge blocks Trump's White House media ban, orders access to be restored
Israeli foundry Tower Semiconductor says it will set up its largest production hub for optical communications chips in Japan as part of a planned $4B investment (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)
Najib Razak’s crowdfunding drive draws support and ridicule, including one-cent donations
2 CNA documentaries nominated for 2026 International Emmy Awards
Judge orders White House to restore banned media’s access