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Today — Tuesday, 11 August 2026

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  1. Meta open-sources Muse Glimmer (Aug 10): A 30B-parameter agentic model compressed to run on a single consumer GPU — the first credible fully-capable agent model that a developer can run locally. This shrinks the gap between frontier labs and on-device AI in a single release. [3][4]

  2. TSMC posts record July revenue of $14.5B, up 44.7% YoY (Aug 10): The world's dominant foundry is tracking ahead of its own 40% full-year guidance, fuelled entirely by AI chip orders. The AI hardware supercycle shows no sign of deceleration. [1][2]

  3. Intel launches $15B stock offering — its first public share sale since 1971 (Aug 10): Intel is betting its balance sheet on AI foundry expansion, raising capex guidance to $20B for 2026 and committing €5B to Ireland fab expansion. A structural repositioning after years of market-share losses. [5][6]

  4. OpenAI expands Daybreak with a new cybersecurity model, GPT-5.6-Cyber (Aug 10): As AI-driven attacks on enterprise systems escalate, OpenAI splits its Daybreak program into two access tiers and ships a purpose-trained offensive/defensive AI model gated behind strict vetting. [7][8]

  5. Zoox starts charging for autonomous robotaxi rides in Las Vegas (Aug 10): Amazon's AV unit becomes the first company to operate a steering-wheel-free commercial robotaxi fleet under a federal NHTSA exemption — a genuine AV commercialisation milestone. [9]

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