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AIAug 24, 2026MIT Technology Review

Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why

The data-efficiency gap points toward embodied, active and social learning rather than indefinitely larger text corpora. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 20, 2026MIT Technology Review

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

Anthropomorphic language can blur who remains responsible when a corporate product causes harm. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 17, 2026NVIDIA Blog

Securing the Infrastructure of Intelligence

NVIDIA is extending its platform strategy from chips into the scarce land, power and facilities that determine future sales. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 17, 2026Google AI Blog

Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel

Google is using football sponsorships to make consumer AI and phones recurring match-day habits. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 13, 2026Google DeepMind

Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash

Google is combining measured coding gains with promotional pricing, making agent economics central to the model release. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.

AIAug 12, 2026Microsoft Research

MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities

Static visual recognition does not establish that a model can preserve structural relationships while acting over time. The limits of the evidence are as important as the headline announcement.