Nvidia agrees $12.9bn deal to acquire AI platform Hugging Face
Nvidia has agreed to buy the AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, promising to keep the platform open to the wider artificial-intelligence ecosystem.
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ChatGPT Health adds read-only Epic record access for clinicians
ChatGPT Health has added an Epic integration that lets clinicians import patient data through read-only access to health records, OpenAI said.
Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over alleged use of lyrics for AI training
Sony and Warner Music filed suit against Anthropic, alleging the AI company copied hundreds of song lyrics for model training.
Healthwatch Warns AI Scribes Are Misrecording Drugs and Diagnoses
Healthwatch England says AI transcription systems used in NHS consultations have recorded incorrect drug names, diagnoses and treatment instructions, exposing gaps in review and accountability.
NASA Launches $4.3 Billion Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope launched on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy to study dark energy and dark matter.
Artemis II crew awarded Congressional Space Medal of Honor
The four Artemis II astronauts received the United States’ highest space honor on 28 August after their April lunar flyby, which took humans closer to the Moon than any mission in more than half a century.
US judge overturns Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic
A federal judge overturned the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk and blocked related restrictions, finding the administration’s action unlawful.
OpenAI to introduce ads on ChatGPT Free and Go tiers in India
OpenAI plans to show advertising to users of ChatGPT’s Free and lower-priced Go tiers in India, where the service has more than 100 million weekly active users.