Meta Reopens AI Models as Zuckerberg Warns Against βClosedβ AI eWeek By: Aminu Abdullahi 11 August 2026 at 11:27 Meta returns to open-weight AI with Muse Glimmer and plans a Muse Spark release as Mark Zuckerberg criticizes tightly controlled frontier models.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Is Going Much Bigger in the AI Race eWeek By: Aminu Abdullahi 10 August 2026 at 17:00 ByteDance is reportedly training an AI model that could reach 10 trillion parameters as it ramps up efforts to compete at the frontier of AI.
Australiaβs Firmus Raises $2B for AI Data Centers at $10.5B Valuation eWeek By: Aminu Abdullahi 10 August 2026 at 17:00 Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus raised US$2 billion at a valuation above US$10.5 billion to expand data centers across Asia-Pacific.
Google WeatherNext Predicts Cyclones More Than a Day Earlier eWeek By: Aminu Abdullahi 10 August 2026 at 17:00 Google DeepMind says WeatherNext Cyclones improves storm track, intensity, and size forecasts by a day while using much coarser weather data.
Scientists Use AI to Design 16 Functional Viruses eWeek By: Aminu Abdullahi 10 August 2026 at 17:00 Scientists used generative AI to design 16 functional bacteriophages, advancing synthetic biology while raising new questions about biosecurity.