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The AI news for August 14th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Taiwan confirms AI-assisted cyberattack on government agencies. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Taiwan-bestaetigt-KI-gestuetzten-Cyberangriff-auf-Behoerden-11413451.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Meta blocks more than 750,000 youth accounts in Australia. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-sperrt-in-Australien-mehr-als-750-000-Jugend-Accounts-11413278.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/
Deepseek brings an improved V4-Pro model, raises API prices, and makes its agent software open source. Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-bringt-verbessertes-v4-pro-modell-erhoeht-die-api-preise-und-macht-seine-agenten-software-open-source/