AI & Robotics News — Tuesday, September 1, 2026 | Compute Bulletin

01

Introducing Claude Fable 5.1 on AWS

SourcesThe VergeTechCrunchAWS Artificial IntelligenceSimon Willison's WeblogThe New StackThe DecoderMicrosoft Foundry BlogVentureBeat

02

Your files stay put: Perplexity’s hybrid AI keeps confidential data off the cloud

SourcesVentureBeat

03

OpenAI says Astra AI model is its first that crosses 'Critical' cybersecurity capability

SourcesCNBC TechnologyWIRED

04

Tencent’s Hy4 model gains in open-source AI rankings after ecosystem-driven training

SourcesSouth China Morning Post — Tech

05

AI data center firm SB Energy, which is backed by Softbank, Nvidia and OpenAI, files for IPO

SourcesCNBC TechnologyReuters TechnologyBusiness Insider

06

OpenAI delayed its new model’s development after the Hugging Face hack

SourcesThe VergeAxios AI+

07

Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini

SourcesGoogle DeepMindRobotics.ee – In Robots We Trustblog.google

08

Palo Alto Networks beats quarterly earnings estimates, acquires AI platform Console

SourcesReuters Technology

09

Visko Launches Orbis live model and closes pre-seed funding round

SourcesThe Robot ReportPulse 2.0

10

Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it

SourcesCNBC Technology

11

Skild AI Unveils S1 flagship robot foundation model

SourcesThe Robot Report

12

GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers as part of a $285 million merger

SourcesStartup FortuneEngadget

13

Physical Superintelligence Raises $58 Million

SourcesHPCwire

14

OnZero partners with Helen to connect Helsinki AI data center to district heating network

SourcesData Center Dynamics

15

Another Artifactory CVE under attack by AI agents or humans

SourcesThe Register AI + ML

16

OpenAI’s reports on its AI agents’ attack on Hugging Face should be ringing alarm bells—and making all companies rethink how they secure…

SourcesFortune

17

HKU partners with tech giants to offer AI labs at expanded Shanghai campus

SourcesSouth China Morning Post — Tech

18

Critical Langflow flaw exploited to steal OpenAI and AWS keys

SourcesBleepingComputer

19

Exascale Labs partners with EnergyBank on floating wind data center pilot in Norway

SourcesData Center Dynamics

20

HowToRobot and Robotics Australia Group partner on platform to encourage robot adoption

SourcesThe Robot Report

21

Waymo accelerates robotaxi expansion with Launches in Denver, San Diego and Tampa

SourcesMashableTechCrunchEngadget

22

Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in

SourcesThe Register AI + ML

23

Exclusive: Aslan Raises $20.8 Million

SourcesAxios AI+

24

DayOne partners with TNB to develop up to 1.5GW of onsite generation for planned data center in Selangor, Malaysia

SourcesData Center Dynamics

25

AIR Raises $50 Million

SourcesTechCrunch