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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-08-04: 1. Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new transparency obligations under the bloc's landmark A 2. China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and "most capable AI model to date," claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well 3. After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’ After a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises. 4. OpenAI Responds to Apple Legal Battle OpenAI published a blog post addressing Apple's lawsuit, correcting claims about its employees and sharing messages documenting what transpired. The company's direct public response escalates the lega 5. Congress Relies Heavily on ChatGPT House spending records reveal that OpenAI's ChatGPT dominates paid AI tool usage on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices using it to draft memos, summarize legislation, and handle constituent comm Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-08-04.html