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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-08-05: 1. AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD's data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That's up from $5.8 billion in Q1, and jumping 107 pe 2. SpaceX made more revenue as an AI company than a space company SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies, according to SpaceX's quart 3. How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It's a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trip 4. Open-Weight AI Models Lack Critical Safety Features A new SaferAI report warns that open-source AI models like Z.ai's GLM-5.2 are approaching frontier capabilities while missing essential safety mitigations. The finding raises urgent questions about wh 5. Anthropic Inks $10 Billion Cloud Partnership Deal Anthropic signed a major $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta, continuing its aggressive expansion of cloud partnerships. The agreement underscores the massive capital flowing into AI infrastr Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-08-05.html