BINA DAILY · 2026-08-11
Today: AI policy and product news, plus the latest in health and medicine.
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BINA DAILY · 2026-08-11
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AI BRIEF
Climate alarm in Texas; Meta and Alibaba ship open models
AI expands its footprint: Amazon's Texas data-center projects 33M tons of CO₂ while Meta, Alibaba, and Cloudflare ship new tools.
IN TODAY'S BRIEF
- Amazon's Proposed Texas Data Centre Could Become the Largest US Climate Polluter
- OpenAI Acquires AI-Powered Presentation Startup NextSlide
- Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, a Browser Built for AI Agents
- Meta Releases Muse Glimmer, a 30-Billion-Parameter Model for Consumer Hardware
- Alibaba Releases Qwen 3.8-Max, a Coding-Focused Open-Weights Model
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HEALTH ROUNDUP
Ebola Passes 4,000 in DRC; FDA Eyes Melanoma and Rare-Disease Firsts
DRC Bundibugyo outbreak becomes second-worst Ebola epidemic on record; jalapeño recall hits 27 US states; FDA nears melanoma and rare-disease verdicts.
IN TODAY'S BRIEF
- Saturday, 8 August: DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Second-Largest in History
- Saturday, 8 August: Salmonella Javiana Linked to Jalapeño Peppers; 345 Ill Across 27 States
- Thursday, 6 August: FDA Approves Viral Immunotherapy Tudriqev for Treatment-Resistant Advanced Melanoma
- July–August 2026: Maternal GBS6 Vaccine Shows Strong Phase 1/2 Results in *Nature Medicine*
- August 2026: FDA Decision Expected for Garetosmab — Potentially the First Drug to Halt Abnormal Bone Formation in FOP
- August 2026: FDA Sets 27 August PDUFA Date for Gilead's Once-Daily HIV Combination Bictegravir + Lenacapavir
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