AI news on August 18, 2026

1. 0121:37 UTC

   Coverage recordtimesunion.com: “AI-assisted tool helped secure satellite communication system after 2022 Russian hacking”

   4 outlets · first: timesunion.com Product launch

   Reports ran from 21:37 UTC on Aug 18 to 04:15 UTC on Aug 20.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by timesunion.com, Livemint, The Star and mymotherlode.com.

   • Russia

2. 0209:00 UTC

   Liquid Death and Garage Beer launch campaign referencing AI data centers' water use

   2 outlets · first: Adweek Regulation

   Machine summary Liquid Death and Garage Beer launched a campaign referencing AI data centers' water use of up to 5 million gallons per day. The text cites Gallup data showing 7 in 10 Americans oppose local data center builds, and states that several cities have enacted construction moratoriums.

   1. A Gallup poll found more than 7 in 10 Americans oppose AI data centers being built in their communities, with nearly half strongly opposed.
   2. Moratoriums on constructing new data centers have been enacted by Tulsa, New Orleans, and Birmingham.
   3. The spot runs with paid support on Liquid Death's and Garage Beer's social channels and on connected TV, and promotes a "Coolant Collector" product.
   4. The partnership began as a retail co-packaging opportunity between the two indie beverage brands before expanding into a full campaign.

   Reported by Adweek and Marketing Dive.

   • Gallup
   • AI Data Centers
   • Garage Beer
   • Liquid Death

3. 0322:20 UTC

   Coverage recordnasdaq.com: “Warren Buffett's Successor, Greg Abel, Has 34.7% of Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio Invested in These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks”

   2 outlets · first: nasdaq.com Leadership

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by nasdaq.com and fool.com.

   • Artificial Intelligence
   • Warren Buffett
   • Berkshire Hathaway
   • Greg Abel

4. 0410:45 UTC

   Report links Unitree robot dog designs to US military-funded research

   2 outlets · first: economictimes.indiatimes.com AI research

   Machine summary The report said the company has stated its robots serve civilian purposes and did not answer requests for comment.

   1. Ben Katz, who worked at MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab, said the dimensions of Unitree's Go series were "to the millimeter almost identical" to a robot he helped develop called Mini Cheetah.

   Reported by economictimes.indiatimes.com and kathmandupost.com.

   • Mini Cheetah

5. 0501:43 UTC

   Coverage recordMotley Fool: “Pangaea Logistics (PANL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript”

   1 outlet · first: Motley Fool

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by Motley Fool.

   • Draganfly
   • Pangaea Logistics

6. 0609:00 UTC

   Coverage recordindiagazette.com (Big News Network): “The Next Promotion in Operations May Depend Less on Experience and More on AI”

   1 outlet · first: indiagazette.com (Big News Network) AI research

   Reports ran between 09:00 and 10:30 UTC on Aug 18.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by indiagazette.com (Big News Network) and bruneinews.net (Big News Network).

7. 0710:30 UTC

   Coverage recordbangladeshsun.com (Big News Network): “Fractal Wins US$17M+ Multi - Year AI Deal with a Fortune 500 U.S. Healthcare Organization”

   1 outlet · first: bangladeshsun.com (Big News Network) Partnership

   Reports ran between 10:30 and 12:00 UTC on Aug 18.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by bangladeshsun.com (Big News Network) and vietnamtribune.com (Big News Network).

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