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Rundown · Friday, August 21, 2026

AI news on August 21, 2026

On Friday, August 21, 2026 the AI desk recorded 6 news events. The earliest report came from Insider Monkey at 00:00 UTC. One more event was reported; it is listed at the end.

  1. 01

    Goldman says hedge funds saw worst July underperformance vs S&P 500 in 20+ years

    2 outlets · first: CNBC Funding

    Machine summary Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data.

    Reported by CNBC and The Loadstar.

  2. 02

    Coverage recordeconomictimes.indiatimes.com: “AI literacy: Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbot flaws”

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

    Reports ran between 06:15 and 13:30 UTC on Aug 21.

    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 economictimes.indiatimes.com and whdh.com.

  3. 03

    CoreWeave's Nvidia GPU Backlog Jumps 246% to $104B; Tepper Buys In

    2 outlets · first: nasdaq.com Earnings

    Machine summary CoreWeave's backlog was $104 billion, with 246% annual growth. Appaloosa took a new stake and had a larger Meta position.

    1. CoreWeave's backlog grew more than 246% year over year to $104 billion, excluding $25 billion in new commitments signed shortly after the quarter ended.
    2. CoreWeave's overall debt, counting operating leases, exceeds $50 billion.
    3. CoreWeave's quarterly revenue more than doubled year over year.
    4. CoreWeave operates as a neocloud provider delivering Nvidia-based high-performance GPU compute for AI training and inference workloads.

    Reported by nasdaq.com and fool.com.

  4. 04

    Merck & Company has a stake in Evaxion A/S

    2 outlets · first: Insider Monkey Partnership

    Machine summary In a regulatory filing on August 10, Merck & Company disclosed holding 1,214,126 shares of Evaxion A/S, according to insidermonkey.com. Evaxion shares rose 2% to $3.17 in early trading on the news, insidermonkey.com reported. Insidermonkey.com said this position follows Merck's September 2025 choice to exercise its option and in-license EVX-B3, Evaxion's discovery-stage vaccine candidate directed at an undisclosed bacterial pathogen.

    1. Merck disclosed holding 1,214,126 shares of Evaxion A/S in an August 10 regulatory filing, and Evaxion shares rose 2% to $3.17 in early trading.
    2. Merck posted Q2 2026 revenue of $16.6 billion, up 5% year-over-year, including $8.4 billion from KEYTRUDA and $588 million from WINREVAIR.
    3. Merck reported a GAAP net loss of $1.335 billion, or $(0.54) per share, driven by a $5.7 billion R&D charge from acquiring Terns Pharmaceuticals, but raised full-year sales guidance to $66.3 billion to $67.3 billion.
    4. Evaxion reported Q1 2026 revenue of $0, a net loss of $3.6 million, and diluted loss per share of $(0.50).
    5. Merck exercised its option in September 2025 to in-license EVX-B3, Evaxion's AI-derived, discovery-stage vaccine candidate against an undisclosed bacterial pathogen.

    Reported by Insider Monkey and finance.yahoo.com.

    • Keytruda
    • Terns Pharmaceuticals
    • Merck & Company, Inc.
    • WINREVAIR
    • Evaxion A/S
    • EVX-B3

  5. 05

    BingEx reports Q2 2026 revenue of RMB 940.3 million

    1 outlet · first: Motley Fool

    Machine summary The company reported a net loss of RMB 34.0 million and non-GAAP net income of RMB 11.4 million.

    1. Gross profit margin was 10.2%, down from 12.0% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the company.
    2. Non-GAAP net income was RMB 11.4 million, a decrease from RMB 45.6 million in the prior-year quarter, according to the company.
    3. Cash and short-term investments stood at RMB 853.4 million as of June 30, 2026, according to the company.

    Reported by Motley Fool.

    • BingEx

  6. 06

    Coverage recordclevelandstar.com (Big News Network): “Enleaf Adam Chronister Authority Engineering Ranks Second on 10 Best AI Marketing Books List”

    1 outlet · first: clevelandstar.com (Big News Network) AI models

    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 clevelandstar.com (Big News Network) and bostonstar.com (Big News Network).

    • Enleaf
    • Authority Engineering

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  1. · 2 outletscbsnews.com, internewscast.com

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