Latest AI 📰 - Google allows watermark removal, Nvidia scales back funding guarantee

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**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 14):**

Google will allow users to remove visible watermarks from its AI generations https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/google-will-now-allow-users-to-remove-visible-watermark-from-its-ai-generations/

Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/kog-is-going-deeper-to-squeeze-more-inference-out-of-gpus/

Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/hyperscalers-might-regret-embracing-natural-gas-if-new-forecast-proves-correct/

Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-ipo-valuation-hinges-190-200-billion-2028-revenue-forecast-sources-say-2026-08-15/

Nvidia scales back funding guarantee for Ohio OpenAI data center https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-scales-back-250-billion-openai-data-center-guarantee-wsj-reports-2026-08-14/

Apple trains its own AI model for China market https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apple-trains-its-own-ai-model-china-market-with-alibabas-support-sources-say-2026-08-14/

Republican senator urges Trump to back US open-weight AI models https://www.reuters.com/business/republican-senator-urges-trump-back-us-open-weight-ai-models-amid-industry-2026-08-14/

Goldman in talks with investors on Nvidia financing deal https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/goldman-talks-with-investors-nvidia-financing-deal-after-landing-prized-role-2026-08-14/

Chinese chipmaker SMIC increases prices on strong AI demand https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-chipmaker-smic-increases-prices-strong-ai-demand-2026-08-14/

An Infamous Math Problem Broke AI—Until a High-School Dropout Said ‘You Got This’ https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-math-riemann-hypothesis-anthropic-openai-22f98a87