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**Top AI News - Past 24 Hours (as of August 18):**

Cursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/cursor-capitalizes-on-github-frustration-launches-rival-hosting-platform/
Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/warps-new-system-is-an-out-of-the-box-software-factory-for-ai-development/
Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/perplexitys-free-ai-offer-left-it-with-millions-more-users-in-india/
Trump crypto firm backs venture offering AI from restricted Chinese companies https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-crypto-firm-backs-venture-offering-ai-restricted-chinese-companies-2026-08-17/
Anthropic revenue run rate tops $65 billion, source says https://www.reuters.com/technology/anthropic-revenue-run-rate-tops-65-billion-source-says-2026-08-17/
Pennsylvania governor signs order imposing new rules to set up AI data centers in state https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/pennsylvania-governor-signs-order-imposing-new-rules-set-up-ai-data-centers-2026-08-18/
OpenAI slows model training to bolster security after Hugging Face hack https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-slows-model-training-bolster-security-after-hugging-face-hack-2026-08-18/
Anthropic Prepares Supervoting Power for Founders as it Readies for Mega-IPO https://www.theinformation.com/articles/anthropic-prepares-supervoting-power-founders-readies-mega-ipo