August 14, 2026
Today's top tech stories, deduped across the newsletters I read and briefly summarized. Click a source to open the original article.
AI
Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash
Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash, a fast and low-cost addition to its Gemini model family. The same day, Simon Willison updated his llm-gemini plugin to add support for it.
DeepSeek releases developer preview of Harness
DeepSeek shipped a developer preview of "Harness," a new agentic coding tool.
Cerebras accelerates GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast with OpenAI
Cerebras partnered with OpenAI to run GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast on its purpose-built inference hardware, delivering a major speed boost.
Mistral releases OCR 4.1
Mistral updated its OCR model to version 4.1, improving text extraction from documents and images.
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 now available via API
The latest DeepSeek Pro model is now available via API only, distributed through OpenRouter since DeepSeek has no clear announcement page of its own.
Security
New attack technique can "spaghettify" DRAM memory
Security researchers published a low-level DRAM manipulation technique with potential implications for hardware security.
AI 'watermark removers' flood the web after Anthropic's Claude watermarking
Multiple "watermark removers" surfaced days after Anthropic began watermarking Claude-generated text, including an open-source project with over 4,500 GitHub stars. None of the tools' claims about defeating the watermark can be verified.
Microsoft patches LegacyHive Windows zero-day
Microsoft released security patches for a Windows zero-day vulnerability known as "LegacyHive," disclosed after the July 2026 Patch Tuesday.
Critical VMware vCenter RCE flaw exploited for reverse SSH access
A recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-59310) in VMware vCenter Syslog Server is being actively exploited to deploy a reverse SSH tool for persistent remote access.
Apple sends new threat notifications over mercenary spyware attacks
Apple has started sending new "Threat Notification" alerts to iPhone users targeted by mercenary spyware attacks.
Trezor discloses data breach affecting nearly 14,000 customers
Hardware wallet maker Trezor disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 14,000 customers after its shipping and logistics provider, ShipMonk, was hacked.
IT
Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data
Broadcaster Nine PBS is suing storage company Iron Mountain after being denied access to its own archival data.