Today in AI — 2026-09-02

Top AI stories of the day, ranked by source authority + keyword signal. Auto-curated from 27 trusted sources.

1. [AINews] Claude Fable/Mythos 5.1: new SOTA model, 75% cache price cut but 70% more output tokens

Source: Latent Space Podcast · Signal: 80 ·

Queue the usual rush of model launches...

2. Quasar 438B: Europe's Leading AI Model

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 56 ·

Article URL: https://multiversecomputing.com/resources/introducing-quasar-438b-europe-s-leading-ai-model Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49534132 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

3. Show HN: Use AI API and scheduled Active Recall to pass any exam: LongTerMemory

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 50 ·

Article URL: https://longtermemory.com Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49534284 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

4. SoulAuth – Rust identity infrastructure for humans and AI agents

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 50 ·

Article URL: https://github.com/TrantorLabs/SoulAuth Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49534146 Points: 2 # Comments: 0

5. Claude Fable 5.1 tops Artificial Analysis Index but costs 20% more

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 50 ·

Article URL: https://twitter.com/ArtificialAnlys/status/2094881171066978525 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49532294 Points: 1 # Comments: 0

6. What is your AI era PowerPoint alternative?

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 50 ·

AI has pros and cons for sure, one area I was hoping for it to shine is slide deck authoring. Perhaps I am looking in the wrong direction, but I haven’t found an AI driven workflow that hits the spot yet. Please share your recommendations… My needs are (i) text editing (md would be best), (ii) di...

7. GoPro Is Being Bought for $285M and Pivoting to AI and Defense Optics

Source: Hacker News - AI · Signal: 50 ·

Article URL: https://fstoppers.com/gear/gopro-being-bought-285-million-and-pivoting-ai-and-defense-optics-904434 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49532202 Points: 4 # Comments: 1

8. OpenAI faces 30 more lawsuits tied to Tumbler Ridge shooting

Source: TechCrunch AI · Signal: 48 ·

Edelson PC is filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, escalating claims to aiding and abetting and naming Chris Lehane, though evidence remains unconfirmed.

9. Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

Source: Wired AI · Signal: 45 ·

Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.

10. Graph Neural Networks: GCN, MPNN, and GAT, Explained Simply

Source: Towards Data Science AI · Signal: 38 ·

A visual guide to how graph neural networks work under the hood The post Graph Neural Networks: GCN, MPNN, and GAT, Explained Simply appeared first on Towards Data Science.