AI Round-up: 22 August 2026

OpenAI cut API and credit pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol by more than 20% for three months, with its official announcement drawing 2 million X views. Anthropic's prospective IPO also moved into focus: The New York Times reported that the company could seek to raise $100 billion, while CNBC said its filing would identify AI backlash as a risk.

Runway launched Ruby for converting SDR video into high-bit-depth HDR formats, Google DeepMind reviewed 15 years of games research, and Grok 4.6 reached Google Vertex AI. Security coverage found encrypted prompts bypassing safeguards in Grok and Gemini, while OpenAI called for stronger California AI laws and Nvidia's agent-harness work drew fresh attention.