# A Eye on AI - August 12, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

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Podcast: [A Eye on AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-eye-on-ai-7984767)
Published: 2026-08-12T16:38:46+00:00
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## Resource

Hong Kong battles to challenge Nasdaq in the global AI trade OpenAI: the AI gap between top firms and the rest has tripled since January SpaceXAI's Grok Bot launches to rival workplace AI agents A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM On this briefing: Hong Kong pushes to boost its stock market's tech exposure in a bid to challenge the Nasdaq, with an eye on the Hang Seng's quarterly review this month. OpenAI releases new studies showing AI in the enterprise is shifting from asking to doing, with frontier firms now generating 8.3 times more output per user than typical firms. AI code-testing startup Blacksmith raises a $45 million round at a $550 million valuation. SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot, an AI teammate for workplaces, challenging OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft. In China, Manus returns to independent operation after its Meta split, with a data deletion window ahead; Zhipu's MaaS platform jumps to nearly 7 million API users and activates over 50,000 domestic chips; and Honor launches its Robot Phone in China. Get the full spectrum of AI news in under five minutes. Sources: - SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3363741/hong-kong-seeks-tech-exposure-take-nasdaq-amid-beijings-rising-ai-dominance?utm_source=rss_feed - OpenAI News: https://openai.com/index/how-enterprises-put-ai-to-work - TechCrunch AI: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmiths-valuation-jumps-10x-to-550m-as-ai-coding-fuels-software-validation/ - The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978666/spacexai-grok-bot-ai-agent-beta-launch - TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/08/12/manus-says-it-will-resume-operating-as-an-independent-company/ - TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/08/12/zhipus-api-user-base-nears-7-million-as-it-adds-50000-plus-chi…

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