E298 - Friday, August 14, 2026 - 5 Minute AI News

Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with a price cut, OpenAI appoints a new chief revenue officer, Flock Safety faces privacy scrutiny, Databricks raises $5 billion, and Microsoft streamlines Copilot.

Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with price cuts and coding improvements — Google launched Gemini 3.7 Flash just three weeks after its predecessor, cutting prices by 50%. The model targets developer workflows with algorithmic improvements to its reasoning core.OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as chief revenue officer amid executive turnover — Former Wiz president Dali Rajic is replacing Denise Dresser as OpenAI's chief revenue officer. Dresser's departure marks the second executive exit this week as the comp...