[8/10 00:00] NVIDIA open-sources NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B, a full-duplex speech-to-speech model (LEAD) / Japan weighs domestic AI for Self-Defense Forces command, Sakana AI's Sakana Fugu the front-runner episode artwork

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[8/10 00:00] NVIDIA open-sources NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B, a full-duplex speech-to-speech model (LEAD) / Japan weighs domestic AI for Self-Defense Forces command, Sakana AI's Sakana Fugu the front-runner

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AI News Flash for August 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Topics: 1. NVIDIA open-sources NemotronLabs VoiceChat 11B, a full-duplex speech-to-speech model (LEAD) https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/08/09/nvidia-releases-nemotronlabs-voicechat-11b-an-open-full-duplex-speech-to-speech-model-with-450-ms-turn-taking-and-live-tool-calling/ 2. Japan weighs domestic AI for Self-Defense Forces command, Sakana AI's Sakana Fugu the front-runner https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/273b37fa434683828fb16329a96200d25719aaa9 3. South Australia signs MoU with OpenAI, a first for an Australian state government https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/openai/south-australian-premier-inks-deal-with-openai-on-us-trip/ 4. NEC creates a department staffed only by 17 AI agents https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC319AJ0R30C26A7000000/ 5. China's AI actor Fang Taozi charges 258,000 yuan for a 60-second ad, beating human influencers https://news.nate.com/view/20260805n07618

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