[8/9 21:00] Anthropic makes Claude Code auto mode the default from August 14 (LEAD) / Berkshire Hathaway bought $10B of Alphabet in a private placement, ending a 14-quarter selling streak

AI News Flash for August 09, 2026 at 21:00 UTC. Topics: 1. Anthropic makes Claude Code auto mode the default from August 14 (LEAD) https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/anthropic-is-turning-claude-codes-auto-mode-on-by-default/ 2. Berkshire Hathaway bought $10B of Alphabet in a private placement, ending a 14-quarter selling streak https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/berkshire-breaks-14-quarter-selling-194000465.html 3. USA Today Co., the largest US newspaper chain, partners with Palantir on reader data https://futurism.com/future-society/usa-today-palatnir-reader-intelligence 4. VicOne ran a physical AI robot hacking capture-the-flag at DEF CON 34 https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/vicone-brings-physical-ai-safety-stress-test-def-con-34-test-how-cyber-risk 5. SoftBank Group's US power and data center investment hit 969 billion yen in one quarter https://pulse2.com/softbank-u-s-power-and-data-center-investment-reaches-%C2%A5969-billion-as-ai-infrastructure-buildout-accelerates/