AI Designs Live Bacteriophages. US Eyes Ban on Chinese Transceivers. Google Maps Becomes Personal Assistant. Perplexity Agents Back on Amazon.

The AI news for August 7th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Stanford and Arc Institute: AI designs viable bacteriophages. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Modelle-entwerfen-lebensfaehige-Viren-Forscher-warnen-vor-Missbrauch-11402252.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Report: The United States plans an import ban on Chinese technology in AI data centers. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Bericht-USA-planen-Importverbot-fuer-chinesische-Technik-in-KI-Rechenzentren-11402346.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/google-maps-adds-agentic-features-including-food-ordering-and-hotel-bookings/ In the second instance: Perplexity's agents may continue to shop on Amazon for the time being. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Perplexity-erwirkt-Teilerfolg-Agenten-duerfen-vorerst-wieder-auf-Amazon-shoppen-11400689.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag