Amazon Builds Texas Gas Plant. AI Drives Surge in Zero-Days. Claude Code Defaults to Auto. Backflip Converts Scans to CAD.

The AI news for August 9th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Amazon plans a gigantic gas-fired power plant for a new AI data center. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Amazon-plant-gigantisches-Gaskraftwerk-fuer-neues-KI-Rechenzentrum-11404032.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Google Threat Intelligence Chief: Thanks to AI, 'more zero-days than ever before'. Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Google-Threat-Intelligence-Chefin-Dank-KI-mehr-Zero-Days-als-je-zuvor-11400371.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Anthropic switches Claude Code to Auto-Mode by default – to protect the developers. Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-schaltet-claude-code-standardmaessig-auf-auto-mode-zum-schutz-der-entwickler/ Backflip AI transforms 3D scans into editable CAD models in a few minutes. Source: https://the-decoder.de/backflip-ai-verwandelt-3d-scans-in-wenigen-minuten-in-bearbeitbare-cad-modelle/