Here are the latest technology news, trending AI tools, and online business updates for marketers and entrepreneurs on August 14, 2025:
Latest Technology News and Updates
- Anthropic announced that Claude Sonnet 4 now supports 1M tokens of context. This enables users to process entire codebases with over 75,000 lines of code.
- Sam Altman announced the latest ChatGPT updates. For GPT-5, users can now switch between auto, fast, and thinking. 4o is back for paid users, and there is a 3k/month messaging limit on full thinking mode.
- Threads now has over 400 million active monthly users.
- NeoLogic raised $10 million in funding to develop energy-efficient AI data center processors.
- Continua, founded by a former Google engineer, raised $8m in funding to further develop AI chatbots.
- Match Group is paying $14 million to the FTC for deceptive advertising.
Trending AI Tools
- Granola – an AI note-taking app that transcribes, summarizes, and analyzes meetings without a bot, helping you create organized notes and action items.
- Jump – an AI assistant specifically for financial and wealth advisors that automates meeting notes, CRM updates, and compliance tasks.
- Clay – an AI-powered sales intelligence and data orchestration platform that helps sales, marketing, and growth teams automate lead generation, data enrichment, and personalized outreach.
- Profound – a platform that helps businesses optimize their brand visibility and presence in AI search results and “answer engines” by providing analytics and tools to understand how their content is being used and cited.
- Miro – a suite of tools integrated into the Miro collaboration platform that helps teams quickly generate content, summarize information, and automate tasks within a shared visual workspace.
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