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Nvidia Strengthens MediaTek Alliance as AI Push Continues

Jensen Huang and MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai outlined Nvidia’s plans to deepen collaboration on AI hardware and software during an exclusive Bloomberg interview.

AI Metrics Enter S&P 500 Earnings Reports

Michelle Weaver of Morgan Stanley reports that measurable AI benefits now appear in the financial results of a rising share of large companies.

AI Billionaires Back Ad Push to Protect Data Center Buildout

An advocacy group funded by artificial intelligence billionaires is spending millions on ads in battleground states to blunt opposition to new data centers.

Forrester CEO Assesses AI Investment Surge

George Colony addresses the scale of current AI enthusiasm as Nvidia commits $3.5 billion to MediaTek and markets prepare for a possible record Anthropic IPO.

Phil Schiller Steps Down from Leading Apple’s App Store and Product Events

Phil Schiller is stepping down from oversight of the App Store and Apple events after decades at the company.

Anthropic Legal Fight With Pentagon Reveals Shifting AI Politics

A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon took action against Anthropic in retaliation for the company's stated views.

Apple's Quiet Mac Mini and Mac Studio Updates Clear Path for AI Announcements

A report claims the unusual pre-September timing stems from a plan to keep hardware refreshes separate from larger AI-focused reveals.

Z.AI Revenue Miss Highlights Pressure From Low-Cost Rivals in China

Z.AI Co. reported sales below estimates, reflecting the difficulty of delivering advanced models while rivals undercut prices in a crowded domestic market.

SLB Acquires Kelvion for $3.4 Billion to Enter Data Center Cooling Market

SLB Ltd. will pay $3.4 billion in cash for the German cooling equipment maker Kelvion, a move aimed at data center services.

Humain and Applied Intuition Form Partnership to Deploy Self-Driving Trucks in Saudi Arabia by 2030

Saudi Arabia’s leading AI company teams with the simulation firm to move autonomous trucking from research into national infrastructure plans.

Linux 7.3-rc1 Lands at 40.98 Million Lines

The first release candidate for the next kernel version brings a large set of AMD changes that account for one third of the update.

Roman Telescope Clears Launch, Begins Million-Mile Trip to Map the Dark Universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now en route to L2 after years of funding delays, carrying instruments that will survey the sky a thousand times faster than Hubble.

Debian Permits AI Tools for Code Contributions

Debian's vote opens the door to AI-assisted patches while keeping disclosure voluntary and quality requirements fixed.

Former Traffic Chief Warns Autonomous Vehicles Could Be Turned Into Weapons

Sam Schwartz uses his novel Autokill to spotlight cybersecurity gaps that could let attackers seize control of connected cars.

Windows 11 Context Menu Redesign Pushes Custom Entries Further Out of Sight

Neowin reports that the newest Windows 11 right-click menu iteration continues a pattern of making third-party entries less accessible.

Omarchy Flaw Grants Root Access to Any User Process

A report posted to 0xcc.io describes a privilege escalation path in Omarchy that allows every user-level process to obtain root credentials.

Meta Tests Robots on Routine Data Center Tasks

Meta is running trials of robots to perform maintenance work normally assigned to technicians inside its facilities.

CXMT Sues Pentagon to Remove Itself From Military Blacklist

Chinese DRAM producer CXMT argues in court that its chips follow standard civilian JEDEC specifications and should not be treated as defense hardware.

Humanoid Robots Fall Short at Beijing Games

Chinese-made humanoids competed in boxing routines and sprints at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, where mechanical failures drew attention amid the wider US-China technology contest.

California Exempts Open-Source Operating Systems from Age-Verification Rules

Assembly Bill 1856 grants a blanket exemption to software released under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, sparing Linux distributions and similar projects from the Digital Age Assurance Act that takes effect in 2027.

UK Poll Finds Two-Thirds Distrust Any Government With Encrypted Chat Access

New survey shows clear public resistance to proposals that would give officials keys to private messages.

Apple Health App Revamp Still Absent After iOS 27, Raising Questions for Next Month’s Watches

Rumors of an AI health coach in a redesigned Health app point to a possible launch with the Series 12 and Ultra 4, yet no firm timeline exists.

Data Requests to 100 Companies Yielded Deletions Rather Than Access

California residents who exercised their legal right to obtain personal data from companies frequently received deletion notices instead.

"Bug Blindness" Reaches Hacker News Front Page

Dan Luu's post titled "Bug Blindness" appears on the Hacker News front page with 158 points and 65 comments.

Sony Music and Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over Claims of Music Piracy for AI Training

Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music accuse Anthropic and its founders of running a deliberate operation to copy protected recordings without permission.

Windows 11 Preview Update KB5120998 Breaks Mouse Settings While Defender Issues False Alerts

A recent Windows 11 preview update has left users unable to adjust mouse settings and triggered repeated false warnings from Microsoft Defender about disabled antivirus protection.

Google Puts a TPU at the Center of Pixel 11

Pixel 11’s Tensor G6 processor makes the practical difference between a TPU and a GPU visible in everyday phone use.

At TechBBQ, Europe's AI Talks Kept Returning to Human Agency

Investors, founders, and operators at the Nordic conference found that questions of control over artificial intelligence dominated every major discussion.

Meta AI Joins CarPlay as Fourth Chatbot App While Siri AI Remains in Beta

Apple has added Meta AI support to CarPlay through the conversational apps framework introduced in iOS 26.4, placing a third-party option in vehicles before the company's own Siri AI reaches iOS 27.

Local LLMs Keep User Data Off External Servers

Running a large language model on a personal computer creates a private digital assistant that avoids sending queries to third-party services.

Refund Site Supplies Forms to Recover Up to $175 on Windows 11 Bundles

A portal backed by open-source advocates supplies legal templates that let buyers seek refunds for pre-installed Windows 11 without first erasing the drive.

AI Giants Warn of Cybersecurity Apocalypse Within Months

Wired reports that leading AI companies are flagging an imminent wave of AI-driven attacks that could outpace current defenses.

OpenAI Ends Its Contract with Cursor After SpaceX Acquisition

OpenAI will terminate model access for the AI coding tool now that SpaceX owns it.

OpenAI Ends Cursor Partnership After SpaceX Acquisition

OpenAI will terminate its partnership with the AI-coding agent Cursor following the tool’s acquisition by SpaceX.

CXMT Corp Sues Pentagon Over Military Blacklist Designation

Chinese memory chip maker CXMT Corp. asks a US court to remove it from a Defense Department list that flags the company as supporting China’s armed forces.

SentinelOne CEO Discusses Earnings and AI Cybersecurity Impact on Bloomberg

Tomer Weingarten appeared on The Close to address company results and the effects of artificial intelligence on security operations.

Pasqal Holding SA Rises 52 Percent on First Trading Day After SPAC Merger

Quantum computing company Pasqal Holding SA gained sharply after completing its public listing through a merger with a blank-check firm in New York.

Apple Skips M6 Pro and Max, Limiting Next Chip to Four Entry-Level Devices

Apple's M6 rollout starts with the new Mac mini but skips higher-end configurations and leaves most of the Mac lineup on older silicon for years.

Google Shifts Gemini Notebook to Flexible, Compute-Specific Limits

Google is replacing fixed usage caps in Gemini Notebook with limits that scale according to the type of compute a user actually requests.

Quantinuum CEO Ties AI Expansion Directly to Quantum Momentum

Rajeeb Hazra told Bloomberg that rising demand for artificial intelligence is strengthening the case for quantum computing investment and development.

CXMT Revenue Rises Nearly Tenfold on AI Memory Demand

Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT posted first-half revenue nearly ten times higher than the prior period, with profits also surging as AI hardware demand creates a memory shortage and elevates the firm to China’s most valuable business.

OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic and Over 100 Firms Issue Call for Global Cyber Defense Action

More than 100 companies have signed an open letter demanding immediate worldwide efforts to strengthen cybersecurity protections.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Upgrade Path to 26.04 Now Available Through Point Release

Ubuntu 24.04 users gain the ability to move directly to 26.04 while preserving stability, with the same update also shortening fresh installations.

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Blacklist of Anthropic

A California court ruled the Defense Department’s designation of the AI company as a national security risk exceeded statutory authority.

Microsoft Ships August 2026 Intune Updates Focused on Admin Efficiency

Microsoft released its August 2026 set of changes to Intune, delivering targeted improvements that reduce friction in device management and troubleshooting.

Meta Details Its Closed-Loop Liquid Cooling Setup for AI Workloads

Meta published an internal explanation of the closed-loop liquid cooling systems that support its AI infrastructure.

Robinhood CIO Sees AI Theme Intact but Tempered by Debt and Rates

Robinhood CIO Stephanie Guild says Nvidia’s results support the AI theme but warns heavy borrowing and higher rates will limit future returns.

ATF Declares Major Cybersecurity Incident After Ransomware Gang Claims Breach

The agency notified Congress following assertions by a ransomware group that it had accessed systems, triggering a Justice Department investigation.

Claude’s GitHub Pull Requests Converge on a Handful of Stock Phrases

An analysis of Claude-generated pull request descriptions shows eight fixed templates now dominate output, with one rising from 1 percent to 45 percent of the corpus in eighteen months.

Google Pairs Gemini With Khan Academy for Classroom Visuals and Practice Tools

Google and Khan Academy will release Gemini-built interactive visual aids plus teacher-controlled practice materials ahead of the new school year.

OpenAI and Anthropic Warn That AI Progress Requires Immediate Cyber Defense Upgrades

OpenAI, Anthropic, and more than 100 other organizations urged businesses and governments to strengthen protections against AI-enabled attacks.

Microsoft Issues KB5120998 Preview Update for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2

Microsoft has released the August 2025 preview update KB5120998 for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2.

Nvidia AI Outlook Lifts Markets Ahead of Jackson Hole

Nvidia's forecast on AI demand drove immediate market gains and set the stage for debate on enterprise rollout and security before the Jackson Hole meeting.

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Adds Developer Controls and Generative Video Tools

Google DeepMind and Google introduce Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash with new creative controls and video generation features for developers.

Australian Police Detain Two Suspects Tied to TeamPCP Supply-Chain Attacks

Two men aged 21 and 23 from Western Australia were arrested on suspicion of membership in the TeamPCP group, which authorities link to the longest-running campaign of malicious open-source software attacks on record.

Apple's Event Logo Fuels iPhone 18 Pro Rumors on Aperture and Colors

Mark Gurman and MacRumors readers see the September 9 graphic as evidence of a mechanical camera aperture and fresh color options on the next Pro models.

AI Oversight Teams Need Explicit Backing From Leadership

Bloomberg reports that human reviewers at AI labs cannot succeed without direct support from the top of their organizations.

Apple Sets September 9 Event for iPhone 18 Pro Models and First Foldable

Apple will stage its annual hardware showcase on September 9 under new CEO John Ternus, with the long-awaited foldable iPhone expected alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.

Apple Sets September 9 for iPhone 18 Pro and Foldable Launch

Apple will introduce its iPhone 18 Pro lineup and first foldable model at the September 9 event.

MTN and Tarek Al Ashram Commit to AI Data Centers Across Africa

MTN Group and Dubai investor Tarek Al Ashram have agreed to develop data centers that will supply the power and infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence workloads on the continent.

Maribel Lopez Calls AI the Biggest Infrastructure Upgrade Since the Internet

Maribel Lopez told Bloomberg that artificial intelligence represents the largest infrastructure change since the internet, citing Nvidia’s strong sales guidance through fiscal 2028 as evidence that spending momentum remains intact.

Nvidia Projects 70 Percent Revenue Growth for Fiscal 2028

Nvidia's revenue forecast for fiscal 2028 came in well above analyst estimates and reduced immediate worries over an AI spending slowdown.

OpenAI Issues Detailed Report on Hugging Face Breach

OpenAI has published its official account of the Hugging Face incident, describing multiple separate security failures that together produced the compromise.

DataBank Taps Internal CFO Kevin Ooley as CEO to Steer AI-Driven Growth

DataBank names CFO Kevin Ooley incoming CEO as the operator confronts power and grid limits across its 70-plus facilities.

Nvidia Forecasts Extended AI Sales Growth Through 2028

Nvidia’s fiscal 2028 outlook signals sustained demand for its chips despite earlier market doubts about AI investment fatigue.

Half of Planned US Data Centers Face Delay Risk, Kimmeridge Reports

Investment firm Kimmeridge Energy Management Co. estimates that political pushback and construction hurdles could stall or cancel as many as half of proposed facilities across the country.

Google Rolls Out Voice Task Delegation in Gemini Live

Gemini Live gains the ability to handle to-dos through spoken commands as Google pushes further into voice-first productivity.

Xbox Insiders Gain Option to Convert Physical Discs to Digital Licenses

Microsoft is testing a feature that lets select users treat disc-based games as digital titles.

Leaked Images Show Internal Layout of Apple's M5 AI Servers

Photographs posted by a known hardware leaker display the modular construction inside rack servers labeled for Apple's Private Cloud Compute.

Google DeepMind and Google Announce Gemini 3.5 Transcribe

Google DeepMind and Google released Gemini 3.5 Transcribe on the same day with identical messaging about improved speech-to-text.

Apple and OpenAI Hardware Announcements Challenge Nvidia

Apple updates the Mac Mini and Mac Studio while OpenAI introduces a new AI computer, with both moves applying direct pressure on Nvidia.

Samsung unveils USB4 P9 and P7 portable SSDs at Gamescom 2026

Samsung Electronics introduced the P9 and P7 portable SSDs with USB4 connectivity during the 2026 edition of the Gamescom trade show in Germany.

Reverse Engineer Examines Windows 11 Performance Service for Spyware Claims

A reverse engineer has investigated Microsoft's performance service in Windows 11 to determine whether it qualifies as spyware.

Wrtn Technologies Raises Funding at $870 Million Valuation

South Korean AI platform Wrtn Technologies closes a round at 1.2 trillion won to finance expansion beyond its home market.

Meta Rolls Out Stronger Two-Step Verification for WhatsApp Accounts

Meta is adding stronger two-step verification and extra caller context on WhatsApp to tighten account access and limit scammer reach.

Google begins rolling out Motion Assist dots on Pixels running Android 17

Google's new anti-motion-sickness feature arrives on Android after Apple has offered a comparable tool for several years.

Gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live Spotlights Xbox and PC Titles Ahead of Crowded Fall Schedule

Geoff Keighley’s showcase delivered a Witcher 3 remaster, new Gears of War footage, and several other Xbox and PC trailers while the industry clears space for Grand Theft Auto VI.

Microsoft Replaces Release Waves With Always-On AI at Work Roadmap

Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Dataverse move to a single continuous AI roadmap that ends the prior pattern of scheduled release waves.

Apple Updates Mac Mini With M6 Chip and Dual Neural Engines

Apple refreshed its smallest desktop Mac with an M6 option that doubles the Neural Engine count and raises peak memory bandwidth to 170GB/s.

Apple Unveils M5 Ultra as Its Most Powerful Chip to Date

Apple connects two dual-die M5 Max chips into a quad-die M5 Ultra using next-generation UltraFusion interconnect, delivering up to 36 CPU cores and 80 GPU cores while also introducing an M6 processor and refreshed Mac Mini and Mac Studio sy

Apple Updates Mac Mini and Mac Studio With M6 and M5 Ultra Chips

Apple introduces its first 2nm processor in a refreshed Mac mini and pairs the new M5 Ultra with an updated Mac Studio to target AI workloads.

Apple Updates Mac Studio With M5 Max and M5 Ultra

Apple replaces the prior Mac Studio models with M5-series chips that double storage bandwidth and add Thunderbolt 5.

Apple Will Require a Waitlist for New Siri Features Even After iOS 27 Ships

Apple will extend its beta-era waitlist for the updated Siri to the official release of iOS 27 and macOS 27 next month, so devices that receive the update will not deliver the new AI capabilities right away.

Humanoid Robot Industry Still Far From Its ChatGPT Moment

Two events held in China this month displayed incremental hardware and software gains, yet the sector continues to lack the sudden capability jump that would mark a true inflection point.

Parallels Desktop 27 Ships Metal Graphics Driver and OpenGL 4.3 for Apple Silicon VMs

Parallels Desktop 27 adds a Metal-based driver that delivers OpenGL 4.3 to Windows virtual machines on Apple silicon and accelerates local AI workloads.

Airbound Secures $37 Million for Rocket-Style Drone Deliveries

Airbound raised $37 million to build ultra-lightweight drones that aim to replace trucks on short-haul routes in India.

Apple Plans Mac Mini Reveal in Coming Days Before September Events

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports the new model could launch before both the iPhone 18 Pro event and Tim Cook’s final day as CEO on September 1.

Apple May Ship New Mac Mini Within Days, Ahead of September iPhone Event

Bloomberg reporting cited by 9to5Mac indicates the updated desktop could reach customers before Apple’s expected iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra showcase next month.

Apple Readies Mac Mini Update After Nearly Two-Year Gap

Apple plans its first Mac mini refresh in almost two years, with the move reported by sources close to the plans.

Data Centers Spur Proposed Gas Power Buildout Across the US

Rampant gas projects now proposed or under construction mark the clearest measure yet of data center growth.

Apple Updates EU Terms After DMA Findings, Commission to Watch Implementation

European regulators accept revised Apple business terms but leave open whether the changes satisfy the Digital Markets Act.

Lambda Seeks Up to $3 Billion in Pre-IPO Funding

AI cloud provider Lambda, backed by Nvidia, is negotiating a large round that could lead to a public listing next year.

Apple Keeps Hide My Email on iCloud.com Domain After Feedback

Apple will continue issuing new Hide My Email addresses under icloud.com while moving future Sign in with Apple relay addresses to private.icloud.com.

Apple Begins Limited Rollout of AI Shopping Assistant in Its Store App

Select users of the Apple Store app on iPhone now see an early preview of an AI chatbot that answers questions about products, orders, trade-ins, and payments.

Apple Keeps Hide My Email on icloud.com After User Backlash

Apple reverses its plan to move Hide My Email addresses to private.icloud.com and will keep using the existing icloud.com domain after user concerns about easier blocking.

macOS 27 Golden Gate Developer Beta 7 Released One Week After Prior Build

Apple has made the seventh developer beta of macOS 27 Golden Gate available for download.

Apple Releases Seventh Beta of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

Apple continues testing its next mobile operating systems with developers, one week after the prior builds.

Apple Seeds macOS Golden Gate Beta 7 With Interface Refinements

Apple has released the seventh beta of macOS Golden Gate, adding controls for window transparency and converting Siri into a chatbot-style assistant.

Chinese Hackers Integrate DeepSeek to Scale Offensive Operations

Researchers report that open-source AI models are now embedded in campaigns run by Chinese threat actors targeting systems abroad.

Chinese Humanoid Robots Break Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record at Beijing Event

Two machines posted times under the 9.58-second mark set by the Jamaican sprinter in 2009 during the second World Humanoid Robot Games.

Windows 11 Speed Gains Mean Little While Core Microsoft Apps Stay Slow

Windows Central argues that performance work on the OS itself cannot rescue the experience when flagship apps load like remote websites.

US Datacenters Tripled Their Water Footprint in Ten Years

Figures from the early stage of the AI boom already show a tripling, and current scale points to further growth.

AI Resumes Push Employers to Demand Direct Human Contact

Hiring managers now favor networking events, live assessments, and phone calls to separate genuine candidates from those using AI to polish applications.

Nvidia AI Server Price Increases Draw Bullish View from Analyst Dan Ives

Dan Ives of Yorkville Ives & Co. calls Nvidia's planned price rises of more than 15 percent on many AI servers a positive sign for the sector ahead of earnings.

Nvidia Holds Its Lead as Rivals Push Into the Trillion-Dollar Chip Market

New entrants and existing players are testing Nvidia’s grip on a market the company still dominates.

Microsoft Removes Clean Install Requirement for Windows 11 Performance Feature

Microsoft has dropped the mandatory clean install step needed to access one free performance feature available only on Windows 11.

Windows 11 25H2 Benchmarks Show NVMe SSDs Ahead of SATA Drives

Recent tests on the latest Windows 11 release confirm NVMe storage maintains a clear edge over SATA options.

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal in Long-Running Linux Ownership Dispute

An appeals court has affirmed that the case is effectively over, though Xinuos still seeks a re-hearing.

Asian Earnings Season Peaks With Tests for AI Rally Durability and China Spending Rebound

Corporate results from the region’s largest firms will show whether recent gains tied to artificial intelligence spending and tentative signs of Chinese consumption growth can continue.

Amazon and Twitch Face Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Training on Streamer Content

A class action lawsuit accuses Amazon and Twitch of training AI models on streamer content without consent.

Microsoft Reminds Windows 11 Users of an Overlooked Microsoft Account Capability

Microsoft is drawing attention to a Microsoft Account feature in Windows 11 that many users may not notice on their own.

Twitch Streamer Files Proposed Class Action Against Amazon Over AI Training on Broadcasts

A proposed class action claims Twitch and its parent Amazon used streamers' content to train generative AI without consent or payment.

Officials Nationwide Face Death Threats Over AI Data Center Projects

More than 500 towns have restricted new builds while councils limit public comment as violent threats against local officials rise sharply.

Microsoft Weekly Recap Flags Patch Tuesday Issues and Windows 11 Menu Shift

Neowin summary points to broken Defender scans after the latest update, a redesigned context menu in Windows 11, and GTA 6 leaks among the week's stories.

Sony Reminds PlayStation Users They Do Not Own Their Digital Games

Sony emailed PlayStation users to restate that digital purchases grant only a license, not ownership, days before a boycott over the planned end of new discs in 2028.

Take-Two Files Subpoenas With Microsoft and Discord to Identify GTA 6 Leakers

Take-Two seeks account records from the two platforms after repeated attempts to remove leaked footage failed to stop further dumps.

Double Fine Regains Full Publishing Rights to Its Catalog

Psychonauts studio Double Fine now controls the rights to every game it released under prior Xbox ownership.

macOS 27 Golden Gate Marks hdiutil as Deprecated

Apple's command-line disk image tool loses support status in the next major macOS release, according to developer reports shared on Hacker News.

Nvidia Notifies Largest Customers of AI Server Price Increases Above 15 Percent

Nvidia has informed major buyers that servers built around its artificial intelligence chips will carry price increases exceeding 15 percent in many cases, driven by higher memory costs.

Waymo's Level 4 Operations Put the Limits of Current Autonomy in Plain View

An Engadget analysis spells out why Level 5 remains out of reach even as robotaxis expand in select cities.

OpenAI Shifts Position on California AI Safety Bill

OpenAI now urges California lawmakers to strengthen SB 53 after previously opposing the measure.

WorkOS Adds Agent Registration for AI-Driven App Signups

WorkOS now lets apps publish an auth.md file so autonomous agents can complete registration and receive scoped credentials instead of abandoning human login flows.

Apple Paid Ireland $17 Billion in Corporate Taxes Last Year

New EU-mandated disclosures show the payment represented 40 percent of Apple's worldwide total of $43 billion.

Tsu-Jae King Liu Weighs In on Nvidia and AI Energy Demands

Former Intel board member and National Academy of Engineering president Tsu-Jae King Liu appeared on Bloomberg to discuss semiconductors and the power requirements of current AI systems.

Tesla Faces Largest Recall to Date Over Door Handle Problems in China

A Chinese regulator has ordered fixes for two separate issues affecting roughly three million Tesla vehicles, most of which can be addressed through software.

Performance Blogger Argues Modern Software Has No Excuse for Slowness

Dan Luu's post on performance optimization reaches the Hacker News front page with 256 points and 186 comments.

Inner Mongolia Data Centers Become Central to China’s AI Infrastructure

A city in Inner Mongolia now hosts a growing share of the data centers that support China’s expanding artificial intelligence sector, driven by low-cost power and available land.

ITG CFO Casts Company as Foundational Supplier in AI Infrastructure Push

ITG's chief financial officer described the fiber and communications firm as the "picks and shovels" provider for data center connectivity needs after its July IPO.

Microsoft Adds Markdown Creation to OneDrive iPhone App

OneDrive now lets users start a new Markdown file from the same menu that already offered Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Apple Cuts Jobs in Siri and Vision Pro Teams

Apple is reducing staff in its Siri and Vision Pro groups, including immersive video and gaming efforts, to shift resources toward new devices and artificial intelligence.

TikTok Settles DOJ Child Privacy Lawsuit for $400 Million

Google DeepMind Frames Full-Stack AI as Five Distinct Layers

A Google blog post states that full-stack AI development divides into five layers and claims the structure helps everyday users trace how models reach them, yet supplies none of the layer names or supporting detail.

Local Trades Question Durability of AI Data Center Buildouts

Electrical contractors and HVAC engineers in communities outside tech hubs are asking whether promised AI infrastructure spending will hold once funding and demand prove uncertain.

Data Centers Draw a Distinct Brand of Local Opposition

Resistance to new facilities questions the need for the AI buildout itself rather than just its placement.

European Governments Direct Public Funds to Local AI Labs and Chip Makers

States are subsidizing domestic frontier AI efforts out of concern they will be left behind in the current technology cycle.

Salesforce and ServiceNow Counter Wall Street Doubts With Buybacks

Enterprise software firms are using stock repurchases and direct messaging to push back against investor concerns that AI could weaken their core businesses.

UK Government Backs AI Chip Startups for Domestic Foothold

Britain is directing public funds toward early-stage AI semiconductor companies in an effort to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers.

DeepMind Shifts From Game Research to Studio Prototypes

Google DeepMind will work directly with game studios to test new AI agents in production titles after fifteen years of lab benchmarks.

Samsung Forecast to Regain Smartphone Market Lead This Year

Counterpoint Research predicts Samsung Electronics will take the top global position in 2026 because it handles higher memory-chip prices more effectively than rivals during the current slowdown.

Cisco Warns of Five High-Severity Flaws in Secure Workload

Cisco disclosed five vulnerabilities in its Secure Workload software carrying CVSS scores of 10, 10, 9.9, 9.6, and 7.5, with patches required even for SaaS deployments.

Microsoft Faces 40,000 Signatures on Petition Against Leeds AI Data Center

A petition with 40,000 signatures now confronts Microsoft over the environmental and resource demands of its planned Skelton Grange facility in Leeds.

Danfoss Expects Data Center Cooling Sales to Double Share of Revenue This Year

AI-driven chip power demands push operators to buy more thermal equipment from the Danish supplier.

Phancy Group Pins Future Growth on Global AI Demand

Chief strategy officer Maryann Tseng states that rising worldwide needs for AI development will support the company's expansion plans over the coming years.

Open Machine CEO Details Two-Tier AI Spending Strategy at Frontier Companies

Allie Miller describes how leading technology firms split resources between broad baseline tools and a smaller high-budget experimental group.

Apple Cuts 60 Vision Team Roles in Reported VR Shift

Apple has laid off an entire team of at least 60 employees working on VR development, according to a report citing internal changes at the company.

OpenAI Ships Public Messages Plugin for ChatGPT on Mac

OpenAI released an Apple Messages plugin that gives ChatGPT the ability to read, search, and send iMessages directly on macOS.

ChatGPT gains direct access to Messages threads on Mac

OpenAI’s desktop update lets ChatGPT read and act on conversations stored in Apple’s Messages app across iMessage, SMS, and RCS.

Microsoft Named Visionary Leader in Cloud Workload Protection Platforms

Frost & Sullivan has placed Microsoft among the visionary leaders in its 2026 Frost Radar for cloud workload protection platforms.

Anthropic Lets Enterprise Customers Retain Advanced Model Data on Their Own Clouds

Anthropic will shift storage of data from its most capable AI models to customer-controlled infrastructure while keeping a 30-day retention window.

Anthropic Prepares IPO Expected to Match or Beat SpaceX Record

Anthropic PBC is advancing plans for an initial public offering that people familiar with the matter say could equal or surpass the size of SpaceX’s record-setting debut.

Moonshot and ZAI Models Reach Parity with OpenAI and Anthropic on Key Tasks

Chinese AI labs now deliver website-building performance at three-quarters the price of Claude.

Meta Emerges as Major Buyer of Microsoft AI Services

Meta Platforms has become one of Microsoft’s largest AI customers, a sign that demand for the technology stays concentrated among large tech firms.

Microsoft Ships PowerToys Preview with Reboot Shortcuts and Command Palette Fixes

Microsoft's latest PowerToys update adds direct system reboot actions through the command palette while addressing plugin stability and resource leaks.

OpenAI Rolls Out Zero Data Retention for Frontier Models

OpenAI introduced Private Safety Processing so that qualifying API customers can run its most advanced models under full Zero Data Retention rules.

LeadShine Director States China Now Builds Humanoid Robots in Months

Strategic investment head Nangle Zheng told Bloomberg that domestic supply chains have cut humanoid robot development from years to months.

Windows 11 KB5121003 Update Breaks Teams and Outlook on ARM Devices

Broken AppModel package states in the cumulative update prevent modern Microsoft apps from launching on ARM64 hardware.

Apple Cuts Core Technology Fee in EU to Resolve DMA Dispute

Apple simplified its EU App Store pricing and lowered the Core Technology Fee for apps using alternative distribution, a move the European Commission accepted while Epic Games called the result junk fees.

Meta Ships Beta AI App for Mac Focused on Business and Creator Workflows

Meta's first dedicated Mac application brings screen sharing, system-wide dictation, and platform integrations aimed at professional users.

Xbox Insiders Test Local Save Deletion and Home Changes

Select Xbox Insiders now receive tools to manage and delete local game saves directly on console, alongside smaller Home screen and Profile Badge adjustments.

Microsoft Details Windows 11 Update Settings to Cut Data Use for IT Teams

Microsoft published a guide showing IT administrators how to configure Windows 11 updates to reduce large volumes of internet traffic.

Anthropic Pre-IPO Credit Facility Expected to Top $10 Billion

Anthropic is in talks to secure a revolving credit line larger than its $10 billion target, a sharp increase from the $2.5 billion facility it arranged last year.

Fuse Raises $100 Million to Push Commercial Fusion Generators

Investors back Fuse as the company targets faster generator builds to help the United States stay ahead of China in fusion energy development.

Waymo Puts Gemini in Its Ojai Vehicles

Waymo will run Gemini inside its custom Ojai robotaxis to handle rider requests during trips.

Meta Ships a Dedicated Mac App for Its AI Chatbot

Meta's new Mac application lets users share any window with the chatbot so it can read the screen and respond with suggestions or generated content.

Amazon’s Vague Order Emails Create New Openings for Phishing

Amazon now sends confirmation messages that label purchases with broad categories instead of specific items, leaving recipients unsure what they actually bought.

Meta Opens Three-Month Program for 200 Early-Stage Consumer Brands

Meta will run a structured accelerator that gives selected startups direct access to venture capital partners and industry trainers starting this year.

Nvidia Aims to Keep AI Demand Alive After Chips Become Abundant

Nvidia is preparing for a future in which hardware supply no longer limits AI adoption.

Google Adds Gemini Agentic Browsing to Chrome on Android

Google has enabled Gemini to perform tasks inside Chrome for every Android user in the United States.

Bethesda Union Continues Rallies Against Microsoft Layoffs at Elder Scrolls Studio

Unionised developers at One Bethesda Game Studio report low morale after mass cuts yet express optimism in ongoing organisation efforts supported by the CWA.

GitHub Traces Eight-Hour Outage to Cascading Failures

GitHub published a root-cause analysis that links its recent global outage to a chain of dependent system failures.

Unitree Moves Toward IPO as Investors Target China’s Humanoid Robot Sector

Unitree’s planned public offering draws attention to a market that Morgan Stanley projects could reach five trillion dollars by 2050, set against the backdrop of competition between China and the United States.

macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta 6 Redesigns Traffic Light Window Controls

Beta 6 brings more detailed buttons that echo older Mac OS X designs, part of a broader shift in interface direction.

Semiconductor Selloff Deepens as Samsung and SK Hynix Shares Fall More Than 7 Percent

US chip losses triggered a 5 percent drop in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index and sent Samsung and SK Hynix shares down over 7 percent in Seoul trading.

OpenAI Security Hardening Will Add 20 Percent Overhead to Some Frontier Model Workloads

Expanded multistage chain of thought monitoring increases costs for advanced AI inference.

Cerebras CS-4 Racks Double Per-Chip AI Performance While Fitting Three Times the Chips

New rack designs from Cerebras raise output from each wafer-scale processor and increase the number of chips per rack by a factor of three.

Vietnam Holds Lead in Southeast Asia Growth as Tech and Energy Split Regional Results

Vietnam posted the strongest expansion among major Southeast Asian economies in the second quarter while Thailand fell behind, with technology and energy factors driving uneven outcomes.

Unitree Robotics to Begin Trading After Raising $904 Million in Shanghai IPO

Unitree Robotics will start trading in Shanghai this week as the first publicly listed humanoid robot maker in mainland China following its 6.1 billion yuan raise.

Apple Files Sharp Rebuttal to DOJ Attempt to Undo July Discovery Order

Apple insists the July ruling granting access to federal procurement records must stand in the U.S. v. Apple antitrust matter.

EDOTCO Group Cuts Network Planning Time With AI

EDOTCO Group now uses AI to complete network planning decisions in minutes rather than longer cycles.

OpenAI Ships ChatGPT for Teens With Stronger Defaults

OpenAI has released a dedicated ChatGPT experience for teens that turns on additional safety controls and parental tools by default.

Apple Replaces Per-Install Fee With 5% Commission for EU Alternative Stores

Apple adopts unified terms that cut the cost of distributing apps outside its App Store and simplify operations for third-party marketplaces in Europe.

Apple Simplifies EU App Store Fees and Drops Per-Install Charges

Apple removes acquisition and store services fees for non-App Store distribution while replacing the Core Technology Fee with a flat 5 percent commission on digital purchases.

Nvidia Funds OpenAI Data Center While Anthropic Revenue Holds Steady and Google Acquires Airline Data

Nvidia extends financing to an OpenAI facility, Anthropic maintains strong revenue growth, and Google purchases data assets from Spirit Airlines.

Microsoft Kills Drop Tray File-Sharing Feature in Windows 11

Microsoft has removed the Drop Tray experiment from Windows 11 after repeated unsuccessful attempts to make the file-sharing tool function without friction.

Data Center Builders Turn to Dedicated Gas Plants, Raising US Power Emissions 20 Percent

Developers are installing custom natural-gas facilities to power new data centers, a move that undercuts the climate targets of major technology companies.

OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Tailored for Teenagers

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its chatbot built to support learning with added safety features and parent controls.

OpenAI Partners with CodeAI on Student AI Programs

OpenAI and CodeAI will collaborate on efforts to teach students AI literacy, critical evaluation of the technology, and responsible application skills.

Chinese AI Models from DeepSeek, Qwen and Moonshot Match US Performance at Lower Cost

Chinese AI models are cheaper and more adaptable than the preeminent US platforms, and studies suggest they’re now almost as proficient.

Microsoft Developing WinRE Upgrade Targeted at Windows 11 IT Administrators

Microsoft is preparing changes to the Windows Recovery Environment that focus on administrative recovery tasks in Windows 11.

China Removes Older Windows Version from State Agencies Ahead of Schedule

China is accelerating the removal of a government-tailored Microsoft Windows version from state agencies to cut reliance on foreign technology.

Microsoft Ships Preview Build 29648.1000 to Future Platforms Insiders

Microsoft has released preview build 29648.1000 to the Future Platforms channel of the Windows 11 Insider Program.

Reddit Tests AI Narration to Turn Old Posts into Short Videos

Reddit is running an experiment that converts selected text posts and comments into AI-voiced videos with on-screen text highlighting.

Anthropic Annualized Revenue Reaches $65 Billion

Anthropic added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months to reach a $65 billion run rate.

Apple Seeds Sixth iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Developer Betas

Apple pushes the sixth test builds of its next major mobile operating systems to registered developers, highlighting continued work on integrated Siri AI features.

Apple Ships Sixth Developer Beta Across iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27 and HomePod 27

Apple has begun distributing the sixth beta of its 2026 operating systems for iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch and HomePod hardware.

Apple Ships Security Patches for iOS 26.6.1, macOS 26.6.2 and Legacy Builds

Apple pushes point releases across current and older platforms, each limited to security fixes with no new features disclosed.

Apple Issues First Release Candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7 and macOS Sequoia 15.8

Apple ships the initial release candidates for two current macOS versions while advancing the sixth developer beta of the next major release.

macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Now Under Active Attack

A vulnerability Apple fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.6.1 is already being used by attackers to gain remote access to Macs.

Microsoft Blames AI for Delayed Exchange Update

Microsoft attributes an Exchange update delay to an AI-generated bug backlog and declines to provide any new arrival date for the promised subscription service.

Alibaba Sells Gaming Arm for at Least $1.5 Billion to Fund AI Push

Alibaba is selling its gaming arm for at least $1.5 billion to redirect resources toward artificial intelligence.