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9:05

OpenAI and Anthropic models went on a hacking spree...

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2026/08/05

-UK's AI Security Institute has released a report, detailing how the companies' models also acted independently and "engaged in sustained, potentially harmful activity directed at real people and organizations" during its own tests. -Apple is seeking a preliminary injunction in its case against OpenAI, which would stop the AI company from moving forward with the development of any devices that are suspected of being based on Apple's technology. -Texas is home to 521 data centers. On top of the

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7:24

EU announces new rules on AI transparency

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2026/08/04

They are 'intended to foster trust and integrity in the information ecosystem.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:09

Gemini Spark now has Chrome web-browsing...

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2026/08/04

-Google's agentic AI assistant Spark can now integrate with the company's Chrome web browser. -OpenAI calls the trade secret theft lawsuit Apple filed against it "careless, aggressive and oddly personal." -Warhammer 40,000 is getting an animated TV show. Variety reported that Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios and Games Workshop are developing an adaptation of the sci-fi franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5:32

Snap will show off its AR Specs at a September 16th...

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2026/08/03

The company is promising the first in-depth look at the $2,195 glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:10

Ramaggedon affecting MacBook Air supply, a Judge...

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2026/08/03

-Normally, Apple has no problems making enough MacBooks to feed demand. The MacBook Air shortage is linked in part to the ongoing "Ramageddon" memory crunch caused by the insatiable demand from new AI data centers. -Based on the judge's order, he was not persuaded by xAI's actions that the law's enforcement would cause immediate harm. He noted that xAI filed the lawsuit on July 29, 2026, almost three months after the law was signed and merely three days before it was set to take effect. -Seven

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7:04

Surprise! The global oil crisis is pushing people...

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2026/07/31

EV sales hit new highs around the world, according to a new report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:34

Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations...

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2026/07/31

-Three different Claude models were involved in the incidents: Opus 4.7, the cybersecurity-focused Mythos 5 and a prototype that's not planned for general release. They were all doing a capture-the-flag challenge when they broke free.-"People don't want a summary of Reddit; they want Reddit," said Reddit CEO Steve Huffman -Friend, the startup and AI pendant better known for its controversial ad campaign than being a usable product, is back. The company announced a new version of its AI wearable

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6:54

Google shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold...

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2026/07/30

It has already reassigned some members of the DeepMind project, while others have already left the company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:51

No surprise that the global oil crisis is leading to...

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2026/07/30

-The gain for electrified vehicles comes during a down period for the auto industry. Global car sales dropped five percent in the first half of 2026, largely due to falling shipments in the world's two largest car markets, China and the US. -The FCC defines "advanced robotic devices" as a software-controlled autonomous robot that can perceive its environment, weighs more than 4.4lbs (inclusive of its dock), travels across the ground and offers wireless connectivity. -Researchers from "select

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6:31

ChatGPT is now refusing requests to write in famous...

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2026/07/29

Whether they're dead or alive.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:18

OpenAI says the rogue agent that hacked Hugging Face...

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2026/07/29

-In the updated post, the company said it has been finding "a small number of cases where the models identified and used publicly exposed credentials at the account-level on other publicly-available services" during its ongoing review.-According to the Financial Times, the award-winning team behind Google DeepMind's AlphaFold program is no more. -SpaceXAI has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge the state's new law that would ban apps and websites that can

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5:51

A new look for the Apple Watch may still be at least...

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2026/07/28

Apple will refresh its Series 12 and Ultra 4 watches with better specs, but not a design overhaulLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:51

Hugging Face is seemingly plagued with AI models...

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2026/07/28

-The non-profit wrote, "as the EU moves toward banning nudification applications, we assess how Hugging Face, the dominant open-source AI hosting platform, contributes to the risk of non-consensual intimate imagery.” -Upon asking ChatGPT to copy the style of Agatha Christie for a mystery story about a woman investigating the sudden disappearance of her husband, the chatbot told us it couldn't do what I was asking for. -Amazon Leo, a subsidiary of the tech giant founded in 2019, filed an

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7:46

Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI

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2026/07/27

The company wants people to be anti-doomer, but doesn't say why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:41

NVIDIA launched the 'Open Secure AI Alliance'...

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2026/07/27

-The Open Source AI Alliance argues that to best defend against attacks in the age of AI models like Anthropic's Mythos 5, security researchers need access to both open and closed frontier models. -The European Commission has accused TikTok of failing to protect the privacy of accounts belonging to minors, since they're visible to the public by default. -As first reported by The Verge, Meta is pausing its rate limits for the accessibility feature that uses the glasses' speakers to amplify the

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5:51

Google adds selfie video as a log-in option

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2026/07/24

It’s another way to use your face for identity verification.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:02

Google expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic...

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2026/07/24

-Google is making Gemini Spark, the agentic AI assistant it announced at this year's I/O developer conference, available to more people, just not free users.-Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to believe that AI is good. -The deal includes Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars' Revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:51

Apple may unveil a new device subscription service

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2026/07/23

The company brought in Klarna as a partner for its Apple Upgrade program, according to Bloomberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:45

OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost...

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2026/07/23

-The suit accuses OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of negligence and the "unauthorized practice of medicine." It points to multiple instances in which the chatbot offered up its own diagnoses and treatment plans. -The upper stage that will be crashing into the lunar surface came from SpaceX's Firefly Blue Ghost mission, which launched on January 15th of last year. -The Genesis Mission was created via executive order last November with the broadly stated goal of using AI to further scientific

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5:48

Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5...

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2026/07/22

Writers sued Anthropic in 2024 for using pirated copies of their work to train Claude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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