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5:45

SoundCloud will now let you buy music directly from...

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2026/08/27

Plus - GoPro is trying something different; Apple has confirmed when it'll pull back the curtain and officially reveal its latest iPhonesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:27

OpenAI detailed the failures that led to its Hugging...

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2026/08/27

-The report goes into how the different systems in OpenAI's training system failed and what behaviors from the agents it was testing resulted in those failures.-Meta executives were reportedly influenced by startups, including some they observed in Asia, that had structured themselves around AI. -The company says Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is more adept at speech-to-text than earlier models, with greater precision and the ability to automatically detect more than 85 languages. Learn more about your ad

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6:00

Zillow settles antitrust lawsuit with the FTC

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2026/08/26

Competitor Redfin will re-enter the real estate listing market.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:25

SpaceX building a $100 billion 'Starbase' launch site...

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2026/08/26

-SpaceX said the Louisiana facility will be massive with five launch complexes, each with two launch pads.-A now-abandoned plan would have allowed companies to immediately know that they were dealing with a masked address, making the feature essentially useless. -One bit of internal research that surfaced during the trial Tuesday was from a 2023 slide deck prepared by Instagram designers and others about teen safety on the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:48

Taiwan reportedly indicted NVIDIA employees for...

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2026/08/25

The nine individuals are accused of 'severely damaged our nation's image,' prosecutors said.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:45

Threads is testing a podcast transcription feature,...

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2026/08/25

-There's no guarantee that anything Threads tries out will get a formal release, but providing more support for content creators to leverage the platform appears to be a priority for the platform. -ESPN is increasing the cost of every single one of its subscription plans. -As part of the settlement, Redfin has to reenter the ILS market and make commitments that would ensure its competitiveness, including a relaunch with "significantly more listings." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:08

Nevada allows Uber, Tesla and Waymo to start paid...

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2026/08/24

Authorities gave them permission to deploy thousands of robotaxis in Clark County. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:05

Humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash...

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2026/08/24

-During the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games that kicked off in Beijing on Saturday, the Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot completed the 100-meter dash in 9.39 seconds. -OpenAI giant also called for "strengthening cybersecurity protections throughout the model-development lifecycle, specifically to prevent frontier models from circumventing internal security controls." -While AI slop has plagued just about every social media platform, LinkedIn has become notorious for being particularly filled

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6:52

Meta AI now has a dedicated desktop app for Mac

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2026/08/21

It's part of the company's latest push to make more business-friendly AI tools.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:33

Senators pressed TikTok on its 'sinister' experiment,...

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2026/08/21

-Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal sent a sharply worded letter to the company's top executives questioning them about how the app has tested, and in some cases, withheld, key safety features. -GitHub said that since April, monthly commits have grown from 1.4 billion to 2.9 billion. -Bilibili's changes are part of an explicit strategy to get Western viewers posting and watching videos on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:38

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial...

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2026/08/20

Dozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:38

A robot may soon conduct your blood draw, traffic...

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2026/08/20

-The Aletta robot uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to identify a vein and then automates the other processes of a blood draw, such as applying a tourniquet, inserting and disposing of a needle and placing a bandage on the patient.-The study looked at 233,809 fatal collisions between 2017 and 2022, comparing the incidence rate of car accidents on album release days against the 10 days immediately before and after each release. -NASA has announced that Katalyst Space's LINK

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7:10

Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions...

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2026/08/19

The company wants users to be able to watch and listen to conversations.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:36

AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in...

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2026/08/19

-Politico's sources said lawyers at the US House Office of Legislative Counsel are spending more time reviewing and rewriting them than they would have if they had written the bills from scratch.-In one case, reported by 404 Media, a CBP agent was spotted recording with his glasses despite the policy. In another instance, a member of Border Patrol wore a pair to an immigration raid. -On X, replying is weighted much more heavily than liking, despite replies accounting for under seven percent of

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6:46

Another woman joins the lawsuit accusing Grok of...

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2026/08/18

A Wyoming woman said that her stepfather created thousands of fake sexually explicit images of her through the AI chatbot.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:26

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in its latest...

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2026/08/18

-Claims from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey say that Meta violated state consumer protection laws by intentionally misleading the public about the safety of its apps. -This memorandum applies to all AI models from ByteDance, including those used on TikTok, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, CapCut and Dreamina. -Reddit describes the test as a "limited experiment" affecting "a sample of posts across select communities" on the platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:30

DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

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2026/08/17

Prices at off-peak hours will be half the peak-hour pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:48

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as...

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2026/08/17

-Several departures have led to concerns that the company is ignoring safety in favor of growth -As first reported by the Washington Post, the woman, named as Jane Doe 4 in the lawsuit, said that her stepfather used Grok to create "thousands of sexually explicit images of her as a child and traded them online." -The company said its text watermarking will not have easy-to-see visuals, will not be distinguishable to the people who read it and will not be adding hidden characters to the text. Learn

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6:02

Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and...

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2026/08/14

It's one way to change the perception of the glasses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:14

DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent...

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2026/08/14

-The company said it's adopting a new peak and off-peak pricing to "allocate resources more reasonably," starting on August 16-Most users will never be targeted by mercenary spyware, but they're also difficult to detect and prevent.” -Traditionally, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, one of the main laws that criminalizes hacking, unauthorized computer access and other cyberattacks, has applied to private companies and individuals alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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