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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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6:36

Government workers can officially waste time...

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2026/08/13

The app was banned from government devices in 2022.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:13

Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first...

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2026/08/13

-The company had been preparing for the new spaceship's debut later this year and was originally planning to put it through a series of tests over the next few months leading up to its first commercial flight in the fourth quarter of this year.-Whereas the company previously said flight cancellations were "verified from FlightAware," something FlightAware specifically took issue with in its lawsuit, now Kalshi says outcomes are "verified from Primary Source Agency." -Glasses like Meta's could be

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6:41

OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more...

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2026/08/12

GPT-5.6-Cyber for the Daybreak program is ‘less likely to refuse higher-risk tasks.’Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:43

Kalshi is being sued for using data without...

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2026/08/12

-FlightAware echoed the concerns of the airline industry that prediction markets for flights incentivized the "mass disruption of air travel" for anyone who wants to make money on the platform. -The AI Persona label will begin appearing in mid-September, initially on mobile on an artist's profile, in search and on playlists' track rows. -The DoJ said the 2022 law no longer applies because the current version of TikTok has American owners and relies on a different recommendation algorithm than the

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6:18

The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it...

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2026/08/11

This would include several models from DJI, including the consumer-level Air 3S and Mini Pro 5.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:46

OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more...

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2026/08/11

-OpenAI says the companies will use the cyber models available through Daybreak to protect their customers. -Meta said that it's making the "weights" that AI systems use to choose responses available to everyone on Hugging Face along with developer documentation. The download is available for free, and users can run the model on their own PCs. -Bill Simpson-Young, co-founder of the Gradient Institute said, “we've built this complex world over the internet, which is all run by software, but

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6:26

Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with...

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2026/08/10

WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms’ track and intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:34

OpenAI is slowing down Astra’s development due to...

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2026/08/10

-In a post on its website, OpenAI said internal evaluations of its upcoming model, called Astra, showed "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," resulting in OpenAI not being able to "rule out critical cyber capabilities." -Wind turbine projects will be cancelled near New York, California and Louisiana. As part of the agreement, RWE has agreed to spend $900 million to acquire a 16 percent stake in a Louisiana liquified natural gas project . -The FCC is proposing to prohibit

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6:14

Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent

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2026/08/07

The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:06

Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its...

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2026/08/07

-According to US cybersecurity startup Frontier, Kimi K3 broke out of a sandbox from the UK government's AI Security Institute while its defensive cybersecurity skills were being evaluated.-Scientists at Palo Alto's Arc Institute and Stanford University created the viruses with the genome language models Evo 1 and Evo 2. -Tropical cyclones pose a unique challenge to predict because global atmospheric currents that determine a storm's path have traditionally been best analyzed by coarser global

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6:40

We just got our first real look at how small X's ad...

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2026/08/06

Advertisers seem to be spending a whole lot less than they used to on the platform.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:43

OpenAI's agents shared exploits through a message...

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2026/08/06

-OpenAI discovered and shut down the message board on July 4, but the agents found another way to rebuild it for communication by the 8th. -Known as mFlusiva, the immunization is effective against the four most common strains of influenza and has been in human testing trials since 2021 -The new terminal-based coding tool is powered by Muse Spark 1.2, a new version of Meta's AI model which offers "improvements in code generation, complex debugging, codebase understanding, and end-to-end developer

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6:12

Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience...

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2026/08/05

The company is hoping to finish its development by fall 2027.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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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