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- US tech companies are offering community investments, guaranteed jobs, and hosting open houses to address concerns and win public support for AI data centers (Wall Street Journal) [18m]
- AI evaluation lab Irregular's report on its role in hacking incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta models faces criticism over unanswered questions (Alexander Martin/The Record) [38m]
- Nvidia, with quarterly free cash flow up 18x over the past three years to $48.5B, is using its balance sheet and credit rating to build an AI capital moat (Ari Levy/CNBC) [1h]
- Block releases Berd, a desktop app it built to give its employees a single environment for working with AI agents across different models, under Apache 2.0 (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) [3h]
- FDM CCS Insight: ~134M travel eSIMs will be used in 2026, up from 101.8M in 2025, challenging established carriers that generate 3%-5% of revenue from roaming (Kieran Smith/Financial Times) [3h]
- Z.ai prices GLM-5.3 API access at $1.40 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens, unchanged from GLM-5.2 (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat) [3h]
- Austin-based Smack Technologies, which is developing AI decision-making tools for the US military, raised a $61M Series B led by Costanoa and First In (Mike Stone/Reuters) [4h]
- OpenAI says the changes to its model training will increase compute overhead by 20% of observed inference workload; the increase will not be handed to customers (Thomas Claburn/The Register) [5h]
- Sources: Beijing allowed ByteDance and Tencent to each receive about 10,000 Nvidia H200 chips at their mainland China facilities in recent weeks (Zijing Wu/Financial Times) [5h]
- Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree's stock surged 629% in early trading in its Shanghai debut on Wednesday, after raising ~$904M in its IPO (Bloomberg) [6h]
- Sources: Temporal is in talks for a fresh funding round that would give the open-source orchestration platform developer a ~$500M raise at a $12B+ valuation (Bloomberg) [6h]
- Rillet, which is developing an AI-native accounting platform, raised a $100M Series C at a $1B valuation led by Iconiq, bringing its total funding to $200M+ (Nick Lichtenberg/Fortune) [7h]
- Cerebras unveils CS-4, a server rack powered by three WSE-3 Turbo chips and built around its new Nexus architecture, with first shipments starting this quarter (Max A. Cherney/Reuters) [8h]
- Survey: 52% of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about increased AI use in daily life, up from 37% in 2021, including 55% of those under 30 (Pew Research Center) [8h]
- Anthropic details two experiments showing how Claude can accelerate protein design and analytical chemistry, and says it plans an access program for scientists (Anthropic) [9h]
- Sources: OpenAI's Q2 revenue grew 18% QoQ to $6.7B, but its operating margin sank further; Anthropic more than doubled its revenue to $11.6B in the same period (Wall Street Journal) [9h]
- Z.ai's GLM-5.3 with max reasoning scores 60 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, on par with Kimi K3 but below Opus 5 at 63 and Fable 5 at 62 (@artificialanlys) [9h]
- Internal memo: ICE bars its employees from wearing Meta's AI glasses, saying they "could unintentionally capture, record, or transmit sensitive information" (New York Times) [10h]
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signs an executive order imposing new requirements on data center projects, including getting approval from local officials (Allan Smith/NBC News) [10h]
- In opening arguments, US state AGs said Meta intentionally sought to addict children to Facebook and Instagram in pursuit of profit; Meta rejected the claims (Reuters) [11h]
- Sam Altman says OpenAI's decision to pace its AI development was caused by a collection of research observations showing "various degrees of misalignment" (Alex Heath/Time) [11h]
- Sources: Anthropic has been preparing to give its co-founders shares with extra voting power to help insulate them from outside pressure, ahead of a planned IPO (The Information) [11h]
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- Rosie O’Donnell Rags on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Claims [2h]
- Mary Peltola and Dan Sullivan Advance in Key Alaska Senate Contest [3h]
- The Hidden Reason Gas Prices Are Not Going Down [3h]
- A Stunning Win for the Left in Florida: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Primaries [3h]
- ‘I’m Not That Informed on National Security,’ Graham Says in South Carolina Debate [5h]
- Pentagon Scales Back Major Training Exercises With South Korea [5h]
- Trump to Nominate Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner [5h]
- Harriet Hageman, Backed by Trump, Wins Wyoming’s Republican Senate Primary [5h]
- Tariffs on Hold as Trump Claims Deal With Canada Is Near [5h]
- ‘With All My Heart, Natalie.’ Trump’s Most Devoted Aide Emerges. [6h]
- California Becomes First State to Regulate the Squish of Car Tires [8h]
- Cory Mills Loses Republican Primary Amid Assault Allegations and Ethics Investigation [8h]
- Byron Donalds Wins Republican Nomination for Florida Governor [8h]
- Former Republican David Jolly Wins Democratic Nomination for Florida Governor [8h]
- Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention [8h]
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz Wins Democratic Primary in Redrawn Florida District [9h]
- Haitians in Springfield Hunker Down as ICE Begins Detentions [9h]
- Boyfriend Who Abused Hayden Panettiere Had Returned to Her Life [9h]
- Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’ [9h]
- Former Mother-in-Law Describes Lindsay Clancy’s Mental Health Struggle in Murder Trial [10h]
- Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S. [10h]
- ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job [10h]
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- Yes, Woke 1.0 Was Crazy. Now Where’s the Accountability? [11h]
- Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week [11h]
- Frank Beard, Beardless Drummer for ZZ Top, Dies at 77 [11h]
- Polling Firm Released Fake Data in Hong and Bass Races as a ‘Social Experiment’ [11h]
- South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war [2h]
- Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China [2h]
- Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for elections during war [2h]
- Lebanon no longer a safe haven for former Syrian regime officials [3h]
- Former US official calls shift in relations with Syria ‘surreal’ [3h]
- South Korea, US scale back annual military drills after Trump’s order [3h]
- Attackers go ‘house to house’ killing 25 villagers in central Nigeria [4h]
- Bali gym owner kicks out three Israeli tourists for links to ‘IDF’ [4h]
- US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists [4h]
- UAE imposes indefinite trade embargo on Iran over alleged missile attacks [4h]
- US sanctions International Criminal Court’s president and top lawyer [5h]
- Trial begins that could force Meta to change Facebook and Instagram [5h]
- US, Canada reach trade deal to avert steep tariffs, Trump says [5h]
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- Democrats call for USS Lincoln probe, question US Navy’s readiness [8h]
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- Syria opens Assad-era nuclear programme to UN probe [11h]
- Congo Ebola outbreak ‘global emergency’ as infections pass 5,000: WHO [11h]
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- WHO: Ebola can be contained in months if enough funding is provided [11h]
- Russia reports Ukrainian drone strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant [11h]
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- Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US [11h]
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- The digital child: how tech is changing play – in pictures [2h]
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- Where Are the Kings by Donal Ryan review – a timeless tale of family sorrows and joys [2h]
- A moment that changed me: my husband died – and birds began behaving strangely towards me [2h]
- In cutting joint drills, Trump has given South Korea’s president what he wants. So why does Seoul look so uneasy? [2h]
- A rightwing witch-hunt focused on Jason Arday – but so did legitimate journalism | Hugh Muir [3h]
- UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report [3h]
- Jammy tomato risotto and amaretto roast peaches: Toklas chef Chris Shaw’s simple summer recipes [3h]
- Barking mad? How people in England’s ‘least friendly’ borough feel about the ranking [3h]
- John Irvin, British film-maker who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, dies aged 86 [4h]
- Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement [4h]
- ‘Why do you never buy a round?!’ 20 mortifying money conversations with friends – and how to handle them [4h]
- The flag culture wars have come to an unlikely place: progressive Iceland | Alexander Hurst [4h]
- Carbon pollution has fuelled ‘massive expansion’ of marine heatwaves in Europe, study finds [4h]
- Tourists on pastry quest overrun scenic spot in Italian mountains [4h]
- Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice [4h]
- Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project [5h]
- US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks [6h]
- Ukraine war briefing: Would-be parcel bomber convicted in German court [6h]
- Tupac Shakur trial: lawyers share full account of killing as witnesses still refuse to testify [7h]
- Democratic socialist Angie Nixon clinches surprise primary win in Florida US Senate race [8h]
- Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer challenges convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch [8h]
- Florida, Wyoming and Alaska hold primary elections; California voters to select successor for Eric Swalwell’s seat – live [8h]
- Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died [9h]
- Premier League 2026-27 preview No 15: Manchester City [9h]
- Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds [10h]
- Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election [10h]
- In Zavier Gozo, Crystal Palace land a US prospect living up to the hype [11h]
- OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent [11h]
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- Dumb boss is micromanaging [2h]
- Same game, different stakes 😂 [2h]
- On hot summer days, some zoos give their tigers giant frozen milk blocks as a form of enrichment and cooling. [2h]
- [Paddock Access] BREAKING: Isack Hadjar is set to miss the Dutch Grand Prix due to a wrist injury. The Red Bull driver will be replaced by Liam Lawson. Yuki Tsunoda takes over the seat from the New Zealander at Racing Bulls. [4h]
- What game is this for you? [4h]
- Why would someone put that there?!?! [5h]
- Ponyo(2008) is 100% hand drawn. Every single one of the 170,000 frames was sketched by animators using pencils and paper. It has 0 CGI AND Hayao Miyazaki famously shut down the studio's computer graphics department for this film, meaning no 3D computer models or digital physics simulations were used [5h]
- a Japanese twitter account created these pixelated band-aids [5h]
- Realized my colonoscopy wasn't scheduled until Aug 25th - right after I finished the last dose [5h]
- "Bro, money changed you" [5h]
- It's not a value question... [6h]
- The Cookie Monster meets Harrison Ford and hums the Indiana Jones theme song [6h]
- You’re handed 2 pounds of ground beef and told you can’t make spaghetti, tacos, or burgers. What’s your panic‑mode meal? [6h]
- Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker says they won't stop until Rockstar and Take-Two apologize for 'anti-consumerism' and make a 'concrete commitment to do better' [7h]
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- My school (University of Michigan) is building a $1 billion datacenter to conduct undisclosed nuclear weapons research. It is located in a low-income community, and city leaders/residents who fear pollution have been ignored. [10h]
- Randy Fine (R-FL) caught looking through someone else's mailbox whilw campaign canvassing [11h]
- USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: [11h]
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- Libertadores and Sula deciders on Wednesday, see today’s schedule 📲 [6m]
- Paul Pogba to be released by Monaco: club [11m]
- Mourinho faces three major selection calls for Real Madrid’s La Liga opener against Espanyol [13m]
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- Barcelona set strict financial conditions for in-demand defender’s exit [13m]
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- BBC announces four new pundits for Match of the Day this season [16m]
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- West Ham sign Joël Piroe on season-long loan [18m]
- Jose Mourinho opens up on Real Madrid’s failed Rodri move – “He had doubts” [18m]
- Today’s Papers: Roma love Mora, Juventus need more, Sarri wants Anguissa, [18m]
- AC Milan inquire about Brazilian forward as Real Madrid rule out summer exit [18m]
- Official | Paul Pogba leaves AS Monaco by mutual consent [18m]
- Kellen Moore on practice fights with Cowboys: Not ideal, but we got the work we need [21m]
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- 🚨 Official: Paul Pogba and AS Monaco, it's over! [26m]
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