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- Ad tech company Infillion says it is acquiring Foursquare, which will continue operating as an independent brand (Kerry Flynn/Axios) [1d]
- Meta's personal AI agent Muse climbs to No. 1 among free apps on Apple's US App Store, ahead of ChatGPT; Muse launched on September 8 (Georgia Hennessy/Business Insider) [1d]
- Sources: ~$18B of debt tied to an Oracle New Mexico data center slid into stressed territory, as investors grow wary of construction delays amid local pushback (Financial Times) [1d]
- Leaked presentation: OpenAI expects negative free cash flow of $278B from 2026 to 2030 and projects its revenue will grow from $36B this year to $350B in 2030 (Financial Times) [1d]
- US officials say overreliance on Palantir's Maven AI system was among the factors that contributed to a February missile strike in Iran that killed 123 children (Bloomberg) [1d]
- An arbitrator orders Uber to pay $40M to the parents of a woman fatally hit by a car after an Uber driver ordered her out of his car in 2023 (Christine Hauser/New York Times) [1d]
- Gemini hacked three companies in May during a test by Irregular; Google says the model stopped after determining it had accessed real companies' systems (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Sources: Anthropic plans to stage its IPO in November, later than many investors expected; the decision was made before ex-Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon left (Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Angle Health, which wants to use AI to expedite healthcare benefits for small businesses, raised $600M led by Vitruvian Partners at a $2.7B valuation (Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Anthropic is partnering with Accenture to embed evaluators within Anthropic, including red teaming models and conducting alignment assessments (Anthropic) [1d]
- Sources: Anthropic expects to generate $100B+ in annualized revenue this year, up from $65B as of July, as it moves ahead with its IPO amid the AI safety debate (New York Times) [1d]
- London-based AI infrastructure startup Nscale files for a US IPO, reports H1 2026 revenue up 1,252% YoY to $140.6M, with a net loss of $1.02B, up from $368.9M (Jordan Novet/CNBC) [1d]
- Google is testing a new version of its AI agent CC, pivoting the tool from an individual productivity assistant into a collaborative household management agent (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) [1d]
- Singapore-licensed dtcpay, which offers stablecoin payments across Europe, Hong Kong, Australia, and North America, raised a $25M Series A (CoinDesk) [1d]
- Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs an EO to slow down data center approvals, create an AI task force to evaluate workforce displacement, and more (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) [1d]
- Sources: the US "almost started a war" after an AI-assisted report hallucinated that a Chinese ship was carrying nuclear weapons components in the Middle East (CNN) [1d]
- Mistral and other European AI startups accuse US rivals of using safety concerns to entrench their dominance, rejecting Anthropic's calls to pace the frontier (Reuters) [1d]
- Sony Music and UMG sue Suno, alleging that its new model trained in partnership with WMG and BMG infringes copyright because it is based on an infringing model (Corbin Bolies/Variety) [1d]
- Google threat intelligence group details how one of its researchers infiltrated hacker group TeamPCP and helped disrupt its software supply chain hacking spree (Andy Greenberg/Wired) [1d]
- Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO; about a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of infringing its copyrights (Todd Spangler/Variety) [1d]
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an EO ordering a working group to provide a guide in two months with measures to boost California's AI safety and security laws (Bloomberg) [1d]
- Mind, whose AI agents autonomously handle data loss prevention tasks, raised a $72M Series B, sources say at a $300M valuation, taking its total raised to $112M (Sophie Shulman/CTech) [1d]
- Source: Beijing-based Naive AI, which plans to release its first AI model as early as this month, is now valued at $1.4B after raising $400M in three rounds (Juro Osawa/The Information) [1d]
- A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters) [1d]
- This 8-bit computer plans to run flight sim and generates a 'pleasant homely aroma' by burning dust off 1950s vacuum tubes — oh, and it can explode at any time [1d]
- How to watch Asian Games 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, September 19 (game #1699) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, September 19 (game #1196) [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, September 19 (game #930) [1d]
- Quote of the day by ex-OpenAI chief scientist and SSI co-founder Ilya Sutskever: 'AI will keep getting better and the day will come when AI will do all the things that we can do' — a staggering prediction about a future superintelligence [1d]
- Tiny Dutch startup enlists Samsung as backer as it seeks to dethrone Nvidia AI GPU — but Euclyd won't get its inference chip out till 2028 [1d]
- TP-Link's budget-friendly Archer AX21 Wi-Fi 6 router drops to $60 in Amazon's Early Prime Day — but this deal ends soon [1d]
- US Army confirms it has 'space control weapons' active in orbit to ensure it 'can operate freely there' [1d]
- HP's cartridge-free Smart Tank 5003 all-in-one printer with 3 years' free ink drops to $170 at Amazon [1d]
- Creality's 16-color K2 Combo 3D printer drops to $584 at Amazon [1d]
- New Android malware can deploy AI to automate device control — and it can even bring itself back from the dead [1d]
- 12 clever home office upgrades you didn't know you needed in Amazon's early Prime Day sale [1d]
- The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x is possibly the thinnest laptop we've ever tested — and this deal drops the price by $550 [1d]
- Seagate finds 'AI is increasing the value of data' but warns that 43% of businesses lack proper data storage infrastructure — 99% expect AI storage (and storage costs) to explode [1d]
- AMD GPUs and CPUs could be the next victims of the RAM crisis, as industry chatter insists more price hikes are coming [1d]
- China's Salt Typhoon spotted probing Latin American government with newly developed SparroWocky backdoor [1d]
- 2,000 UK flight cancellations caused by ‘previously unknown defect’ that happened in the ‘space of a millisecond’ — travel chaos took days to fix and left hundreds of thousands stranded [1d]
- FBI confirms two Texas-bound oil tankers hit by hackers who disabled coms and put the engines into overdrive — and Iran is possibly to blame [1d]
- I spoke to Apple’s new VP of Hardware Engineering about why he's ‘especially proud’ of the iPhone Duo’s hinge durability and the reliability of Ceramic Shield 2: ‘When I see someone put a screen protector on their iPhone, it makes my skin crawl’ [1d]
- Hi-fi and home theater legend Wharfedale announces four(!) new subwoofers, and if that seems like overkill, wait until you see how big the largest one is [1d]
- This is what it's like to be the first person on the new iPhone 18 Pro line at the Apple Store [1d]
- US inherits Venezuelan surveillance state built on banned Chinese tech and AI — and it shows no signs of switching [1d]
- Should you pick up Marvel's Wolverine or Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave? Our latest quiz tells you what to play this weekend [1d]
- What is the release date and launch time for Lanterns episode 6 on HBO Max? [1d]
- 'Whatever you try to fix breaks things even more': How to avoid the hidden dangers of AI code [1d]
- NFL Week 2 preview: 5 games you can’t miss this weekend [1d]
- The LG C6 is a 'gaming powerhouse' with brilliant picture quality — and the 77-inch model just hit its lowest price yet [1d]
- Spotify teases a GTA 6 collaboration — I hope Rockstar will finally let us use our own playlists, but people suspect it's something simpler [1d]
- I finally got Siri AI on my iPhone, so I gave it 5 jobs I normally use ChatGPT Voice for — I wasn’t expecting it to be this good [1d]
- Players will need to 'think on their feet' in Alien: Isolation 2's new exterior environments, while the 'perfect hunter' xenomorph will also learn and 'adapt' how to track you down in the outdoors [1d]
- Bill to make AI data centers pay for power grid upgrades reaches critical milestone [1d]
- The all-new Apple Watch Series 12 just launched — here's how to get it for as little as $199 [1d]
- This Wavlink USB-C dock can charge your Windows laptop or MacBook, connect six 10Gbps USB devices, and drive three monitors for just $120 [1d]
- WD_Black's high-speed 4TB SN7100 SSD gets a discount with Newegg's special promo code [1d]
- Add a second display to your laptop for £73 with this Asus ZenScreen 15.6-inch Full HD portable monitor deal at Amazon [1d]
- Why quantum scales on compute-per-watt, not qubit count [1d]
- 7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (September 18) [1d]
- TechRadar's weekly crossword — puzzle #7, Friday, September 18 [1d]
- CISA urges business to deploy decoys, lures, and honeypots to catch hackers in the act [1d]
- Mullvad has silently revamped its Android VPN app — here’s what you need to know [1d]
- Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI launch Alliance to advance data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions [1d]
- MobLand season 2 episode 1 recap: people are already dead, the Harrigan's enter a 'death spiral', and Harry's unhinged new rival is officially introduced [1d]
- Control Resonant shows that sometimes bigger really is better [1d]
- Diablo 4 game director confirms 'the end is not nigh' despite Diablo 5's announcement and says players shouldn't worry, as 'we're going to be making content for a long time' — 'The train is not stopping' [1d]
- The Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have officially launched — I'm rounding up the best deals for both the US and UK [1d]
- AI watermarking could make LLM guardrail adherence unpredictable — and that could be a big problem for the EU AI Act [1d]
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- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 20, #931 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 20, #1197 [1d]
- Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 20, #1919 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 19, #930 [1d]
- Azerbaijan Grand Prix: How to Watch the F1 Race Today [1d]
- Samsung Phone Users Can Now Sync Photos and Video to Google [1d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 19, #1196 [1d]
- Adobe Acrobat’s New Tools Help You Show Up Sharper, Faster [1d]
- Battery Replacement Has Gotten Pricier for Apple’s Latest iPhone 18 Pro Models [1d]
- iPhone 18 Pro Launch Could Be the First of Many for New Apple’s New CEO This Year [1d]
- One-Day Deal: Save $650 on This Lenovo OLED Laptop at Best Buy [1d]
- Is It Time to Upgrade Your iPhone? With T-Mobile’s Trade-In Offers, the Answer Is Yes [1d]
- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 19, #726 [1d]
- Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 19, #1918 [1d]
- Sweeping EU Child Safety Proposal Would Transform Social Media, Online Gaming and AI Chatbots [1d]
- My iPhone 18 Pro Has One of These Accessories on It at All Times [1d]
- AI Firms Knew Chatbots Were an ‘Existential Threat’ to Journalists, Court Docs Show [1d]
- I Toured the Company Mapping Space Debris. Then I Polled Worried and Hopeful Scientists [1d]
- Anker Kicked Off Prime Day Early and This Is Only the Start [1d]
- ‘JAŸ-Z in 8’: How to Watch the HBO Documentary Series [1d]
- Premier League Soccer: Stream Brentford vs. Chelsea Live From Anywhere [1d]
- NordicTrack Rowing Machine or Exercise Bike: Which One Will You Actually Stick With? [1d]
- Studio Pilates vs. a Home Reformer: The Math on How Much You’d Actually Save [1d]
- Amazon Deals of the Day: Looking for an Affordable Tablet? This TCL Tab Is Now Under $200 [1d]
- Retro Tech Is Making a Massive Comeback, and We’ve Picked a Few of Our Favorites [1d]
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