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Sources: Ramp is in early talks to raise about $1B at a ~$60B valuation, up from $44B in June; Ramp has raised $3B to date (Bloomberg) Sources: Ramp is in early talks to raise about $1B at a ~$60B valuation, up from $44B in June; Ramp has raised $3B to date (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on September 08, 2026 Rating: 5
UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response Reviewed by swadu on September 08, 2026 Rating: 5
New videos of man in 9/11 lawsuit reveal extremist links New videos of man in 9/11 lawsuit reveal extremist links Reviewed by swadu on September 07, 2026 Rating: 5
The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched (The Block) The attacker who withdrew ~4,000 BTC from Blockstream's Liquid Network federation wallet returns 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said its bridge nodes were patched (The Block) Reviewed by swadu on September 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Video shows damaged Amazon cargo plane after crash Video shows damaged Amazon cargo plane after crash Reviewed by swadu on September 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Analysis: since October, Anthropic has entered into agreements for at least 14.8 GW of compute capacity and may spend as much as $517B over the next decade (Valida Pau/The Information) Analysis: since October, Anthropic has entered into agreements for at least 14.8 GW of compute capacity and may spend as much as $517B over the next decade (Valida Pau/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on September 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Germany's far-right AfD celebrate projected win in state election Germany's far-right AfD celebrate projected win in state election Reviewed by swadu on September 06, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI says it hit its "automated research intern" goal, its researchers now use 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday, and top users spend $7,000+/day on tokens (OpenAI) OpenAI says it hit its "automated research intern" goal, its researchers now use 3.1 agent-workdays per human workday, and top users spend $7,000+/day on tokens (OpenAI) Reviewed by swadu on September 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage - and Russia is the chief suspect Reviewed by swadu on September 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump admin debuts arcade.gov with a deportation-themed Snake clone and a Tetris-like wall-building clone; Tetris says it takes IP infringement "very seriously" (ABC News) Trump admin debuts arcade.gov with a deportation-themed Snake clone and a Tetris-like wall-building clone; Tetris says it takes IP infringement "very seriously" (ABC News) Reviewed by swadu on September 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Swiss Re: global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20B-$30B/year by 2030; ~40% of US data-center capacity is located in tornado-prone areas (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal) Swiss Re: global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20B-$30B/year by 2030; ~40% of US data-center capacity is located in tornado-prone areas (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on September 05, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 Astra to Pro customers on the $100/month or $200/month plans (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 Astra to Pro customers on the $100/month or $200/month plans (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on September 04, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI says it can't read all of Astra's reasoning and admits covert sandbagging would likely go uncaught, yet still calls it the world's most aligned model (Celia Ford/Transformer) OpenAI says it can't read all of Astra's reasoning and admits covert sandbagging would likely go uncaught, yet still calls it the world's most aligned model (Celia Ford/Transformer) Reviewed by swadu on September 04, 2026 Rating: 5
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, initially for customers in its Daybreak program; Greg Brockman says it is a "generational leap" and "we are now in the AGI era" (Hayden Field/The Verge) OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, initially for customers in its Daybreak program; Greg Brockman says it is a "generational leap" and "we are now in the AGI era" (Hayden Field/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on September 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial Woman charged with juror intimidation in Lindsay Clancy trial Reviewed by swadu on September 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta rolls out Muse Spark 1.3 in Muse Code and Meta Model API, saying it significantly improves coding and agentic performance, at the same price as Spark 1.2 (Ina Fried/Axios) Meta rolls out Muse Spark 1.3 in Muse Code and Meta Model API, saying it significantly improves coding and agentic performance, at the same price as Spark 1.2 (Ina Fried/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on September 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations Zelensky says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine escalates drone operations Reviewed by swadu on September 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Félix, an AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform focused on Latinos in the US, raised a $200M Series C co-led by a16z and GC, including $113M in debt (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News) Félix, an AI-powered WhatsApp remittance platform focused on Latinos in the US, raised a $200M Series C co-led by a16z and GC, including $113M in debt (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News) Reviewed by swadu on September 01, 2026 Rating: 5
On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook pens an emotional memo reflecting on his time at Apple and says he takes "enormous comfort" in handing the helm to John Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook pens an emotional memo reflecting on his time at Apple and says he takes "enormous comfort" in handing the helm to John Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2026 Rating: 5
Sony launches Live TV on PS5 in the US, letting users stream 100+ free, ad-supported TV channels with content from Amazon MGM Studios, Crunchyroll, and more (Kris Holt/Engadget) Sony launches Live TV on PS5 in the US, letting users stream 100+ free, ad-supported TV channels with content from Amazon MGM Studios, Crunchyroll, and more (Kris Holt/Engadget) Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2026 Rating: 5
Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life Reviewed by swadu on August 31, 2026 Rating: 5
WhatsApp chat used to launder cash for crime and extremism WhatsApp chat used to launder cash for crime and extremism Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Analysis: AI chatbots challenged or didn't respond to 90%+ of 15 false narratives spread by Russia, China, and Iran; AI overviews did it 60%+ of the time (Huo Jingnan/NPR) Analysis: AI chatbots challenged or didn't respond to 90%+ of 15 false narratives spread by Russia, China, and Iran; AI overviews did it 60%+ of the time (Huo Jingnan/NPR) Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus Reviewed by swadu on August 30, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Australia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year Australia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event - not this year Reviewed by swadu on August 29, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: AI cloud computing provider Lambda raised ~$1B of private short-dated debt to finance the purchase of Nvidia GPUs, which will be leased by Microsoft (Emily Graffeo/Bloomberg) Sources: AI cloud computing provider Lambda raised ~$1B of private short-dated debt to finance the purchase of Nvidia GPUs, which will be leased by Microsoft (Emily Graffeo/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne Reviewed by swadu on August 28, 2026 Rating: 5
Internal memo: Meta's AI agent Hatch "has its own computer" to perform tasks, works when the app is closed, can connect to email, Instagram, OpenTable, and more (Hugh Langley/Business Insider) Internal memo: Meta's AI agent Hatch "has its own computer" to perform tasks, works when the app is closed, can connect to email, Instagram, OpenTable, and more (Hugh Langley/Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war Reviewed by swadu on August 27, 2026 Rating: 5
Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific says a cyberattack disrupted some of its IT systems and global operations, including order processing and shipping (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific says a cyberattack disrupted some of its IT systems and global operations, including order processing and shipping (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Google debuts Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model that powers Gboard Rambler and is coming to Chrome, in public preview for developers and enterprises (Abner Li/9to5Google) Google debuts Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model that powers Gboard Rambler and is coming to Chrome, in public preview for developers and enterprises (Abner Li/9to5Google) Reviewed by swadu on August 26, 2026 Rating: 5
Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2026 Rating: 5
Keenable, which is building a web search index for AI agents and says several AI labs are using its API, raised a $26M seed led by Accel (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) Keenable, which is building a web search index for AI agents and says several AI labs are using its API, raised a $26M seed led by Accel (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2026 Rating: 5
European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman Reviewed by swadu on August 25, 2026 Rating: 5
At his first Cursor all-hands, Musk said Grok needs to catch up, AI will become impossible for humans to control, Anthropic is leading the AI race, and more (Grace Kay/The Information) At his first Cursor all-hands, Musk said Grok needs to catch up, AI will become impossible for humans to control, Anthropic is leading the AI race, and more (Grace Kay/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Mercury Research: AMD's share of x86 client CPU shipments tops 30% for the first time, hitting 30.3% in Q2, up from 21.1% two years earlier, vs. Intel's 69.7% (Michael Kan/PCMag) Mercury Research: AMD's share of x86 client CPU shipments tops 30% for the first time, hitting 30.3% in Q2, up from 21.1% two years earlier, vs. Intel's 69.7% (Michael Kan/PCMag) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2026 Rating: 5
UK PM backs Ofcom to take "tough action" under the OSA against social media sites failing to remove dangerous driving videos after a crash killed seven people (Raphael Boyd/The Guardian) UK PM backs Ofcom to take "tough action" under the OSA against social media sites failing to remove dangerous driving videos after a crash killed seven people (Raphael Boyd/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on August 24, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Hugging Face has been exploring a sale that could value it at $13B+, up from $4.5B in 2023, and has been working with a bank to gauge bidders' interest (Katie Roof/Business Insider) Sources: Hugging Face has been exploring a sale that could value it at $13B+, up from $4.5B in 2023, and has been working with a bank to gauge bidders' interest (Katie Roof/Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2026 Rating: 5
The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer Reviewed by swadu on August 23, 2026 Rating: 5
AI agents' growing capabilities are driving productivity FOMO among some startup founders, who feel compelled to work long hours managing and guiding the agents (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) AI agents' growing capabilities are driving productivity FOMO among some startup founders, who feel compelled to work long hours managing and guiding the agents (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2026 Rating: 5
London-based Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and with $50M in seed funding, says its new Faraday agent beats GPT-5.5 at reproducing research paper findings (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) London-based Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni and with $50M in seed funding, says its new Faraday agent beats GPT-5.5 at reproducing research paper findings (Anna Heim/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2026 Rating: 5
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