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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
Apparel retailers like Zalando, Zara, and ASOS are betting on AI virtual fitting rooms to create a better online shopping experience and cut costly returns (Sonja Wind/Bloomberg) Apparel retailers like Zalando, Zara, and ASOS are betting on AI virtual fitting rooms to create a better online shopping experience and cut costly returns (Sonja Wind/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 22, 2026 Rating: 5
Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war Reviewed by swadu on August 21, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: Anthropic plans a safety system this year requiring enterprises to retain data for 30 days, with an option to do so on their own cloud infrastructure (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) Source: Anthropic plans a safety system this year requiring enterprises to retain data for 30 days, with an option to do so on their own cloud infrastructure (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Bessent urges US partners to back plans to 'squash' Iran economy Bessent urges US partners to back plans to 'squash' Iran economy Reviewed by swadu on August 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: Nvidia has discussed an investment in Mercor as part of a round valuing the startup at $20B; Nvidia paid Mercor tens of millions of dollars last quarter (The Information) Source: Nvidia has discussed an investment in Mercor as part of a round valuing the startup at $20B; Nvidia paid Mercor tens of millions of dollars last quarter (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2026 Rating: 5
81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994 81-year-old confesses to German cold case murder of US tourist in 1994 Reviewed by swadu on August 19, 2026 Rating: 5
US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures Reviewed by swadu on August 18, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war Reviewed by swadu on August 17, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire AI model marketplace OpenRouter for more than $7B; OpenRouter was valued at $1.3B in May (Bloomberg) Sources: Stripe has finalized a deal to acquire AI model marketplace OpenRouter for more than $7B; OpenRouter was valued at $1.3B in May (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2026 Rating: 5
Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway Twelve killed as Polish bus veers off Hungarian motorway Reviewed by swadu on August 16, 2026 Rating: 5
South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North South Korea proposes talks to officially end war with North Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve Firefighters battle wildfire tearing through Belgian nature reserve Reviewed by swadu on August 15, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now generates more revenue than ChatGPT-led consumer business; enterprise customers grew 32% in July (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Source: OpenAI CFO told investors that enterprise business now generates more revenue than ChatGPT-led consumer business; enterprise customers grew 32% in July (Kate Rooney/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule Reviewed by swadu on August 14, 2026 Rating: 5
Nevada granted Tesla a robotaxi permit, but capped the fleet at 10 vehicles, not 5,000 that Tesla sought, banned airport pickups, and ordered other restrictions (Joann Muller/Axios) Nevada granted Tesla a robotaxi permit, but capped the fleet at 10 vehicles, not 5,000 that Tesla sought, banned airport pickups, and ordered other restrictions (Joann Muller/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on August 14, 2026 Rating: 5
US-based robot vacuum maker Matic rolls out a firmware update that lets users control its $1,245 vacuum with voice commands in more than 70 languages (Chris Welch/Bloomberg) US-based robot vacuum maker Matic rolls out a firmware update that lets users control its $1,245 vacuum with voice commands in more than 70 languages (Chris Welch/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 13, 2026 Rating: 5
Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says Ebola outbreak on track to be deadliest ever, WHO chief says Reviewed by swadu on August 13, 2026 Rating: 5
US inflation eases as food and fuel costs cool US inflation eases as food and fuel costs cool Reviewed by swadu on August 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google (Kenrick Cai/Reuters) Sources detail moves behind Google's AI reshuffle; Sergey Brin urged key staff to go all in on Gemini, and some teams shifted from DeepMind to corporate Google (Kenrick Cai/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on August 12, 2026 Rating: 5
Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake Reviewed by swadu on August 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information) Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Former judge removed by Orbán elected Hungarian president Former judge removed by Orbán elected Hungarian president Reviewed by swadu on August 11, 2026 Rating: 5
Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube Former Thai MP allegedly kills official and confesses on YouTube Reviewed by swadu on August 10, 2026 Rating: 5
An Australian user's Claude-run OpenClaw agent exploited a gym API flaw and kicked another member off after the user asked if it could move him up the waitlist (ABC) An Australian user's Claude-run OpenClaw agent exploited a gym API flaw and kicked another member off after the user asked if it could move him up the waitlist (ABC) Reviewed by swadu on August 09, 2026 Rating: 5
US data center bans top 500, up from 300+ in late June, as New York and Texas join cities and counties pushing back against data center development (Shane Burke/The Information) US data center bans top 500, up from 300+ in late June, as New York and Texas join cities and counties pushing back against data center development (Shane Burke/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 09, 2026 Rating: 5
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