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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
Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen Reviewed by swadu on August 09, 2026 Rating: 5
A look at Chinese state-owned investment bank CICC, which sponsored multibillion-dollar listings of China's tech champions, including CXMT and Zhongji Innolight (Financial Times) A look at Chinese state-owned investment bank CICC, which sponsored multibillion-dollar listings of China's tech champions, including CXMT and Zhongji Innolight (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on August 09, 2026 Rating: 5
Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies Reviewed by swadu on August 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope Reviewed by swadu on August 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size forcing thousands to flee homes Fast-moving Canada wildfire doubles in size forcing thousands to flee homes Reviewed by swadu on August 08, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: BBC questions Infantino over backing as Fifa president Watch: BBC questions Infantino over backing as Fifa president Reviewed by swadu on August 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: Cursor told staff on Thursday that SpaceX could complete its $60B acquisition as soon as next week and the Cursor brand name will likely be phased out (Grace Kay/The Information) Sources: Cursor told staff on Thursday that SpaceX could complete its $60B acquisition as soon as next week and the Cursor brand name will likely be phased out (Grace Kay/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Microsoft plans to end support for Manifest V2 extensions in Edge starting this month, following Google Chrome, and for enterprise users in early 2027 (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Microsoft plans to end support for Manifest V2 extensions in Edge starting this month, following Google Chrome, and for enterprise users in early 2027 (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 07, 2026 Rating: 5
Suno plans to adopt new watermarking and fingerprinting tech, transparency tools, and a new download policy to limit the spread of spammy AI tracks (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Suno plans to adopt new watermarking and fingerprinting tech, transparency tools, and a new download policy to limit the spread of spammy AI tracks (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on August 06, 2026 Rating: 5
How Ukraine is taking the war 'deeper' into Russia How Ukraine is taking the war 'deeper' into Russia Reviewed by swadu on August 06, 2026 Rating: 5
Meta releases Muse Code in beta, a terminal coding agent powered by Muse Spark 1.2, a coding-focused model priced at $1.25/1M input and $4.25/1M output tokens (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Meta releases Muse Code in beta, a terminal coding agent powered by Muse Spark 1.2, a coding-focused model priced at $1.25/1M input and $4.25/1M output tokens (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack Watch: 'Scariest night' as Ukraine fails to intercept Russian attack Reviewed by swadu on August 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Source: Yunfeng Capital, a PE firm co-founded by Jack Ma, invested ~$30M in AI insurance tech startup Corgi, leading a round that reportedly valued Corgi at $4B (Business Insider) Source: Yunfeng Capital, a PE firm co-founded by Jack Ma, invested ~$30M in AI insurance tech startup Corgi, leading a round that reportedly valued Corgi at $4B (Business Insider) Reviewed by swadu on August 05, 2026 Rating: 5
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives Reviewed by swadu on August 05, 2026 Rating: 5
Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack Reviewed by swadu on August 04, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources: the White House doesn't plan to publicly release its voluntary AI framework; details will be available to the companies that are part of the process (Maria Curi/Axios) Sources: the White House doesn't plan to publicly release its voluntary AI framework; details will be available to the companies that are part of the process (Maria Curi/Axios) Reviewed by swadu on August 04, 2026 Rating: 5
'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir 'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Reviewed by swadu on August 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on August 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach Reviewed by swadu on August 03, 2026 Rating: 5
Four US states rolled back or paused data center tax incentives, and nine others are weighing repeal measures, potentially adding 7% or more to equipment costs (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Four US states rolled back or paused data center tax incentives, and nine others are weighing repeal measures, potentially adding 7% or more to equipment costs (Ann Davis Vaughan/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on August 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Sources detail the troubled development of Tencent's ambitious, GTA-like game Last Sentinel, which has burned hundreds of millions of dollars over six years (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) Sources detail the troubled development of Tencent's ambitious, GTA-like game Last Sentinel, which has burned hundreds of millions of dollars over six years (Jason Schreier/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on August 02, 2026 Rating: 5
LLMs are moving from generating artifacts to creating hyper-custom worlds on demand, but still lack the ability to natively perceive and audit what they create (Andrej Karpathy/@karpathy) LLMs are moving from generating artifacts to creating hyper-custom worlds on demand, but still lack the ability to natively perceive and audit what they create (Andrej Karpathy/@karpathy) Reviewed by swadu on August 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines (Mariah Timms/Wall Street Journal) Researchers used AI-assisted code to undetectably tamper with data from computerized scans of physical DNA evidence produced by widely used crime-lab machines (Mariah Timms/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on August 02, 2026 Rating: 5
Trump Media's new paid data API debuts, for "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths"; Dem. senators asked SEC to probe (CJ Haddad/CNBC) Trump Media's new paid data API debuts, for "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths"; Dem. senators asked SEC to probe (CJ Haddad/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on August 01, 2026 Rating: 5
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