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Google Must Make Rival Android Stores Easier to Find—Check These Five Things
Google must simplify rival Android app-store discovery and installation. Here is how the court-ordered system works and what users should verify first.
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Meta’s $17.1 Billion Deal Would Cap Teen Use at Two Hours a Day
The proposed settlement would reshape Facebook and Instagram for U.S. users under 18, with daily limits, overnight blocks and stricter age checks.
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471 Million Breach Notices Don't Mean 471 Million People—Here's What to Do
The 471.2 million breach-notice count is not a tally of unique victims. Here is what the number means and how to protect your credit after a notice.
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Pony.ai and Uber Set a 2,000-Robotaxi Europe Target—Four Cities Are Unnamed
Pony.ai and Uber plan more than 2,000 robotaxis across five European cities, with Zagreb the only market named so far.
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Google's Pixel Watch Health Feature Is Not a Glucose Monitor
Google's new Health Guardian tools can flag insulin-resistance trends from wearable data, but users should understand the limits before treating the alerts as medical advice.
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Flock's 7-Day Camera Rule Turns Privacy Into a Local Control Test
Flock Safety announced new privacy and accountability safeguards for its license-plate-reader network on August 13, 2026, including a seven-day default retention recommendation, required case codes, and broader audit tools.
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Meta Youth-Harms Trial Turns Teen Safety Into a Design Test
Jury selection has begun in Meta’s federal youth-harms trial in Oakland. Here is what the case will test for Facebook, Instagram, parents and teen safety rules.
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Texas Data Center Audit Turns AI Growth Into a Grid Cost Test
Texas regulators must audit data centers before projects advance in ERCOT's queue, putting AI infrastructure growth, electricity costs and local community impacts under fresh scrutiny.
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Before Twitch Streams Train Amazon AI, Check the Opt-Out Limits
Twitch has added a setting that lets creators opt out of future Amazon generative AI training on channel content. Here is what the switch covers, what it does not stop and what creators and viewers should check now.
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Taiwan AI-Agent Hack Turns Cybersecurity Into an Autonomy Test
A reported AI-agent cyberattack against Taiwan shows why network defenders now have to control autonomy, permissions and monitoring, not just patch individual software flaws.
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Pixel 11 Turns Google AI Into an Upgrade Test
Google unveiled the Pixel 11 lineup on August 12, with new camera AI, Gemini features, and prices starting at $899 ahead of an August 20 retail launch.
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Claude Watermarks Turn AI Text Into a Disclosure Test
Anthropic's Claude watermarking plan means AI-generated text may carry hidden machine-readable marks worldwide. Here is what the marks can show, what they miss, and why it matters for workers, schools, publishers, and platforms.
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Meta's $942 Million Child-Safety Ruling Turns Teen Protections Into a Court Test
New Mexico's final judgment against Meta combines a $567 million abatement order with a prior $375 million jury penalty and court-supervised child-safety reforms.
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Meta's Muse Glimmer Turns Local AI Agents Into the Test
Meta's Muse Glimmer launch gives developers a new open-weight local AI model and gives users a clearer privacy, control and hardware tradeoff to consider.
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Brinks Home Breach Checklist: What Customers Should Lock Down Now
Brinks Home confirmed unauthorized access to part of its IT systems. Here is what customers and former customers should check before scammers use the news.
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OpenAI's Cyber Model Turns AI Defense Into a Trust Gate
OpenAI expanded Daybreak with Blue and Red access tiers, giving vetted cybersecurity teams a more permissive model while adding tighter controls around advanced cyber work.
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Before Your Town Approves an AI Data Center, Check Who Pays the Bill
AI data centers can bring tax revenue and jobs, but local communities should ask who pays for electricity upgrades, water use, permits, tax breaks, and promised benefits before approving a project.
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Apple's CXMT Chip Test Turns iPhone Supply Into a Policy Test
Apple is reportedly testing CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks, turning an AI-driven memory shortage into a supply-chain and U.S.-China policy test.
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Meta's Glimmer Release Turns AI Access Into a Safety Test
Meta released Muse Glimmer and a new Zuckerberg AI manifesto on August 10, setting up a sharper fight over open-weight models, safety reviews, data centers, and who controls powerful AI tools.
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Before Your Town Buys Flock Cameras, Check These Privacy Terms
Flock Safety camera debates are moving from city halls to national news. Here is what residents should check before a local license-plate reader contract gets approved.