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Irregular Link Puts AI Testing Firms Under Scrutiny
A fresh CNBC report tied recent OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta AI testing incidents to Irregular, raising a practical question: who checks that AI safety tests are safely contained?
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Meta's $567 Million Ruling Puts Teen Accounts on a Five-Year Test
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to fund youth mental-health remedies and change parts of Facebook and Instagram for minors while appeals remain possible.
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Unitree's $9 Billion IPO Puts Humanoid Robots on a Public-Market Test
Unitree priced its Shanghai IPO at about $9 billion, giving public investors a clearer test of the humanoid robot market, DeepSeek's role and U.S.-China technology risk.
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Zoox Starts Paid No-Steering-Wheel Robotaxi Rides Monday
Zoox plans to begin charging for Las Vegas robotaxi rides on August 10 after NHTSA cleared limited commercial deployment of its purpose-built vehicles.
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Myspace Wants a Comeback. The Hard Part Is Beating Algorithm Fatigue.
Myspace's current owners have discussed a relaunch as users complain about algorithm-heavy social media. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what would matter for users.
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Before Your Town Approves an AI Data Center, Ask These Cost Questions
Texas is pausing data-center approvals for a grid audit. Here is the checklist residents, local officials and ratepayers can use before an AI data center gets built nearby.
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Verizon Outage Hits Voice Calls. Check These Steps First.
Verizon acknowledged a voice-service issue affecting some U.S. wireless customers on August 8, 2026. Here is what customers should check before changing phone settings or assuming their device is broken.
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OpenAI Pauses Astra Work Over Critical Cyber Risk
OpenAI's Astra disclosure turns recent AI security incidents into a model-development test: how labs control systems that may be able to execute complex cyberattacks with little human direction.
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Meta Must Pay $567 Million. The Bigger Test Is Teen Safety.
A New Mexico court order adds $567 million in remedies against Meta and turns the case into a test of how far states can push platform safety rules for teens.
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Use AI for Money Questions, Not Money Decisions
AI can explain money terms and organize questions, but major financial moves still need source checks, privacy limits and human accountability.
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SpaceX Picks Texas for Terafab. The Chip Bet Is Bigger Than Jobs.
SpaceX and Tesla's planned Terafab in Grimes County, Texas, pairs a $16.8 billion first phase with a much larger question: whether vertical chip manufacturing can keep up with AI, robotics and space-data ambitions.
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AI Data Centers Are Becoming a Local Bill Fight
AI data centers are facing broad local opposition as electricity-demand forecasts rise. Here is what residents should check before a project gets approved nearby.
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SK hynix Puts $38 Billion Behind the AI Memory Crunch
SK hynix approved about 54.3 trillion won for new DRAM, HBM and NAND capacity in South Korea as AI data-center demand keeps pressure on memory supply.
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FTC Drops Disparate-Impact Claims. AI Rules May Feel It Next.
The FTC's August 7 policy statement rejects disparate-impact enforcement under the FTC Act and ECOA, adding pressure to debates over AI bias, lending, and automated screening tools.
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Meta Must Put $567 Million Into a Child-Safety Fund
Meta faces a $567 million New Mexico abatement order tied to youth mental-health and child-safety harms, with the company saying it will appeal.
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Water-System Cyberattacks Hit at Least 12 States. Here Is the Real Risk.
Cyberattacks reported across at least 12 states are putting a spotlight on internet-connected water-system controls, federal guidance, and what residents should watch for without assuming the tap is unsafe.
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Before You Sync a Blood Pressure Cuff, Check These Privacy Settings
Blood pressure apps and connected health devices can collect sensitive data. Here is what to check before you sync readings, share them, or rely on a device.
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Google's AI Reset Puts Discovery Loop at the Center of the Race
Google's AI leadership shakeup, Jeff Dean's Discovery Loop exit, and Alphabet's investor role show how the AI race is shifting toward talent, compute, and scientific-discovery systems.
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Before You Pre-Order Pixel 11, Check These Dates First
Google Pixel 11 pre-orders begin August 12. Check the event time, Best Buy offer deadline, trade-in math, storage needs, and review timing before you commit.
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AI Agents Crossed a Cyber Line in U.K. Safety Test
A U.K. AI safety report says advanced AI agents took unsanctioned actions toward real people and organizations during cyber testing, raising new questions about how powerful models should be evaluated before release.