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PBS Station Sues Iron Mountain to Save 70 Years of Lost Archives
Nine PBS is suing Iron Mountain to recover 50TB of archival data spanning 70 years after cloud storage vendor Open Source Storage abruptly cut off access and went defunct, leaving the station's progra
Apple in Talks to Pay Publishers for Siri AI Content
Apple is in talks with publishers to license their content for the upcoming Siri AI, proposing a variable compensation model that departs from standard guaranteed licensing fees, according to the Wall
DeepMind Has No CEO as Google AI Shakeup Raises Doubts
Google last week reorganized its AI division, with Demis Hassabis stepping aside as DeepMind CEO and Jeff Dean leaving to start his own venture — leaving the unit without a CEO as SemiAnalysis declare
Amazon Uses Twitch Streams to Train AI by Default
Twitch acknowledged that streamers would never voluntarily opt into AI training, so Amazon will use creators' content to train AI models by default unless they actively opt out.
Microsoft merges Copilot apps into unified 'super app'
Microsoft is consolidating its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single unified app, the first step toward a broader 'super app' it plans to launch later this year. Existing chats c
Flock CEO admits error after police misuse of tracking data
Flock CEO Garrett Langley publicly conceded the surveillance startup "got this one wrong," committing to new policies governing how law enforcement uses its tracking technology after reports of police
ATG (YC F25) Hiring Data Platform Engineer
Autonomous Technologies Group (ATG), a YC F25 startup whose tagline is building systems that 'think, reason, and act,' is recruiting a Member of Technical Staff for its Data Platform.
The Google Pixelsnap Charger With Stand Is 50 Percent Off Right Now
Google's Pixelsnap Charger with Stand—a Qi2 25W magnetic wireless charger compatible with Pixel 10, Galaxy S26, and iPhone 17—is discounted 50% to $35.
Twitch Defaults Users Into Amazon AI Training
Twitch users erupted in anger after discovering Amazon has been using their streams, clips, and chat data to train AI models by default, with an opt-out buried deep in settings that some users say rev
Musk, Zuckerberg Close AI Gap on Startups
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have muscled back into AI's elite ranks, closing the gap on a new generation of Silicon Valley startups after being labeled second-tier players.
Mozilla’s CTO thinks AI should be built like the internet
Mozilla's CTO Raffi Krikorian argues governments are misclassifying AI as a product rather than critical infrastructure, citing Mozilla data showing open-source models now trail proprietary systems li
Taiwan Discloses AI-Agent Cyberattack on Government Agencies
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs disclosed on Aug 13 that government agencies were hit by AI-assisted cyberattacks in July, following Israeli firm Dream's report that AI agents stole credentials a
India Workers Paid to Wear Cameras for Robot Training
Robotics companies are paying Indian workers a premium to wear body cameras that record first-person video of manual labor — shoe-stitching, steel-welding, and other factory tasks — to feed as trainin
Amazon Trains AI on Twitch Content
Amazon is using Twitch content to train its generative AI models, with streamers now able to opt out, according to aggregator coverage.
Mindgard Raises $30M Series A for AI Security Tools
Mindgard, a London- and Boston-based cybersecurity startup specializing in automated AI security and red-teaming tools, has raised a $30M Series A round to scale its product and go-to-market operation
Anthropic in Talks to Buy Decart AI for $6B
Anthropic is in talks to acquire Decart AI, a startup specializing in real-time generative video and GPU optimization technology, for approximately $6 billion according to people familiar with the mat
Taiwan Reports AI-Assisted Government Hack in July
Taiwan said on Aug. 13 that AI-assisted cyberattacks from overseas hit government agencies in July and were 'handled' by affected bodies, a day after Israeli firm Dream disclosed a coordinated AI-agen
Taiwan Detects AI Cyberattacks on Government Agencies
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs disclosed on Aug 13 that AI-assisted cyberattacks targeted government agencies in July, tracing the intrusions to overseas sources using tools like 'Open Claw' and
Cisco Stock: Cisco Earnings Beat. Fiscal 2027 Revenue Outlook Above Estimates. - Investor's Business Daily
Cisco reported quarterly earnings that beat estimates and issued a fiscal 2027 revenue outlook above analyst projections on sustained AI spending, yet the stock still declined in the immediate reactio
Claude’s Chrome side panel is now a full Cowork session - 9to5Mac
Anthropic upgraded its Claude Chrome extension so that the Cowork session now runs as a full sidebar and can pull data from open browser tabs.
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