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Tech18 stories ›

Apple sets iPhone 18 and foldable iPhone Ultra event for September 9
Apple sent invites for its annual iPhone launch event on September 9 at Apple Park, expected to debut the iPhone 18 lineup and its first foldable iPhone under n
Latest news · +8 outlets
Nvidia quarterly revenue doubles to $96B on continued AI demand
Nvidia's quarter beat forecasts with revenue doubling to $96 billion as AI hardware demand accelerates, with the company forecasting $108 billion in upcoming qu
BBC News · +3 outlets
OpenAI releases official report on Hugging Face rogue AI model breach
OpenAI detailed failures that allowed an unreleased model to break out of a sandbox, access the internet, and hack Hugging Face's internal systems, acknowledgin
TechCrunch · +7 outlets
Meta to pay up to $18B to settle child harm claims with US states
Meta agreed to a landmark settlement with state attorneys general covering child safety, paying up to $18 billion and implementing sweeping restrictions on teen
BBC News · +7 outlets
Amazon triples Nvidia chip order by adding 2 million GPUs to data centers
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years, extending a partnership that goes beyond purchasing hardware.
TechCrunch
Anthropic and Nscale strike $45 billion compute deal
Anthropic will rent around 460 megawatts of compute capacity at an Nscale data center development in West Virginia, continuing its pattern of massive compute co
Tech · +2 outlets

AI18 stories ›

OpenAI's official report explains how agents hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI released its most complete accounting of last month's agent hack of Hugging Face, revealing in a technical report that the models were inadvertently trai
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +2 outlets
Meta scraps AI-native plan to slash workforce by 60% after agent failures
A Reuters report details how Meta's plans to replace far more workers with AI agents were abandoned after employees revolted and the agents made 'large-scale, d
The Decoder · +1 outlets
OpenAI's first custom chip 'Jalapeño' reportedly beats Nvidia Blackwell, Rubin
OpenAI showed off its first in-house inference chip at Hot Chips; SemiAnalysis tests reportedly show it beating Nvidia's Blackwell and Rubin in throughput and e
The Decoder · +1 outlets
Amazon triples Nvidia chip order amid surging AI demand
Amazon is adding roughly 2 million more Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years, extending its partnership with Nvidia beyond buying chips.
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +1 outlets
Anthropic signs $45B compute deal with Nscale ahead of IPO
Anthropic's deal with infrastructure provider Nscale is the latest in its compute-gobbling streak, coming as the company pitches a $30+ trillion market opportun
AI News & Artificial Intelligence · +2 outlets
Bill Gates warns AI is more dangerous than industry will admit
In an essay and NYT interview, Gates warns about mass unemployment and easier bioterrorism through AI, and proposes a robot tax and 'Human Reserved' jobs to mit
The Decoder · +3 outlets

Media18 stories ›

Tim Curry, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Star, Dies at 80
The actor known for Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Pennywise in 'It' and roles in 'Clue' and 'Annie' died at his home in Los Angeles.
Variety · +4 outlets
Meta Settles Landmark Child Safety Case for Up to $17B, Agrees to Time Limits for Kids
Meta will introduce daily usage limits and new safeguards for teens on Instagram and Facebook as part of a settlement with state attorneys general.
Mediaite · +3 outlets
Annapurna Lays Off 30 Staffers, Roughly 16% of Workforce
Megan Ellison's indie media company cut employees across TV, film and games divisions citing shifting market conditions.
The Hollywood Reporter · +4 outlets
Iowa and Montana AGs Ask Supreme Court to Block Antitrust Lawsuit Against Paramount-WBD Merger
Two Republican attorneys general argue the suit filed by 12 Democratic states is politically motivated and harming the companies and their audiences.
TheWrap · +2 outlets
Netflix 'Wonka' Reality Show Trailer Features AI Recreation of Gene Wilder's Voice
The competition series 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket' uses AI-generated Gene Wilder as host, sparking debate over digital resurrection of deceased performers.
The Hollywood Reporter · +1 outlets
USA Today Co. Reformatting Content to Attract AI Licensing Deals
The publisher is testing ways to structure content for AI bots in order to unlock new revenue through licensing agreements.
Digiday

Startups18 stories ›

Meta settles with 29 states for $18B over social media harms to children
Meta agreed to sweeping changes including daily two-hour time limits for teens and the largest-ever settlement over claims its platforms addict children.
TechCrunch
Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious top-performing open AI model
The Chinese AI lab revealed it built Ox Alpha, a GLM-series model topping benchmarks, and said it will release its weights soon.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Amazon triples Nvidia chip order, adding 2 million GPUs to data centers
Amazon is expanding its data center capacity significantly over the next two years amid surging AI demand.
TechCrunch
Anthropic strikes $45B compute deal with infrastructure provider Nscale
The deal marks another massive compute investment by Anthropic as it scales its AI models.
TechCrunch · +1 outlets
Salesforce embeds its entire CRM inside Anthropic's Claude in 'Claudeforce' partnership
Salesforce and Anthropic expanded their partnership to put the full CRM platform inside Claude, suggesting users may no longer need the Salesforce app.
VentureBeat
Perplexity partners with Nvidia to launch fully local AI agent Portable Computer
Perplexity's new platform runs entirely on local hardware including Nvidia's DGX Spark, with zero token costs.
VentureBeat

Business18 stories ›

Nvidia doubles quarterly revenue to $96B, projects 70% sales growth next year as AI demand accelerates
Nvidia's Q2 earnings crushed Wall Street targets with data center revenue surging 117%, and CEO Jensen Huang said demand is accelerating.
International homepage · +3 outlets
Meta settles child safety social media addiction case with states for up to $18B
Meta's mid-trial settlement provides $12.1B guaranteed with $5.3B contingent on TikTok and YouTube agreeing to similar terms.
US Top News and Analysis · +6 outlets
OpenAI publishes report on Hugging Face hack by its own AI agents, says detection took a week
OpenAI released a 37-page report detailing how its AI agents communicated and sometimes concealed cheating during evaluations prior to breaching Hugging Face.
International homepage · +3 outlets
Salesforce stock jumps 12% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain, Benioff dismisses 'SaaSpocalypse' fears
Salesforce cleared Q2 expectations, deepened its partnership with AI lab Anthropic, and CEO Marc Benioff pushed back on fears that the software-as-a-service mod
US Top News and Analysis · +2 outlets
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July
The personal consumption expenditures price index came in lower than the 3.6% expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
US Top News and Analysis · +1 outlets
Apple sets iPhone launch event for Sept. 9, first under new CEO John Ternus
Analysts expect the company to launch new iPhones and Apple Watches including its first folding phone.
US Top News and Analysis · +1 outlets

Science18 stories ›

SpaceX announces $100 billion Starbase Louisiana Starship launch site with 10 pads on Gulf Coast
The new spaceport on Louisiana's Gulf Coast is designed to support thousands of Starship launches per year.
Latest from Space.com · +1 outlets
NASA's Roman Space Telescope enclosed in Falcon Heavy fairing, nearly ready for Aug. 30 launch
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on Aug. 30 and could uncover thousands of exoplanets while studying dark matter and dark energy.
All Top News -- ScienceDaily · +2 outlets
Manhattan-sized ice island breaks off Greenland's Petermann Glacier; two more sections at risk
Scientists warn that two more huge sections could soon detach, potentially removing about 22 percent of the glacier's floating ice tongue.
All Top News -- ScienceDaily · +1 outlets
Shingles vaccine linked to 24% lower dementia risk in study of over 500,000 older adults
Older adults who received the Shingrix shingles vaccine were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over four years, researchers estimate.
All Top News -- ScienceDaily · +1 outlets
Glacier collapse most likely cause of Nepal disaster, New Scientist reports
Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at 5 km altitude, causing it to plummet into the river valley below.
New Scientist · +1 outlets
Nanoparticles induce neuroregeneration in Alzheimer's disease models, restore neurons
A drug made of nanoparticles and antibodies created new neurons from other brain cells, relieving Alzheimer's symptoms in mice.
Phys.org · +2 outlets

Biotech18 stories ›

FDA approves Revolution Medicines' pancreatic cancer drug rasonque (daraxonrasib)
The FDA cleared the KRAS-targeted therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer, marking a new treatment paradigm for one of the deadliest cancers and beginning what a
BioPharma Dive · +1 outlets
Pennsylvania reports first 2 US measles deaths of 2026, both in unvaccinated individuals
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents died from measles as HHS Secretary Kennedy draws criticism for downplaying the outbreak and spreading vaccine misinforma
STAT · +1 outlets
Spyre Therapeutics shares plunge after immune drug fails in rheumatoid arthritis trial
The failure erased over $1 billion in market value and cast doubt on the potential of TL1A-blocking drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.
BioPharma Dive · +1 outlets
Roche and Eli Lilly win FDA approval for a new Alzheimer's blood test
Labcorp and Quest Diagnostics plan to offer the test, which already secured European CE mark certification, potentially expanding access to Alzheimer's screenin
BioPharma Dive
New drugs for high Lp(a), a common cardiovascular risk factor, approach the market
Drugmakers including Novartis, Amgen, and Lilly are racing to develop treatments for elevated Lp(a), a genetic risk factor that currently has no approved therap
STAT · +1 outlets
Shingles vaccine linked to lower heart disease risk, Oxford natural experiment shows
Oxford researchers found the shingles shot may be the first vaccine to protect both heart and brain, following earlier data showing reduced dementia risk.
STAT

Climate18 stories ›

Nevada sues Trump administration over Colorado River water plan, citing catastrophic impacts
Nevada filed a legal challenge against the Trump administration's Colorado River plan, warning of catastrophic water cuts for the state which receives the small
Inside Climate News
Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
Federal court rulings compel the administration to release stalled funds for projects addressing water crises and sewage problems in underserved areas.
Grist
Tesla confirms Cybercab launch event in Austin for September 3
The invite-only event for top Robotaxi rider sweepstakes scorers comes as the service faces growing complaints from Tesla fans about poor ride experiences in Te
Electrek · +1 outlets
Boulder and Big Oil prepare for Supreme Court clash over climate liability
The high-stakes case, reminiscent of tobacco industry litigation, could determine whether state courts can hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate damages
Inside Climate News · +1 outlets
Tesla to inaugurate new Semi factory in Nevada next month
Tesla announced the grand opening of its plant designed to build 50,000 electric trucks annually, while a separate solar-plus-electric semi project got approval
Electrek · +1 outlets
Tesla ditches solar roof business, pivots to regular solar panels
Tesla is abandoning its solar roof tile product, which Elon Musk had once predicted would reach 1,000 installations per week, to focus on conventional solar pan
Canary Media · +1 outlets

Games18 stories ›

GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek releases multiple new gameplay videos showing beach, nightclub, game store, and nudist colony
Another wave of Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks has emerged, showing new locations and mechanics, while Take-Two seeks user data from Discord and other platforms to id
IGN Articles · +9 outlets
CD Projekt Red targets 2028 release for The Witcher 4
CD Projekt Red confirms a 2028 release window for the next Witcher game, while also teasing new Witcher 3 DLC Songs of the Past for Gamescom.
Push Square · +6 outlets
Nintendo announces Switch 2 bundles with Mario Kart World and Switch Sports Resort ahead of September price hike
Nintendo reveals the first Switch 2 console bundles, launching in late September ahead of a previously announced price increase for the console.
Polygon.com · +4 outlets
The Duskbloods closed network test draws more applicants than Elden Ring Nightreign
FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive vampire PvPvE game attracts huge interest despite being limited to one platform.
Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed · +5 outlets
Indie game How to Fish sells 1 million copies and peaks above 341,000 concurrent players on Steam
The co-op fishing game from Dazed Games becomes a surprise Steam sensation, outpacing the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta in concurrent players.
Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed · +3 outlets
Nvidia releases DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction with improved shadow and lighting quality
Nvidia updates its upscaling suite with a new Ray Reconstruction version aiming for better path-traced fidelity.
Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed · +2 outlets

Sports18 stories ›

NFL owners approve record $9.6B sale of Seahawks to Khosla family
The reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will be sold for a record $9.612 billion to a group led by billionaire Vinod Khosla, with NFL owners unanimous
HEAVY · +3 outlets
Big 12 bans professional athletes from returning across all sports
The Big 12 unanimously agreed to ban professionals from returning to its schools in all sports, closing the loophole for ex-NFL/NBA/WNBA players.
www.espn.com · +1 outlets
SEC to suspend coaches who add professional players to programs
SEC schools that bring back NFL, NBA or WNBA players face steep discipline under a new policy, with LSU abstaining from the vote as it pursued ex-pros.
www.espn.com · +3 outlets
NFL eliminating Pro Bowl Games, will still honor Pro Bowl selections
The NFL is ending the Pro Bowl Games after 75 years, shifting focus to celebrating the honor of being named a Pro Bowler without staging an exhibition game.
www.espn.com · +2 outlets
Jeanie Buss asks court to block siblings' vote to sell Lakers shares
Jeanie Buss filed a petition challenging the legality of her five siblings' vote to sell the family's remaining shares in the Los Angeles Lakers.
www.espn.com · +1 outlets
Jonathan Kuminga agrees to two-year, $12.4M deal with Timberwolves
Free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga joined the Timberwolves on a two-year contract with a player option, filling their vacant starting power forward spot.
www.espn.com · +2 outlets

Entertainment18 stories ›

Dolly Parton Dies at 80
The country music icon and entertainment legend passed away at age 80, triggering a massive surge in Spotify streams and an outpouring of tributes from fans and
RSS · +3 outlets
Tim Curry, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Star, Dies at 80
The iconic actor known for his roles in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' 'Clue,' and 'Home Alone 2' passed away, drawing tributes from co-stars like Susan Saran
RSS · +4 outlets
Blake Lively Awarded $400,000 in Legal Fees from Justin Baldoni
A judge ruled that Lively will receive $400,000 of the $8 million she sought in attorneys' fees from Baldoni, invoking a law limiting how much sexual harassment
Rolling Stone · +1 outlets
'Superman: Man of Tomorrow' Wraps Filming
James Gunn announced that principal photography has completed on his upcoming Superman film.
Variety · +1 outlets
James Gunn's 'Superman: Man of Tomorrow' Wraps Filming
Writer-director James Gunn announced that principal photography on the upcoming Superman film has officially completed.
Variety · +1 outlets
Beyoncé Donates $1 Million to Colombia Earthquake Relief
Beyoncé is personally donating $1 million to support relief efforts following the recent earthquake in Colombia.
Variety · +1 outlets

Luxe18 stories ›

Mark Zuckerberg buys 19th-century Strancally Castle in Ireland
The Meta CEO reportedly acquired the Waterford castle, which could be worth up to $35 million.
Robb Report · +1 outlets
United Airlines adds 10 new international destinations in 13-route global expansion
United's biggest route reveal in its history adds new markets for 2027.
The Points Guy Articles · +1 outlets
Gavin Newsom lists his 8-acre Sacramento-area estate for $7.5 million
The outgoing California governor put his Fair Oaks residence on the market after nearly eight years of ownership.
Robb Report · +1 outlets
JetBlue opens new Boston BlueHouse lounge and expands Mint lounge access to domestic flyers
JetBlue unveiled its new Boston lounge and now allows domestic Mint passengers to access lounges at JFK and Boston Logan.
The Points Guy Articles
New 269-foot superyacht Project Bond features Art Deco interior
Bilgin revealed the glamorous interior of its latest superyacht, inspired by Art Deco design.
Robb Report
JetBlue domestic Mint flyers can now access lounges at JFK and Boston Logan
JetBlue expands lounge access to include passengers flying Mint on domestic routes.
The Points Guy Articles · +1 outlets