Technology News
Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The New York Times - 13 Aug 2026 03:03
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
Chinese Censorship Is Leaking Into Answers From American AI
Wall Street Journal - 13 Aug 2026 02:00The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling - Now It's Suing A Public Agency
BGR - 13 Aug 2026 01:17
A developer wants to combine water rights from several plots of farmland to help cool a data center. Regulators said no, and now the developer is suing.
ICE Plans to Give Agents Legend of Korra-Style Electrified Gloves
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2026 00:54
Just in terms of having electrified gloves, they're kinda like the villains on a fictional TV show.
Job Seekers Are Racing to AI-Proof Their Résumés
Wall Street Journal - 13 Aug 2026 12:36Attackers Exploit SharePoint Authentication Bypass After Public PoC Release
The Hacker News - 13 Aug 2026 11:39
Threat actors have begun to exploit a newly disclosed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) code. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-55040 (CVSS score: 9.1), which re...
How Social Media Spurred a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco
Slashdot - 13 Aug 2026 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Two days before tens of thousands of migrants surged into Ceuta, one of Spain's enclaves on Morocco's northern coast, a newspaper there posted a video ...
Lovables $400M funding show vibe coding means business
PC World - 13 Aug 2026 01:48
PCWorld supports the basic vibe-coding concept. In fact, one of our writers says he utterly loves it. Well, heres a surprise. It turns out theres a AI development platform called Lovable-think vibe-coding with serious en...
DeepMinds Hassabis Pitched AI-Oversight Body Before Shake-Up
Wall Street Journal - 13 Aug 2026 01:00Google Play is hiding a Pixel 11 Pro discount in plain sight
Android Central - 13 Aug 2026 23:52
Google is hiding Pixel 11 discounts in Play Points, with up to $150 off select models.
A Rare Extragalactic Stellar Stream Reveals Hidden Dark Matter
Universe Today - 13 Aug 2026 23:51
Scientists have discovered a rare star formation hidden in a distant galaxy, unlike anything seen before beyond the Milky Way. Whats more, the discovery offers a brand new way to measure the distribution of dark matter i...
4 Of The Best Routers With More Than 4 Ports
BGR - 13 Aug 2026 23:17
Looking for a router with extra Ethernet connectivity? We found four of the best routers with more than four Ethernet ports, with options offering fast speeds.
Anthropic Investors Think Its Worth $2 Trillion
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2026 23:05
Claude's backers want that paper.
Microsoft Retreats In China
Slashdot - 13 Aug 2026 23:00
Microsoft has been steadily scaling back its China presence, closing at least 15 branch offices and joint ventures over the past five years as Beijing favors domestic software. U.S. export controls also make it harder to...
Lucid's New SUV Is A Luxurious Family Vehicle That's Quicker Than A Lamborghini
Slash Gear - 13 Aug 2026 23:00
EV automaker Lucid is introducing a brand new SUV that offers luxury, family-friendly practicality, and performance all in one impressive package.
Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted
Engadget - 13 Aug 2026 22:51
The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.
Judge Affirms Settlement Allowing HPEs Deal for Juniper
The New York Times - 13 Aug 2026 22:50
States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.
Apple's latest commission rates for external App Store purchases haven't satisfied Epic
AppleInsider - 13 Aug 2026 22:49
Apple's latest proposal in the Epic trial suggests it should be able to charge between 5% and 15% on external purchases. However, Epic will appeal any value above 0%.Epic's demands for a free ride on Apple's ...
9to5Mac Daily: August 13, 2026 - MacBook Air shortages, iPhone Ultra launch rumors
9 to 5 Mac - 13 Aug 2026 22:42
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The Safety Reckoning Inside OpenAI
Wired - 13 Aug 2026 22:37
OpenAIs rogue agent hack was a watershed moment for AI safety and cybersecurity. It also sparked internal questions about the culture that led to it.
A Mysterious Discovery Deep Underground
The New Yorker - 13 Aug 2026 22:30
From the daily newsletter: what the discovery of life-sustaining oxygen deep underground could mean for the people living on the surface.
Why is OpenAI losing so many executives?
Mashable - 13 Aug 2026 22:22
Numerous OpenAI executives have departed the company over the past few months.