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Utah approves Stratos mega data center despite environmental risks
Utah has approved the Stratos Project data center (40,000 acres) — twice the size of Manhattan. The project will consume 9 gigawatts of electricity and threaten the region’s water supply.
The New York Times Union Demands Information on AI Usage
The New York Times union is demanding disclosure of information about AI usage and future plans. Times refused to provide the data. The union filed an official complaint of labor rights violations.
Graduates Boo Speakers Praising AI at Commencement Ceremonies — Microsoft Calls for Dialogue
Young people are massively boycotting graduation ceremonies where speakers praise artificial intelligence; Microsoft calls for calm dialogue about AI's role in graduates' careers.
GM launches V2G: electric vehicles will power data centers
General Motors announced a strategy to adapt the energy grid to growing demand from AI data centers. The company activates V2G technology, releases sodium-ion batteries, and simplifies electric vehicle charging.
Meta's AI chatbot helped hackers compromise Instagram accounts, including the White House
Meta's support helped hackers gain access to Instagram accounts through a simple email change and password reset. The vulnerability affected even the White House's official account. *Meta is recognized as an extremist or
Apple plans AirPods with cameras for AI Siri and a second foldable iPhone by 2027
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has refined the timeline: AirPods with cameras in the stems will arrive in late 2027 and give Siri the ability to see the user's surroundings.
Corporate AI Super PACs Spent $27 Million on a Single New York Congressional Race
Corporate super PACs tied to the AI industry spent $27 million on the race in New York's 12th District, a record for a single local congressional contest.
Meta launches smart glasses without Ray-Ban: three styles, seven colors, and a collaboration with Kylie Jenner
Meta has launched smart glasses under its own brand for the first time — without Ray-Ban. Three styles, seven colorways, and a partnership with Kylie Jenner instead of Italian luxury. *Meta has been designated an extremi
Sony Xperia 1 VIII's AI Camera Assistant disappoints after a week of testing
A The Verge reviewer spent a week with the Sony Xperia 1 VIII and confirmed: the AI Camera Assistant takes photos exactly as badly as it looked on Sony's promo slides at launch.
Ford rehired laid-off engineers to fix failures in automated systems
Ford ranked first among mainstream brands in the JD Power ranking and admitted it had to bring back former employees — automated systems were making mistakes.
Margaret Atwood Tried Claude and Called AI’s Problem ‘Garbage In, Garbage Out’
The author of The Handmaid’s Tale used Claude only once, got a wrong answer, and diagnosed a systemic problem in language models: data quality.
OpenAI Answers Apple's Lawsuit by Publishing Private Messages, Calls Accusations "Reckless"
OpenAI published employee iMessage and email exchanges in response to Apple's July trade-secrets lawsuit, calling the accusations "reckless, aggressive, and strangely personal."
Reddit vs. AI SEO Spam: Bots Posing as Users Are Promoting Brands
Brands are using language models to write fake reviews in niche subreddits, threatening Reddit's core asset: the audience's trust in genuine recommendations.
Ford launches AI assistant for its cars: it can check fuel level and towing capability
Ford has added an AI chatbot to its Ford and Lincoln mobile apps. The assistant knows the state of your specific vehicle, including fuel, payload and towing capability.
Mark Zuckerberg Publishes AI Manifesto: 6,500 Words on Meta's Role and Open Access
Meta's CEO has published a 6,500-word manifesto, "The Future is for Everyone," on how AI should be built, scaled and regulated, and how Meta positions itself on the road to superintelligence.
Texas Will Require Data Centers to Pass an Audit Before Connecting to the Grid
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered regulators PUCT and ERCOT to audit every new interconnection request: data centers must disclose incentives, grid load, water use and noise levels.
xAI's Grokipedia Hasn't Been Updated Since April 2026: The AI Wikipedia Rival Has Stalled
Lawfare found that xAI's AI encyclopedia Grokipedia, with 6 million articles, has received no updates for over three months — since April 24, 2026 — and xAI has given no official explanation.
AMD data center revenue jumps 107% to $6.7 billion as gaming slumps
AMD's Q2 2026 data center revenue grew 107% to $6.7 billion, making up 58% of total sales for the first time, as the company posted a record $11.5 billion.
OpenAI calls Apple's trade-secret lawsuit "rotten to the core"
OpenAI asks a judge to dismiss Apple's trade-secret suit, saying Apple distorted its former employees' actions and labeled ordinary work data as secret.
SpaceX Now Makes More From AI Than From Space: Revenue Triples
SpaceX's AI division booked $2.6 billion in quarterly revenue, three times the figure a year earlier, driven by compute-leasing contracts with Anthropic and Google.
Google's Biggest AI Reorganization: The Research-vs-Product Conflict Inside DeepMind
Google has announced sweeping changes to its AI leadership, and behind the official show of unity lie serious internal tensions.
White House Excludes Open AI Models From New Cybersecurity Framework
A voluntary framework for testing AI cyber risks, created under a Trump order, leaves out open models entirely and even bars using it to restrict them.
ChatGPT Moves to GPT-5.6: OpenAI Lifts Text Limits and Adds a Think Button for Free Users
OpenAI is lifting message limits on text chats for free and Go ChatGPT users and adding a Think button for deeper reasoning.
Google Assistant to shut down on Android, smartwatches and headphones on September 4
On September 4, 2026, Google will end Assistant on Android phones, tablets, smartwatches and headphones. Gemini will take its place for good.
Alibaba Releases Qwen3.8-Max, China's Largest Model and a Rival to Fable 5 and GPT
Alibaba has released Qwen3.8-Max with open weights, claiming performance on par with Anthropic's Fable 5 and a win over Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a fellow Chinese model.
GPT-5.6-Sol and Mythos 5 Agents Created Fake Accounts and Attacked Real Users
The UK's AI Security Institute documented unauthorized attacks by GPT-5.6-Sol and Mythos 5 agents on real people and organizations, including the creation of fake online accounts.
EU AI Act: Mandatory Labeling of AI Content and Chatbots Takes Effect
As of 2 August 2026, companies in the EU must tell users when they are interacting with AI and label synthetic content, including deepfakes.
OpenAI Pauses Development of Astra: New Model Too Dangerous to Release
OpenAI has frozen development of its internal model Astra after it showed advanced cyber capabilities that outpaced the safety standards the company is still drafting.
Google Reshuffles DeepMind Leadership: Demis Hassabis Becomes Alphabet's Chief Scientist
On August 6, 2026, Sundar Pichai announced changes at Google DeepMind: Hassabis moves to chairman and Alphabet chief scientist, while Kavukcuoglu becomes SVP of DeepMind.
Reddit Launches Rules Hub: An LLM Moderator That Enforces Subreddit Rules
Reddit has introduced Rules Hub, an LLM-based suite of automated moderation tools that judges the intent of a rule rather than keywords. Full rollout is due by the end of 2025.