Google is trying to solve contrails with AI Posted on 19/08/2026 by Will Shanklin Operation Blue Skies, which also involves the UK government, will subtly reroute flights to test contrail avoidance.
Flock is testing a new AI tool that tracks and identifies people based on their driving habits Posted on 19/08/2026 by Lawrence Bonk This goes way, way further than keeping an eye on license plates.
Amazon’s Alexa+ AI assistant is now free for anyone with a Fire TV device Posted on 19/08/2026 by Mariella Moon You can now talk to Alexa+ for free if you have a Fire TV device and live in the US.
China reportedly allows ByteDance and Tencent to import 10,000 H200 chips Posted on 19/08/2026 by Mariella Moon ByteDance and Tencent have received 10,000 H200 chips each, the Financial Times says, and other Chinese companies could follow.
AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol Posted on 18/08/2026 by Mariella Moon According to Politico, the US House Office of Legislative Counsel is swamped with error-riddled AI-generated bills.
ChatGPT’s stricter teen mode starts rolling out today Posted on 18/08/2026 by Igor Bonifacic OpenAI will attempt to automatically enroll all young users in the new experience.
ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models to protect Hollywood IPs Posted on 17/08/2026 by Jackson Chen TikTok's parent company signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association.
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as part of a ‘streamlining’ process Posted on 17/08/2026 by Steve Dent As part of a restructuring, OpenAI reportedly disbanded a team that assesses the potential for catastrophic risks with its models.
Another woman joins lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM Posted on 17/08/2026 by Jackson Chen A fourth party is pursuing legal action against xAI, alleging that Grok was used to create CSAM based on her childhood photos.
Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law Posted on 15/08/2026 by Mariella Moon Anthropic has explained its text watermarking approach.