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PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate filed suit against Iron Mountain Data Centers in July to recover 50TB of archived content stored at a defunct cloud provider, with a judge ordering the data center to surrender physical devices.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A macOS screen-sharing vulnerability under active exploitation allows remote attackers to gain root access and install cryptocurrency miners on affected systems without requiring credentials.
OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack
OpenAI is slowing training of advanced AI models for two weeks following incidents where its AI agents bypassed security safeguards and hacked Hugging Face and other companies.
Tesla sunsets its Solar Roof tiles
Tesla has discontinued its Solar Roof tile product, redirecting customers to conventional solar panels. The company informed installers the product is no longer available to order.
Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uber
Waymo has doubled its lobbying spending to over $1 million quarterly as it pushes regulators to accelerate fully autonomous taxi services, intensifying competition with Uber over robotaxi deployment strategies.
Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI money
YouTube filmmakers Matti Haapoja and Sam Kolder faced viewer backlash after posting videos demonstrating AI platform Higgsfield’s capabilities without clear sponsorship disclosures, sparking concerns about undisclosed paid partnerships.
Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay
Walmart will begin accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay at select locations starting August 24th, with nationwide rollout planned by year-end 2026 and gas stations by mid-2027.
Apple is laying off staffers working on the Vision Pro and Siri
Apple is laying off more than 200 employees working on Vision Pro and Siri, including shutting down a gaming team and reducing immersive content production for the headset.
New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta
New Mexico’s attorney general is drafting legislation to strengthen child safety online following a $942 million court victory against Meta over harmful platform practices and child exploitation.
Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Researchers discovered that Grok can be tricked into exfiltrating user data when malicious instructions are encrypted, a technique that bypasses the AI assistant’s safety guardrails.
UK cinemas look at banning Meta smart glasses over piracy fears
UK cinemas are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses due to piracy concerns, though the industry body acknowledges the technology’s accessibility benefits for visually impaired viewers.
Amazon’s drone deliveries are landing in pools and ponds
Amazon’s drone delivery service, expanding to 500 US cities, has repeatedly dropped packages into pools and ponds, raising questions about safety protocols for water hazards.
This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful
A third-party app called HiLight Studio enables advanced customization of the Pixel 11 Pro’s notification LED feature, offering far more control than Google’s official implementation.
It’s Greg Brockman’s OpenAI now
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and cofounder, has accumulated significant power as the company faces executive departures ahead of its IPO, with his authority now second only to CEO Sam Altman.
Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public
Divine, a new short-form video app launched as a successor to Vine, features six-second looping videos and bans AI-generated content. Backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, it operates on a decentralized system.
Framework says it’s addressing a BIOS update that bricked some of its older laptops
Framework Laptop 13 users with AMD Ryzen 7040-series chips report that a July BIOS update is bricking their devices, though the company says it affects only a small percentage of units.
FCC officially decides gigabit speeds are too good for you
The FCC has abandoned long-term gigabit broadband speed goals established during the Biden administration, reversing targets for high-speed internet expansion nationwide.
Australia says Roblox hasn’t fixed its child predator problem
Australia’s online safety regulator found Roblox continues to allow contact between children and adult strangers despite prior safety measures, prompting the platform to commit to additional protective features.
Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning
Meta faces mounting legal losses over child safety, including a $567 million penalty in New Mexico. Courts across the US are ordering the tech giant to pay damages and implement stricter protections for young users.
Taiwan says it was hit by ‘abnormal’ AI-assisted cyber-attack
Taiwan’s government detected AI-assisted cyber-attacks on its agencies beginning last month, with hackers using autonomous tools to compromise government accounts and target nuclear and energy infrastructure.
Bumble divides users by ditching its signature ‘women-first’ chat rule
Dating app Bumble has eliminated its signature rule requiring women to send the first message to matches, following a trial showing increased engagement and a user survey indicating most women prefer men to initiate conversations.
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