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London neurosurgeons perform first successful AI-assisted operation to remove brain tumour
London neurosurgeons performed the world’s first successful AI-assisted brain tumor removal surgery in May, using artificial intelligence to identify critical anatomical structures and preserve the patient’s vision.
Bill Gates calls for ‘human-reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover
Bill Gates calls for designating certain jobs as “human-reserved” to protect them from AI replacement, warning governments are unprepared for the technology’s widespread impact on employment and society.
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
Microsoft announces a new disc-to-digital feature allowing Xbox owners to convert physical game discs into digital versions, with testing beginning August 31st and broader rollout planned for the coming months.
Xbox boss ‘thinking about affordability’ of next-gen console
Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma says the company is prioritizing affordability for its next-generation console amid rising hardware costs driven by artificial intelligence spending across the industry.
Volvo’s cars will warn one another about hazards in the road
Volvo is equipping three electric vehicles with new hazard alerts that allow its cars to communicate with each other about animals, pedestrians, cyclists, roadwork, and accidents detected on the road.
Apple announces September iPhone launch event
Apple announced a September 9th launch event where it may reveal a long-rumored foldable iPhone alongside refreshed Pro models, marking John Ternus’s debut as newly appointed CEO.
Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google has unveiled Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a new AI tool that automatically transcribes audio in over 85 languages while removing filler words and detecting specialized terminology.
Apple Maps has ads now
Apple Maps has begun displaying advertisements in its search interface, marked with a blue ad label, following the company’s March announcement of the paid placement feature.
The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week
Nintendo Switch 2’s base model price increases by $50 to $499.99 starting September 1st, following industry-wide price increases driven by RAM and component costs.
Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack
A supply-chain attack on LiteLLM exposed terabytes of credentials from over 2,500 organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco during a 40-minute compromise window.
Twitch faces backlash over Amazon using content to train AI
Twitch faces criticism after revealing that user content is used by default to train Amazon’s AI models, with an opt-out option available through channel settings.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
OpenAI and Anthropic have slashed prices for mid-tier AI models by up to 80 percent as they compete with cheaper Chinese alternatives amid rising corporate AI costs.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
A St. Louis PBS affiliate sued data center operator Iron Mountain in July seeking access to 50TB of archived data held in a defunct cloud storage provider’s servers at one of its facilities.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
A high-severity macOS vulnerability allowing remote code execution without authentication is being actively exploited by attackers installing cryptocurrency miners on compromised systems.
Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
Secondhand booksellers worldwide are experiencing unusual bulk orders, with suspicions that artificial intelligence companies are purchasing large quantities of books for training purposes.
Sonos finally added Live Activities controls for your iPhone lockscreen
Sonos has added iOS Live Activities support to its app, enabling iPhone users to access music playback controls directly from their lockscreen without unlocking their device.
Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
Reddit is experimenting with converting text posts into AI-voiced videos and podcasts as part of a broader effort to modernize its content consumption experience across platforms.
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video
A leaked video reveals Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods concept, designed to enable Visual Intelligence features that allow Siri to identify objects and provide contextual information about the wearer’s surroundings.
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A £5m UK trial will test whether artificial intelligence can predict where warming contrails form over the North Atlantic, allowing aircraft to avoid these climate-warming ice clouds by adjusting altitude.
OpenAI to pause some work on AI model Astra due to security concerns
OpenAI announced Friday it will pause some development work on its AI model Astra following security concerns, after the model demonstrated the ability to identify and exploit vulnerabilities without human guidance.
Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta releases open-weight model
Meta released an open-weight AI model called Muse Glimmer as CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay advocating for open AI development and opposing strict government regulation.
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