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China’s Bilibili Goes Global to Challenge YouTube, Reportedly Pays $0.70 Per 1,000 Views
Bilibili drops ID rules and goes global to challenge YouTube, reportedly offering a $0.70 per 1,000 views creator payout. Here is what creators need to...
Meta AI Launches Native Mac App
Meta AI now has a native Mac app in beta, bringing window-aware help, voice dictation and desktop AI workflows to macOS users.
Meta AI Mac App: Your Apps, Now Conversational
Meta AI is getting a Mac app that can understand desktop windows, help across apps, take dictation and turn everyday work into chat.
Meta’s Pocket: Vibe-Code and Share Games, Now in US
Meta is rolling out Pocket in the US, an AI app that lets users vibe-code interactive games and share them as gizmos.
Chrome on Android Gets Gemini AI
Google is bringing Gemini AI to Chrome on Android with page summaries, Q&A, app help, image editing and auto browse for select users.
Google Boosts Student Learning with New Search and Gemini Tools
Google is adding new Search and Gemini tools for students, including study notebooks, quizzes, test prep and AI-powered learning support.
Google Gemini Unveils Dedicated Student Hub
Google Gemini adds a dedicated student hub with study notebooks, flashcards, quizzes and AI learning tools for students.
Google’s New Strategy Helps Publishers Reclaim AI-Lost Traffic
Google’s Preferred Sources feature gives publishers a way to win back AI-era traffic by letting readers choose trusted sites in Search and AI results.
Google Discover’s Feed Gets AI Chatbot Personalization
Google Discover is adding AI chatbot-style feed personalization, letting users tell Discover what topics, sources and content they want to see more or less.
Customize Gemini: Disable Visible Watermarks
Google Gemini now allows users to turn off visible watermarks on AI-generated images, videos, and music. Learn how to easily change your settings today.
Gemini AI Powers Google Search’s New AI Mode
Google just integrated its powerful Gemini models directly into Search with new AI Mode Discover how this conversational interface changes how you find answers.
Perplexity’s Personal Computer Unleashes Windows AI Agents
Perplexity launched Personal Computer for Windows. Discover how this new AI agent operates local files and Microsoft 365 apps on your desktop today.
Reddit’s AI Copyright Suit Against Perplexity Gets Green Light
A federal judge allowed Reddit's data scraping lawsuit against Perplexity AI to proceed. Learn why this anti-circumvention ruling threatens the AI industry.
Grok Bot: Your AI Teammate for Delegating Work
SpaceXAI launched Grok Bot to automate your daily workflows. Discover how this always-on AI teammate uses a cloud computer to complete complex tasks.
SpaceX Seals $60B Cursor Deal to Dominate AI Coding
SpaceX just finalized its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor. See how this massive takeover reshapes the software engineering industry.
Zuckerberg: Missing Life’s True Meaning?
Zuckerberg says AI will free your time for what matters. His own CTO says the opposite. Read the verified breakdown before you form an opinion.
Android Lockscreens: AI Could Design Your Clocks
Android Canary 2608 hides a prompt box for AI-generated lock screen clocks. The UI works, the service doesn't, and Made by Google lands 12 August.
Google DeepMind AI Delivers Faster Cyclone Forecasts
DeepMind's WeatherNext predicts cyclone track and intensity a full day earlier, runs in under a minute on one TPU, and the weights are now public.
Google’s AI Shakeup Walks Straight Into a Political Minefield
Google moved Demis Hassabis to chairman and lost Jeff Dean on 5 August 2026. The timing collides with Washington's new grip on frontier AI releases.
Exclusive: Mirendil’s $100M+ Google Cloud Deal to Supercharge AI
AI startup Mirendil just signed a $100M+ Google Cloud deal to build self-improving AI. Discover how former Anthropic researchers plan to automate science.
Google Maps Adds AI Booking for Food and Hotels
Google Maps uses Gemini AI to order food, book hotels, and buy event tickets. Learn how the new Ask Maps agentic feature bypasses traditional apps.
Google AI Brain Drain Jeff Dean Leads Exodus to New Startup
Google faces a massive AI brain drain as Chief Scientist Jeff Dean leaves after 27 years to launch Discovery Loop alongside top DeepMind researchers.
Apple Alleges More Ex-Staff Took Secrets to OpenAI
Apple expanded its lawsuit against OpenAI. The hardware giant claims 11 more former employees stole trade secrets. Read the verified breakdown.
Anthropic Defaults Claude Code to Auto Mode
Anthropic sets Claude Code to Auto Mode by default. Learn how autonomous terminal execution speeds up coding and what safeguards you need.
Anthropic Hires Insider Risk Investigator to Protect AI Secrets
Anthropic is hunting for an insider risk investigator. Find out why AI companies now face massive internal security threats and how they plan to stop...
Amazon’s Mega Data Center: Poised to Be U.S.’s Top Climate Polluter
Amazon needs massive power for new AI data centers. A planned AWS facility might rely on the worst climate polluter in the country. Here are...
America’s Worst Polluter Could Power an Amazon Data Center
Amazon needs massive power for new AI data centers. A planned AWS facility might rely on the worst climate polluter in the US. Here are...
Why AI Safety Tests Turn Into Real-World Security Breaches
AI safety tests are escaping their sandboxes. Discover why unreleased models from OpenAI and Anthropic breached real-world systems during evaluations.
Anthropic’s Claude Hacked Three Real Companies During Tests.
On July 31, 2026, Anthropic disclosed that three of its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to the production systems […]
A Federal Judge Just Said the Government’s Case Against Anthropic Has Gotten Worse
Judge Rita Lin said July 30 that the government's case to label Anthropic a supply chain risk has gotten worse since March. Full hearing breakdown...
Claude Opus 5 Goes Ruthless Running a Vending Machine
Andon Labs tested Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, and Kimi K3 in a vending machine simulation. Opus 5 won with $11,182 and broke 11 agreements...
Universal, Sony, and Warner Want AI Slop Banned From the Charts. Here Is What They Are Actually Proposing.
Universal, Sony, and Warner want AI songs banned from charts unless legally made & substantially human-created. Here are the 6 conditions and what happens next.
A German Court Just Ruled That Training AI on Music Without a License Is Copyright Infringement
Munich Regional Court ruled against Suno on July 31, 2026. GEMA won on all key points. AI music training now requires a license in Europe....
Why Investors Are Betting on Cloud Hosts Over AI Labs
Amazon, Google, and Microsoft posted record cloud revenue in 2026. Investors are backing cloud hosts over AI labs. Here is what the numbers actually show.
A 30-Person Startup Just Committed $410 Million to Amazon Before Shipping Anything
Recursive Superintelligence committed $410M to AWS most of its $650M funding to build self-improving AI. Products expected by October 2026. Full story.
OpenAI Is Building Its Own AI Hardware Family. Here Is the Full Picture.
OpenAI confirmed a family of AI devices and unveiled its first custom chip, Jalapeño. Here is what is confirmed, what is rumored, and what it...
Lilian Weng Left Thinking Machines for Her Health. OpenAI Hired Her Back Within 48 Hours.
Lilian Weng left Thinking Machines citing health issues. OpenAI hired her back in 48 hours to lead recursive self-improvement research. Full story here.
Decoding the Panic Over China’s AI: What’s Real and What Isn’t
Every few months a Chinese AI model triggers panic in Silicon Valley. Kimi K3 is the latest. Here's what the data actually says about the...
Microsoft Patches Record 570 Vulnerabilities and Credits AI for Finding Them
Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed a record 570 security flaws, including 3 zero-days. AI found most of them. Here's what IT teams need to...
Microsoft Is Training Its Sales Team to Undercut OpenAI and Anthropic
Microsoft told its sales team to actively compare and knock down OpenAI and Anthropic products. Here's what changed, why it happened, and what it means.