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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction

August 20, 2026 • 7 mins

Dozens of states accuse the company of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A robot may soon conduct your blood draw, traffic deaths increase after major music streaming releases, and NASA called off its mission to rescue the Swift observatory

August 20, 2026 • 6 mins

-The Aletta robot uses near-infrared light and Doppler ultrasound to identify a vein and then automates the other processes of a blood draw, such as applying a tourniquet, inserting and disposing of a needle and placing a bandage on the patient. -The study looked at 233,809 fatal collisions between 2017 and 2022, comparing the incidence rate of car accidents on album release days against the 10 days immediately before and after ea...

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Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

August 19, 2026 • 7 mins

The company wants users to be able to watch and listen to conversations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol, ICE Agents have been restricted from using Meta glasses while working, and X’s algorithm apparently prioritizes ragebait disproportionately impacting Democrats

August 19, 2026 • 8 mins

-Politico's sources said lawyers at the US House Office of Legislative Counsel are spending more time reviewing and rewriting them than they would have if they had written the bills from scratch. -In one case, reported by 404 Media, a CBP agent was spotted recording with his glasses despite the policy. In another instance, a member of Border Patrol wore a pair to an immigration raid. -On X, replying is weighted much more heavily...

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Another woman joins the lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM

August 18, 2026 • 6 mins

A Wyoming woman said that her stepfather created thousands of fake sexually explicit images of her through the AI chatbot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in its latest trial, ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models, and Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

August 18, 2026 • 7 mins

-Claims from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey say that Meta violated state consumer protection laws by intentionally misleading the public about the safety of its apps. -This memorandum applies to all AI models from ByteDance, including those used on TikTok, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, CapCut and Dreamina. -Reddit describes the test as a "limited experiment" affecting "a sample of posts across select communitie...

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DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

August 17, 2026 • 7 mins

Prices at off-peak hours will be half the peak-hour pricing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as part of a 'streamlining' process, another woman joined a lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM, and Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law

August 17, 2026 • 7 mins

-Several departures have led to concerns that the company is ignoring safety in favor of growth -As first reported by the Washington Post, the woman, named as Jane Doe 4 in the lawsuit, said that her stepfather used Grok to create "thousands of sexually explicit images of her as a child and traded them online." -The company said its text watermarking will not have easy-to-see visuals, will not be distinguishable to the people who...

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Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

August 14, 2026 • 6 mins

It's one way to change the perception of the glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks, and the US gov't to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

August 14, 2026 • 8 mins

-The company said it's adopting a new peak and off-peak pricing to "allocate resources more reasonably," starting on August 16 -Most users will never be targeted by mercenary spyware, but they're also difficult to detect and prevent.” -Traditionally, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, one of the main laws that criminalizes hacking, unauthorized computer access and other cyberattacks, has applied to private companies and indi...

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Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

August 13, 2026 • 6 mins

The app was banned from government devices in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first commercial flight, FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi, and Meta will give away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

August 13, 2026 • 8 mins

-The company had been preparing for the new spaceship's debut later this year and was originally planning to put it through a series of tests over the next few months leading up to its first commercial flight in the fourth quarter of this year. -Whereas the company previously said flight cancellations were "verified from FlightAware," something FlightAware specifically took issue with in its lawsuit, now Kalshi says outcomes are "...

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OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model

August 12, 2026 • 6 mins

GPT-5.6-Cyber for the Daybreak program is ‘less likely to refuse higher-risk tasks.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Kalshi is being sued for using data without authorization, Spotify will alert listeners if an artist isn't real, and government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

August 12, 2026 • 7 mins

-FlightAware echoed the concerns of the airline industry that prediction markets for flights incentivized the "mass disruption of air travel" for anyone who wants to make money on the platform. -The AI Persona label will begin appearing in mid-September, initially on mobile on an artist's profile, in search and on playlists' track rows. -The DoJ said the 2022 law no longer applies because the current version of TikTok has Americ...

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The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

August 11, 2026 • 6 mins

This would include several models from DJI, including the consumer-level Air 3S and Mini Pro 5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model, Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer, and an OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list

August 11, 2026 • 9 mins

-OpenAI says the companies will use the cyber models available through Daybreak to protect their customers. -Meta said that it's making the "weights" that AI systems use to choose responses available to everyone on Hugging Face along with developer documentation. The download is available for free, and users can run the model on their own PCs. -Bill Simpson-Young, co-founder of the Gradient Institute said, “we've built thi...

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Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

August 10, 2026 • 6 mins

WeatherNext can deliver a 15-day forecast predicting storms’ track and intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI is slowing down Astra’s development due to cybersecurity concerns, the Trump admin is spending another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects, and the FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

August 10, 2026 • 9 mins

-In a post on its website, OpenAI said internal evaluations of its upcoming model, called Astra, showed "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," resulting in OpenAI not being able to "rule out critical cyber capabilities." -Wind turbine projects will be cancelled near New York, California and Louisiana. As part of the agreement, RWE has agreed to spend $900 million to acquire a 16 percent stake in a Louisian...

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Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent

August 7, 2026 • 6 mins

The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment, AI is now making new viruses, what could possibly go wrong, and Google open-sourced an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

August 7, 2026 • 9 mins

-According to US cybersecurity startup Frontier, Kimi K3 broke out of a sandbox from the UK government's AI Security Institute while its defensive cybersecurity skills were being evaluated. -Scientists at Palo Alto's Arc Institute and Stanford University created the viruses with the genome language models Evo 1 and Evo 2. -Tropical cyclones pose a unique challenge to predict because global atmospheric currents that determine a s...

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.css-14f5ked{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;overflow:hidden;}Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction

Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

AI-generated bills are reportedly causing problems in the Capitol, ICE Agents have been restricted from using Meta glasses while working, and X’s algorithm apparently prioritizes ragebait disproportionately impacting Democrats

Another woman joins the lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM

Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in its latest trial, ByteDance agrees to reel in its AI models, and Reddit is experimenting with video and audio versions of posts

DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team as part of a 'streamlining' process, another woman joined a lawsuit accusing Grok of generating CSAM, and Anthropic is watermarking text generated by Claude to comply with EU law

Meta is giving away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

DeepSeek's AI models pricing to rise 4x, Apple sent warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks, and the US gov't to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

Government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

Virgin Galactic postponed its new spaceship's first commercial flight, FlightAware dropped its lawsuit against Kalshi, and Meta will give away 15,000 AI glasses to blind and visually impaired people in Ireland

OpenAI gives Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model

Kalshi is being sued for using data without authorization, Spotify will alert listeners if an artist isn't real, and government workers can officially waste time scrolling TikTok again

The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

OpenAI is giving Daybreak partners access to a more powerful cybersecurity model, Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer, and an OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list

Google open-sources an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

OpenAI is slowing down Astra’s development due to cybersecurity concerns, the Trump admin is spending another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects, and the FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved

Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent

Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment, AI is now making new viruses, what could possibly go wrong, and Google open-sourced an AI model it says can help with earlier hurricane warnings

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