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AI flooding public bodies with complaints and requests

BBC News - Aug 27, 2026 6:05pm EDT

Maps show how a glacier collapse triggered deadly flooding in Nepal

Maps and satellite imagery show how a Himalayan glacier collapse sent ice, rock and floodwaters surging into communities along the Nepal-China border.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 5:52pm EDT

AI Was Supposed to Eliminate Human Bias. It Is Amplifying It Instead, Harvard Professor Warns

Mahzarin Banaji said artificial intelligence is reproducing human prejudices, favouring its own creators and offering gender-stereotyped career and salary advice.

International Business Times - Aug 27, 2026 5:25pm EDT

Rockstar Games pulls back the curtain on ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ after leak

The company teamed up with Netflix to offer fans an extended look at Jason and Lucia’s life of crime in Vice City, days after a hack leaked material from the long-awaited game.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 5:20pm EDT

Nevertheless, OpenAI Persists With New Always-On Agent

Gizmodo - Aug 27, 2026 5:13pm EDT

UAE ‘spy sheikh’ backs 49% stake in Trump family’s crypto bank venture, WSJ reports

World Liberty’s proposed trust bank has preliminary federal approval as the Trump-backed crypto venture deepens its ties to a senior UAE official.

CNBC - Aug 27, 2026 4:26pm EDT

Nvidia adds more than $400 billion in value after blowout earnings boost AI confidence

Nvidia shares rose on Thursday after the chip giant's revenue guidance reassured investors that AI demand will remain strong.

CNBC - Aug 27, 2026 4:10pm EDT

Salesforce rockets 22% for second-best day ever, leading software rally

Salesforce reported a strong beat on second-quarter earnings and announced an expanded AI partnership with Anthropic.

CNBC - Aug 27, 2026 4:06pm EDT

More social media safety should come with Meta changes, UN says

California's attorney general is now looking at TikTok and YouTube to enact teen safety features.

BBC News - Aug 27, 2026 4:03pm EDT

Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died at 85

Cullen’s thoughtful, almost operatic lines would be quoted for decades by kids and adults alike: “I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: We are here. We are waiting.”

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 3:50pm EDT

Americans Can Now Add Metal to Their Food From the Comfort of Their Own Grill

Gizmodo - Aug 27, 2026 3:21pm EDT

‘It’s death by scurvy’: Tristan and Andrew Tate seek bail as they fight extradition to United Kingdom

The “manosphere” influencers were arrested in Miami after prosecutors in the United Kingdom filed new charges accusing the brothers of rape and other crimes.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 2:30pm EDT

OpenAI's Models Were Already Breaking Rules. A New Report Shows How They Breached Hugging Face.

The agents eventually executed code on 41 Hugging Face production servers and penetrated OpenAI's own systems, accessing hundreds of stored secrets.

International Business Times - Aug 27, 2026 2:19pm EDT

Meta agrees to new teen rules in landmark social media settlement | Fox News Video

Tech expert Clare Morell analyzes Meta's landmark youth addiction settlement, which introduces strict screen time limits and app blocks for teen users.

Fox News - Aug 27, 2026 2:15pm EDT

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

The move comes as Trump and Canada have become embrioled in a trade war.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 1:58pm EDT

Nvidia's AI Boom Is Still Accelerating. Its Revenue Could Soon Leave Apple And Google Behind.

The chipmaker expects sales to grow about 70% in fiscal 2028, far above the roughly 44% growth Wall Street had projected.

International Business Times - Aug 27, 2026 1:56pm EDT

Selena Gomez asks judge to dismiss ‘absurd’ fraud claims over mental health startup

The request comes two weeks after investors in Wondermind filed a lawsuit alleging they were misled into investing nearly $1.2 million in the 2021 start-up.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 1:40pm EDT

What does the Meta settlement mean for the UK? Five things we learned

Other social media firms are yet to respond, while the debate from campaigners is far from over.

BBC News - Aug 27, 2026 1:18pm EDT

Meta’s settlement will compel others to bend the knee and set up teen guardrails

Guardian UK - Aug 27, 2026 12:13pm EDT

Nvidia is bolstering support for Chinese open AI models as it warns of White House crackdown

Nvidia is optimizing hardware for DeepSeek and Qwen while warning that potential U.S. restrictions on models originating in China could hurt its business.

CNBC - Aug 27, 2026 12:00pm EDT

UEFA preps criminal complaint against FIFA’s Infantino over World Cup sell-off deal

The governing body of European national football associations says it is requesting discovery of potential evidence from an investment fund founded by Joshua Kushner.

NBC News - Aug 27, 2026 11:58am EDT

Nvidia Already Dominates The AI Chip Market. Now It Will Reportedly Own Hugging Face Too.

The reported $12.9 billion price would be nearly three times Hugging Face's valuation in its 2023 funding round.

International Business Times - Aug 27, 2026 11:36am EDT

Meta’s new child safety rules: Could a midnight social media shutdown ease UAE parents’ screen-time battles?

UAE families see Meta’s child-safety deal as relief from late-night screen battles

Gulf News - Aug 27, 2026 11:20am EDT

Fed and NASA Among Victims of China-Linked Hackers, FBI And DOJ Say

The Justice Department and FBI announced that they had seized three internet domains used to operate two hacking platforms, which authorities say were deployed against U.S. critical infrastructure and sensitive government networks.

International Business Times - Aug 27, 2026 11:19am EDT