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Artificial intelligence: Why firms are struggling to set prices
Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.
BBC News - Aug 12, 2026 7:40pm EDT
Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter hit the ‘intended target,’ did not endanger others
His defense attorneys previously tried to get the death penalty taken off the table after prosecutors were found to be in contempt of court for talking about the case to the media.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 7:12pm EDT
Anthropic’s Claude Will Start Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Text
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 6:23pm EDT
Photos: Europe basks in total solar eclipse
Skywatchers in northern Spain experienced a total eclipse, the biggest of its kind since 1999, with many parts of the continent witnessing the spectacle.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 5:59pm EDT
Young people call on Burnham to rethink social media ban
Youth groups have warned the Prime Minister the plans could lead young people to less regulated parts of the internet.
Evening Standard - Aug 12, 2026 4:53pm EDT
Cerebras stock plunges 14% after second earnings report following IPO
Cerebras Systems reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and raised its full-year guidance.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 4:28pm EDT
Warning issued to anyone watching tonight's solar eclipse
Health and space experts are warning that even a brief glance at the event without proper protection could cause permanent damage.
Newsweek - Aug 12, 2026 4:14pm EDT
OpenAI Employees Can Email Sam Altman When Work Gets Stuck And Cut Through Bureaucracy
The unusual system can push an employee's problem ahead of other work, highlighting the challenges OpenAI faces as its workforce and operations grow.
International Business Times - Aug 12, 2026 3:55pm EDT
Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers
Ukraine, Iran, and football inspire geopolitically motivated DDoS attacks, while 1 Tbps traffic jams up 519 percent
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 3:53pm EDT
Trump administration tells state officials it will offer some election security aid it slashed
But some Democratic secretaries of state said the belated outreach ahead of the midterms was “too little, too late.”
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 3:25pm EDT
Turns Out You Don't Need The Most Powerful AI Models to Cause a Major Cybersecurity Incident
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 3:15pm EDT
Nvidia's latest solution to soaring enterprise AI costs is...a router?
NeMo Switchyard brings GPT-5-style model routing to the mainstream
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 3:09pm EDT
Lettuce prices plunged 16% as the cyclosporiasis outbreak rattled consumers
Foot traffic at top restaurant chains such as Taco Bell and Panera suffered as the illness spread.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 3:00pm EDT
Meta to face 29 states in landmark youth social media trial
Trial will test allegations that Meta designed its platforms to keep young users hooked and misled consumers about their safety
The Globe and Mail - Aug 12, 2026 2:58pm EDT
Feds warn Gunra ransomware is exploiting known bugs to hit critical infrastructure
Newly minted RaaS crew breaks in through using internet-facing kit via known Fortinet flaws, then steals and scrambles data
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 2:20pm EDT
Iran says it's struck offline AWS facility in Bahrain ... again
AWS' me-south-1 region has been offline for months, so more like beating a dead cloud
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 1:14pm EDT
After an earthquake, how long can trapped people survive?
ABC News - Aug 12, 2026 12:07pm EDT
Google unveils finder tag, new AI smartphone features
New York: Introducing a finder tag, an upgraded watch that checks for respiratory problems and the latest artificial intelligence superpowers in smart...
Peninsula Qatar - Aug 12, 2026 11:44am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 10:57am EDT
Elon Musk's $16.8 Billion Chip Factory Could Become the World's Largest Building
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla are initially investing $16.8 billion in Terafab, a planned 100-million-square-foot Texas chip factory that could become the world's largest building and supply advanced chips for AI, robots, autonomous vehicles and space-based computing.
International Business Times - Aug 12, 2026 10:53am EDT
Alzheimer’s blood tests have a blind spot. Scientists may have found a fix
A researcher told Newsweek the findings could help doctors match more patients to treatment and trials.
Newsweek - Aug 12, 2026 10:44am EDT
AI’s costly build-out complicates the Fed’s inflation fight
Tech leaders say AI will drive down costs. But slow corporate adoption and the data center build-out create inflation pressures that complicate the Fed’s job.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 10:23am EDT
Google reveals 2026 hardware lineup: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag
Google focuses more on AI and curated experiences than spec upgrades in 2026.
Ars Technica - Aug 12, 2026 10:07am EDT