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UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails
Trial will test whether small route and altitude tweaks can reduce aviation's warming impact
Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 6:13am EDT
Unitree stock soars over 600% in Shanghai trading debut
Shares in China's leading humanoid robot maker, Unitree, climbed sharply on Wednesday in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai, soaring above...
Daily Sabah - Aug 19, 2026 6:00am EDT
AI models get convenient amnesia about source material as they grow, MIT boffins find
Attributing diffusion model output to a specific input becomes more difficult with more training data
Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 5:56am EDT
Quantum computing’s revolutionary promise is bringing real-world solutions
“We are saying right now that it’s here. Quantum is now, quantum is real,” IBM's Jerry Chow told Newsweek.
Newsweek - Aug 19, 2026 5:30am EDT
Why Ontario’s battered economy might actually be on the verge of a major comeback
Toronto Star - Aug 19, 2026 5:17am EDT
China’s backflipping robots leap to blockbuster stock market debut in latest sign of AI boom
Unitree’s shares closed up 460% on Wednesday, a significant marker as Beijing competes for global tech dominance with Washington.
NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 5:05am EDT
Anthropic Prepares Supervoting Power For Founders Ahead of IPO: Report
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 19, 2026 4:57am EDT
AI bots will turn online shopping on its head, says payments giant
If the forecast holds, it would unwind the way online shopping has worked since the 1990s.
Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 19, 2026 4:20am EDT
Alberta government to hold first AI data centre town hall in central town of Lacombe
Toronto Star - Aug 19, 2026 4:19am EDT
Shares in humanoid robot firm Unitree surge 600% on Chinese stock market debut
Guardian UK - Aug 19, 2026 4:17am EDT
Meta Accused of Exploiting Kids as Social Media Trial Gets Underway
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 19, 2026 3:55am EDT
Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears
Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.
BBC News - Aug 18, 2026 11:01pm EDT
Rumours build two iPhone 18 Pro Max models before Apple says anything
Gulf News - Aug 18, 2026 10:16pm EDT
Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut
Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.
BBC News - Aug 18, 2026 10:15pm EDT
Calif. AG Rob Bonta hopes Meta trial would improve child safety on social media platforms
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks with NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz about the trial against Meta, which alleges that Facebook and Instagram were intentionally designed in ways that harm young users’ mental health, and discusses the changes he is seeking for these platforms.
NBC News - Aug 18, 2026 9:18pm EDT
The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation’s climate impact
Toronto Star - Aug 18, 2026 8:49pm EDT
Need a tow? SpaceX rocket taken to Christmas Island after splashdown
Elon Musk’s SpaceX had faced difficulties retrieving the 52-metre-long spacecraft which had sat in the Indian Ocean for almost a month.
Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 18, 2026 8:35pm EDT
AI to help planes avoid climate-warming contrails above North Atlantic
A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
BBC News - Aug 18, 2026 7:31pm EDT
Can the courts prove Meta got kids addicted to social media? : Consider This from NPR
NPR - Aug 18, 2026 6:36pm EDT
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT for Teens experience with 'stronger built-in safety protections'
ChatGPT for Teens includes a number of educational features and applies age-appropriate safeguards, OpenAI said.
CNBC - Aug 18, 2026 6:33pm EDT
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Shapiro, a potential Democratic 2028 contender, earlier welcomed data center developments. His new executive order takes a starkly different tone toward the industry.
NBC News - Aug 18, 2026 5:18pm EDT