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Teen charged with murder of mother and brother allegedly used A.I. before their deaths
17-year-old Arjun Aravind has been arrested, and officials allege he used ChatGPT to write stories related to the killing of family before his mother and brother were found dead in their Massachusetts home. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 9:08pm EDT
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
Jim Cramer says the AI data center trade is back. These 6 stocks are leading the comeback
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the AI data center trade is regaining market leadership after weeks of forced selling weighed on the group.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 6:43pm EDT
Bill Gates' Daughter Knew For Months That Her App Claimed Sales It Didn't Drive, Report Claims
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 6:42pm 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
Turns Out You Don't Need The Most Powerful AI Models to Cause a Major Cybersecurity Incident
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 3:15pm 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
Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows
Exploit Wednesday's back, baby
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 2:47pm 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
Anthropic's Claude Gets Invisible Text Watermarks That Proofreading Alone Could Trigger
For text, Claude will embed what Anthropic calls "imperceptible" patterns to indicate that the content was generated or processed by the model.
International Business Times - Aug 12, 2026 1:25pm 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
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
NASA responds to claims gravity is about to "switch off"
Online speculation has surged around a theory that Earth will briefly lose gravity, with posts citing an unverified NASA initiative dubbed "Project Anchor."
Newsweek - Aug 12, 2026 11:42am 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
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
The UK and parts of Europe are all set to witness one of the most significant solar eclipses since 1999 with 90% of the Sun covered by the Moon in several parts of the UK. With growing excitement,...
International The News - Aug 12, 2026 9:44am EDT