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SpaceX faces House Energy Committee demand to tour its AI data centers in Memphis

The ranking member of the House Committee on Energy is demanding SpaceX records and a tour of its data centers and power plants in and around Memphis.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 8:39pm EDT

Australia’s online watchdog sues Telegram over terror videos

The eSafety commissioner says footage of videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings from the Christchurch and Buffalo attacks sat on the controversial messaging service for weeks after Australians reported them.

Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 29, 2026 8:38pm EDT

Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technology

Guardian UK - Jul 29, 2026 8:19pm EDT

Young adults are using AI for dating advice, report says | Fox News Video

Fox News host Emily Compagno discusses a Wall Street Journal report saying young adults are using AI for dating advice on 'Outnumbered.'

Fox News - Jul 29, 2026 8:04pm EDT

Meta's stock drops on disappointing guidance, dwindling free cash flow

Meta issued a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast and narrowed its capex range for the year.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 7:51pm EDT

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar tells employees that annualized revenue in July topped all of Q2

OpenAI is trying to reassure employees that the business is healthy as competition emerges from Anthropic as well as a host of open-source players.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 7:38pm EDT

Moscow slaps Telegram founder on wanted list, Durov responds with one-finger salute

FSB claims Ukrainian spies use chat platform to recruit Russians for sabotage and arson

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 7:37pm EDT

FCC chair defends new U.S. ban on foreign-made humanoid robots, a market China dominates

The Trump administration will ban foreign-made humanoid robots in the U.S. as China seeks to dominate the emerging high-tech market. Speaking to NBC News, the FCC chair Brendan Carr defends the move. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 7:36pm EDT

The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry

Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 6:40pm EDT

What does the recent Hugging Face hacking incident teach us about the future of AI? : Consider This from NPR

NPR - Jul 29, 2026 5:05pm EDT

NASA Map Reveals Record Blob of Vacation-Wrecking Seaweed

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 4:40pm EDT

Microsoft beats Q4 cloud expectations as full-year Azure revenue tops $100 billion

Microsoft's backlog sat 8% taller than the previous quarter, mainly thanks to contributions from customers other than large artificial intelligence companies.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 4:22pm EDT

FTC Sues Hims & Hers for Allegedly Sharing Private Health Info With Meta and Snap

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 4:07pm EDT

Hugging Face Breach By OpenAi Raises Questions About Sandboxing Frontier AI Models

An OpenAI model managed to exit a sandbox environment and breach into Hugging Face.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 3:23pm EDT

A rogue OpenAI model hacked a startup, and some experts worry that’s just the start

One veteran technologist called it a “sci-fi scenario,” while others said it’s an example of what happens when humans underestimate what cutting-edge AI can do.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 3:20pm EDT

Queer venues locked out as Meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney

One venue promoted itself as “100 per cent gay-owned and operated”. A day later, its accounts were gone.

Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 29, 2026 3:07pm EDT

Musk’s x.AI sues Minnesota over ‘nudification’ ban

The Week - Jul 29, 2026 2:51pm EDT

Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study

Guardian UK - Jul 29, 2026 2:42pm EDT

Elon Musk Says Technological Advances Will Produce Mass Abundance In the Future. Then, Treasury Should Send Americans Checks

Musk's latest comments mark a notable shift from his tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency, where he championed cutting federal spending before later advocating direct Treasury payments in an AI-driven economy.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 1:18pm EDT

Techie Tonic: Why laptops, CCTV cameras and servers are getting more expensive

Techie Tonic: Why laptops, CCTV cameras and servers are getting more expensive

Gulf News - Jul 29, 2026 12:52pm EDT

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Raises the Bar for What a Spider-Man Movie Can Be

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 12:40pm EDT

Perplexity's tokenmaxxing Model Council gives you multiple bot perspectives

Up to 8 AI models running in the cloud weighing in on ambiguous business issues? Sounds affordable

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 12:01pm EDT

Russia accuses Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown

Russian authorities said they had charged Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the internet and digital communications under its control.

One America News Network - Jul 29, 2026 11:54am EDT

Some tech shares are plunging - what does that mean for the AI revolution?

Sharp falls in the value of chip makers have stoked investor concerns that the euphoria around AI related companies is fading.

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 11:48am EDT