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new rules to block unlicensed financial ads and scams

The Straits Times - Aug 19, 2026 10:13am EDT

OpenAI Rolls Out 'ChatGPT For Teens.' New Safety Features Include Breaks And Quiet Hours.

The company is facing lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over alleged harms involving young users.

International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 9:27am EDT

Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world

Big Red's acquisition of MySQL sent users running toward the open source alternative, says Michael Stonebraker

Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 9:27am EDT

What was found in a US reservoir as water levels hit record low

Apparent human remains including a jaw with teeth still attached have been discovered in a US reservoir as record-low water levels expose areas that are usually underwater, with an ongoing drought...

International The News - Aug 19, 2026 9:14am EDT

Singapore Poly offers ethical hacking for SMEs and students

The Straits Times - Aug 19, 2026 8:37am EDT

The U.S. banned Nvidia's best chips from going to China. Now it's trying to close a crucial loophole

Chinese AI firms have reportedly accessed advanced Nvidia computing power overseas, testing U.S. export controls. Lawmakers weigh closing the cloud-access gap.

CNBC - Aug 19, 2026 7:43am EDT

Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year

Amazon has quietly expanded its drone service to more metro areas in recent months after receiving a key regulatory greenlight enabling longer-range deliveries.

CNBC - Aug 19, 2026 6:45am EDT

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

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Wired News - Aug 19, 2026 5:10am 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 with Washington for global tech dominance.

NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 5:05am EDT

UK's tech talent pipeline shrinks as overseas worker visa applications fall 7%

Third consecutive annual decline adds to concerns about shortages of specialist skills

Register UK - 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

Nvidia H200 Chips Reach China in Small Shipments: Report

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 19, 2026 3:34am EDT

NASA estimates the size of the hole SpaceX made in the moon

As the latest Starship finds its way to an obscure part of Australia, for observations

Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 2:34am EDT

Google: An exodus of AI talent

The Week - Aug 19, 2026 2:25am EDT

New school year, new digital risks: UAE parents need to watch for scams, AI and phishing

UAE experts urge parents to make back-to-school a digital safety reset

Gulf News - Aug 19, 2026 2:18am 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