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Israel set up fake think tank to sway AI chatbots: Report
Israel has created a fictitious think tank as part of an effort to shape how artificial intelligence chatbots respond to users, according to an...
Daily Sabah - Aug 19, 2026 1:38pm EDT
Live Science - Aug 19, 2026 1:21pm EDT
Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?
Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.
Ars Technica - Aug 19, 2026 12:27pm EDT
Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
Amazon plans to expand drone delivery to nearly 500 U.S. cities, offering packages up to 5 pounds in as little as 30 minutes.
One America News Network - Aug 19, 2026 12:26pm EDT
Korea's First Sovereign AI Appliance Ships: Domestic Chip, Domestic LLM, One Server
Sovereign AI appliance KT NPU LLM Station combines Rebellions ATOM-MAX inference chip and Mi:dm K 2.5 Pro language model in a single on-premises server, giving Korean regulated-sector organizations their first legally compliant path to generative AI under the mangjuri network-separation rules that
International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 12:25pm EDT
Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial
Guardian UK - Aug 19, 2026 11:58am EDT
Nvidia plays matchmaker in Nordics, sources tell CNBC, as AI data center deals boom in region
Nvidia is trying to connect GPU customers with Nordic data-center operators as cheap power and available land fuel the region’s AI infrastructure boom.
CNBC - Aug 19, 2026 11:28am EDT
The GOP Is Warning AI Companies Over Data Center Backlash. The Ohio Senate Race Could Be A Test.
A private memo from the Senate Republican campaign arm warns that opposition to data centers is hurting Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio and could make politicians elsewhere more reluctant to support new AI infrastructure projects.
International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 11:21am EDT
Young Americans' AI Anxiety Keeps Growing. Unlike Older Adults, Their Concern Hasn't Leveled Off.
For the first time, a majority of U.S. adults under 30 say they are more concerned than excited about AI in daily life.
International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 11:10am EDT
OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack
The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.
BBC News - Aug 19, 2026 10:44am EDT
"We always said we would take action if we felt that model capabilities were outstripping the pace of safety and alignment," CEO Sam Altman said.
International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 10:38am EDT
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
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
Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new model is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
PLUS: HCL, TCS, admit data breaches; South Korea to fine Apple, Google; India bans some rideshare tips; and more!
Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 7:56am 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
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 with Washington for global tech dominance.
NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 5:05am EDT