Published onAugust 20, 2026OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protectionsAI#AI#regulation#security#privacy#policySensing an opportunity to one-up its rival Anthropic, OpenAI has announced a privacy-centric safety approach called Private Safety Processing.Read more →
Published onAugust 20, 2026Bearish crypto bets lose record $2.7 billion as bitcoin surges toward $70,000Crypto#bitcoin#crypto#policy#economy#CryptoBearish crypto traders suffered a record $2.74 billion in losses in a single day as bitcoin surged past $71,000, triggering the largest wave of forced short closures since records began in 2021.Read more →
Published onAugust 20, 2026Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startupAI#AI#startup#Google#Microsoft#TeslaBloomberg reported Wednesday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX attempted to acquire AI coding startup Cognition, citing sources familiar with the matter.Read more →
Published onAugust 20, 2026UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skillsAI#AI#science#policy#toolsThe confession came after student journalists at the Daily Californian noticed AI-like phrasing in her San Francisco Standard piece.Read more →
Published onAugust 19, 2026Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at seaPrism#PrismThe spacecraft, which splashed down intact on July 24, was towed to Christmas Island, an Australian territory, after spending 24 days at sea.Read more →