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- The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times (Todd Bishop/GeekWire) [1d]
- Trump admin debuts arcade.gov with a deportation-themed Snake clone and a Tetris-like wall-building clone; Tetris says it takes IP infringement "very seriously" (ABC News) [1d]
- Swiss Re: global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20B-$30B/year by 2030; ~40% of US data-center capacity is located in tornado-prone areas (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal) [1d]
- Berlin is reviewing Rhysida's 5.79TB release of state data after refusing to pay a ransom; files reportedly include national defense and threat response plans (Miranda Murray/Reuters) [1d]
- Anthropomorphic portrayals of AI models as rogue agents can obscure the responsibility that companies like OpenAI have for incidents like the Hugging Face hack (Robert Hart/The Verge) [1d]
- Businesses in China are experimenting with ways to package and market AI tokens to ordinary consumers, including as credit card rewards and telecom plan bundles (Kinling Lo/Rest of World) [2d]
- In response to the "wiki incident", OpenAI says it is working on a framework for reporting misalignment incidents during training, evaluation, and deployment (@openai) [2d]
- Q&A with Kai-Fu Lee on China's open-model advantage, AI's impact on jobs, US export restrictions on chips, Chinese AI's role in developing countries, and more (Mishal Husain/Bloomberg) [2d]
- Source: Betaworks has a 5.5% stake in Hugging Face, worth ~$650M at its $11.9B acquisition price for stockholders; A.Capital says it could bag $1.5B on the sale (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Microsoft says email spammers are adopting ASCII smuggling, an AI prompt injection tactic used to hide malicious instructions, to evade email platform filters (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) [2d]
- The US and UK sign an MOU to investigate and share info on organized crime syndicates behind online scam centers, many of which are based in Southeast Asia (Jonathan Greig/The Record) [2d]
- Scan.com, which uses AI to match patient referrals with imaging centers by availability, price, and specialty, raised a $220M Series C, including $90M in equity (Eve Bender/MobiHealthNews) [2d]
- Sources: India-based Slice, which has transitioned from a credit card-led fintech to a small finance bank, raised $100M at a ~$450M valuation, down from ~$1.4B (Moneycontrol) [2d]
- Google patches an actively exploited zero-day flaw in Chrome that could potentially allow remote code execution within Chrome's sandboxed renderer process (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer) [2d]
- Sources: US negotiators used the promise of access to Nvidia's chips for an Armenian data center to broker a preliminary Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal last year (Robbie Whelan/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- Microsoft court filings: an expert hired by publishers found that only ~60K of 8.2M Copilot chat logs contained at least 16 words in common with news content (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) [2d]
- Nvidia says it plans to bring DLSS 5 to older RTX 40-series GPUs "once RTX 50 Series performance is more fully tuned" (Sean Hollister/The Verge) [2d]
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- I tested Sony’s affordable Bravia 5 TV, and it offers a lot of punch for its price tag, throwing serious shade on Sony’s previous mid-range screens [1d]
- This little robot window-cleaner is the best labor-saving device I've ever used, and it's going cheap at Amazon right now [1d]
- Grab Kodak's best-selling compact camera from the past two years for less, with a 30% discount this Labor Day [1d]
- This new robot lawn mower comes with its own infrared hedgehog-spotter — and a handy approach to edge-trimming [1d]
- Ever wanted earbuds with a touchscreen case? Even if you haven’t, JBL's affordable Live Buds 4 are worth a look; think stellar sound and top features [1d]
- 9 of the best earbuds and headphones in Amazon's Labor Day sale — AirPods Pro 3, Sony over-ears and more [1d]
- 7 new 4K Blu-rays from August 2026 to add to your collection [1d]
- How to watch Argentina vs Australia 2nd Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for the rugby international [1d]
- 5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated — what to really expect at next week's Apple event [1d]
- How to watch Ajax vs PSV: Live streams and TV channels for the Eredivisie 2026/27 game [1d]
- My first 90 minutes wandering through Silent Hill: Townfall's 90s Scottish town were atmospheric… and aimless [1d]
- Samsung's Labor Day appliance sale is live — $1,500 off Bespoke refrigerators, AI washers and dryers, dishwashers, and more [1d]
- The Samsung Galaxy S26 and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra are both $300 off today — the best upfront discounts yet [1d]
- Nvidia's RTX Spark is more impressive for gaming than I expected after going hands-on at Gamescom 2026 — but I still have one wish [1d]
- Forget Cosmic Orange — these are the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra colors you can expect this week, according to leaks [1d]
- Researchers report on a solar storm that caused a GPS glitch serious enough to crash self-driving cars [1d]
- Why is there so much worry about OpenAI Astra, and what issues could ‘recurrent depth’ reasoning cause? The experts weigh in [1d]
- The Gentlemen season 3: everything we know so far about the return of Guy Ritchie's hit Netflix show [1d]
- The Pixel 11 Pro's Magic Capture feature is truly magical, but I'd still buy the cheaper Pixel 10 Pro this sales season [1d]
- How to watch South Africa vs New Zealand 3rd Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry [1d]
- From eating the elderly to selling kids, Afterworld gives you the freedom to do terrible things in the post-apocalypse — 'We shouldn't judge the player' says director [1d]
- How to watch Man City vs Coventry: Live streams, TV channels for Premier League 2026/27 [2d]
- How to watch Nottm Forest vs Tottenham: Live streams and TV channels for the Premier League 2026/27 game [2d]
- I rode in a self-driving powered wheelchair that avoids obstacles and people, and can be summoned when you need it — it’s like Tesla’s Autopilot for personal mobility [2d]
- Plug-in solar shone at IFA 2026 —here are the 5 best products we saw, from Anker to DJI and EcoFlow [2d]
- This $75 Philips 24-inch 100Hz monitor deal is the ultimate WFH upgrade for Labor Day [2d]
- 'I got this one wrong': As a running watch expert, I thought Garmin's LED flashlight was just a gimmick — but 4 years on, it's proven to be a top-tier smartwatch feature [2d]
- What is the release date for The Paper season 2 on Peacock? [2d]
- ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, from the best gadgets of IFA 2026 to GPT-6 Astra and 'the AGI era' [2d]
- I tested the DJI Osmo 360 II against the Insta360 X6 — the X6 is still the 360 camera king, but not by much [2d]
- Casualty stars confirm fans are 'in for a hell of a ride' in new 40th anniversary special episodes — 'there's nostalgia, but things have been cranked up a notch' [2d]
- Garmin Fenix 9 Pro review: The best gets better as we put Garmin's new flagship through its paces in the French Alps [2d]
- How to watch Sydney vs Brisbane for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for AFL 2026 Qualifying Final [2d]
- I just saw the renter-friendly dishwasher I've been dreaming of for the past decade [2d]
- I didn’t think any analog keyboard could outperform my beloved SteelSeries — but then I tried Razer’s new magnetic Huntsman [2d]
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- No new articles in the Past 24 Hours.
- Orbitals Review: The Perfect Couples Co-op Game for the Switch 2 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 6, #1183 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 6, #1183 [1d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 6, #1905 [1d]
- Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 6, #1905 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 6, #917 [1d]
- Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 6, #917 [1d]
- I Went Shopping for My Ultimate Smart Home of the Future at IFA 2026 [1d]
- Home Depot’s Labor Day Sale Knocks Up to 69% Off Milwaukee and Ryobi Power Tools [1d]
- Welcome to Your Keyboard-Free Future. This Jazzy AI Microphone Is All You Need Now [1d]
- I Can’t Put the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Down. Can Apple’s Foldable Change That? [1d]
- Dyson Went Bonkers During IFA 2026: Here Are all 10 of Its New Products [2d]
- Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Sept. 5 [2d]
- Judge Lets Musk Keep ‘Twitter’ for Now but Forces Him to Release the Bird [2d]
- Automakers Want Congress to Ban Chinese-Made Cars, Citing Data Privacy [2d]
- Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 5, #712 [2d]
- MapQuest Acts Fast With Its Revived Fame, Adding Android Auto Support [2d]
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