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Fastmail has introduced an EU data region for its hosted email and calendar services. Users can now select the option to keep data stored inside the EU.

LinkedIn is reportedly urging users to cut back on AI for posts and profiles, and to do so substantially.

YouTube forced Kurzgesagt to remove a video on microscopic superpredators after flagging the science channel's explainer as AI-generated slop.

AMD's EPYC 9006 Series targets agentic AI's split demands, scaling sandboxes while feeding accelerators and running the enterprise workloads agents rely on.

United Airlines reports Wi-Fi satisfaction scores on Starlink-equipped flights more than double the rest of the fleet. Consultants are now booking those routes specifically to work to and from client sites.

A new DNS specification lets domains declare themselves for sale with a dedicated record in their zone. The record can be queried directly, removing the need for separate marketplace listings.

A leak shows the Pixel Watch 5 adding a Stephen Curry edition, the first time that Fitbit Air style appears on a Pixel Watch.

Leaks for the Pixel 11 are accumulating fast, with detailed specs and design elements already circulating ahead of launch.

A timeline now details OpenAI's accidental attack on Hugging Face, from the initial crawler misconfiguration to the data exposure and response.

Head Mare has reportedly compromised unpatched TrueConf servers to replace client installers with versions that deliver backdoors. The trojanized packages target video conferencing users through the group's supply-chain access.

A BMW-backed student EV packs 1,700 solar cells and finishes a typical urban commute with more charge than it started. Deep Orange 17 is designed to generate surplus energy from daily driving.

Developers are pressing Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor and other AI coding platforms to treat security and privacy as defaults. Researchers reached the conclusion after scraping social media posts for sentiment on the tools.

Forecasters gained an extra day from DeepMind's open-source WeatherNext model, which maintains accuracy on lower-resolution weather data.

Some x86 CPUs contain undocumented hardware backdoors that enable ring-0 access without software exploits. A GitHub repository now publishes the full reverse-engineering details and proof-of-concept code.

Firebird opened the CIS region's largest AI factory in Armenia, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell high-performance infrastructure. The site adds a new regional hub for AI workloads.

Hundreds of companies are routing corporate secrets to domains like noreply.net and deleteduser.com after two researchers bought them to log incoming mail. The setup captured credentials, internal documents, and PII from automated systems that never verified the addresses.

Waymo CEO Tekedra Mawakana said the "move fast and break things" approach does not apply to physical AI, where real-world safety constraints require a slower, more measured rollout.

Taiwan researchers from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Academia Sinica, and TSMC have built a high-performance monolayer MoS2 top-gate transistor that resolves a persistent interface issue in 2D semiconductors. The work was announced August 6.

Lightmatter CEO Nicholas Harris outlined the company's CPO roadmap after joining Nvidia's NVLink ecosystem and its deepening ties to Taiwan's supply chain. The comments come ahead of the 2026 OCP APAC Summit in Taipei on August 11-12.

Compeq Manufacturing posted record second-quarter revenue, citing stable high-end smartphone and LEO satellite shipments along with rising data center sales. The HDI PCB maker expects satellite and data center orders to drive further gains through the rest of 2026.

Quanta's notebook shipments fell 38% month-over-month in July, yet the company still recorded its second-highest revenue on record as AI server demand held up.

30 days is the DoD's target timeline for civilian hiring once AI tools are in place. The department is testing automation to replace manual steps that now stretch the process for months.

James Marsden is confirmed for his third Apple TV project after playing billionaire Owen Ashe in Your Friends & Neighbors season two.

200 films will screen at the returning Seattle AI Film Festival, which positions generative tools as collaborators that expand creative options while keeping human storytelling at the center.

Databricks cut AI coding spend by 70% at scale through model routing and caching optimizations. The gains held as query volume rose.

326 days after launch, iOS 26 receives its first jailbreak. Dopamine 3.0 adds support for iOS 26.0 and 26.0.1 on A12 and A13 chips, plus all devices on iOS 16.5.1 through 17.3.1.

Agent Plugins 1.0 sets a write-once-run-anywhere container for moving tools and skills between separate AI agent platforms.

OpenAI is developing a feature to export custom stickers created in ChatGPT directly into WhatsApp. The integration would let users generate and send stickers without leaving the chat.

Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI to make his 80s synth pop track "Rubberz." The producer's earlier claims and the tool maker's detector both flagged Treblo as the source.

Tesla is scaling closed-loop battery recycling across the US to reclaim critical materials at a volume rivaling North American mining output.

New AirPods with cameras could launch next month alongside the iPhone 18 Pro. The addition would enable spatial video capture and real-time environmental awareness.

Three automakers still skip CarPlay support entirely. Tesla, Rivian and GM each continue building their own infotainment stacks instead.

OpenAI is classifying its upcoming Astra model as the first "critical" cybersecurity risk under its Preparedness Framework. Additional controls are now in place for further development.

OpenAI paused internal work on its Astra model after evaluations found it failed the company's new security standards. The move follows separate incidents where OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta models breached external systems.