Jason Kelce Stars In Anti-Data Center Advert: 'We Want Your Pee'
Jason Kelce features in a satirical advert asking Americans to send in urine to help cool water-hungry AI data centers.
Politics
newsweek.com
19.08.2026
Japan to require AI firms to disclose training data
A draft code has been drawn up amid growing concerns that texts and images may be used to train AI models without consent, potentially infringing on copyrights.
World
japantimes.co.jp
19.08.2026
Studying new models of ChatGPT is being delayed due to cyber attack risks
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has temporarily suspended the study of its latest artificial intelligence models due to risks associated with increasing capabilities, including cybersecurity.
Azerbaijan
report.az
19.08.2026
China eases limits on Nvidia H200 chips as AI race escalates
Beijing permits small shipments to help leading tech groups in drive to catch up with US rivals
Finance
ft.com
19.08.2026
Premium customer, quickest service? Not so fast, at least in a world of agentic AI-driven services
It's conventional wisdom in the business world: Premium customers get a pass to the front of the line. Think airports or amusement parks. But new research from the University of Michigan finds the bes
Science
phys.org
19.08.2026
Cerebras’s stock has been a post-IPO bust. Its comeback hinges on this new chip.
Cerebras is betting that its specialized chips will outpace traditional graphics processing units as AI agents become more widespread.
Finance
marketwatch.com
19.08.2026
The New Economics of AI Infrastructure: Why Tax Strategy Is Now Part of Energy Strategy
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
19.08.2026
Oscars Budget, ‘Engaging’ With AI and Hot Memorabilia: Inside the Academy’s Annual All-Members Meeting (EXCLUSIVE)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got down to business on Tuesday, setting its agenda for the next year in an all-hands meeting with its membership. The official purpose, as noted in the
Culture
variety.com
18.08.2026
OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent
Firm said it was overhauling its research and training and will require greater safety parameters of AI after hackOpenAI on Tuesday said it had slowed down the pace of its AI development while it
Tech
theguardian.com
18.08.2026
Experiment shows how AI discoveries can shape human cultural evolution
Artificial intelligence can develop solutions that humans would be unlikely to discover on their own. But what happens when machines do more than solve individual problems and actually discover entire
Science
phys.org
18.08.2026
OpenAI Overhauls Safety Protocols After Its AI Agents Went Rogue
The ChatGPT maker says its upcoming Astra model may have reached “critical” cyber capabilities, prompting it to halt a significant number of training runs while it tightens internal safeguards.
Tech
wired.com
18.08.2026
Etched’s valuation doubles to $21B in a month
Jane Street has installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system, and was so impressed, it led another massive round, the startup says.
Tech
techcrunch.com
18.08.2026
Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear
Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording photos and videos.
Tech
techcrunch.com
18.08.2026
This Energy Stock Is Spiking Now; Its Exxon Deal Smells Like AI
Finance
investors.com
18.08.2026
Ray Dalio Just Compared the AI Boom to 1929 and 2000 — And He’s Got the Numbers to Back It Up
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
18.08.2026
Applied Optoelectronics Bets on U.S. Laser Capacity to Capture AI Data Center Demand
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
18.08.2026
Is SpaceX an AI play or a space stock? Two months after the IPO, investors still can’t decide.
Shares don’t trade like the “Big Tech” stocks, and their correlation to the space sector is “mixed,” according to a new analysis.
Finance
marketwatch.com
18.08.2026
The Stealth AI Stocks Are Dragging Down the Dow Again
Finance
barrons.com
18.08.2026
Antisemitism fight explodes in Florida as voters head to the polls: 'Political pogrom'
Randy Fine calls Dan Bilzerian's GOP primary challenge an "organized pogrom against the Jews" after an AI video depicted Nazi tropes.
Politics
foxnews.com
18.08.2026
AI chip startup Etched doubles valuation to $21 billion in under a month
Finance
finance.yahoo.com
18.08.2026