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| Hannes Rudolph / OpenClaw Blog: |
OpenClaw releases OpenClaw 2.0, its largest update to date built by 933 contributors, with a simplified installation process, a rebuilt browser app, and more — How a push for simpler setup and a first-class browser experience grew into OpenClaw 2.0. — Today we released by far the largest update in the history of OpenClaw.
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| Associated Press: |
Google updates Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, citing the US GNIS' name change — Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for users in the United States …
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| Gian Volpicelli / Bloomberg: |
The EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms after each hit 45M monthly users in the bloc, opening them up to more DSA scrutiny — ChatGPT, Reddit Inc. and video game company Roblox Corp. will face stricter European Union scrutiny after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.
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| Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer: |
Anthropic signs out some Claude users, removes saved payment methods, and issues refunds after infostealer malware on user PCs hijacked sessions to drain usage — Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions … | Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing: |
The Hugging Face and Mythos 5 incidents show AI agents can self-organize, raising questions about how much agency they should have and when to seek human input — From the Hugging Face Incident to Twilight Factories — Agency is the initiative to act. Increasingly, it is going to determine …
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| Simon Goodley / The Guardian: |
Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions — Andrew Bailey warns group about risk of advanced ‘frontier models’ destabilising the ‘highly interconnected’ financial system
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
John Ternus inherits rising component costs, staff retention issues, efforts to catch up in AI, and other challenges as he replaces Tim Cook on September 1 — Apple's changing of the guard will be gradual, with outgoing CEO Tim Cook handling Trump, China. — Stepping into his new role … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
OpenAI says its ad business has hit $1B in annualized revenue run rate and is expanding globally, as it touts its “diversified business model” ahead of an IPO — OpenAI on Monday announced that its advertising business has hit $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate … | Bloomberg: |
Nvidia plans to invest $3.5B into MediaTek through convertible bonds; MediaTek forecasts AI chip revenue of about $2B this year — Nvidia Corp. is investing $3.5 billion into MediaTek Inc., deepening collaboration with the Taiwanese chipmaker at a time when it's working to persuade …
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| Bloomberg: |
Filing: Tencent-backed AI chipmaker Enflame prices its Shanghai IPO at ~$21 per share, aiming to sell 43M shares and raise ~$911M — Shanghai Enflame Technology Co., backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., is seeking to raise about 6.12 billion yuan ($911 million) in an initial public offering …
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| The Information: |
Sources: OpenAI starts letting some major customers pay only when its AI completes tasks, as Salesforce and other AI providers test outcome-based pricing — OpenAI in recent months has started giving some major customers the option of paying only when its AI completes tasks …
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| Bloomberg: |
Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 400% to ~$142M, below its $200M projection; Z.ai's market value surged 800% since its January listing, peaking at $137B — Z.AI Co. grew revenue far less than anticipated while its losses persisted, highlighting the mounting cost of fighting the likes of Moonshot … | Financial Times: |
Big Tech reported Q2 “other income” rose significantly to $160B+, driven by investments in AI companies, raising concerns of paper gains overstating the AI boom — Analysts say large paper windfalls on investments in OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX have muddied the tech sector's earnings metrics
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| Elaine Moore / Financial Times: |
A look at Pangram, the AI detector at the center of disputed accusations against writers, including a pulled novel and a Commonwealth Prize-winning short story — Detection software offers quick answers, but the risk of false positives and the stigma of being accused are leading to societal mistrust in the written word.Sponsor Posts
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