Anthropic pledges to embed watermarks to help discern AI slop in sop to EU
EU rules cited as reason for effort to trace AI output ancestry
Aug 11, 2026 ·The Register
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again.
Aug 11, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model
OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it.
Aug 10, 2026 ·TechCrunch
9to5Mac Daily: August 10, 2026 – Apple Watch rumors, more
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Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac
OpenAI launches GPT-5.6-Cyber with reduced refusals, 95% completion on advanced cybersecurity tasks
Earlier today, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized model designed to perform advanced vulnerability research and exploit development for approved defenders — including categories of work that its general-purpose models will often refuse. GPT-5.6-Cyber is a fine-tuned version of OpenAI's most advanced general model, GPT-5.6 Sol, unveiled back in June, but trained specifically to improve performance on advanced cybersecurity tasks, including finding zero-day vulnerabilities and developing
Aug 10, 2026 ·VentureBeat
Jeff Bezos might finally get his hands on a sports team
Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to buying his first stake in a sports team: the U.K.'s famed Liverpool Football Club.
Aug 10, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Apple settles lawsuit over alleged discrimination against Jewish employee
Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year. Here are the details.
Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac
Now Rippling is counter-suing tiny startup Runlayer
This lawsuit follows one filed last month by Runlayer that accused Rippling of stealing its product ideas. It's a seller- and buyer-beware market warning.
Aug 10, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Live now: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement
Our discussion takes place live on August 11 at 2:30 pm ET.
Aug 10, 2026 ·Ars Technica
ChatGPT users can now book tables and join restaurant waitlists through Yelp
ChatGPT users can now book restaurant reservations and join waitlists through Yelp without leaving their chats. Here are the details.
Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac
With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
Meta has been trailing competitors. Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way forward.
Aug 10, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live
Recently, a man I was rock climbing with told me about how he'd used AI to make a motivational poster for himself, which he'd hung on his bedroom wall: a bear, walking a slackline over a canyon, holding a sign that said, "Do cool shit." I made what I hoped was a polite noise. What reaction was this man looking for? He probably hoped someone, maybe me, would say it was cool or inspiring. It seemed I was not the first person he'd told about this poster. "You know, it's funny," he said to me. "No o
Aug 10, 2026 ·
The Verge
I tried Google Wallet's new allowance feature, and my kid already ditched their debit card
The new feature lets you send money to your children without them needing a card or separate account.
Aug 10, 2026 ·ZDNet
Apple may introduce a photo authentication tool in iOS 27
Reference Image could be a new way to prove provenance in the wake of generative AI.
Aug 10, 2026 ·
Engadget
Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist
Trump falsely claimed the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and linked shots to autism.
Aug 10, 2026 ·Ars Technica
WhatsApp’s latest beta for iOS adds references to an in-chat search tool
While WhatsApp has long offered a search option in the chat info screen, the app is now working on a faster way to access it directly from a conversation. Here are the details.
Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac
Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds
A reminder of the perils of digital ownership.
Aug 10, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Hey, big spender – OpenAI has a new SKU just for you
$125 a month? So, how good are those open-weight models getting, again?
Aug 10, 2026 ·The Register
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax
California's Prop 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of the state's billionaires.
Aug 10, 2026 ·TechCrunch
MagSafe Monday: The TESSAN AERO 5000 brings a titanium finish to an ultra thin battery
There are tons of MagSafe battery variations, and I may own most of them. The new TESSAN AERO 5000 caught my eye because it’s really thin and has a titanium finish. It also uses a new battery technology to reduce heat and improve overall safety. After reviewing the entire spec sheet, I think this might be one of the more interesting MagSafe batteries hitting the market this year, and I can’t wait to get my hands on one.
Aug 10, 2026 ·9to5Mac
