News Alert Digest
Generated: 2026-08-06 06:00:02 | Timespan: 72h | Period: 24h
Apparel retailers are turning to AI as supply chain regulations tighten in the US and Europe
Apparel brands like Target, H&M, and Gap use AI to enhance supply chain transparency and meet new sustainability regulations effectively.
China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and "most capable AI model to date," claiming performance rivalling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as domestic rivals like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. Alibaba sai…
Company Offering Printed Books To Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Following 404 Media's reporting that book database company ISBNdb claimed to source printed books to then sell to AI companies for AI training, the company deleted the part of its website offering the servic…
OpenAI reaches $3.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims it discriminated against US workers
OpenAI disputes the Justice Department's view, but said it wanted to move forward with a program to support employees "requiring immigration support."
'This place is crazy': Ex-Apple engineer's texts highlight OpenAI's AI-centric workplace
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI and OpenAI publicly released a series of text messages as part of its defense.
It looks like 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry nailed his bet against AI chip stocks
Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said he bet against the iShares Semiconductor ETF, which tumbled 21% in July.
SpaceX has more neocloud revenue
SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies, according to SpaceX's quarterly earnings. The AI division, which the company said in i…
Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI Music. Stock Price Plunges
The company is going all in on AI features, including AI-generated songs, to turn free users to paid.
Here’s How to Take Back Your Chatbot Data From AI Model Training
Don’t want your chatbot conversations to be used for AI training? Here’s what to do.
Jon Grays says impatience about AI returns is 'a little misplaced'
Jon Gray said that AI applications will take time to show up, and that Blackstone is invested across the AI ecosystem.
‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think
Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as "not healthy," but stressed that he used it for finding research sources and not to wr…
OpenAI hosted influencers at a luxury retreat with beekeeping. The internet backlash was swift.
Over the weekend, influencers posted optimistic videos of AI after attending an OpenAI-led content creator retreat.
Hugging Face CEO says China is winning the AI race while the US is building 'in silos'
Clément Delangue said the Hugging Face hack showed that open-weight models are vital for AI defense.
Elon Musk is looking for trades workers to build AI data centers — and his famous 3-bullet-point requirement applies
SpaceX is hiring talent "to build & operate the most powerful AI supercomputer clusters on & off Earth," Elon Musk said in an X post.
A former Oracle engineer on an H-1B visa says AI and tech layoffs pushed him into constant career-prep mode
A former Oracle engineer says AI and layoffs have raised the stakes for H-1B visa holders. Here's how he's adapting.
OpenAI Exec Says Job-Seekers Should Stop Following This Common But ‘Bad Advice’
OpenAI’s chief economist goes against conventional career advice.
How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired
The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It's a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, t…
Is This Poker Player Bluffing? The AI Thinks So
ESPN unveiled an “AI tells detection” tool during broadcasts of the 2026 World Series of Poker. Is it a neat computer-powered party trick, or a real threat to poker’s future?
Trump Is Desecrating a New Kind of National Monument
The White House is turning MAGA traitors into AI slop.
Mistral Is in the Right Place at the Right Time
Open-weight AI models are having a moment in the wake of recent turmoil at US tech giants. For French AI lab Mistral, that’s the the best thing that could have happened.
The Truth About AI That Every Business Leader Needs to Hear Right Now
Cut through the AI hype and fear — and learn the truth about what the technology can (and can't) do.
Gen Z Says This Is the Main Reason They Don’t Date: ‘Feels So Unattainable’
Gen Z increasingly chooses to stay home instead of go on dates, and more than half say this is the reason why.
Microsoft Tells Engineers 'Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For'
Microsoft is introducing AI token budgets for employees, making the cheaper GPT-5.6 its default internal model and telling engineers to focus on business results rather than maximizing AI usage. 404 Media reports: "As we accelerate our use of GitHub Copilot t…
Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks
Russian jamming can sever Ukrainian pilots' drone links, but target-lock technology can still guide the drones to their targets.
What smart people are saying about OpenAI's 'Apple is getting this wrong' rebuttal
In a blog post, OpenAI wrote that Apple's recent lawsuit was "careless, aggressive and oddly personal." Here's what smart people are saying about it.
US states sue to block tariffs impacting dozens of countries
The duties were imposed over claims that 60 US trading partners have failed to tackle forced labour.
The next step in AI cost saving: treating frontier models like expensive consultants
Letting frontier models do the complex thinking and planning, and none of the execution, is the key to saving on your AI budgets.
Anthropic Says the House Is on Fire. China Says AI Will Set You Free
To get a feel for just how different the public moods are towards AI between the U.S. and China, just look at the marketing.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp says frontier AI labs think they 'deserve to colonize your enterprise’
Palantir CEO Alex Karp and other executives linked the company's Q2 growth to enterprises seeking sovereign AI or control over their data.
Young South Korean investors are finding company in collective misery by sharing their losses on social media
One Instagram user said that while she had failed at dieting, her investment account managed to lose weight.
The creator of Walmart's vibe-coding tool Code Puppy is leaving for AI startup Pydantic
The creator of Walmart's internal vibe-coding tool is leaving for AI start-up Pydantic. Code Puppy lets workers code their own software tools.
15 attorneys general have instructed OpenAI to preserve all materials related to the Hugging Face hack
They wrote in a letter that OpenAI is either unable or unwilling to ensure the safety of its products, posing a risk of substantial harm to Americans.
This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost
Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their records at a pace not seen before.
The career advice PwC's US CEO says he gives to his college-aged kids
PwC's Paul Griggs said consulting jobs and MBA programs are still a good bet in the AI era. Here's why.
What Is AI Model Distillation?
More and more models are being built on the shoulders of giants—for better or worse.
Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?
Earlier this year, a Reddit user had asked members of a skincare-focused subreddit if anyone had tried a specific hypochlorous acid spray, a product often used for acne. There were dozens of responses; one from a user named Primary-Taro4254 seemed innocuous e…
Back to school already? I've been testing ePaper notebooks all week so you can start the year off right
I've been using the TCL Note A1 NXTPAPER and Boox Go 10.3 Gen II for weeks to find out which note-taking tablet is best, and just in time for back-to-school season.
The Pentagon's counter-drone force has rolled out a new online marketplace for buying defensive tech
Developed with Kaizen Laboratories, the new shop allows users to find systems based on price, features, performance reviews, and requirements.
They're a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all
Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies of Rwanda. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country.
Trump Admin Has the Concept of a Plan for AI Safety Rules (Maybe)
It’s unclear when (and if) it will be publicly released.
What Is Congress’s Favorite AI Tool?
Some good news for Sam Altman as he tries to grease the skids.
Fake AI job candidates are forcing a hiring rethink at Arena, its CEO says
Arena's cofounder and CEO says fake job candidates passed interviews with the company's engineers and then disappeared.
No One Knows What the Hell Elon Musk’s AI Graph Means
We're starting to think Elon might not be very bright.
Alex Karp rings the alarm for salespeople, saying Palantir's teams crushed earnings with a 'miniscule and shrinking' head count
"We have discarded conventional wisdom in favor of our own," CEO Karp said of Palantir's best-ever quarter.
Waymo's CEO say this is why he ignores Silicon Valley's most famous mantra
Dmitri Dolgov says Mark Zuckerberg's original mantra to "move fast and break things" has far-reaching consequences for physical AI.
Shift Up CEO Tries To Defend Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Slop Video From Fan Backlash And Continues To Get Roasted: ‘Insane Cope’
Kim Hyung Tae is at odds with some of the sequel's biggest boosters
Tech leaders keep talking about 'spikes.' Here's how to find yours.
Leaders from HubSpot, Meta, Ramp, and more have said they look for candidates with specific strengths. Some call them "spikes."
Apple Acquiring Materials Science Company PlasmaSolve
Earlier this year, Apple informed the European Union that it had agreed to acquire certain assets and hire employees from PlasmaSolve, according to a notice published today on the European Commission's website. Apple Inc. ("Apple"), through a subsidiary, w…
What Is Wrong With You Mario Lopez?
The Access Hollywood host has since deleted the AI-generated video of his 19-year-old niece
Free tiers are Hollywood’s next big idea in the streaming wars
Free tiers on Disney+ and Paramount+ could help Hollywood compete with YouTube, though Netflix sees risk in making some content available for free.
Flock cameras are everywhere. Here's how they track cars.
Flock Safety's license plate readers are raising privacy concerns and igniting a surveillance debate. Here's what you need to know.
I'm a therapist for tech workers in Silicon Valley. There's a specific type of person who burns out — here's how I treat them.
A Silicon Valley therapist says AI burnout is common among his high-performing clients. He shares the exposure therapy technique he uses for healing.
The Ford Maverick Hybrid makes a strong case against buying more truck
Ford's Maverick hybrid is the perfect antidote to America's big truck obsession.
The first-gen Kindle Scribe is a big e-reader and digital notebook that’s $150 refurbished
The Kindle Scribe is worth considering if you’re heading back to school, as its large 10.2-inch screen can display textbooks and ebooks, or let you jot down handwritten notes during class. Now through August 8th, the first-gen model (with a Premium Pen) is do…
Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat to get the app temporarily removed from Apple's App Store on Monday night. "Apple removed Telegram from the App Store before contacting us," Durov…
The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is at one of its lowest prices
The Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 is a dependable laptop that doesn’t cost a fortune, despite being nearly three years old. It’s cheaper than usual right now, and you have a few options in the sub-$400 range. The option with the most storage is currently on sale …
Our favorite memories at the movies
It's a great time to go back to theaters! The Odyssey is currently making believers in IMAX. And combined with the power of Spider-Man, it's also breaking box-office records. After Verge senior reviewer David Imel reported back on his latest 70MM IMAX adventu…
Pixel 11 Leak Shows a New HiLight LED Light on the Back of the Phone
The feature -- previously rumored as Pixel Glow -- may bring a visual twist to Google’s next Pixel series
NASA Backs Wild Plan for a Laser-Powered Drone to Explore Giant Caves Below the Moon’s Surface
NASA awarded $175,000 for preliminary research into lunar cave-spelunking drones as part of $3.2 million dispersed via its “innovative advanced concepts” awards this summer.
Last chance! Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder deal could get you the foldable for as little as $699.99, but you're running out of time
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra hit store shelves on August 7th, but you can still enjoy some hefty trade-in discounts if you buy from Samsung.
The Clip-Style Wireless Earbuds Field Is Getting Awfully Crowded
The CMF Clip Pro are open-ear wireless earbuds with a charging case that looks like... not a charging case.
TCL's new budget tablet just landed in the US with a surprising launch discount
The Tab A1 Plus NXTPAPER is finally getting a full launch in the United States, and TCL is marking the occasion by slashing $100 off the price of the tablet.
I Was Told I’m ‘Just a Mom With a Side Hustle.’ Here’s What Those Words Reveal About Modern Business and Motherhood.
Motherhood is reshaping leadership, challenging outdated biases and redefining what it means to build a successful company.
Customer Experience Is a Different Game Now. Most Companies Are Still Playing the Old One.
The businesses seeing the greatest ROI from customer experience tend to share this one characteristic.
The oldest college in every state
The oldest college in the United States is Harvard University, founded in 1636.
T-Mobile Is Stretching Its Device Commitment to 3 Years with New Installment and “2.0” Phone Plans
The carrier is incrementing its plans to “2.0” versions and giving customers the option of paying off devices over 36 months.
The CEO of Bluesky Says He Wants Less of a Focus on Liberal Politics (and More Sports)
Some on Bluesky don’t seem to have noticed the “sports” part.
Lime is doubling down on cities where it already operates. It's about creating more loyal riders, its CEO says
Lime CEO Wayne Ting focuses on adding scooters and bicycles in US cities to enhance reliability and rider engagement after company's IPO.
Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
Today, I’m talking with Toni Schneider, who is the brand new CEO of the social platform Bluesky — he formally took over after a short stint as interim CEO. This is one of my favorite kinds of interviews to do on Decoder, because a couple years ago, we had Blu…
The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter
What happened when I introduced smart locks, automatic toilets, connected sprinklers, and a self-cleaning litter box to a historic home.
Alienware 27 QD-OLED (AW2726DM) Review: A $350 Winner
We’ve come a long way since exclusively $1,000+ OLED gaming monitors. Alienware’s latest display brings the price down to a shocking $350, though it comes with some important compromises.
Even Black Holes Can Get Indigestion. Unsurprisingly, Their Farts Are ‘Massive’ Expulsions of Gas
A high-res movie of a black hole’s “meal” suggests that it’s less a bottomless pit than it is a complex digestive system.
Electronic Arts Officially Belongs To Saudi Arabia, Private Equity, And Jared Kushner Now
With the closing of the market today comes the second-biggest acquisition in gaming history
She Spent Years at Uber Eats Watching Businesses Win and Lose Customers. Here’s What She Says Most Get Wrong.
She says most businesses are solving the customer problem in the wrong order.
Stop Leading Like You’re Protecting Your Job. Start Making the Decisions That Actually Drive Growth
The leaders who unlock real innovation stop thinking like employees protecting their position and start thinking like founders — and it comes down to three shifts anyone can make.
Nothing Ear (3a) Wireless Earbuds Review: Style Meets Value
The $100 earbuds look and sound better than earbuds nearly twice the price—as long as you can stomach just average noise canceling.
Lenovo Googlebook leaks reveal a laptop and 2-in-1 tablet
Lenovo is expected to release some of the first Googlebook models later this year, and leaked images have now given us a good idea of what they might look like. Leaked press images shared by Digital Citizen and Android Headlines include a laptop and a 2-in-1 …
Lenovo Shares Images of New Googlebook and 2-in-1 Tablet
We now have a better idea of what the Chromebook successor might look like.
Can Microsoft Really Make Windows 11 Suck Less on Weak PCs?
The RAM apocalypse could be a gift to cheap PCs, if you can consider any laptop today ‘cheap.’
This New Field of Study Is Giving College Students an ‘Edge’ in the Job Market
Colleges are adding degree programs in this emerging field.
SpaceX Is About to Find Out How Many Insiders Want to Hit the Eject Button
Abandon rocket ship.
Meta’s Smart Glasses Are Still Creepy Despite Anti-creep Update
Recent efforts to bolster the effectiveness of Meta's capture LED might be falling short.
Worried About Water Bills? Here’s What You’re Doing Wrong in the Shower
In a new study, scientists have identified some of the biggest factors linked to longer, more wasteful showers.
It's your last chance to get a FREE Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder at T-Mobile — the deal ends this week
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder deals are live, and T-Mobile is already giving away the foldable phone for free with eligible trade-in and new line.
Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police
Conservatives have called for all images of suspects to be run through facial recognition software.
U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino will stay through 2030 World Cup
Pochettino came on in 2024 to right the ship ahead of this year's World Cup, in which he led the team to a record three wins and helped ignite enthusiasm in millions of fans before a round of 16 exit.
For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching
The primary to replace Rep. Dan Newhouse is a rare opportunity for Washington's Republicans to seek federal office. Candidates representing different wings of the party are testing Trump's influence.
The DOJ is increasingly charging ICE protesters with criminal conspiracy
The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists who oppose the Trump administration's deportation agenda.
Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos
Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.
Tom Holland and Zendaya's PR strategy is leaving millions on the table. Pros say that's a good thing.
Zendaya and Tom Holland are costars in "Spider-Man" and "The Odyssey," but we know little about their relationship. PR pros say that's a good thing for their image.
Why Executive Roles Are Getting Harder to Land (and What to Do About It)
The executive job market has shifted in ways most senior leaders aren’t prepared for. Here’s what’s changed and how to adapt.
Dev Behind Beloved Indie Game Files For Bankruptcy With Over $800,000 In Debt
2064: Read Only Memories dev MidBoss' filing was made by former and now-current CEO Matt Conn
Samsung Says Ongoing Memory Shortage Will Get Worse Next Year, So Expect More Price Increases On Tech
And the memory maker says it expects shortages to continue into at least 2028
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