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Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.

Framework told all of its customers that hackers accessed their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses in a data breach.

The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.

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Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Googles security researchers report.

Researchers linked the latest malicious activity to a Chinese company, after one of the spyware's operators placed an order with KFC using their real name and office address.

Hadrian is building automated factories to mass-produce parts for defense vehicles like submarines. It's backed by a long list of well-known investors.

Ford's CEO has described the new Ford Fathom as a Model T moment for the company. But the EV pickup is unlikely to live up to lofty expectations, and maybe it doesn't have to.

Bumble says its moving beyond swiping and deeper into real-world social experiences as it courts Gen Z users.

OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.

Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his accomplices more than $2.5 million in ransom payments.

The social media giant is shuttering an office that housed some members of TikToks content moderation team.

The tech giant says the new feature will allow parents to teach their kids healthy financial habits while maintaining oversight over their child's spending with built-in safeguards.

This generation of twentysomethings is so disillusioned with swipe-based dating apps that they'll try literally anything else even an AI matchmaker.

After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.

Newly filed court exhibits show OpenAIs legal strategy in Apples trade secrets lawsuit: argue that Apples own security and offboarding practices including allowing an Apple manager to access a former engineers iCloud account after he left the company undermine its claims that the allegedly stolen information was properly protected.

The launch of these new features reflects Googles ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.

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Reddit is expanding its moderation tools and building stronger abuse prevention systems that it says could eventually reduce communities reliance on karma and account-age requirements, making it easier for legitimate newcomers to participate.

The Cosmos EV is now slated for release in the second half of 2027. CEO Silvio Napoli said he's focused on getting the EV right, as well as its nearer-term robotaxi project with Uber and Nuro.

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A bug in how Apple implements its Private Relay feature, which in theory masks users IP addresses from the sites they visit, can reveal users real IP addresses.

Shopify says AI isnt cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled year over year in Q2.

Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition.

This marks the official launch of Zoox's commercial operations.

On our new Real World AI stage, well be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways well continue to see a blending of the two.

Tinder is expanding its in-person events feature from an initial Los Angeles test to 26 cities worldwide by the end of September.

Climate nonprofits can again access their federal funding more than a year after the Trump EPA ordered Citibank to freeze their accounts.

Anthropic is building a team for designing its own custom AI chips. The Claude-maker said it would co-design hardware and models to help its technology run faster and more efficiently.

As streamers compete with social media giants for viewer attention, Disney+ is partnering with TikTok to bring creator content to its app.

MacPaw is building a local version of its AI assistant Eney using Liquid AI's models.

Robinhood's latest financial instrument intends to let any retail investor feel like they, too, can make money by backing Y Combinator startups.

River plans to build a new factory, launch additional models from 2027, and target profitability as it scales production.

WindBorne Systems has raised $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts.

Mitti Labs plans to expand beyond India and enter the Philippines and Indonesia while growing its carbon credits and agricultural data business.

Wispr Flow's new terms of service indicate it will introduce a notetaker that generates meeting summaries and action items.

Musk kept inflating the already-big promises being made by SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen and Gwynne Shotwell on the company's first call.

Developers may not realize they are sharing their users' location data with advertisers, per new research.

A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.

Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months, and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.

Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.

A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain monitoring firms.

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists music while ensuring artists opt in, receive credit, and are compensated.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center development until an audit has been completed.

The acquisition, which was first announced in June, brings Vibe.co into Walmart Connect, Walmart's connected TV advertising platform.

An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just little attention Musk pays to Tesla's car business.

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