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Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is conspicuously light on AI Jul 27, 2026

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The company wants people to be anti-doomer, but doesn't say why.

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NVIDIA launched the 'Open Secure AI Alliance' initiative, the EU said TikTok hasn’t done enough to ensure minors' safety, and Meta walked back limits for its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature Jul 27, 2026

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-The Open Source AI Alliance argues that to best defend against attacks in the age of AI models like Anthropic's Mythos 5, security researchers need access to both open and closed frontier models.

-The European Commission has accused TikTok of failing to protect the privacy of accounts belonging to minors, since they're visible to the public by default.

-As first reported by The Verge, Meta is pausing its rate limits for the accessibility feature that uses the glasses' speakers to amplify the voice of who you're talking to.

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Google adds selfie video as a log-in option Jul 24, 2026

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It’s another way to use your face for identity verification.

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Google expanding access to its Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant, Meta's pro-AI ad campaign is light on AI, and Universal secured the rights for film adaptations of 10 Atari games Jul 24, 2026

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-Google is making Gemini Spark, the agentic AI assistant it announced at this year's I/O developer conference, available to more people, just not free users.

-Mark Zuckerberg really wants you to believe that AI is good.

-The deal includes Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars' Revenge.

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Apple may unveil a new device subscription service Jul 23, 2026

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The company brought in Klarna as a partner for its Apple Upgrade program, according to Bloomberg.

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OpenAI sued over ChatGPT health advice that almost killed a pastor, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to crash into the moon this August, and the US outlined its $5 billion Genesis Mission to boost science with AI Jul 23, 2026

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-The suit accuses OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of negligence and the "unauthorized practice of medicine." It points to multiple instances in which the chatbot offered up its own diagnoses and treatment plans.

-The upper stage that will be crashing into the lunar surface came from SpaceX's Firefly Blue Ghost mission, which launched on January 15th of last year.

-The Genesis Mission was created via executive order last November with the broadly stated goal of using AI to further scientific discoveries.

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Judge approves Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright Jul 22, 2026

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Writers sued Anthropic in 2024 for using pirated copies of their work to train Claude.

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OpenAI admits its models hacked Hugging Face on their own, France will ban social media for children under 15, and Substack is adding an AI detection feature Jul 22, 2026

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-OpenAI said it determined after an investigation that the incident was driven by a combination of its models, particularly GPT-5.6 Sol and what it says is an "even more capable pre-release model."

-The new French bill could make the country the first European Union member to implement a social media ban.

-Substack's AI detection capabilities are available starting today on web and iOS, with Android support to come.

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How does the Apple Watch water lock feature actually work? Jul 21, 2026

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And does it really help?

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A UL 3700 compliant plug-in solar microinverter is now available in the US, a Judge approved Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement, and NVIDIA data center hardware is being cooled with water 'hotter than a hot tub' Jul 21, 2026

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-Hoymiles released its HiFlow Pro microinverter, which allows for use of solar power drawn through a typical household outlet.

-Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for an AI copyright lawsuit filed by writers has been approved by a federal judge in San Francisco.

-NVIDIA's Rubin generation of AI infrastructure is fully liquid-cooled. No fans, no cold aisles, no walking into a freezer when you're in the server room. Just liquid circulating quietly through a closed loop.

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