U.S. goods trade deficit hit its widest in 16 months as AI spending lifted imports
Capital goods imports surged 11.3% as AI-driven equipment spending lifted total imports to $318.2 billion, while initial jobless claims fell to 203,000
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Are You a ‘Meat Proxy’? The Rise of Copy-Pasting AI Responses Without Thinking
“AI slop” now has a friend. “Meat proxy” is a new way to describe too much reliance on AI content.
OpenAI’s Models Went Rogue. Investigating Them Required More AI
A new independent report on OpenAI models hacking Hugging Face exposes a paradox: investigating increasingly powerful AI may require relying on AI itself.
Why Thinking Like an Engineer Is Essential for Kids in the Age of AI
As AI changes the skills and jobs of tomorrow, children may need more than technical knowledge. CrunchLabs’ Rachele Harmuth explains why learning to think like an engineer can help kids build…
Why Nvidia’s Acquisition of Hugging Face Would Reshape Open-Source AI
The chipmaker's reported acquisition would concentrate the open-source AI pipeline inside one company, from silicon to distribution — with consequences for builders and users alike.
Visa Rolls Out AI-Powered Cyber Vulnerability Patching for Clients
Visa expanded the capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered cyber risk management tool, Visa Vulnerability Agentic Harness (VVAH), to include not only discovery of vulnerabilities but also…
Socure Raises $156M at $5.2B Valuation to Expand AI Trust Platform
Socure Expands AI-Powered Identity Infrastructure Socure has announced $156 million in strategic growth funding, bringing its valuation to $5.2 billion following continued expansion. The funding round included the issuance of The post Socure Raises $156M at $5.2B Valuation to Expand AI Trust Platform appeared first on Ventureburn .
Lowe’s AI Assistant Turns Questions Into Sales
Lowe’s AI shopping assistant, Mylow, has fielded more than 25 million questions from customers and store associates since launch, and shoppers who engage with it online convert at three times the rate of those who don’t, CEO Marvin Ellison said on the company’s Aug. 19 second-quarter earnings call.
Google, Microsoft and OpenAI among 100 firms calling for better cyber defences
The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.
Tech giants warn time is running out to prepare for AI threats
OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and more than 100 other companies warned Thursday that the organizations now only have months to prepare for AI-enabled cyberattacks. Why it matters : Hospitals, water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure will face a swarm of hacking threats as AI makes sophisticated cyber…
Iranian operatives used AI to impersonate Americans
Meta removed a network of Facebook and Instagram accounts tied to an Iran-based operation that used AI to target U.S. audiences with posts about American politics, the company first shared with Axios. Why it matters: The operation attracted thousands of followers and included accounts posing as everyday Americans to appear more authentic.
Nvidia Agrees to Acquire Hugging Face For $13 Billion
The Information reported on Wednesday that Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. "Deal talks began after Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform developers use…
Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick
Hoomanely has developed a smart bowl to measure and record dogs' feeding data, then tells owners if behaviors change.
OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agent
Code reviewed by WIRED reveals the company is developing a feature that enables Codex to continue working proactively until it is “put to sleep.”
Beyond the GH¢500bn Target: The silent workforce blind spots in Ghana’s AI strategy (Part I)
The ambition driving Ghana’s digital policy landscape is clear. The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations recently unveiled the Republic of Ghana National Artificial…
Least Delusional AI Investor Said He’s Saving Money to Buy Entire Galaxies, Ignoring the Pesky Speed of Light
Riiight. The post Least Delusional AI Investor Said He’s Saving Money to Buy Entire Galaxies, Ignoring the Pesky Speed of Light appeared first on Futurism .
I Spent 1 Billion Tokens Making a Real Chip with AI — and Found Its True Limits
I Spent 1 Billion Tokens Making a Real Chip with AI — and Found Its True Limits TL;DR: This is not "I prompted an AI to make a chip." It's the consolidated retrospective of two month-long projects — a…
- Researcher spent 1 billion tokens on two-month AI chip projects
- AI agents successfully wrote code and orchestrated flows
- Limitations include premature completion and undefined register states
Runable raises $21M to realize small businesses’ growth vision using AI agents
Runable Inc., a platform that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses build, run and grow, announced Wednesday that it raised $21 million in early-stage funding to scale its operations and…
Apple escaped Android's 'toxic hellstew' - now Siri AI is creating a new one
Apple's new toxic hellstew is a battle over regulation, litigation, and keeping your data safe.
- Apple escaped Android's toxic hellstew of vulnerabilities in 2014.
- Apple's AI strategy focuses on user interfaces, not system-level access.
- Apple relies on Google's $1 billion annual payment for Siri.
MTN, Dubai tycoon strike deal to build $6bn AI data centre network across Africa
MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecom operator, is partnering with Dubai-based investor Tarek Al Ashram to develop a 150-megawatt AI-ready data read more MTN, Dubai tycoon strike deal to build $6bn AI…
Chinese open-source AI is starting to win over U.S. businesses
New spending data suggests companies are increasingly turning to cheaper, customizable open models—including fast-improving systems from China.
AI cannot replace lawyers and judges – Justice Asante
Justice Edward Amoako Asante, a nominee for appointment to the Supreme Court, has rejected suggestions that artificial intelligence could eventually replace lawyers or judges.
Reduce ASR inference costs by 75% with NVIDIA MPS on Amazon EC2
Serving automatic speech recognition (ASR) models at scale is costly when each request uses only a fraction of a GPU. Learn how NVIDIA CUDA Multi-Process Service (MPS) with NVIDIA Triton Inference…
Bitcoin’s 23% rally sends beaten-down miners soaring past AI stocks
Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango jumped as much as 67% as renewed crypto demand showed BTC exposure can still drive mining equities despite the industry’s AI push.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: The ‘Backrooms’ Problem of Using AI to Write (8/27/2026)
8/27/2026: Top 5 stories on the HackerNoon homepage!
How AI-armed script kiddies will soon wield the power of state-sponsored threat actors
Low-skill hacktivists are now 'enabled with the same tooling and sophistication as a state-sponsored group,' according to cybersecurity consultant Unit 42.
PURC engages Abofour-Dumasua residents over quality-of-service concerns amid faulty transformer
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has engaged residents of Abofour-Dumasua in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region over a prolonged power outage caused by a faulty…
Why the departure of OpenAI’s data center chief is not a good look
Welcome to AI Decoded , Fast Company ‘s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company , covering emerging tech, AI…
AI Studio Arcana Labs to Produce Family Animated Feature ‘The Furry Wild West’ | Exclusive
Unlike other AI productions where the technology has been used in the writing and storyboarding process, it will only be applied to the animation stage The post AI Studio Arcana Labs to Produce Family…
Big & Rich Take on Artificial Intelligence on Ominous New Song ‘Hello AI’: ‘This AI Thing Is Outta Control’ (Video Premiere)
“It’s called artificial intelligence for a reason. It ain’t real!” Big & Rich’s Big Kenny tells Billboard .
The AI Boom Is Driving a New Era of U.S. Power Demand
Global data-center electricity demand is growing at a remarkable pace, and no country is driving that growth more than the United States.
Replit’s new default: Auto mode picks the best model for each task
AI coding company Replit is throwing its weight behind the model-routing trend by making its “intelligent model routing” system the The post Replit’s new default: Auto mode picks the best model for…
Partnering with Khan Academy on building AI tools for classrooms
Interactive visual aids and teacher-controlled practice materials — both built with Gemini — are launching for the new school year.
3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search
Book hotels and track airfares, plus view miles and rewards with AI Mode in Google Search.
Why I Label AI
There's a question people are asking about your content whether they say it out loud or not: how much of this did AI write? I know they're asking because I ask it too.
Testing Production AI Agents: A Practical Framework for Graph-Based Agent Systems
Table of Contents Introduction Why Testing AI Agents Is Different The Anatomy of a Production AI Agent Why Traditional Unit Testing Becomes Difficult Testing at Different Levels 5.1 Deterministic Unit…
Google is turning AI Mode into an all-in-one travel agent
Your vacation planning headache may finally be getting a holiday.
Hot Chips 2026: Cerebras lays out the future of wafer-scale AI — Nexus system architecture triples rack-scale performance, CS-6 wafer to incorporate stacked DRAM
At Hot Chips 2026, Cerebras revealed the next two generations of its wafer-scale accelerator roadmap. It also discussed the benefits of its new Nexus rack design for the CS-4 rack-scale accelerator and the performance of the three WS-3T wafer-scale engines contained within.
FinTechs Bet on AI and Lending to Drive Modernization
Earnings season is showing that bank modernization demand is landing in faster payments, cloud and digital banking, and artificial intelligence tools aimed at credit, fraud and other defined operating workflows. The pattern is visible in results and management commentary from Jack Henry, FIS and nCino.
IEAG backs Publican AI as customs revenue rises, calls for urgent port reforms
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has reaffirmed its support for the Publican Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trade Solution, saying the system has contributed significantly to improved customs revenue mobilisation and greater consistency in customs valuation.
Don't be a spectator: Europe embraces AI to make up for loss of economic power
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has urged Europe's businesses to make great strides in artificial intelligence to make up for Europe's loss of economic power. Ms von der Leyen reinforced warnings issued by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot , who said Europe risked being caricatured as a spectator of AI…
The Tragedy and Ecstasy of AI Companions (with Bridget Todd)
In her new audiobook, Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy, Bridget Jones and Michael Amato unpack how real people are using chatbots to seek connection, in an era when tech companies are constantly trying to exploit our innermost worlds.
A New Era In India's Digital Learning Begins With SCIBORG.AI — The Next-Generation AI Science Tutor
New Delhi [India] — August 29, 2026 — IOLIV today announced the launch of Sciborg.ai, an intelligent online AI Science tutoring platform designed to provide reliable, personalized, and curriculum-aligned academic support for students from Class 6 to 12.
“Posterity will find it ludicrous”: Sai agent hits 73% on OSWorld 2.0 performing routine (but necessary) work
Sai, a computer agent built by Simular, has achieved a 73% success rate on OSWorld 2.0, in a benchmark update The post “Posterity will find it ludicrous”: Sai agent hits 73% on OSWorld 2.0 performing routine (but necessary) work appeared first on The New Stack .
Cocomelon's Studio Tells Its Artists to Start Experimenting With AI
Moonbug Entertainment, which makes Cocomelon, Blippi, and other popular content for children, says it will begin using AI but will always have a 'human in the loop.'
7 code words that could mean an AI data center is coming to your town
AI data centers don't always appear as "data centers" in local documents. Here are 7 terms that could signal one is coming to your community.
Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China’s President
Bill Gates is looking to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year, eager to propose global efforts to mitigate the growing risks posed by artificial intelligence. The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restricting potentially dangerous AI…
Karnataka explores voice AI pilots with ElevenLabs across skilling, health and citizen services
Karnataka is exploring voice AI pilots with ElevenLabs for skilling, healthcare, investor services, culture and citizen services.
ChronoScale Holdings Stock Rises 7% On Microsoft AI Deployment Plan
(RTTNews) - Shares of ChronoScale Holdings Corporation (CHRN) are rising about 7 percent on Thursday morning after the company announced plans with Microsoft (MSFT) for a 50-megawatt AI compute…
Harness tackles influx of agent-delivered code with Code Repository and AI Code Review
Software delivery platform provider Harness Inc. today announced the launch of Agent-Ready Harness Code Repository and AI Code Review, aimed at developer teams adopting artificial intelligence coding…
Google Gemini Knows Me in Russian — But Recommends My Competitors in English
A hands-on experiment showing how Google Gemini can identify the same SEO expert in Russian but fail to recognize him in English.
No need to destroy books in Singapore to legally use them for training AI, say experts
Tech firms in the US buy books, tear off pages to scan and feed AI models before shredding the pages.
How Meta's Plan To Replace Workers With AI Agents Fell Apart
Reuters reports that Meta explored shrinking some teams by as much as 60% as part of an "AI native" restructuring plan that would shift much of employees' day-to-day work to AI agents and smaller…
- Meta planned to replace workers with AI agents in restructuring effort.
- Company aimed to cut up to 60% of some teams with AI-powered virtual workers.
- Strategy faltered due to employee opposition and AI agents' limited productivity gains.
KDD Tech Conference 2026 to Explore How AI Creates Real-World Impact
Vancouver-based Korean technology community KDD will hold its sixth annual KDD Tech Conference on August 29 at UBC Robson Square, bringing together technology professionals, students and job seekers…
- KDD Tech Conference 2026 explores AI's real-world impact on products, businesses, and careers
- Conference runs August 29 at UBC Robson Square, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Keynote speakers discuss generative AI, developer growth, and AI in business innovation
The US Air Force is working on its drone defenses, starting with AI and ending with shotguns
Airmen learned how to use artificial intelligence systems to scan the skies for drones and engage threats.
HTTP 402 Was Almost Useless for Decades. AI Agents May Finally Give It a Job
AI agents may finally give HTTP 402 a purpose. Explore how x402 enables machine payments, pay-per-use APIs, and autonomous software commerce.