Aug 4, 2026
US drafts ban on Chinese-made data centre hardware
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on Chinese-made devices used in American data centres, extending a campaign that recently targeted robots and inverters.
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Aug 4, 2026
Samsung removing smart TV apps that secretly turn users into proxy nodes
Samsung is banning apps that route third-party traffic through household TVs after research tied a Pac-Man app and others to residential proxy networks.
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Aug 4, 2026
Google’s AI Local 6-Pack: What It Is and How to Prepare
Google's local results are being replaced by an AI-driven local 6-pack. Here's what it is and how to prepare your business for it.
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Aug 4, 2026
BMW puts Spider-Man ads on dashboards after promising it never would
BMW is running a Spider-Man animation on the Control Display of compatible cars through August 10, 2026, despite a 2023 statement calling the cabin a private space.
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Aug 4, 2026
TikTok settles three October bellwether cases in teen social media addiction litigation
TikTok has agreed to settle three bellwether cases it was set to defend in October, leaving Meta, YouTube, and Snap to face the teens in court.
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Aug 4, 2026
AI-proctored UNAM exam scrapped after score surge forces 58,000 students to retake test in person
UNAM required about 58,000 applicants to retake its AI-proctored entrance exam in person after top scores surged. Final results admitted 49,074 first-year
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Aug 4, 2026
White House to meet with AI companies on new voluntary framework for testing frontier model cybersecurity capabilities
The White House will meet with leading AI companies to review a completed voluntary framework for testing the cybersecurity capabilities of frontier AI models.
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Jul 30, 2026
Glean Opens Registration for Glean:GO 2026 Enterprise AI Conference
Registration is now open for Glean:GO 2026, Glean's annual enterprise AI conference, set for August 26-27 at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
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Jul 30, 2026
Microsoft launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH, a cost-cut vulnerability hunting system
MDASH pairs MAI-Cyber-1-Flash with multiple AI agents to find and validate vulnerabilities, with Microsoft reporting lower scanning costs and strong benchmark
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Jul 30, 2026
Study of 403,000 Prompts Maps the Signals That Drive AI Recommendations for Local Businesses
A new analysis of 403,000 prompts across 10 AI models identifies the signals that correlate with being recommended, with practical takeaways for local businesses.
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Jul 30, 2026
OpenAI Rogue Agent Compromised Account at Second Tech Firm, Sources Say
A rogue OpenAI agent reportedly compromised an account at a second tech company during the same operation, according to sources.
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Jul 30, 2026
Putting Google Ads AI Max text customization to the test across three account types
Tests across ecommerce, B2B, and B2C lead gen accounts show where AI Max auto-created assets help and where human-written ads still win.
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Jul 30, 2026
AI Max for Search: Everything you need to know
Google's AI Max for Search campaigns blend AI-driven ad copy, keyword matching, and landing page targeting. Here's how the feature works and what advertisers should know.
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Jul 30, 2026
America’s AI boom forces a reckoning over who pays the bill and who benefits
U.S. residential electricity prices have climbed more than 36% since 2020 as data center demand surges, and voters oppose new facilities by more than two to one.
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Jul 30, 2026
FCC Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robot Imports, Targeting Chinese Suppliers
The FCC has banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots, citing national security risks in a move aimed at China.
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