2026-08-12

Brad Lightcap is leaving OpenAI after eight years to start something new

Brad Lightcap, who spent eight years at OpenAI and four of them as chief operating officer, said on Tuesday that he is leaving to start something new. He did not say what it is. “It is bittersweet to share that I’ll be moving on from OpenAI to start something new,” Lightcap wrote in a post […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-12

The 10 U.S. cities where neighbors volunteer and help each other most

A friendly block can make daily life easier. Redfin ranked the U.S. cities where neighbors help each other most [...]

2026-08-12

The 5 U.S. cities where splitting rent with a roommate pays off most

Having a roommate in the right city can help balance your budget. StorageCafe found the places where splitting rent saves you the most money [...]

2026-08-12

The most supportive and durable innerspring mattresses: Consumer Reports

Innerspring mattresses can sag or flatten years before they need replacing. Consumer Reports tested six models to find the most supportive picks [...]

2026-08-12

The data center backlash reaches Texas

Texas is auditing hundreds of proposed data centers as communities across the U.S. push back against rising costs of the AI boom [...]

2026-08-12

You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral. [...]

2026-08-12

Joby is buying a stealth-technology firm for $500m, and rebuilding its defence arm around it

Joby Aviation has agreed to buy Resonant Sciences, a Dayton, Ohio radar and low-observability specialist, for about $500m, in the largest acquisition the electric air taxi company has made and the clearest signal yet of where it expects its near-term revenue to come from. The structure is $450m in cash and roughly $50m in Joby […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-12

Mistral now offers EU data processing and priority access, but both come with important limits

Mistral is giving customers the option to route AI requests through servers in either Europe or the US, and selling priority queue access during peak traffic. Both come with a surcharge, and the regional routing doesn't cover all features or data.<br /> The article Mistral now offers EU data processing and priority access, but both come with important limits appeared first on The Decode [...]

2026-08-12

Google Pixel 11 launch: Live updates as the company unveils new devices, AI features and more

Come hang out with us as we liveblog Google's Pixel 11 launch today. Our comments (not DMs) are open. [...]