2026-08-08

Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1658)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. [...]

2026-08-08

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1155)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. [...]

2026-08-08

Firebird Takes Its AI Factory Platform Global With a 2-Gigawatt Pipeline

Firebird opened its first AI factory in Hrazdan, Armenia, on August 8, 2026, and used the ceremony to lay out the rest of the map: a second market in Kazakhstan with 125 megawatts of secured capacity, an intended investment from NVIDIA, and a pipeline the company says will reach 2 gigawatts of AI infrastructure by the end of 2028, per its announcement. The Armenia site is the operational debut. Fi [...]

2026-08-08

Quote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever'

Smart glasses are becoming more in vogue today, but the industry is still haunted by the failure of Google Glass [...]

2026-08-08

Verizon voice services are down for some — here's what we know so far

Is Verizon down? The carrier confirms as an active issue as folks can't make calls — follow here for live updates [...]

2026-08-08

New drone system which could spot wildfires before they get out of control completes its first test — but is it too late for the summer blazes plaguing Europe?

Israel tests AI wildfire-detection drone, although additional evaluations mean Europe will not benefit from it during this year's fire season. [...]

2026-08-08

OpenAI Acquires NextSlide, the AI Presentation Startup

OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, a startup that built software for turning raw material into finished presentations, with the NextSlide team now working on ChatGPT. Founder Ahmed Beshry announced the move in a note on the startup's website. He did not disclose financial terms. NextSlide's product converted prompts, notes, documents, or research into a polished, editable presentation, the p [...]

2026-08-08

‘Playing around with your favourite artist’s song is an ultimate expression of fandom’: Spotify is taking another step into participatory music tools with its upcoming AI remix feature — but it signals red flags for industry professionals

Spotify's agreement with Merlin brings it one step closer to launching its AI-powered remix tool, but where do industry professionals stand on it? [...]

2026-08-08

Anthropic sets Claude Code to Auto Mode by default to protect developers from bad approvals

Starting August 14, Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans. The company says it's safer. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human reviewers caught only 13.6 percent. For the most widely used AI coding tool, this means developers are shifting further from writing code to monitoring AI output.<br /> The ar [...]