2026-08-26

AI Isn’t Ready for the Real Work: Why Models Flunk Complex Tasks

Investors in the AI bubble beg white collar professionals to hand over their hardest problems and promise workers that they’ll get their afternoons back if they just give up a little more of their data. Complex analysis, judgment calls, and the workflows that took years to develop are absorbed by a model, supposedly freeing humans for something better. This is the dominant narrative in corporate [...]

2026-08-26

PayRewards launches in America with $28M and a 1.75% fee to earn points

An Australian payments company thinks American small businesses will pay for the privilege of earning points. PayRewards, the US arm of Pay.com.au, has launched with $28M in funding and a promise that bank transfers which currently earn nothing can earn something. The parent business is not speculative. Pay.com.au says it has processed more than $7bn […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]

2026-08-26

Rockstar calls GTA 6 leaks 'heartbreaking for our team' and says the game is nearly finished

Ahead of the extended look at GTA 6 on Netflix, Rockstar has addressed leaked gameplay videos in a statement. [...]

2026-08-26

The new Apple Mac mini is already $100/£100 off for students and teachers — unfortunately, not for journalists like myself

The new Mac mini M6 looks like a great value — especially with this Apple Education Store discount. [...]

2026-08-26

Amazon has a Garmin watch end-of-summer sale — save up to $250 on top-rated watches for running, swimming, and hiking

Amazon has an end-of-summer Garmin Watch sale, and I've found the top deals, including up to $250 off Garmin's top-rated watches for running, swimming, and hiking. [...]

2026-08-26

Resonance: A Plague Tale's action-adventure focus feels a bit safe compared to the franchise's previous entries, but it still offers an infectious combination of combat, puzzle-solving, and exploration that's hard to put down

This A Plague Tale prequel pivots to action-adventure formula, forgoing plague rats and oppressive atmosphere for a lighter, swashbuckling romp. [...]

2026-08-26

Google Pixel 11 Review: Why the base model is still my favorite, even this year

In a year of iterative upgrades, Google is introducing smart features that make the base Pixel still the one to buy for most people. [...]

2026-08-26

Waystar Puts Agentic AI to Work on Claims, Denials, and Patient Bills

Waystar, the publicly traded healthcare payments company, on August 26, 2026 unveiled a set of agentic AI capabilities built on its AltitudeAI platform that autonomously execute work across the revenue cycle: resubmitting denied claims, answering natural-language questions about financial performance, drafting clinical documentation, and guiding patients through what they owe. The company framed t [...]

2026-08-26

Sundar Subramanian, CEO of Zyter – Interview Series

Sundar Subramanian, CEO of Zyter, is an experienced strategy and healthcare executive with a background spanning management consulting, digital transformation, and large-scale healthcare operations. Before becoming CEO in July 2025, he spent more than 16 years at PwC’s Strategy&, where he led the U.S. strategy consulting business as well as its Enterprise Strategy, Value and Digital Transfor [...]