2026-08-21

Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says

Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City. [...]

2026-08-21

‘Better move would be to ban it’: Apple Music steps up plan for AI-generated song labels, but some users think it doesn’t go far enough

Apple Music will require artists to label their AI-generated music so users know what they’re getting. [...]

2026-08-21

$16,000 Quad AI Geekom mini PC cluster gets DeepSeek V4 Flash treatment with 512GB RAM — reaches 14.61 tokens per second

GEEKOM links four A9 Mega mini PCs via USB4 to run DeepSeek V4 Flash locally, targeting enterprise AI without cloud reliance. [...]

2026-08-21

The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom

Cheap energy, abundant land, and proximity to Beijing have turned a city in Inner Mongolia into a crucial hub for data centers. [...]

2026-08-21

Taiwan taps US startup Vatn for modular S12 undersea drones – Washington’s ally turns to cheaper underwater systems

Vatn Systems and Taiwan's NCSIST sign memorandum to jointly develop autonomous undersea drones, though funding timeline details remain undisclosed. [...]

2026-08-21

Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land

"We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability." [...]

2026-08-21

African defense tech startup reveals $52 million funding as it looks to take on Ukraine and US giants

Nigerian defense technology company Terra Industries is developing its market in the global south, where air and ground drones are employed by governments and organizations to monitor and protect strategic assets and critical infrastructure [...]

2026-08-21

Slack wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat

Slack wants to drag AI coding out of the terminal and into the group chat.The Salesforce-owned messaging platform today announced Slack Code, a new product that embeds AI coding agents — including Anthropic's Claude Code, Cognition's Devin, GitHub Copilot, and Vercel's agent — directly into dedicated Slack channels where entire teams can watch, steer, review, and ship software t [...]

2026-08-21

Father’s Day 2026 is fast approaching — here are 45 tech gift ideas to spoil him this year

Father's Day in Australia is on September 6, and if you're still on the hunt for the perfect gift, we've put together some of our favourite tech picks. [...]