2026-08-20

Munich Re is buying cyber-insurer At-Bay for $575mn, half its 2021 price

Munich Re has agreed to buy At-Bay, a cyber-insurance startup, for $575mn. The deal values the company at less than half what it was worth in 2021. The German insurance group announced the acquisition on Wednesday, in a statement. The price is a reset. At-Bay was valued at $1.35bn in its last funding round in […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-20

GEN-1.5: Generalist AI teaches robots new tasks from a single demo

Robotics startup Generalist AI has unveiled GEN-1.5, an AI model that teaches robots new tasks from a single demonstration.<br /> The article GEN-1.5: Generalist AI teaches robots new tasks from a single demo appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-08-20

Adobe Firefly just added three new AI audio tools for creators and marketers — I tested them all to see if they're any good

Adobe Firefly's Generate Music, Speech, and Sound Effects go on general release today, but one AI tool stole the show during my testing. [...]

2026-08-20

Sony leak suggests it's rebooting some of its best ever headphones to compete with Bose and Sennheiser — but I'm not sure the predicted price is going to be cheap enough

A Sony leak suggests it's preparing to launch a new, more affordable version of its legendary WH-1000XM4 headphones to better compete in the ANC headphone sector. [...]

2026-08-20

Bond yields are climbing back after Treasury's debt buyback fails to hold

The 30-year yield rose back toward its 19-year high Thursday, erasing most of Wednesday's drop after the Treasury doubled buyback sizes to $4 billion per operation [...]

2026-08-20

US jobless claims dip to 206,000, though 4-week average climbs

Initial claims fell by 6,000 in the week ending Aug. 15, but the 4-week moving average rose to 204,000 [...]

2026-08-20

Bitcoin surged as Trump pushed the Clarity Act and teased Hyperliquid's U.S. entry

The Hyperliquid token jumped 26% after Trump said regulators were working to bring the decentralized exchange to the U.S. [...]

2026-08-20

Trump is blaming a "political" Fed board for keeping interest rates too high

The president accused Fed board members appointed by past administrations of voting to raise rates, though the Fed hasn't raised rates in over three years [...]

2026-08-20

OpenAI's CFO told employees the company is targeting an IPO in 2027 — or sooner

Sarah Friar told employees the listing could come earlier if the business continues to grow, and urged staff not to worry if rival Anthropic debuts first [...]