2026-08-20

OpenAI previews Private Safety Processing to keep zero data retention

OpenAI has told enterprise customers that its promise not to keep their data will survive the next generation of models. The company set out the position on Wednesday in a post titled “Offering Zero Data Retention for frontier models”. In it, it previewed Private Safety Processing. The system looks for misuse across several related interactions […]<br /> This story continues at The Nex [...]

2026-08-20

Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted

Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail. [...]

2026-08-20

Washington Dulles airport board approved a $19.9 billion overhaul that will replace its iconic "people movers"

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority approved the plan Wednesday, with a $3.75 billion tunnel system set to replace the airport's shuttle vehicles [...]

2026-08-20

YouTube is offering creators millions of dollars to stay off Netflix

The platform has warned that creators who post to Netflix at the same time risk losing marketing support and a cut of brand campaign revenue [...]

2026-08-20

Hypersonic missile startup Castelion is raising $1 billion at a $13 billion valuation

The round will fund expanded production of the Blackbeard hypersonic missile and development of longer-range strike and defensive weapons [...]

2026-08-20

Apple's camera-equipped AirPods are still coming in 2027, despite a video leak

A developer software update accidentally exposed promotional footage of the earbuds, fueling speculation of an imminent launch [...]

2026-08-20

Oura is restructuring its technology leadership as the smart ring maker doubles down on AI

The smart ring maker named its first chief information officer and first SVP of AI and software engineering as it builds out health AI models [...]

2026-08-20

Micron Unveils Micron Research Labs With $10B Decade-Long Memory and AI Research Push

Micron Technology announced on August 20, 2026 that it is standing up Micron Research Labs, a U.S.-based long-horizon research institution headquartered in Boise, Idaho, backed by a planned $10 billion investment over the next decade. In its announcement, the company describes the hub as the first dedicated memory research institution of its kind in the U.S., built to pursue work beyond current te [...]

2026-08-20

This obscure FTC proposal exposes the widening fight over what AI can say

Public comments on the policy reveal how China is becoming both a warning against censorship and a case for greater oversight. [...]