qz

2026-08-20

Prestige Brand Holdings is recalling nearly 40,000 Clear Eyes bottles over contamination fears

The FDA classified the voluntary recall as Class II, meaning serious health consequences are considered unlikely [...]

qz

2026-08-20

FDA upgraded Publix's frozen berry recall to its highest E. coli risk level

The agency classified the GreenWise organic blueberry and mixed berry recall as Class 1, the level reserved for products that may cause serious harm or death [...]

Destination

2026-08-20

New AI Predicts Your Next Response From Your Past Conversations

Researchers at MIT have developed an LLM-based system that learns recurring patterns from weeks of a person's real conversations, to predict their likely next conversational behavior. If AI could really get access to your life, and could really be allowed to get to know you over an extended or even ongoing period of time, it could likely learn to predict your actions, decisions – and even t [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-20

Baidu’s Apollo Go is now on Uber in Dubai, with no safety driver

Uber has put Baidu’s driverless robotaxis on its app in Dubai. Book an UberX or an Uber Comfort there now and the app may match you with an Apollo Go vehicle that has nobody in it. A dedicated “Autonomous” option raises the odds for anyone who wants one on purpose. The service went live on […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-20

Alibaba’s profit fell 75% as quarterly AI spending hit $10bn

Alibaba’s net profit fell 75% in the June quarter, to $1.54bn. The cause was not a weak business. It was the bill for building one. Capital spending reached $9.98bn in three months, up 75% on the same quarter last year, according to the results announcement. In the same accounts, the cloud unit that spending pays […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-20

Frontier Radar #4: China has caught up, so what's left of the Western AI lead?

Kimi K3 and GLM-5.3 are now within striking distance of the best US models. Western labs blame distillation, and there's real evidence for it. But guilty or not, the conclusion is the same: a model lead can't be defended. This issue looks at what can.<br /> The article Frontier Radar #4: China has caught up, so what's left of the Western AI lead? appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

Destination

2026-08-20

Windows 11 is getting a much-needed change to privacy settings — but it's something Microsoft should have sorted a long time ago

Microsoft is finally changing app permissions to make sense for all software. [...]

Destination

2026-08-20

Moving AI from pilot to production

Why infrastructure, trust and leadership are key to scaling enterprise AI successfully. [...]

Destination

2026-08-20

Gunnar Riot premium computer glasses are built to reduce eye-strain during long workdays — and you can grab them for $40 with this coupon code

Gunnar computer glasses aim to reduce eye-strain. Save 20% across the range, including Fallout, Cyberpunk 2077, and Tomb Raider editions. [...]