2026-08-12

Chick-fil-A is adding Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches to its national menu this fall

The sandwiches, available in breakfast and entrée sizes, debut August 24 alongside two S'mores-flavored drinks [...]

2026-08-12

Meta is heading to trial against 29 states over claims it addicted kids to social media

Jury selection began Wednesday in Oakland; potential damages could approach Meta's $1.5 trillion market cap [...]

2026-08-12

Google launched Pixel 11 with agentic AI weeks before Apple ships a Gemini-powered Siri

The Pixel 11 series starts at $899 and puts Gemini Intelligence at its center, arriving as Apple prepares a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul this fall [...]

2026-08-12

Americans' credit card debt surged to $1.26 trillion, nearing an all-time record

Balances rose $21 billion in the second quarter, leaving total card debt just shy of the $1.28 trillion peak set late last year [...]

2026-08-12

American Airlines' AI is kicking passengers off connecting flights they could still catch

The airline's AURA system has been automatically reassigning seats before passengers miss their connections, with no human override at the gate [...]

2026-08-12

Twitch Adds Opt-Out That Keeps Streamer Content Out of Amazon AI Training

Twitch users can now block their streams, VODs, clips, and chat from being used to train Amazon's generative AI models, under a new setting the Amazon-owned platform added to its account controls. The toggle, labeled "Training for Generative AI," sits in the Security and Privacy tab of account settings and governs whether channel content feeds future models built by Amazon to genera [...]

2026-08-12

ChatGPT: What's free in 2026 and what isn't?

As of August 2026, you can send unlimited texts to ChatGPT. [...]

2026-08-12

Amazon is severing ties with two other MMOs

Amazon is handing off MMOs Lost Ark and Throne and Liberty to other publishers. [...]

2026-08-12

Farmer ends up killing 25 acres of his crops after trusting AI on herbicide advice

Relying on incorrect and unverified information from an AI chatbot resulted in a farmer in China destroying his crops. [...]