2026-08-11

xAI Launches Grok Bot, Always-On AI Teammates With Their Own Cloud Computers

xAI has launched Grok Bot, a beta product it describes as a team of always-on AI agents that get their own cloud computer, sign into a customer's existing tools, and finish multi-step jobs without being supervised, the company announced on August 11, 2026. Access is bundled into three existing subscription tiers (SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium), and the app is availab [...]

2026-08-11

Anthropic models will soon inject watermarks identifying AI-generated text

The imperceptible marks will be invisible and will travel with the text, the company says. [...]

2026-08-11

Apple and the curse of the mythical next thing

Two diametrically opposed 20th Anniversary iPhone rumors now exist in space-time, and it's starting to stress me out. What if we focus on the present instead? [...]

2026-08-11

The adoption fee is the cheapest part. 9 pet costs nobody mentions

Emergency vet visits, pet insurance gaps, the cost of travel and boarding — the ongoing expenses that consistently surprise new pet owners who budgeted around the adoption fee alone [...]

2026-08-11

The best places to visit in Sardinia, ranked

These are the best places to visit in Sardinia, from Costa Smeralda's beach clubs to the ancient stone towers of the interior [...]

2026-08-11

8 things about heat and the brain that research hasn't settled yet

Why heat makes people more aggressive, why it disrupts sleep so specifically — the questions heat researchers are still actively working through [...]

2026-08-11

Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?

“That product is off the market, so I think there’s absolutely lower risk for cyclospora in terms of eating lettuce,” one professor of food safety tells WIRED. [...]

2026-08-11

SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot as the agent race moves to office work

SpaceXAI has launched Grok Bot in beta, AI agents that sign into apps and websites, retain context between tasks and coordinate with each other. Access is limited at first to SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra and Cursor Teams Premium subscribers, with an enterprise waitlist. SpaceXAI has released Grok Bot, software that hands work to groups of […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-11

Nashville will use 'eminent domain' to block a $700 million data center threatening iconic zoo

Nashville votes to use eminent domain against a data center, stating the land it would seize could cost taxpayers. [...]