2026-08-08
Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead
Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees at a July Q&A that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. An employee had asked whether the gains could be channelled into reviving “Meta Days,” a cancelled holiday programme that gave staff a few extra days off. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-08-08
Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export
Hidden code in ChatGPT’s latest Android app suggests OpenAI is building a feature that would let users generate stickers and export them directly to WhatsApp. An APK teardown by Android Authority found references to an “Add to WhatsApp” option in the sharing menu. Instead of sending AI-generated images as regular pictures, ChatGPT would prepare them […]<br /> This story continues at [...]
2026-08-07
SK hynix Approves Two New Fabs as AI Memory Demand Reshapes Its Buildout
SK hynix's board has approved a combined 54 trillion won (roughly $39 billion) for two new fabrication plants, the company announced on August 7, 2026: 35.2 trillion won for "Y2," the second fab at its Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, and 19.1 trillion won for "M17," a new NAND fab in Cheongju. The two projects expand production capacity for both halves of the memory business [...]
2026-08-07
Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel unite on a shared standard for AI agent plugins
Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel have jointly created Agent Plugins, an open standard that defines a single package format for AI agent extensions. Version 1.0.0 uses a plugin.json manifest file and supports both agent skills and MCP servers.<br /> The article Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel unite on a shared standard for AI agent plugins appeared first on The Deco [...]
