2026-08-31

OpenGov Showcases AI Tools as Kansas City Cuts $4B Maintenance Backlog

OpenGov announced on August 31, 2026, that Kansas City, Missouri, used its Enterprise Asset Management platform to overhaul road maintenance, nearly tripling annual resurfacing output and cutting a projected maintenance backlog by more than half after the city confronted a deferred maintenance bill it projected at up to $4 billion within a decade. The company, which provides an AI platform for loc [...]

2026-08-31

Google will limit how much memory Android apps can use from February 2027

Google will start policing how much memory Android apps use, and it says the reason is the global shortage of RAM. From February 2027, an app that exceeds the new limits risks two penalties. Android can slow it down or shut it. The Play Store can bury it. The company published the requirements this week […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-31

Meta planned to cut some teams by 60% and replace the work with AI

Meta spent the first half of this year planning to replace much of the work its employees do with AI agents, then abandoned the most aggressive part of the plan when the technology did not deliver. Meta code-named the scheme Project OT, short for Organization Transformation. It explored cutting the size of many teams by […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-31

The upside of a laptop having two charging ports (and why some don't)

There are some good reasons you might want to look for a laptop with multiple USB-C ports next time you upgrade. [...]

2026-08-31

'The goal here is to give fans more of what they want, quickly': Globant tells us how it is helping FIFA keep fans around the world glued to the beautiful game

FIFA aims to launch a "joined-up experience " for fans everywhere [...]

2026-08-31

How Android 17 stops network snoops and SMS blasters now - with ECH and a 2G kill switch

The latest Android 17 update adds broad support for Encrypted Client Hello, among other changes. Here's how they work. [...]

2026-08-31

OpenAI's ChatGPT advertising business posted $1 billion in annualized revenue

The roughly 200-day-old ad business is now available in more than 40 countries, with self-serve access expanding Monday [...]

2026-08-31

Shein stock sank before its Hong Kong debut, signaling weak investor appetite

The fast-fashion retailer priced its IPO at HK$48.56 a share, raising $1.7 billion at a valuation of about $26.5 billion [...]

2026-08-31

Manhattan's luxury rental prices are surging as wealthy buyers opt to rent instead

The average price for top-tier Manhattan rentals jumped 35% over the past year, to $17,464 a month, as high-end buyers sit out the sales market [...]