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Sam Altman says OpenAI's decision to pace its AI development was caused by a collection of research observations showing “various degrees of misalignment” (time.com)
2026-8-19 AI

Sources: Anthropic has been preparing to give its co-founders shares with extra voting power to help insulate them from outside pressure, ahead of a planned IPO (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-19 IPO

Comcast turns your Xfinity WiFi into a home motion detector (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19 WiFi

The US SEC proposes exempting certain digital asset offerings from securities registration statements, with exemptions for offerings up to $5M and $75M (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 Asset

Memory Prices Climb 500% In 12 Months (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-8-19

You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone In the US (mobile.slashdot.org)
2026-8-19

Moment Brit tourists spot deserted sinking yacht off French coast during ferry trip from the UK sparking hunt for missing sailors (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19 France U.K.

Passenger sucked out of a broken Ryanair plane window at 38,000ft says he will sue for millions (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19

Trump trolls Iran, declaring Strait of Hormuz a 'new US territory' - prompting threats from Tehran (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19 Trump Iran Tehran

British sprinter who won two golds at 2010 Commonwealth Games is missing following trip to Morocco two months ago (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19 U.K.

Sex attack fear grips Ceuta after mass influx of migrants as man climbs into local woman's bed in his underwear and female asylum seekers face attempted assaults 'every night' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19 Immigration

US singer who fell for Scottish fan during Tartan Army's Boston World Cup takeover ends viral romance over 'serious crime' investigation (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-8-19

VC funding in physical AI companies totaled $47.4B across 521 deals in H1, up 80% from H1 2025, and more than the $41.9B invested from 2022 to 2024 (news.crunchbase.com)
2026-8-19 AI

Sources: Situational Awareness offered part of its $5B Anthropic stake at a 20% discount and gave a 12-hour deadline as it scrambled for cash at the end of July (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-19

Tornado tears through western Russian city (VIDEOS) (www.rt.com)
2026-8-19 Russia

OpenAI says it has made several changes to its safety practices following the Hugging Face breach and has paused two weeks of deployment-focused RL training (www.axios.com)
2026-8-19

Get training across all 8 CISSP certification domains for just $19.99 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

Comcast is rolling out Wi-Fi motion sensing to its Xfinity gateways, a free opt-in feature that allows its routers to detect movement at home (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-19

Google Buys All of Spirit Airlines' Data to Feed Its AI Models (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-8-19 Google AI

Clop created custom web shell for Windchill data theft attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

Placing Venezuelan gold under US control would set ‘terrible precedent' – ex-IMF official (VIDEO) (www.rt.com)
2026-8-19 IMF

Apple Lowers App Store Fees In Europe to Settle Dispute With EU (apple.slashdot.org)
2026-8-19 Europe Apple

The Arctic: China Taking Over the Top of the World (www.gatestoneinstitute.org)
2026-8-19 China

Sources: Anthropic's revolving credit facility is set to surpass its roughly $10B target as banks compete for roles on the company's upcoming IPO (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 IPO

Pending Home Sales Drop to 2nd Lowest on Record, Plunge to Record Low in the West, to Near-Record Low in the South (wolfstreet.com)
2026-8-19

UAE claims Iran fired two ballistic missiles at it (www.rt.com)
2026-8-19 Iran

BNPL lenders like Flex, Zip, and Affirm are now pitching loans for basic household needs; Americans spent $160B via pay-later loans in 2025, nearly 2x from 2023 (www.nytimes.com)
2026-8-19 U.S.

Registration opens for inaugural INNOPROM. India trade fair in New Delhi (www.rt.com)
2026-8-19 India

The EU says it “welcomes Apple's changes” and they follow a “close dialogue”; IAP fees are 26%, alt payment processing fees are 20%, and link-out fees are 15% (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 Apple

Apple unveils new EU business terms from October 1, resolving disputes with the EU, including a new Core Technology Commission and App Store commission tiers (www.apple.com)
2026-8-19 Apple

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