Google Pulls AI Satellite Imagery After a Day
Google switched on a feature that let users generate AI-created satellite images inside Google Earth, and then switched it off 24 hours later. The company disabled the tool on July…
Nvidia Retakes the Top Spot From Apple
At the closing bell on July 31, Nvidia was again the world’s most valuable listed company, four days after Apple became the first company to finish a session above $5…
OpenAI’s $2,000 Answer to the Scaling Debate
The blog post went up quietly on August 1, with no launch event, no demo video, and no pricing page. In it, OpenAI said its next model, Astra, which has…
Minnesota’s Nudify Ban Survives in Court
A federal judge in Minnesota has rejected xAI’s request to block the state’s ban on nudify applications, keeping the law in force while the case proceeds, according to TechCrunch. The…
Intel’s Cheaper Path Around TSMC’s Packaging
Intel plans to mass-produce a new advanced packaging technology called EMIB-T in 2027, and it says the approach will cost about 50% less than TSMC’s CoWoS, according to TechPowerUp. If…
Jensen Huang Explains the Late Arrival on X: ‘I’m Quite Introverted’
Jensen Huang posted his first message on X in 2026, and he is fairly sure he holds the record for lateness. “I might be the last person on Earth to…
Netflix Secures Walking Dead Rights in Five-Year, $500 Million Deal
Netflix and AMC Global Media announced Thursday a global licensing agreement that gives Netflix streaming rights to the entire Walking Dead universe, including the original series and all six of…
Google Cloud’s Francis deSouza to Run Scale AI
Francis deSouza, the chief operating officer of Google Cloud and the president of its security products division, will become the chief executive of Scale AI on August 10, the company…
AI Cloud Firm Nscale Prepares for a Fall IPO
Nscale, the London-based company that rents out AI computing power, is pushing ahead with plans for a public listing, holding meetings with potential investors and preparing to present its case…
German Court Rules Suno Infringed Copyright in Music Training
A Munich court ruled Friday that the AI music company Suno infringed copyright by training its models on songs from the repertoire of GEMA, Germany’s music rights collective, and ordered…
