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All models of the iPhone 17 headed to the U.S. will be manufactured in India, the UK has withdrawn its request for a “back door” in Apple’s iCloud, and SoftBank has invested $2 billion in Intel. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Meta debut Hypernova smart glasses in September? Do Grammarly’s new AI tools help students and educators with writing and grading? Will you buy Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds 3 FE?  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House administration is considering acquiring a stake in Intel, The SCOTUS allowed Mississippi’s social media age verification law to take effect, and xAI was slated to partner with the federal government until Grok disseminated antisemitic conspiracy theories in July. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Oracle and Alphabet partner to bring Gemini to Oracle’s cloud customers, Meta’s AI policies permitted bots to hold sensual chats with minors, and blood oxygen monitoring is coming back to some Apple Watches. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT’s model picker, U.S. authorities reportedly placing location trackers in select AI chip server shipments, Apple says the App Store is “fair and free of bias”  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China is discouraging the use of NVIDIA’s H20 chips, xAI is suing Apple, and the DoT has released new guidelines for $5 billion in EV charging station infrastructure. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI restores older models after GPT-5 backlash, Amazon launches 24 new Kuiper internet satellites, ESPN and Fox to launch $40/per month bundle October 2nd. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple says GPT-5 is coming to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Meta reportedly acquires AI voice startup WaveForms, Microsoft is set to retire its Lens PDF scanner app. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President announces 100% tariff on foreign semiconductors, cyberattack on the U.S. federal court system ompromises sensitive legal records, The Browser Company intros $20/month Pro subscription.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OpenAI releases first open-weight LLMs, Nvidia Nvidia rejects adding backdoors or kill switches to its AI chips, Hulu and Disney+ app to merge next year. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. General Services Administration has added OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to its list of approved AI vendors, Perplexity is again under scrutiny for improperly scraping content, and X is working to restore the video archive for Vine. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple may be developing its own AI answer engine, Google reversed its decision to shut down active Goo.gl links, and a Miami jury holds Tesla partly responsible for a fatal accident while its autopilot system was engaged. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft is ending support for Microsoft SE in October, Apple is open to significant AI acquisitions, and Reddit aims to become a major search engine. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House secured commitments from big tech to create a digital health ecosystem, China's Cyberspace Administration has security concerns over Nvidia’s H20 chip, and Google is using AI to determine users’ age. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YouTube updates ad policy on profanity, Spotify requires UK users to age verify for explicit content,Minnesota activates National Guard after major cyberattack. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Microsoft Edge's new Copilot Mode is an experimental AI feature for web browsing, Tea’s data breach is much worse than previously thought, and Anthropic rate limits commence August 28th. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Temu users in the EU face “high risk” illegal products, UK Online Safety Act prompts VPN surge, Imax partners with Runway fort AI Film Festival.  Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meta is ceasing all political ads in the EU, Starlink experienced its first major outage of the year Thursday, and Google is testing a new vibe-coding tool called Opal. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google is launching Veo-powered generative AI Tools for YouTube, expanding Google Photos capabilities with Veo-based image-to-video features, and Snapchat's new "Home Safe" feature alerts friends and family when you arrive home. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SharePoint attackers breach the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, Anthropic researchers detail “subliminal learning” in AI models, Uber introduces “women preferences” feature in the U.S. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telegram has integrated TON Wallet, allowing crypto transactions directly in the app, the Stargate project has failed to launch due to due to disagreements between SoftBank and OpenAI, and Google unveiled the Pixel 10 before it unveils the Pixel 10 in August. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK to drop plan to force Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted iCloud data? T-Mobile starts rolling out L4S, WhatsApp replaces its native Windows app with web-based wrapper version. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress passed the GENIUS Act, the first legislation to regulate cryptocurrency, a Russian lawmaker warned WhatsApp to prepare for its departure from the Russian market, and Netflix is using AI in film and show production. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scale AI lays off 14% of its workforce, Jack Dorsey invests $10 million to fund experimental open-source projects, and Substack secures $100 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation. Link to Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chinese cyberattacks against the US on the rise, Seagate’s HAMR-based hard drives now available to consumers, Google claims “Big Sleep” actively blocked a zero-day attack in the wild. Show Notes Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.