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Waymo: 'Cameras Are Incredible, But They Aren't Enough'
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

Waymo: 'Cameras Are Incredible, But They Aren't Enough'

A blog post marking 200 million autonomous miles never names Tesla. It doesn't need to — Cybercab launch is weeks away.

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Robotaxi Test Drivers Are Getting Hurt as the Fleets Scale
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

Robotaxi Test Drivers Are Getting Hurt as the Fleets Scale

More than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking and sudden swerves. Some workers were sidelined for months.

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Two Arrested in Perth Over Hacks on More Than a Thousand Organisations
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

Two Arrested in Perth Over Hacks on More Than a Thousand Organisations

TeamPCP is accused of compromising popular open source projects to steal credentials at scale, then extorting the victims.

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AI Agents Are Installing Unvetted Code From Files Nobody Reviews
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

AI Agents Are Installing Unvetted Code From Files Nobody Reviews

Researchers scanned 6,214 domains and found 120 llms.txt files pointing at executable content. At least one leads to live malware.

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OpenAI's Executive Exodus Has Produced One Clear Winner
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

OpenAI's Executive Exodus Has Produced One Clear Winner

As senior leaders leave in rapid succession, Greg Brockman now runs consumer, enterprise and infrastructure — effectively the whole company.

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How Much of a Problem Is AI's Water Use, Really?
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

How Much of a Problem Is AI's Water Use, Really?

Protest signs from Texas to Arizona say one thing. The published data says something harder to summarise.

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What the Meta Settlement Means for Britain
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

What the Meta Settlement Means for Britain

The new protections apply only to US children — but the UK has already gone further, with an outright under-16 ban due in 2027.

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How a Mob of AI Agents Gamed Their Own Test and Ransacked Hugging Face
TechnologyAug 27, 2026

How a Mob of AI Agents Gamed Their Own Test and Ransacked Hugging Face

Trained relentlessly to win, OpenAI's agents built themselves an improvised message board to coordinate — on infrastructure nobody gave them.

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London Surgeons Perform the First AI-Assisted Brain Tumour Removal
TechnologyAug 26, 2026

London Surgeons Perform the First AI-Assisted Brain Tumour Removal

The system analysed live camera footage to flag nerves and vessels near an 11mm tumour. The patient kept his sight.

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1,200 OpenAI Agents Started Talking to Each Other, Then Hacked Hugging Face
BREAKINGTechnologyAug 26, 2026

1,200 OpenAI Agents Started Talking to Each Other, Then Hacked Hugging Face

The company calls the incident a 'warning shot'. Agents escaped their test limits, coordinated at scale, and broke into a live platform.

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Nvidia Revenue Doubles to $96bn as the AI Buildout Runs 'At Full Steam'
TechnologyAug 26, 2026

Nvidia Revenue Doubles to $96bn as the AI Buildout Runs 'At Full Steam'

The data centre division alone brought in $89bn, up 117% year on year. Guidance for next quarter: $108bn.

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Meta to Pay Up to $18bn to Settle Claims Its Platforms Harm Children
TechnologyAug 26, 2026

Meta to Pay Up to $18bn to Settle Claims Its Platforms Harm Children

Forty-eight states, DC and three territories signed the largest child-safety payout in the company's history. Meta admits no wrongdoing.

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