August 9, 2026

Emily Rampling

Tech & AI

OpenAI Astra: The mysterious new quantum math-solving model

Do you understand quantum parallel repetition? What about quantum complexity, lattice cryptography, or extremal combinatorics? The new OpenAI model Astra knows all about

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After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

HR software provider Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, an anti-tokenmaxxing product that helps a company track and contain its AI spending.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Color Leak Shows Three Finishes

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE is coming into focus in three colors. New leaked images appear to show black, light green and blue-purple finishes,

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Fill your Kindle for free: This week’s Stuff Your E-Reader event has 100+ free books

TL;DR: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on Aug. 5-8. Stuff Your E-Reader, hosted by Indie Author Collective, is offering free

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The 7 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month

The big screen is having a moment. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is breaking box office records, while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has people

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OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said Friday it has suspended work on some aspects of its upcoming model Astra after an internal review found it had made

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Taiwan Investigates Chinese Firms for Poaching Tech Talent

Taiwan is investigating 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of illegally recruiting engineers in semiconductors, AI, batteries, and defense. Authorities searched 64 locations and questioned

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Meta ordered to pay enormous penalty after losing New Mexico case

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million to fund youth mental health services in New Mexico in the final phase of a

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The Chinese Philosopher Americans Can’t Stop Fighting About

Yiyang Zhuge learned last week that when you go extremely viral, the people you have been following for years suddenly start following you

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Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Cloudflare is the latest company to join the race to build a new web browser. But instead of pitching a Chrome alternative to

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