Nvidia looks to set up an employee-funded political action committee to try and shape US policy in its favor
2026-08-30
Nvidia believes NVPAC could help it shape US policy – but to what ends…Continue Reading
What is Google AI Mode? A Complete Guide to Google’s AI Search
2026-08-30
Google AI Mode has changed the way people search nowadays. From searching to reasoning, everything is powered by artificial intelligence. People no longer dig deeper to search for an answer; they like it short and quick. The introduction of AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok AI became popular withContinue Reading
This Week In Techdirt History: August 23rd – 29th
2026-08-30
This Week in 2016 India Criminalizes Merely Visiting A Copyright Infringing ‘Blocked’ Site Anti-Piracy Operations Are Fabricating Links To Non-Existent Torrents In DMCA Notices Peter Thiel’s Lawyer Now Sending Questionable Defamation Threat Letters To Media On Behalf Of Melania The Traitor Copyright Group, In Arguing Against FCC’s Set Top Box Proposal,Continue Reading
AI critic predicts doomsday within a decade — or sooner
2026-08-30
David Krueger said recent rogue actions of OpenAI models were a “warning shot.”, David Krueger said recent rogue actions of OpenAI models were a “warning shot.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras
2026-08-30
The decision, which was communicated to state agencies on Thursday evening, came as The Texas Tribune said it was preparing to publish an investigation into the state’s funding of these cameras., The decision, which was communicated to state agencies on Thursday evening, came as The Texas Tribune said it wasContinue Reading
Watch: FlyArystan Airbus A320 Catches Fire At Almaty Airport During Maintenance
2026-08-29
An 11-year-old Airbus A320 caught fire at Almaty Airport (ALA) on Friday, when the FlyArystan aircraft was undergoing scheduled maintenance. Videos of the budget airline’s narrow-body jet show that the blaze was confined to a small area of the airplane’s nose, and fortunately the airport’s emergency services were quick toContinue Reading
Within 50 Feet: 2 Airlink E-Jets Only Just Clear Cape Town Stadium In Viral Flyover
2026-08-29
Two Airlink Embraer E-Jets performed a risky low-level flyover of Cape Town’s DHL Stadium on Saturday ahead of a rugby match between South Africa and New Zealand. The maneuver was broadcast live on television and quickly went viral online, with footage appearing to show the lead jet passing barely aboveContinue Reading
A 55 year-old Linux tool revived: ChatGPT is driving me back to man pages
2026-08-29
ChatGPT becomes a patient guide through ancient man pages, transforming terse entries into usable terminal fixes…Read MoreContinue Reading
Linux Foundation takes governance of TRACE, an open standard for AI runtime attestation
2026-08-29
The Linux Foundation’s governance of TRACE enhances AI accountability, fostering trust and compliance across diverse computing environments. The post Linux Foundation takes governance of TRACE, an open standard for AI runtime attestation appeared first on Crypto Briefing…Read MoreContinue Reading
Nano One Advances Global LFP Cathode Strategy as Demand from Energy Storage, EV and Defence Applications Accelerates
2026-08-29
Highlights Global LFP demand is accelerating across energy storage, electric vehicle and defence applications Canadian, U.S. and European government policy creating new opportunities for localized LFP production Nano One aims to address these markets through its Licensing and Development Company Partnership (“DevCos”) strategies—pursuing a capital-light structure to build industrial scale operations VANCOUVER…Continue Reading
Nvidia DLSS 5 is getting modded into just about every game, often with hilarious results
2026-08-29
A new version of the RenoDX modding tool, available through the developer’s Discord server, allows users to apply a leaked build of Nvidia’s upcoming DLSS 5 to any game that supports high-quality upscaling. The mod’s rapid spread effectively amounts to an early release of arguably Nvidia’s most ambitious and polarizing…Read Entire Article…Continue Reading
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think
2026-08-29
When a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts off from Kennedy Space Center as early as Sunday morning, it will be carrying a crucial steppingstone toward astronomers’ grand goal of finding Earth-like exoplanets in the Milky Way. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was designed for several high-priority studies of far-distant galaxies, but one of itsContinue Reading
What time will SpaceX launch NASA’s Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)
2026-08-29
A huge SpaceX rocket is just days away from launching NASA’s next great observatory into space: the Roman Space Telescope. But if you’re hoping to watch it live online, you’ll have to get up pretty early on Sunday (Aug. 30) or you’ll miss it. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope , named after the late NASA astronomerContinue Reading