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Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastrructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible.

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OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens - years after teens started using it

ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content - and from using AI to cheat on their homework.

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Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India

Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.

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Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera

A video in a MacOS Tahoe release candidate version shows a user wearing AirPods, looking at a book, and talking to Siri.

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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York

The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month.

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Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’

Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265M Fund V.

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Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too

The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon.

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Einride strikes deal to add 500 Tesla Semis to its fleet

Einride will buy the Tesla Semis, which will be made to Amazon and other customers.

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Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI

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Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans

The company has shifted from making van-life builds to custom outfitting vehicles for small businesses, all while the EV landscape in the US changed dramatically.

TechCrunch

Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM

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How to use Inspect Element in Chrome, Safari, and Firefox

There's a powerful tool hiding in your browser: Inspect Element. Right-click on any webpage, click Inspect, and you get a live view of that site's underlying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript-the source code…

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K-EXAONE Advances to Third Phase of Korea's Homegrown AI Project

LG AI Research says its K-EXAONE model passed the second-phase review of Korea's homegrown AI foundation model project and advanced to the third phase.

sedaily

Micron Reclaims $1,000 Amid Fresh Memory Momentum: Jim Cramer Says MU Stock Can ‘Double Again’

Strong cloud growth and continued record data-center spending from Big Tech are fueling strength in the memory trade.

newsable_asianetnews

Lee stresses growth, inclusion in tribute to late President Kim Dae-jung

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday he will strive f...

yonhapnews

COACHING CAN’T FIX EDUCATION

By Ajit Ranade In his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an important announcement. He acknowledged that coaching classes have become a major financial burd…

orissapost

NDDC Engages Niger Delta Youths in AI Training

• As Ogbuku urges participants to generate sustainable livelihoods •Expert tasks NDDC on Niger Delta AI innovation hubs Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),…

thisdaylive

Everland opens vote to name baby panda

South Korea’s largest theme park, Everland, opened an online vote to name its 77-day-old baby panda, with five finalists in the running. All five candidates are two-character Chinese names ending in…

koreaherald

Live Now: Increased Activity at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala

Since 8:46pm this evening, Guatemala's Fuego volcano has been erupting non-stop - possibly signaling a new phase in its eruptive behaviour. We are paying close attention. Welcome to our historic 24/7…

freerepublic

KT, SK Telecom, Upstage advance to next stage in gov't-led AI project

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- Three companies have advanced to the next stage of a ...

yonhapnews

Copper powers profit rise at mining giant BHP

The Australian mining giant said its net profit climbed 9% from a year earlier to US$9.8 billion in the financial year ending June 30.

freemalaysiatoday

How diagnostic technologies have transformed IVF outcomes in India

By Mr. A.R. Ghatak, Senior Vice President - IVF Division, Hanahealth by DSS Imagetech: The fertility landscape in India is evolving rapidly. Infertility is no [...] More

sugermint

XPPen Unveils Artist Ultra 14, Bringing Professional Drawing Performance to a More Portable Form Factor

XPPen, a global leader in digital art innovation, today unveiled the Artist Ultra 14, an Ultra Clear True Color Portable Drawing Display featuring a 2.8K OLED display, studio-grade color performance,…

cerebral_overload

The Quiet Manufacturing Boom

Beneath the cacophony of media noise, an important untold story emerges: A manufacturing boom is unfolding across America right now, and especially so in the geographic center of the country. This de…

freerepublic

TAJ to Stop Accepting Government and High-Value Cheques

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is updating its payment processing guidelines to enhance transaction security and efficiency. Effective September 1, 2026, TAJ will discontinue accepting cheques issu…

zipfm_net

PayPal fraud charges woman $19K

TRAVERSE CITY - A local woman reported fraudulent bank charges totaling about $19,000.

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Middle East Green Initiative Announces Participation in UNCCD COP17 to Bolster Regional Cooperation in Combating Desertification and Restoring Degraded Land

Demonstrating its expanding regional leadership, the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) has announced its participation in the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17), to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongo…

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Earthjustice & Sierra Club Urge FAA to Keep Ban on Commercial Supersonic Flight

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of…

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2026 Day 1 Crop Tour Results | Ohio

Scouts measured average corn yield potential of 180.18 bu. per acre, down from 185.69 bpa (3%) in 2025 and the 3-year average of 184.31 bpa (2.2%). Pod counts in a 3’x3’ square averaged 1,186.3, down…

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‘He’s Catfishing Her’: Woman Goes To Zoo. Then She Sees A Male Lion Get Rejected-Twice

"Even animals are not accepting bare minimum!" The post ‘He’s Catfishing Her’: Woman Goes To Zoo. Then She Sees A Male Lion Get Rejected-Twice appeared first on BroBible.

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Xen Project gets serious about safety in push to possibly partition robot brains

Boeing quietly joins FOSS hypervisor crew, as AMD and Renesas lead new effort to comply with formal standards

theregister

Steamer agents rush to open offices as Vizhinjam port takes EXIM lane

Satellite office opens near port, adding 30 new members from India & int’l maritime hubs

newindianexpress

DCW Ltd (BOM:500117) (Q1 2027) Earnings Call Highlights: Specialty Chemicals Surge 38% as PVC ...

DCW Ltd (BOM:500117) navigates a mixed quarter with record CPVC volumes driving specialty growth, while the company targets net debt-free status by FY27-end.

yahoo

5 Canadian Stocks I’d Buy Right Now

These stocks offer a mix of growth, income, and stability, while also providing exposure to structural growth opportunities. The post 5 Canadian Stocks I’d Buy Right Now appeared first on The Motley…

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Petrol price up by Rs5.77, HSD’s by Rs6.47

ISLAMABAD: On the recommendations of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), the Petroleum Division has announced an upward revision in ex-depot fuel prices, effective from August 18, following a th…

brecorder

High tech, but low trust: Agentic tech meets old-school scepticism at AI checkout

AI’s ecommerce ambitions are hitting a reality check as trust and changing buying habits are holding back chatbot-led commerce, writes Swathi Moorthy

inkl

Multi-Vector (Late Interaction) Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers

Hugging Face - Blog

Sports Bicycle Market Size, Share, Growth, Analysis, Report, 2034

The sports bicycle market size is projected to grow from $24.49 billion in 2026 to $38.88 billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 5.95% during the forecast period 2026-2034.

straitsresearch

Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B

The model maker added $18 billion in annualized revenue in two months.

TechCrunch

NBR directs customs houses to ensure duty-tax benefits for solar power equipment imports | Business

DHAKA, Aug 17, 2026 (BSS) - The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed customs houses and land customs stations

bssnews_net

Beachbody (BODI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Fourth consecutive quarter of profitability as nutrition pivot gains traction.

fool

How Bluesky draws its logo on screenshots

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Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full

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Fairphone 6 and PostmarketOS working main camera

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AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team

"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay founder and CEO, said.

TechCrunch

GPT-5.6 Sol Pricing Cut by 50%

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Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots

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Silver’s new era: Supply deficits meet exploding industrial demand [Video]

Silver has experienced a wild ride in 2026, but The Silver Institute President and CEO Michael DiRienzo says investors shouldn’t let the volatility obscure a much bigger story: the underlying silver…

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‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.

TechCrunch

Same Cluster, 33 Points More Utilization: What Changed Was the Order

Hugging Face - Blog

Save up to $300 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until August 21

If you’ve been circling around Disrupt, then now’s the best time to lock in your pass and start getting ready to join the rest of the startup community gathering in San Francisco from October 13-15 a…

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Spotify’s new Playlist Notes let users and editors explain their song picks

Spotify launches a new feature that gives users a chance to explain the stories and reasoning behind their favorite music. Editors will be using the feature, too, on top playlists like RapCaviar and…

TechCrunch

Wasabi Commerce Limited: Sell Wasabi Launches Marketplace for Open Access to Vetted E-Commerce Deals

A new platform lets everyday buyers browse real, vetted Shopify and DTC stores without waiting on an insider referral.SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sell Wasabi has launched a two-s...

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Sell Wasabi Launches Marketplace for Open Access to Vetted E-Commerce Deals

A new platform lets everyday buyers browse real, vetted Shopify and DTC stores without waiting on an insider referral. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sell Wasabi has launched a two-sid…

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Pakistan Hikes Petrol by Rs5.77, Diesel by Rs6.47 for August 18

Pakistan raised petrol by Rs5.77 to Rs331.2 and HSD by Rs6.47 to Rs390.45 per litre for August 18, driven by rising global oil prices and continued Middle East tensions. The government charges Rs114…

dailyk2

Sell Wasabi Launches Marketplace for Open Access to Vetted E-Commerce Deals

A new platform lets everyday buyers browse real, vetted Shopify and DTC stores without waiting on an insider referral. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Sell Wasabi has launched a two-side…

nynewsly

Taxing ‘frivolous’ industries will not fund India’s science

Though well-intentioned, the myopic and fallacious 'tax-this-to-fund-that' proposition, to help science in India, needs to be dispelled immediately

thehindu

AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira

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A Preview of DuckDB v2.0

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A Business Guide to What Is Custom Software Development

Key Takeaways Custom software development creates solutions tailored to your business workflows, helping improve efficiency, flexibility, and long-term scalability beyond off-the-shelf software. Choo…

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Top PHP Web Development Companies in India: A Brief Guide - Software Development, AI & Technology Blog | Sphinx Solutions

PHP web development solutions are used to create feature-packed websites for multiple businesses. Read the blog to know the best PHP companies in India.

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How to audit your LinkedIn conversion tracking setup

After setting up the Conversions API for LinkedIn Ads, most marketing teams do the same thing. They monitor it for a while to ensure it’s working as expected, adjust as needed, and move on to the nex…

The Zapier Blog

How to make the case for LinkedIn CAPI

So you want to close the loop between LinkedIn Ads and your CRM. Great! But now you have to convince your team. Most marketing teams already know their attribution has gaps. But often that's where th…

The Zapier Blog

79% of company execs say employees work around their AI governance policies

Companies have done the homework on AI governance. They've written the policies, built the frameworks, and filed the documentation. And 91% of executive leaders say their organizations have them. Gol…

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Drip marketing: 11 common types (with examples)

Have you ever signed up for an organization's newsletter and immediately felt out of the loop-like you missed a hundred emails leading up to the most recent one? That's because new newsletter subscri…

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The best Slack apps for your workspace in 2026

Slack has more than 2,600 apps in its app directory. Plenty of them are narrowly useful: for example, Slack's Vercel app is great if you're hosting web development projects, but it doesn't have any a…

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New currency capabilities for global businesses to cut FX costs

Two product upgrades make it easy for global businesses to manage FX entirely on Stripe. We’re expanding multicurrency settlement to more markets and currencies, and we’re introducing the ability to…

Stripe Blog

6 ways to automate Calendly with Zapier

I have sent probably four hundred emails in my life that just said some version of "does 2pm Thursday work for you?" Calendly exists so none of us has to do that anymore. Invitees see your real avail…

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The 4 primary roles of AI in automated workflows

My in-laws have wired every light in their house to Alexa. But no one can ever remember if they're sitting in the "living room" or the "family room," so three commands and one accidental playlist lat…

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How does ChatGPT work?

ChatGPT started as a chatbot and tech demo for OpenAI's large language models (LLMs). It's now something closer to a general-purpose AI platform-one that can search the web, generate images, write co…

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State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations

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Record, train, and deploy from one place with Strands Agents, LeRobot, and Hugging Face Storage Buckets

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The 7 best apps to help you focus and block distractions in 2026

I find it hard to get work done while watching movies, visiting theme parks, or hanging out with my friends. So why do I think I can get work done online? Yes, the internet is a place where work happ…

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AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users

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Prevent lock-in with AI model flexibility on Zapier

Every AI provider comes with models of varying strengths. I'm a Claude stan because it just gets my writing style, but I'll often reach for Sonnet over the higher-tier models because its results are…

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Which AI models can you automate on Zapier? (GPT-5.6 Sol, Gemini 3.7 Flash, Opus 5, and more)

New AI models launch practically every week, and keeping up with which ones to use for specific workflows is a job in itself. Consider this article your living reference. At Zapier, we run every mode…

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Klaviyo vs. Mailchimp: Which email marketing app is best for you? [2026]

Pull up the websites for Klaviyo and Mailchimp, and you'll notice something right away: each brand targets a vastly different audience. Mailchimp plasters its friendly monkey logo everywhere and uses…

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The 7 best Claude Code alternatives in 2026

Claude Code, Anthropic's agentic coding tool, is very good at what it does. Its AI models are consistently ranked at the top of leaderboards, it's used daily by engineers at a long list of companies…

The Zapier Blog

15 free email signature templates for Gmail (and how to install them)

When you work in email marketing (which I do), you get a lot of emails. And when you get a lot of emails, you see a wide variety of email sign-offs, signatures, and email disclosures, many of which a…

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What is Google Gemini?

Google has been in its "Gemini era" for a couple years now, and while the confusing rebrandings have slowed, everything else continues to improve at a rapid pace. Gemini is the name Google gave to it…

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The 7 best PDF editor apps in 2026

Once upon a time, if I wanted to edit a PDF, the only (free) method at my disposal was to essentially recreate the file in Microsoft Word, make any necessary edits, and then save it as a new PDF. PDF…

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The 6 best task automation tools in 2026

My dog, Grandpa, has a bedtime protocol. Every night around 10:30, the following sequence must occur in this exact order: final trip outside, water bowl inspection, one (1) dental chew, followed by t…

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Google Chat vs. Slack: Which is right for your business? [2026]

When Slack launched in 2014, it promised a better way of working: fewer emails, async communication, and easier remote collaboration. (Did you know that Slack stands for "Searchable Log of All Commun…

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Show HN: Ballet - Workflow automation that writes integrations against any API

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What We Learned by Reproducing 2,200 papers from ICML

Hugging Face - Blog

Introducing OlmoEarth embeddings: Custom embedding exports from OlmoEarth Studio for downstream analysis

Hugging Face - Blog

LFM2.5-VL-3B for Better and Faster Vision Capabilities for the Edge

Hugging Face - Blog

Olo (Color)

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Launch HN: Discovered Materials (YC P26) - AI agents to discover new materials

Hey HN, we're Advaith and Akash from Discovered Materials ( https://discoveredmaterials.com/ ). We build AI agents that discover new materials for the semiconductor industry. GPUs today have a heat p…

Hacker News - Newest: "AI agents"

How to compare two Word documents

I used to compare two documents by positioning them side by side on one small screen and then manually scanning for errors, sentence by sentence. As you'd expect, that method morphed my face into an…

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Zapier vs. Airtable: Which is best? [2026]

Databases used to be intimidating to anyone except SQL developers. Airtable changed that: its databases feel like spreadsheets, complete with color coding and drag-and-drop layouts, while still offer…

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12 examples of ethos in advertising to inspire your next campaign

To the uninitiated, advertising is full of Mad Men-esque mystery. But as a writer and creative lead, I'm here to tell you that advertising is just fancy persuasion. At its most fundamental, an ad is…

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