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Jason Allen Says His AI Art Was Copied—But His Copyright Case Is Still Pending
Jason Allen alleges that others copied his Midjourney-assisted artwork, but he still lacks registration for the complete image as his federal challenge awaits a ruling.
Jack Ryan Met an AI Avatar; Fairgo Still Markets Automated Interviews
Jack Ryan’s unsettling 2024 encounter was not a new 2026 incident. Fairgo remains active and now markets AI interviews that produce assessments, scorecards and qualified shortlists.
Child Welfare Worker in Trouble After Using ChatGPT to Submit Bizarre Report About Sex Doll
An Australian child services worker used ChatGPT to write a sensitive report about a child — and ended up getting the tech banned.
X Suspended Ken Klippenstein Over the Vance Dossier—Then Reversed the Ban
X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein after he linked to a leaked JD Vance vetting file in September 2024, but the platform reinstated him in October.
AI Coding Assistants Can Raise Bug Rates—But 41% Is Not a Universal Result
AI coding assistants can increase defects in some workflows, but the widely cited 41% figure comes from one Copilot study. Newer evidence shows that outcomes depend heavily on context.
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OpenAI Booked $5.7B in Q1—and Still Burned $3.7B in Cash
OpenAI’s revenue has grown far beyond its 2024 forecast, but its latest reported quarter still consumed billions in cash. A new corporate structure has not closed that gap.

NotebookLM Turned 1,000 Repeated Words Into a 10-Minute Podcast
In 2024, NotebookLM turned a document repeating “poop” and “fart” 1,000 times into ten minutes of fluent AI chatter. Its expanded Audio Overviews make that stunt more relevant now.

Curiosity’s Torn Wheels Still Roll After More Than 23 Miles on Mars
Curiosity’s wheels remain visibly damaged, but the rover was still driving and conducting science in July 2026 after travelling more than 23 miles on Mars.

Eric Adams Has Been Indicted, But His Crappy Subway Robot Will Be "Redeployed"
In the wake of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' surprise corruption indictment, the politician's pet tech projects may be in limbo — but one, apparently, will live on.

You Are Not Prepared for How Mark Zuckerberg Is Dressing Now
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and longtime CEO of Meta-formerly-Facebook, is wearing chains.

Advanced Language Models Still Guess—and Benchmarks Reward It
More capable language models can answer more questions correctly yet still invent plausible replies instead of abstaining. Newer research traces the problem partly to how models are scored.

OpenAI Kept Nonprofit Control—Then Filed Confidential IPO Paperwork
OpenAI preserved nonprofit board control in its 2025 recapitalization, then filed confidential IPO paperwork in June 2026—deepening, rather than resolving, its mission-versus-growth conflict.

Hadrian Raises $1.37B as Defense Manufacturing Becomes a Scale Race
Hadrian raised $1.37 billion at a valuation just below $8 billion. An Army award documents real demand, but the company’s broader factory expansion remains an execution test.

QUASA Continues Aggressive Deflation: 9.2 Million QUA Burned Since the Start of 2026
QUASA has completed another token buyback in July–August 2026, permanently removing 247,554 QUA from circulation. Since the beginning of the year the project has already burned 9.2 million tokens — 4 million more than in the whole of 2025. Circulating supply now stands at approximately 65.65 million QUA. The team continues its long-term deflationary strategy while expanding the platform into Hindi, French and Spanish.

Character.AI Chats Feel Private—Its Policy Still Treats Them as Platform Data
Character.AI chats are collected platform content, not user-only confidential records. The service may use, retain and disclose data even when a conversation is not public.
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