Month August 2026

Google’s Pet Memory Can Name the Wrong Cat—and That Makes the Feature Hard to Trust

Google’s Pet Memory promises smarter Nest camera alerts, but a test shows the AI can’t reliably tell one cat from another.

FAA modernization is fueling Palantir’s rise as outages, staffing shortages and AI-driven contracts reshape air traffic control.

ChatGPT for Teens adds stricter content limits, parental controls and study mode as OpenAI responds to concerns about minors and AI.

Z.ai’s open-weight model GLM 5.3 may boost cyber defense, but experts warn the open-weight model could also aid hackers.

A macOS beta demo appears to reveal camera AirPods, hinting at Apple’s next AI hardware move and a smarter Siri rollout.

Anthropic revenue hit a $65B annualized run rate, boosting IPO expectations and intensifying the AI race with OpenAI.

Whisker’s $899 AI litter box cleans well, but cat recognition, WasteID and health tracking fall short in six months of testing.

Relay is shutting down as CEO Jacob Bank joins Google Chrome, signaling a new phase in AI automation inside browsers.

Learn how to spot an AI account hack on ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity, and what to do to secure your login fast.

Amazon’s rare book scanning for AI training data raises new questions about preservation, copyright and the race for cleaner model inputs.