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TechCrunch
- Phil Schiller’s App Store exit reportedly driven by wariness over future plansSchiller reportedly had reservations about new CEO John Ternus' goal of bringing in more recurring revenue from the App Store.
- Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlementAuthors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.
- Travis Kalanick’s Atoms might be getting into the robotaxi businessThe Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete "unfinished business."
- TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla Cybercab hits the road — and a snagWelcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
- Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and MicrosoftTwo more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.
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Ars Technica
- OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wikiIn all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.
- “Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBsBroadcom admits it put “too big a focus on VCF.”
- Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammersA once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.
- Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidanceOpen source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
- VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percentPro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
Wired
- Two of the Universe's Great Mysteries May Have Their Own DimensionDark energy might be getting weaker. Scientists are wondering if interactions with dark matter in a “dark dimension” may be responsible.
- Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It.The intricate, 5.6 trillion-pixel map covers approximately 75 percent of the sky and includes about 4 billion celestial objects.
- Every Samsung Galaxy Phone Comes With This Unique Add-OnIt’s called the Edge Panel. Here’s how to make the most of it.
- Whispering Complaints Into Your Phone May Be the Future of Customer FeedbackForget email surveys or long calls spent on hold. Voicebox lets people send customer feedback by recording a voice note on their phone.
- How to Watch the Apple September Event (2026)Apple’s annual hardware launch event may feel different as the company welcomes a new CEO alongside a folding iPhone.
The New York Times Technology News
- Virtual Taekwondo Takes the Contact Out of a Combat SportThe contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year’s Asian Games. Critics say it’s a glorified video game.
- Early Data Indicates an A.I.-Generated Drug Could Slow AgingArtificial intelligence was used to help develop a drug candidate, rentosertib, for a rare lung condition. Its maker says the drug also seems to reduce the biological hallmarks of age.
- The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
- How a Blacklisted Chinese Tech Giant Kept Buying America’s Best A.I. ChipsWashington imposed sanctions on Inspur because of its work with the Chinese military. But the company’s subsidiary kept shipping Nvidia’s best chips to feed China’s leading A.I. firms.
- Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.