Tech

Memo: GOP asks AI companies to stem the backlash against data centers, saying the issue could kill the party's chances of holding a vital Senate seat in Ohio (www.axios.com)
2026-8-20 AI Republican Senate

Google Pixel Watch 5 review: Improved GPS is good, gesture controls are great, but the new health features haven't rolled out yet and it is $50 more expensive (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-20 Google GPS

Rivian spinout Also, which is developing autonomous driving tech, raised a $150M Series D led by Prysm Capital, after announcing a $200M round in March 2026 (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-20

Network Bio, which is developing an AI foundation model from datasets of patient tissue and blood samples created by pooling access to biobanks, raised $50M (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-20 AI

Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the US, automatically upgrading users even if they don't subscribe to Prime (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-20 Amazon AI

Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's fintech startup Navi raised $100M from Prosus, its first institutional capital raise, sources say at a ~$1.3B valuation (techcrunch.com)
2026-8-20 Fintech Startup

Chinese Robotics Giant Unitree Soars In Stock Market Debut (hardware.slashdot.org)
2026-8-20 China Robot

Sources: Veeda, which is developing world models and is led by ex-Nvidia VP of AI Research Sanja Fidler, raised a $90M+ seed and is backed by Khosla and Radical (thelogic.co)
2026-8-20 AI Nvidia

Sources: Nvidia is working as a matchmaker to connect companies holding its GPUs with Nordic data center operators that have available capacity to deploy them (www.cnbc.com)
2026-8-20 Nvidia

A hacker known as Cyberleek leaks two GTA VI gameplay clips and the full map in protest of Rockstar Games' digital-only release; Rockstar issues DMCA takedowns (www.tomshardware.com)
2026-8-20 Hacker

Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-20

Marvell and Google expand their chip development deal, with Marvell granting Google a warrant to buy up to 58M+ shares at $206.58 each, totaling up to $12.2B (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 Google

Cybersecurity data company Prevalent AI raised $22M from Integrity Growth Partners, marking the nine-year-old startup's first-ever outside capital raise (siliconangle.com)
2026-8-19 Startup AI

Amazon appears to have leaked Jason Statham's new film Mutiny, streaming it in full on Prime Video in the US, two days before it was supposed to hit theaters (www.theverge.com)
2026-8-19 Amazon

Reconstructed code from Flock's login pages shows a new AI-powered system, called OS Investigate, that integrates license plate scans, case files, and more (www.wired.com)
2026-8-19 AI

Babies Born Under Sugar Rationing Grew Into Adults With Lower Cancer Risk (science.slashdot.org)
2026-8-19

UK-based automotive dealership software maker Pinewood agrees to a £545M cash takeover by US private equity firm Ridgeview, after an Apax takeover fell through (www.ft.com)
2026-8-19 Equity

Critical RCE flaw in Windows IKE Extension now actively exploited (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

Own an all-in-one PDF editor & converter for just $40 (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

Microsoft fixes known issue causing Windows Defender crashes (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19 Microsoft

Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone deliveries to cities in at least five more US states in the coming months, including suburban Chicago and Atlanta (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 Amazon Drone

OpenAI expands its ad pilot program across 31 European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy; the pilot launched in the US, the UK, and others (www.adweek.com)
2026-8-19 Germany France Europe Italy Spain

SMR startup Oklo is currently building its reactor in Idaho, a step towards supplying Meta with power; there are an estimated 22 active US reactor projects (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-19 Startup

Kuaishou reports Q2 revenue flat at ~$5.2B, meeting est., net income down 36% YoY to ~$467M, the biggest drop since 2021, and Kling AI sales up 200% (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 AI

Google Cloud is deploying context-creating AI agents within its tools to automate tasks handled by forward-deployed engineers; Google is hiring hundreds of FDEs (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-19 Google AI

WiseTech says Australian antitrust authorities raided its office, seeking documents and data as part of an alleged competition law breach probe; WTC falls 8%+ (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 Australia

Sources: Samsung raises prices for advanced 4nm and 5nm chipmaking services by up to 15% for new orders in July, driven by AI demand and TSMC's tight capacity (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-19 Samsung AI

Filing: SK Hynix plans a ~$29B share buyback, repurchasing and canceling up to 24M treasury shares, in a bid to calm worries about the durability of AI spending (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-19 AI

Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 2 months (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

CISA: Medusa ransomware hit over 500 critical infrastructure orgs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-19

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