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August 24, 2026

 

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Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns: Early testers are raving about what Instinct can do, but some say the AI assistant’s sweeping access, broad terms, and ability to act on users’ behalf come with uncomfortable trade-offs. Read More

Amazon hikes hardware prices by 60%, blaming memory shortage: As the memory shortage continues to cause trouble for hardware makers, Amazon says it is now being forced to pass on the costs to its consumers. Read More

Alabama launches investigation into OpenAI's hack of Hugging Face: Weeks after OpenAI disclosed that one of its cybersecurity models had gone rogue and hacked AI dataset company Hugging Face, Alabama’s attorney general announced an investigation into the incident. Read More

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Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 

Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, joins the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 : At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Replit CEO Amjad Masad will share his perspective on the future of programming and Replit's role in developing it. Read More

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