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OpenAI Safety Resignation Exposes Model Risk Fight
OpenAI’s safety chief is leaving as safety moves closer to research, putting launch speed and veto power under sharper scrutiny.

NASA Shutout Couldn’t Ground Wally Funk, Dead at 87
Wally Funk died at 87 after a life spent proving NASA wrong and finally reaching space at 82.

Failed Apple Car Forged Apple Neural Engine's AI Edge
Apple’s car project failed, but its on-device AI demands helped shape the Neural Engine now central to Apple’s AI strategy.

GPT 5.6 Calms Microsoft Copilot Breakup Fears, Barely
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is Copilot's preferred model, but Microsoft's MAI push suggests the alliance is getting more selective.

Nvidia Pushes Gradium Voice AI Into a $100M Power Race
Nvidia's check pushes Gradium past $100M and frames real-time voice as core AI infrastructure, not a chatbot add-on.

Robot Vacuum Explosion Leaves Perth Man Fighting for Life
A Perth man is critically injured after a robot vacuum fire, with investigators probing whether electrics or a lithium-ion battery failed.

Orbitals Wagers Co-Op Nostalgia Can Win Big on Switch 2
Orbitals lands Sept. 3, 2026, betting that smart co-op friction can make Switch 2 nostalgia feel earned.

Asus ProArt KD300 Exposes the Productivity App Trap
The Asus ProArt KD300 argues that the best productivity upgrade isn't another app, but one compact keyboard that makes five devices easier to use.

500GB Windows 11 Storage Bug Forces a Microsoft Fix
Microsoft patched a Windows 11 bug that let a permissions database file balloon to reported 500GB sizes.

Viral Nopia Synth Turns Hype Into a £550 Launch Bet
The viral Nopia synth is nearly ready, with a £550 launch expected soon and a big question: can harmony-first hardware become real gear?

$499 Trump Phone Flops as Buyers Get a Costly Souvenir
The $499 Trump Mobile T1 got a brutal 3 Verge Score, exposing a political souvenir trying to pass as a serious Android phone.

Stolen Clips Face X Video Editor's First iOS Tools
X's new iOS video editor adds captions and green screen tools to push creators toward original uploads and away from stolen viral reposts.