generalistai.com
Generalist – GEN-1.5: Embodied Foundation Models Are One-Shot Learnershttps://generalistai.com/blog/gen-1.5Aug 21, 2026 1:41 PM
theverge.com
Major YouTube creators are facing backlash for accepting AI moneyhttps://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/983181/matti-haapoja-sam-kold-kolder-higgsfield-seedance-backlashOver the past few days, a number of prominent filmmaking content creators including Matti Haapoja and Sam "Kold" Kolder have posted videos of themselves demonstrating what's possible with AI platform Higgsfield. The videos highlight Higgsfield's recently added Seedance 2.5 functionality and pitch these technologies as the future of video production. In response to these videos, […]Aug 21, 2026 1:37 PM

engadget.com
Child safety experts are skeptical of OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teenshttps://www.engadget.com/2241179/child-safety-experts-skeptical-of-openai-chatgpt-for-teens/They say the company must prove it can be trusted before products like these get a pass.Aug 21, 2026 1:00 PM
medium.com
Vertical AI Founders, You Are Going Through 3 Existential Criseshttps://medium.com/@MirArshadTalpur/vertical-ai-founders-you-are-going-through-3-existential-crises-and-most-of-you-dont-know-it-b3d86a386d37Aug 21, 2026 12:04 PM
npr.org
Top Iran official says U.S. focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarilyhttps://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5940610/iran-us-threat-economic-warfareThe Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush Iran economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.Aug 21, 2026 11:42 AM

france24.com
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their childrenhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20260821-prince-harry-and-meghan-are-returning-to-the-uk-with-their-childrenPrince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won’t resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday. The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, have already enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September, according to a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorized to speak publicly. The family plans to live at a private, non-royal residence outside of London, but plans to maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal.Aug 21, 2026 11:29 AM

autos.yahoo.com
Tesla to fix software for millions of China-made, imported EVs in Chinahttps://autos.yahoo.com/safety-and-recalls/articles/tesla-fix-software-millions-china-105855685.htmlAug 21, 2026 10:58 AM
annas-archive.pk
AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too latehttps://annas-archive.pk/blog/physical-destruction.htmlAug 21, 2026 10:05 AM
bing.com
How L'Oréal and OpenAI are changing beauty discovery in the age of AIhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a895633888e42399a133f9473236eaa&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Ftechnology%2Fhow-l-or%25C3%25A9al-and-openai-are-changing-beauty-discovery-in-the-age-of-ai%2Far-AA2aFo11&c=4769328547020899613&mkt=en-usAs generative engine optimization, or GEO, changes the consumer journey, brands need to shift gears fast.Aug 21, 2026 10:04 AM
bing.com
PSG are the best team in Europe. The rest of Ligue 1 are just trying to survivehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88eac247c24ee18dedf72baba7e9b7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ffootball%2F2026%2Faug%2F21%2Fpsg-team-europe-ligue-1-survive-france-premier-league&c=18286408928873989855&mkt=en-usSuccess for most French clubs is staying afloat financially and developing players for buyers in the Premier League ...Aug 21, 2026 7:14 AM
bing.com
It's Time. How to Get Early Access to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Betahttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88e9d62baf4485bb588caea332053d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcmag.com%2Fnews%2Fits-time-how-to-access-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-beta-today&c=16021757387558251679&mkt=en-usCan't wait for the next big Call of Duty release? You don't have to. Today marks the start of the early access beta, followed by a five-day open beta. Here's how to join in on the action.Aug 21, 2026 6:57 AM
bing.com
It's Time. How to Get Early Access to the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Betahttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c6d42e024c659233e1c375488170&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcmag.com%2Fnews%2Fits-time-how-to-access-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4-beta-today&c=16021757387558251679&mkt=en-usCan't wait for the next big Call of Duty release? You don't have to. Today marks the start of the early access beta, followed by a five-day open beta. Here's how to join in on the action.Aug 21, 2026 6:57 AM

yahoo.com
An Apache and Black Hawk drill in Taiwan shows how Ukraine’s drones are changing helicopter warfarehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/apache-black-hawk-drill-taiwan-061125060.htmlAug 21, 2026 6:11 AM
bing.com
How New Client Expectations Are Reshaping Agency Workhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88c4fda2884799b70695892f7fc906&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fcouncils%2Fforbesagencycouncil%2F2026%2F08%2F21%2Fhow-new-client-expectations-are-reshaping-agency-work%2F&c=4741428732106431505&mkt=en-usFor agencies, the challenge is to keep up without letting new technologies or speed metrics crowd out sound judgment and creative thinking.Aug 21, 2026 5:15 AM
bing.com
How New Client Expectations Are Reshaping Agency Workhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a88d19021224458b550fc7728c5b648&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fcouncils%2Fforbesagencycouncil%2F2026%2F08%2F21%2Fhow-new-client-expectations-are-reshaping-agency-work%2F&c=4741428732106431505&mkt=en-usFor agencies, the challenge is to keep up without letting new technologies or speed metrics crowd out sound judgment and creative thinking.Aug 21, 2026 5:15 AM
youtilitics.com
Show HN: Youtilitics, energy usage analytics from utility data, no hardwarehttps://youtilitics.com/I posted an early version of this 2 years ago. Rebuilt most of it since then, so posting again with what's actually different.Youtilitics still pulls interval data your utility already collects (Green Button/ESPI — 15-60 min whole-house kWh) and turns it into usage analytics. The analytics stack is different: baseline anomaly detection (median/MAD by time-of-day bucket, not a flat threshold), overnight step-change alerts, usage heatmaps, cycle-over-cycle comparisons, etc. It is still based on a model trained on human-labelled data: used to differentiate baseline (eg vampire load) vs EV vs HVAC vs the rest. Inference runs with a python script when new data is received from the utility.I also changed the mobile app. It is still mainly used to store the user credentials without us having them (they never leave the device), for security/privacy reasons. This is used to scrape usage data from the utility dashboard, when they don't support Green Button. However now it also runs an embedded PAug 20, 2026 10:13 PM
citizenlab.ca
'Unprecedented' Number of Apple Users Received Recent Spyware Alerthttps://citizenlab.ca/unprecedented-number-of-apple-users-received-recent-spyware-alert/Aug 20, 2026 9:58 PM

yahoo.com
Rubio designates US citizen held in China as wrongfully detained as Trump prepares to host Xi at White Househttps://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/rubio-designates-us-citizen-held-180842740.htmlAug 20, 2026 6:08 PM
astralcodexten.com
The Foothills of Bay Area House Party – By Scott Alexanderhttps://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-foothills-of-bay-area-house-partyAug 20, 2026 5:52 PM