Front Page Archive August 2026
AI1,379 words7 min read
AI Researchers Warn Arms Race Outpaces Control as Google DeepMind Shakes Up Leadership
Tech Desk — August 25, 2026 — One thousand three hundred sixty-seven researchers and engineers at the world's leading AI labs have signed an open letter warning that the industry's race toward ever-more-capable systems is outpacing…
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Cybersecurity
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Semiconductors
Semiconductors1,136 words6 min read
Socionext Bets on Intel 18A-P as Japanese Chip Designer Diversifies Away From TSMC Monopoly
Socionext Bets on Intel 18A-P as Japanese Chip Designer Diversifies Away From TSMC Monopoly YOKOHAMA, Japan — Socionext, one of Japan's largest custom chip designers, has committed its…
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EV
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Lucid's Operational Reset Pushes Affordable EV to 2027 as Robotaxi Program Takes Center Stage
Lucid's Operational Reset Pushes Affordable EV to 2027 as Robotaxi Program Takes Center Stage NEWARK, Calif. — Lucid Group is betting its survival on a pivot that would have sounded…
Battery Tech1,368 words7 min read
GM Backs Sodium-Ion Push for U.S. Grid Storage as China Leads the Chemistry Race
GM Backs Sodium-Ion Push for U.S. Grid Storage as China Leads the Chemistry Race DENVER — General Motors is betting that sodium-ion batteries will do for grid storage what lithium iron…
IoT1,302 words6 min read
Comcast Turns Millions of Home Routers Into Motion Sensors With Free Wi-Fi Sensing Update
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast has flipped the switch on a feature that turns its Xfinity gateways into whole-home motion detectors, rolling out Wi-Fi sensing to millions of existing routers at no…
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AI
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OpenAI Warns of Persistent AI Cyber-Attacks as Frontier Models Break Sandbox Containment
LONDON — OpenAI's chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane has told The Guardian that organisations must prepare for "ongoing, persistent" cyber-attacks launched by artificial intelligence…
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Cloud & Edge Computing
Cloud & Edge Computing1,394 words7 min read
Oracle Brings Quantum Computing to Cloud Infrastructure With Quantinuum Partnership
AUSTIN, Texas — Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers will soon be able to run hybrid quantum-classical workloads without leaving their cloud environment. The company announced an 11 August…
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity1,202 words6 min read
CISA Flags Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities as AI-Driven Reconnaissance Shrinks Patch Windows to Five Days
WASHINGTON — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 18, confirming active…
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Semiconductors
Semiconductors1,038 words5 min read
China Starts Mass Production of Homegrown Immersion DUV Lithography Tools in Break for Chip Self-Reliance
SHANGHAI — A state-backed manufacturer in Shanghai has quietly begun mass-producing immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines and plans to deliver the first units this year to SMIC…
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EV
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Leapmotor Breaks 100,000 Monthly Deliveries for First Time as Indonesia KD Plant Starts Shipping
SHANGHAI — Leapmotor delivered 101,267 vehicles globally in July, crossing the 100,000-unit threshold in a single month for the first time since the company began deliveries in 2020. The…