OpenAI launched an Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT in August 2026, allowing users to connect their Messages inbox directly to the chatbot. The integration enables ChatGPT to sort, analyze, edit,…
A hacker posing as an employee of a prominent cryptocurrency news website targeted multiple cybersecurity professionals in August 2026, using a fake conference invitation and a manipulated Google Doc…
Rippling and Runlayer dropped their mutual lawsuits on Wednesday, August 20, 2026, with no settlement reached and no money changing hands — not even lawyers’ fees, according to court documents…
Two U.S. senators have demanded answers from TikTok after the company disabled an algorithmic safety feature for 15 million American users as part of an internal experiment — one that a 16-year-old…
Enterprise data and AI company Alation confirmed on Thursday, August 21, 2026, that it was the target of a cyberattack, days after reporting a service disruption that affected some of its…
Bumble ditched its women-first rule for heterosexual matches less than 24 hours after an August 2026 rollout, also stretching replies from 24 to 72 hours. Within a day, users including Robin H., 53, in Orlando reported unwanted messages, and some called it “Yellow Tinder.”
Binance launched Agent OS on August 20, 2026, a platform that allows AI agents to analyze markets and execute cryptocurrency trades autonomously on behalf of users. The move brings AI-driven…
OpenAI announced in August 2026 a new privacy-focused safety system called Private Safety Processing, positioning it as a direct alternative to Anthropic’s recently introduced data-retention policy…
OpenAI confirmed it accidentally revoked access for a number of cybersecurity researchers enrolled in its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, a limited-access initiative that allows vetted…
Within four hours of Anthropic confirming in August 2026 that its Claude AI models would embed invisible watermarks into AI-generated content, a developer had already published working code to remove…
Calendly, the scheduling and meeting booking platform, announced in 2026 the launch of an AI-powered meeting note-taker, entering a crowded market that already includes Granola, Fireflies, Read AI,…
Health data company CareCloud has confirmed that hackers stole the personal information and medical records of more than 3.75 million people in a breach first disclosed in March 2026, making it the…
