Adobe has acquired Rilo, an India-based marketing intelligence startup, in a deal involving licensing and team acquisition, TechCrunch reported on September 2, 2026. Financial terms were not…
Amazon announced in September 2026 that it is adding a scam-detection feature to Alexa for Shopping, its consumer AI service, allowing customers to verify whether suspicious emails, texts, and other…
HiddenLayer (Austin) raised $100M Series B in Sept 2026, led by Delta-v Capital. Chris Sestito says ARR grew 10x to “tens of millions,” and 90% of that came from customers signed in the past year. Gartner forecasts $2.83B AI security spend in 2026 (+83%).
On Sept. 2, 2026, Judge Leonie Brinkema refused to make Google sell ad-tech units, opting for behavioral remedies over breakup. The DOJ proved tying Doubleclick for Publishers (DFP) to AdX, but Brinkema found it failed to show monopoly of advertiser-side tools.
Law firm Edelson PC filed 30 additional lawsuits against OpenAI in a California court on Tuesday, September 2, 2026, expanding litigation tied to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left eight…
On Sept. 2, 2026, Adobe said Firefly, Photoshop and Premiere are now accessible in Slack via Slackbot, which uses existing chat context to route requests and turn work into PDFs or images. The Adobe for Slack MCP app will provide 70+ tools at launch for Business+ and Enterprise+ teams.
Microsoft is preparing to roll out its memory integrity security feature to more Windows 11 devices in October 2026, a move that could affect PC gaming performance on some hardware.
The feature, a…
X says it’s investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails tied to the September 2026 launch of X Money, which includes a bank card. On Sept. 1, product engineer Mridul Singhai said there’s no evidence of any breaches and apologized for the multiple emails; Grok is telling users to enable two-factor authentication, and counsel James Burnham vowed to hold attackers accountable.
Google’s September 2026 Android rollout adds five updates, led by Motion Assist (Android 17): a bubble overlay that tracks a vehicle’s motion, with auto activation, Quick Settings, and customizable shape/color/transparency. It also brings Guided Vision (Gemini + camera on Android 9+ where Gemini is available) and “remembered items” in Find Hub, optionally with photos.
OpenAI’s Astra, with release-prep announced in Sept. 2026, is pitched as the first LLM to hit its “critical cybersecurity threshold,” able to find unknown flaws and exploit them without human guidance. OpenAI says Astra scored 100% on ExploitBench and exploited two zero-days in a modified internal test; access at launch will be limited, with jailbreak/abuse detection, higher-risk account throttling, and chain-of-thought monitoring.
Google announced a September 2026 feature drop for Android devices, introducing several updates including a tracker-free item location tool in Find Hub, a new motion sickness aid called Motion…
Apple’s Sept. 2026 motion seeks expedited discovery, alleging OpenAI is destroying trade-secret evidence in its lawsuit over ex-employee Chang Liu. Apple says OpenAI handed over Liu’s company MacBook on Aug. 21 and, after inspection, found he downloaded and used a confidential Apple circuit schematic; OpenAI disputes and calls it “a mess of Apple’s own making.”
