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• As Gov. Josh Shapiro, once a data center champion, calls them "predatory" and imposes guardrails, some in struggling western Pennsylvania welcome the projects (New York Times)
• AI startup Mirage streamed a 24-hour "live" AI news show on X on August 11, which cost ~$50K in tokens, featuring realistic avatars that struggled to converse (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
• Anthropic details security efforts following Claude cyber evaluation incidents, including a weeks-long pause on higher-risk RL and work to curb reward hacking (Anthropic)
• Sources: Anthropic has signed a $35B cloud deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda; Nvidia will hold the lease on and supply chips to a Texas data center built by Hut 8 (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
• Florida says it is revoking permits for Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers on state roads and no longer intends to issue such permits (Ryan Gillespie/Orlando Sentinel)
• Filing: Apple claims a former iPhone engineer used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI, says evidence is being destroyed, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
• Sources: AI sales and marketing startup Clay is raising a round led by Wellington at a $7B pre-money valuation, up from $5B via an employee tender in January (Lucinda Shen/Axios)
• The Pentagon launches ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government on its GenAI.mil platform, giving its 3M personnel access to AI tools "tailored to warfighter needs" (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
• Amazon says the FTC's complaint over Sponsored Ads cites no evidence of consumer price increases or advertiser harm, and misunderstands how advertisers operate (About Amazon)
• Sources: Polymarket is set to raise $1B led by 1789 Capital at a $21B post-money valuation; Donald Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 and adviser to Polymarket (Amanda L. Gordon/Bloomberg)
• The US FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers by $20B+ since 2019 via hidden surcharges, with costs largely passed on to consumers (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
• On his last day as CEO, Tim Cook pens an emotional memo reflecting on his time at Apple and says he takes "enormous comfort" in handing the helm to John Ternus (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
• FTC to File Lawsuit Alleging Amazon Deceived Advertisers (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)
• Sony launches Live TV on PS5 in the US, letting users stream 100+ free, ad-supported TV channels with content from Amazon MGM Studios, Crunchyroll, and more (Kris Holt/Engadget)
• Trump says communities that reject data centers will end up "backwards and poor" and that "China could not be happier with this anti Data Center movement" (Cheyanne M. Daniels/Politico)

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• The Starlink Mini X kit comes with an extra router, but do you really need it?
• Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
• Here's how Nintendo missed the mark with the GameCube console
• The Slate Truck is affordable because you have to 'bring your own tech'
• Amazon is sued by the FTC and 22 states for 'secretly' overcharging advertisers since 2019
• How Enterprising Modders Installed Windows NT On Nintendo GameCubes
• Phil Schiller reportedly steps down as Apple's App Store and product event chief
• The downsides of switching from Windows to Mac
• What is the best direction to face your subwoofer?
• Sony is adding free TV channels to PS5
• How long can you expect your original Nintendo Switch to last?
• It's time you realized the usefulness of the smartwatch flashlight feature
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• How to add and remove cards from Apple Wallet
• How to disable your digital wallet if you lose your phone

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