Faro, which develops data models and AI tools to speed up clinical trials, raised a $37.3M Series B co-led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and S32 (Dealroom.co)
https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/faro-raises-37m-series-b-to-trim-clinical-trial-timelines-with-ai
https://app.dealroom.co/news/note/faro-raises-37m-series-b-to-trim-clinical-trial-timelines-with-ai
Dealroom.co
Dealroom.co | Faro raises $37M Series B to trim clinical trial timelines with AI
What's the deal? Faro has raised a $37 million Series B round to…
OpenAI's Hugging Face incident report says AI agents used exploits to gain full admin access to OpenAI's own research cluster supporting its VM environments (Dwarkesh Patel/Dwarkesh Podcast)
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/openai-huggingface
https://www.dwarkesh.com/p/openai-huggingface
Dwarkesh
The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations
The whole OpenAI/Hugging Face story in plain English
The OpenAI/Hugging Face incident feels "more than 50%" of the way to a full-blown AI takeover and as AI advances rapidly we may not get another warning shot (Ajeya Cotra/Planned Obsolescence)
https://www.planned-obsolescence.org/p/the-hugging-face-attack-surprised
https://www.planned-obsolescence.org/p/the-hugging-face-attack-surprised
www.planned-obsolescence.org
The Hugging Face attack surprised me
It’s a major warning shot, and might be the last one we get
A look at the race to build quantum computers, as the tech becomes a geopolitical battleground with potential to transform cybersecurity, finance, and more (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-26/quantum-computers-promise-breakthroughs-but-risk-a-cybersecurity-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4Nzk4MjcwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzg4NTg3NTAwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0REMDlLSUpIOEwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNEFGQkMxQkYyMTA0NUVEODg3MzQxQkQwQzIyNzRBMCJ9.spMVoNbGmYuQzzP1tR6-DmqxaNKSg5MFUqRe1JzJbRY
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-08-26/quantum-computers-promise-breakthroughs-but-risk-a-cybersecurity-crisis?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4Nzk4MjcwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzg4NTg3NTAwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0REMDlLSUpIOEwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIwNEFGQkMxQkYyMTA0NUVEODg3MzQxQkQwQzIyNzRBMCJ9.spMVoNbGmYuQzzP1tR6-DmqxaNKSg5MFUqRe1JzJbRY
Bloomberg.com
The Dream of Quantum Computing Is Both Dead and Alive
Companies are racing to create devices that could revolutionize finance, supercharge medical and climate research — and might also cause major new cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
A look at the management changes John Ternus could make as many key Apple execs prepare to leave in the next few years; Apple tested a Pencil for folding iPhone (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-30/john-ternus-management-team-apple-watch-series-12-foldable-iphone-apple-pencil-mtfvmdyu?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODA5ODY0NywiZXhwIjoxNzg4NzAzNDQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0w1SzFLR0lGUFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.2gXSf2BYyZq9psgCii60olZyvGHj5-CUy_EbBmSl1lA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-30/john-ternus-management-team-apple-watch-series-12-foldable-iphone-apple-pencil-mtfvmdyu?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODA5ODY0NywiZXhwIjoxNzg4NzAzNDQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0w1SzFLR0lGUFUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.2gXSf2BYyZq9psgCii60olZyvGHj5-CUy_EbBmSl1lA
Bloomberg.com
Apple’s New CEO Will Need to Soon Overhaul His Management Team
Also: Apple experimented with a Pencil for the coming foldable iPhone.
Sources: OpenAI bought tens of thousands of Macs for RL, Anthropic rents them, Nvidia sees Apple as its main local AI rival as Macs gain traction with AI devs (Aaron Tilley/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-stumbled-ai-hardware-success-mac
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-stumbled-ai-hardware-success-mac
The Information
How Apple Stumbled Into AI Hardware Success With the Mac
The hottest products at Apple right now are not the iPhone, the iPad or a buzzy new show on the company’s streaming service. They are two of the lowliest members of Apple’s venerable Mac product line: its boxy Mac mini and Mac Studio computers, which come…
Analysis: AI chatbots challenged or didn't respond to 90%+ of 15 false narratives spread by Russia, China, and Iran; AI overviews did it 60%+ of the time (Huo Jingnan/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/30/nx-s1-5876436/chatbots-search-propaganda
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/30/nx-s1-5876436/chatbots-search-propaganda
NPR
We tested how AI chatbots would handle foreign propaganda. They did surprisingly well
In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse.
Anthropic signs out some Claude users, removes saved payment methods, and issues refunds after infostealer malware on their PCs hijacked sessions to drain usage (Mayank Parmar/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-warns-infostealer-malware-is-hijacking-claude-sessions-to-drain-usage/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-warns-infostealer-malware-is-hijacking-claude-sessions-to-drain-usage/
BleepingComputer
Anthropic warns infostealer malware is hijacking Claude sessions to drain usage
Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their usage.
The challenges John Ternus inherits as he replaces Tim Cook on Sept. 1 amid rising component costs, staff retention issues, efforts to catch up in AI, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/apple-s-new-ceo-john-ternus-takes-reins-from-tim-cook-focusing-on-ai?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODEyMzY3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzg4NzI4NDcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0xQMDFLSUpIOEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.wriOmsDtkJHaUaImJsL5A2bRfmmr7PAEFdQSbFvG7kI
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-30/apple-s-new-ceo-john-ternus-takes-reins-from-tim-cook-focusing-on-ai?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODEyMzY3MiwiZXhwIjoxNzg4NzI4NDcyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUS0xQMDFLSUpIOEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDNEVEQ0FFMUZBMDU0MEJFQTI0QTlGMjExQzFFOTA4MCJ9.wriOmsDtkJHaUaImJsL5A2bRfmmr7PAEFdQSbFvG7kI
Bloomberg.com
Apple’s Ternus Takes the Reins as CEO, With AI as Job No. 1
Apple’s changing of the guard will be gradual, with outgoing CEO Tim Cook handling Trump, China.
Chip design startup Agentrys has raised a $19.1M seed round led by Etna Labs and a $5.4M pre-seed led by MediaTek (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/08/26/nvidia-agentrys-agentic-chip-design
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/08/26/nvidia-agentrys-agentic-chip-design
Axios
Exclusive: Agentrys raises $24.5M for agentic chip design
An IBM and Nvidia alum founded the company .
The US-led AI boom is offsetting the global growth squeeze from the energy crunch; ING says the boom accounts for about a third of recent US economic growth (Jason Douglas/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/how-the-ai-investment-craze-is-keeping-the-global-economy-afloat-0d62c000?st=L9yWzY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/how-the-ai-investment-craze-is-keeping-the-global-economy-afloat-0d62c000?st=L9yWzY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Wall Street Journal
How the AI Investment Craze Is Keeping the Global Economy Afloat
Growth is holding up despite renewed tensions over trade, geopolitics and bond markets, though the AI boom’s outsize role is a growing concern.
Google updates Maps to show Lake America for US users, Lake Ontario for Canadian users, and both for the rest of the world, citing the US GNIS' name change (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/lake-trump-ontario-america-7c5c9776d72cb8e8d782e05ec6e7332b
https://apnews.com/article/lake-trump-ontario-america-7c5c9776d72cb8e8d782e05ec6e7332b
AP News
Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change
Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States.
Taiwanese authorities raided the office of PCB maker Unimicron, an Nvidia and Intel supplier, alleging it illegally labeled China-made parts as made in Taiwan (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/nvidia-supplier-unimicron-probed-over-allegedly-relabeling-china-made-parts
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/nvidia-supplier-unimicron-probed-over-allegedly-relabeling-china-made-parts
Nikkei Asia
Nvidia supplier Unimicron probed over allegedly relabeling China-made parts
Shares fall 10% as Taiwan prosecutors investigate top PCB maker
Shein raised $1.7B in its Hong Kong IPO, giving it a $26B market cap, far below its ~$100B valuation in 2022, as growth slows amid tariffs and competition (Charlotte Yang/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/shein-at-26-billion-still-stirs-unease-over-growth-outlook
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/shein-at-26-billion-still-stirs-unease-over-growth-outlook
Bloomberg.com
Shein at $26 Billion Still Stirs Unease Over Growth Outlook
Shein Global Holdings Ltd. shares fell as much as 17% in gray market trading ahead of the company’s formal debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday.
IPO documents: SoftBank's SB Energy plans to file for an IPO as soon as this week, aiming to raise $5B to $7B, and has awarded OpenAI warrants worth ~$5.5B (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-5-5-billion-perk-softbanks-data-center-venture-offered-to-land-openai-a5c7fb5e
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-5-5-billion-perk-softbanks-data-center-venture-offered-to-land-openai-a5c7fb5e
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | The $5.5 Billion Perk SoftBank’s Data-Center Venture Offered to Land OpenAI
SB Energy’s agreement deepens its financial ties with the artificial-intelligence company in an effort to build out projects.
OpenClaw releases OpenClaw 2.0, its largest update to date built by 933 contributors, with a simplified installation process, a rebuilt browser app, and more (Hannes Rudolph/OpenClaw Blog)
https://openclaw.ai/blog/openclaw-2-accidentally/
https://openclaw.ai/blog/openclaw-2-accidentally/
openclaw.ai
OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally - OpenClaw Blog
How a push for simpler setup and a first-class browser experience grew into OpenClaw 2.0.
Sources: OpenAI starts letting some major customers pay only when its AI completes tasks, as Salesforce and other AI providers test outcome-based pricing (The Information)
https://www.techmeme.com/260831/p4#a260831p4
https://www.techmeme.com/260831/p4#a260831p4
Techmeme
Sources: OpenAI starts letting some major customers pay only when its AI completes tasks, as Salesforce and other AI providers…
The Information: Sources: OpenAI starts letting some major customers pay only when its AI completes tasks, as Salesforce and other AI providers test outcome-based pricing
Big Tech reported Q2 "other income" rose significantly to $160B+, driven by investments in AI companies, raising concerns of paper gains overstating the AI boom (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/a5a0081f-e998-4c80-b967-cc535cbc4933
https://www.ft.com/content/a5a0081f-e998-4c80-b967-cc535cbc4933
A look at Pangram, the AI detector at the center of disputed accusations against writers, including a pulled novel and a Commonwealth Prize-winning short story (Elaine Moore/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/f100c90b-c138-4125-aaa7-853b77690db9?accessToken=zwAAAaBMm1--kdPxAMkLwThBJdOqp4U7d2kNuQ.MEUCIQD9qTbanNcy4aFsIB63aMwpEWmKhiwKwei0K8iINe9fVAIgaV8LFEZp0Bew8dpQtvf4yTiM1UNRU7vKNYGwHUvRD08&sharetype=gift&token=0062664e-51e4-4d79-9f3f-55c018fd91f2
https://www.ft.com/content/f100c90b-c138-4125-aaa7-853b77690db9?accessToken=zwAAAaBMm1--kdPxAMkLwThBJdOqp4U7d2kNuQ.MEUCIQD9qTbanNcy4aFsIB63aMwpEWmKhiwKwei0K8iINe9fVAIgaV8LFEZp0Bew8dpQtvf4yTiM1UNRU7vKNYGwHUvRD08&sharetype=gift&token=0062664e-51e4-4d79-9f3f-55c018fd91f2
Bank of England Governor warns that advanced AI could destabilize the highly interconnected global financial system via cyber disruption across jurisdictions (Simon Goodley/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/advanced-frontier-ai-financial-stability-andrew-bailey-g20
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/advanced-frontier-ai-financial-stability-andrew-bailey-g20
the Guardian
AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20
Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system
Sources: Google approached Disney, Universal, and other studios to license characters and films for its AI tools, but legal and union concerns stalled deals (Wendy Lee/Los Angeles Times)
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-08-31/how-google-is-courting-hollywood-to-use-its-ai-tools
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-08-31/how-google-is-courting-hollywood-to-use-its-ai-tools
Los Angeles Times
Hollywood studios have sued over AI. Now Google is courting them to use its tools
Tech giant Google has been quietly making overtures to major studios as it tries to find ways to get Hollywood to use its AI technology.