Sources: Hyperliquid is in talks to enter the US market through Kraken parent Payward, weeks after Trump said he was working to bring the platform onshore (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/hyperliquid-in-talks-with-kraken-parent-on-us-market-entry
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/hyperliquid-in-talks-with-kraken-parent-on-us-market-entry
Bloomberg.com
Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent on US Market Entry
Hyperliquid Labs is in advanced talks to bring its perpetual futures to US traders through Kraken’s parent company Payward, just weeks after President Donald Trump said his administration was working to bring the fast-growing platform into the US.
Reframe, which uses AI and industrial robot arms to make modular homes in a factory, raised a $40M Series A extension round led by Energy Impact Partners (Rocket Drew/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-reframe-raises-funds-bring-amazon-robotics-know-home-building
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/exclusive-reframe-raises-funds-bring-amazon-robotics-know-home-building
The Information
Exclusive: Reframe Raises Funds to Bring Amazon Robotics Know-How to Home Building
For all the talk of robots that look like humans, the next robots to move into people’s houses could look more like ducks. Sales of such a robot, made by open-source model platform Hugging Face, reached more than $2.5 million on its first day on Thursday.Microduck…
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)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/trump-data-centers-midterms
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/31/trump-data-centers-midterms
POLITICO
Trump: Communities that reject data centers will end up ‘backwards and poor’
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)
https://www.engadget.com/2247806/sony-is-adding-free-tv-channels-to-ps5/
https://www.engadget.com/2247806/sony-is-adding-free-tv-channels-to-ps5/
Engadget
Sony is adding free TV channels to PS5 - Engadget
Ad-supported streaming channels are hitting Sony's console in the US today.
Sources: the FTC and 20+ state AGs plan to sue Amazon for allegedly making tens of billions over seven years by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ftc-to-file-lawsuit-alleging-amazon-deceived-advertisers-d71039ee?st=o4WjgG
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ftc-to-file-lawsuit-alleging-amazon-deceived-advertisers-d71039ee?st=o4WjgG
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | FTC to File Lawsuit Alleging Amazon Deceived Advertisers
The commission, along with more than 20 states, will allege the e-commerce giant reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform.
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)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/read-tim-cooks-full-memo-to-apple-employees-on-his-last-day-as-ceo/
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/read-tim-cooks-full-memo-to-apple-employees-on-his-last-day-as-ceo/
9to5Mac
Read Tim Cook's full memo to Apple employees on his last day as CEO - 9to5Mac
Today is Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO, with John Ternus set to take over tomorrow. To mark his...
The FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it "secretly and systematically overcharged" advertisers more than $20B since 2019 by using "hidden surcharges" (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-advertisers.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-advertisers.html
CNBC
FTC sues Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of misleading advertisers
The FTC sued Amazon, alleging the company misled advertisers through a deceptive auctioning system.
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)
https://www.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-ftc-sponsored-ads-lawsuit-response
https://www.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-ftc-sponsored-ads-lawsuit-response
Amazon News
Amazon’s response to the FTC’s lawsuit regarding Sponsored Ads
The FTC today filed a misguided lawsuit claiming Amazon misled advertisers about its Sponsored Ads pricing and auction. Amazon strongly disagrees.
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)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/the-pentagon-now-has-its-own-version-of-chatgpt-and-grok/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/the-pentagon-now-has-its-own-version-of-chatgpt-and-grok/
TechCrunch
The Pentagon now has its own version of ChatGPT and Grok | TechCrunch
Versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and SpaceXAI's Grok will join Google's Gemini on the Pentagon's central portal for AI tools.
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)
https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/08/31/clay-7-billion-pre-money-valuation
https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2026/08/31/clay-7-billion-pre-money-valuation
Axios
Scoop: Clay to be valued at $7B pre-money
Its valuation has more than quadrupled since its Series B.
Filing: Apple claims a former iPhone engineer used a confidential Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI, evidence is being destroyed, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-openai-forensic-macbook-evidence/
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-openai-forensic-macbook-evidence/
9to5Mac
Apple reveals 'shocking evidence' from ex-employee's MacBook in OpenAI suit - 9to5Mac
Apple has filed a new document in its ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI as it continues to push for expedited discovery....
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)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/08/31/florida-orders-flock-cameras-off-of-state-roads/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/08/31/florida-orders-flock-cameras-off-of-state-roads/
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)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-signs-35-billion-cloud-deal-backed-by-nvidia-f12622f1
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-signs-35-billion-cloud-deal-backed-by-nvidia-f12622f1
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | Anthropic Signs $35 Billion Cloud Deal Backed by Nvidia
Nvidia will supply the chips to the Texas data center and hold the lease, again using its financial might to boost a customer.
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)
https://www.anthropic.com/news/improving-alignment-security-efforts
https://www.anthropic.com/news/improving-alignment-security-efforts
Anthropic
Improving our alignment and security efforts
On July 30, we reported three incidents in which Claude models gained unauthorized access to real computer systems. We are conducting an in-depth analysis of both incidents, and planning to work with METR for an independent review. In the meantime, we’re…
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)
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/the-good-bad-ugly-of-24-hour-ai-news
https://www.upstartsmedia.com/p/the-good-bad-ugly-of-24-hour-ai-news
Upstartsmedia
I Went On An AI Show. It Made Me Feel Better About Human News.
Inside the good, the bad, and the ugly of a 24-hour live AI broadcast experiment by video startup Mirage.
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)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/pennsylvanias-ai-gold-rush-meets-second-thoughts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9lA.KBLE.IknGeEotR6cJ&smid=url-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/pennsylvanias-ai-gold-rush-meets-second-thoughts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9lA.KBLE.IknGeEotR6cJ&smid=url-share
Nytimes
Pennsylvania’s A.I. Gold Rush Meets Second Thoughts (Gift Article)
Amid a backlash, Gov. Josh Shapiro is pumping the brakes on enormous data centers. But in a region scarred by the collapse of the steel industry, some welcome billions in construction.
Filing: OpenAI denies Apple's allegations of trade secret theft, saying "this dispute is a mess of Apple's own making, and it is trying to blame everyone else" (Deepa Seetharaman/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-says-apple-has-only-itself-blame-trade-secret-fight-2026-09-01/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-says-apple-has-only-itself-blame-trade-secret-fight-2026-09-01/
Study: ~33% of UK adults say they used illegal streaming services in the past three months, costing the sports, TV, and film industries ~£1.4B in annual revenue (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/40ea5643-865a-4443-b591-3ecd0458078b
https://www.ft.com/content/40ea5643-865a-4443-b591-3ecd0458078b
Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with "open platform and API revenue" up 28x to ~$122M, and net loss down 12% YoY to ~$308M (Juro Osawa/The Information)
https://www.techmeme.com/260901/p4#a260901p4
https://www.techmeme.com/260901/p4#a260901p4
Techmeme
Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with “open platform and API revenue” up 28x to ~$122M, and net…
Juro Osawa / The Information: Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with “open platform and API revenue” up 28x to ~$122M, and net loss down 12% YoY to ~$308M
Microsoft says it is testing a fix to an outage affecting Exchange Online and Outlook, lasting for 17+ hours from around 11:30AM ET on Monday (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/microsoft-tests-fix-for-latest-hours-long-outlook-outage/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/microsoft-tests-fix-for-latest-hours-long-outlook-outage/
TechCrunch
Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage | TechCrunch
Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.
Google raises the price of its Google TV Streamer by $50 to $150 in the US, as well as for "select" Nest cameras and doorbells, citing "rising component costs" (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/08/31/google-tv-streamer-increase/
https://9to5google.com/2026/08/31/google-tv-streamer-increase/
9to5Google
Google TV Streamer gets $50 price increase
Google has quietly raised the price of the Google TV Streamer to $149.99.