The FBI is investigating a new ID theft service called Nexus, which claims to have digital scans of 153M+ drivers licenses from people in the US and Canada (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/
Krebs on Security
FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses – Krebs on Security
A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase…
Dell unveils the student-focused Dell 14S, with Intel Wildcat Lake chips and starting with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, in a bid to rival the MacBook Neo (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987839/dell-14s-student-laptop-ifa-2026-price-specs
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987839/dell-14s-student-laptop-ifa-2026-price-specs
The Verge
Dell’s newest laptop sounds a lot like a MacBook Neo
Dude, you’re getting a turquoise Dell.
Robotics and AI startup Lyte, founded by ex-Face ID engineers, raised $165M led by Maverick Silicon at a $1.6B valuation, taking its total funding to $272M (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/lyte-closes-165-million-round-bringing-ai-startup-s-valuation-to-1-6-billion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/lyte-closes-165-million-round-bringing-ai-startup-s-valuation-to-1-6-billion
Bloomberg.com
Lyte, Founded by Ex-Apple Face ID Engineers, Triples Valuation to $1.6 Billion
Lyte, a fast-growing robotics and artificial intelligence startup from top members of Apple Inc.'s Face ID team, has secured about $165 million in a new funding round that more than triples the company’s valuation to $1.6 billion.
Acer unveils the Predator Atlas 7, a 7" handheld with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme CPU, shipping in November, and the Project DualPlay Mini, an 8" concept device (Mariella Moon/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2249298/acer-predator-atlas-7-gaming-handheld/
https://www.engadget.com/2249298/acer-predator-atlas-7-gaming-handheld/
Engadget
Acer's Predator Atlas 7 is the brand's smaller handheld gaming flagship model - Engadget
Acer is launching a 7-inch version of the Predator Atlas 8.
Acer unveils its fourth-generation Vero 16 with modular elements like removable bottom covers and hinges, user-replaceable batteries and SSDs, and more (Tyler Graham/CNET)
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/acer-recommits-to-repairability-with-new-vero-16-laptop/
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/acer-recommits-to-repairability-with-new-vero-16-laptop/
CNET
Acer Recommits to Repairability With New Vero 16 Laptop - CNET
The company also unveils the sleekest Swift yet and a Swift Air update at IFA 2026.
Acer unveils the Swift Blade 14, an ultralight laptop weighing 1.76lbs with Intel Wildcat Lake processors, and the Swift Air 16, set to launch in December (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987802/acer-swift-blade-14-air-16-laptop-ifa-price-specs
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/987802/acer-swift-blade-14-air-16-laptop-ifa-price-specs
The Verge
Acer’s new MacBook Air rival is nearly a pound lighter than Apple’s laptop
Now Acer is studying the Blade in pursuit of the Air.
Memo: Uber is cutting ~3,300 jobs, or 10% of its staff globally, to reduce management layers and reallocate spending into ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxis (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/uber-to-cut-3-300-jobs-in-company-overhaul-to-reduce-management-layers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/uber-to-cut-3-300-jobs-in-company-overhaul-to-reduce-management-layers
Bloomberg.com
Uber to Cut 10% of Jobs, or 3,300 Roles, to Slash Bureaucracy
Uber Technologies Inc. is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10% of its staff globally, in a massive restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and reallocating spending into its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.
Survey: 53% of US adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone and 36% say about the right amount; 70% of ages 18 to 29 report spending too much time (Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/
Pew Research Center
About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their smartphone
Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on their smartphone, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49.
The EU General Court dismisses Opera's challenge against the European Commission's decision to exempt Microsoft Edge from DMA gatekeeper regulations in 2024 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-court-rejects-opera-challenge-against-eu-exemption-microsofts-edge-dma-rules-2026-09-02/
https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-court-rejects-opera-challenge-against-eu-exemption-microsofts-edge-dma-rules-2026-09-02/
Survey: 27% of Americans say they turn to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for personal, emotional, or social queries, rising to nearly 40% among adults under 50 (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/09/02/27-us-adults-turn-ai-personal-emotional-social-queries/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg4MzIxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzAzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODgzMjE2MDAsImp0aSI6IjZkY2JlZjdhLTY4ODMtNDFkYy05NGE2LWJhN2IxMGIxOWMxMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjYvMDkvMDIvMjctdXMtYWR1bHRzLXR1cm4tYWktcGVyc29uYWwtZW1vdGlvbmFsLXNvY2lhbC1xdWVyaWVzLyJ9.J487dBdOpj_Igs68fQjkRD4rhFpHKk42vgJMo11qwhc&itid=gfta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/09/02/27-us-adults-turn-ai-personal-emotional-social-queries/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg4MzIxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzAzOTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODgzMjE2MDAsImp0aSI6IjZkY2JlZjdhLTY4ODMtNDFkYy05NGE2LWJhN2IxMGIxOWMxMiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2ludGVyYWN0aXZlLzIwMjYvMDkvMDIvMjctdXMtYWR1bHRzLXR1cm4tYWktcGVyc29uYWwtZW1vdGlvbmFsLXNvY2lhbC1xdWVyaWVzLyJ9.J487dBdOpj_Igs68fQjkRD4rhFpHKk42vgJMo11qwhc&itid=gfta
Valencia-based iPronics raised $125M co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street, with participation from Nvidia, to develop optical circuit switch tech (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)
https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p18#a260902p18
https://www.techmeme.com/260902/p18#a260902p18
Techmeme
Valencia-based iPronics raised $125M co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street, with participation from Nvidia, to develop optical…
Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Valencia-based iPronics raised $125M co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street, with participation from Nvidia, to develop optical circuit switch tech
OpenAI is facing a new round of lawsuits from witnesses and victims of the February mass shooting in a Canadian town; the suspect spent days talking to ChatGPT (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-lawsuits-mount-over-canadian-school-shooting-ca24c762?st=JmNUeS&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-lawsuits-mount-over-canadian-school-shooting-ca24c762?st=JmNUeS&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Wall Street Journal
OpenAI Lawsuits Mount Over Canadian School Shooting
New lawsuits add to list of cases in which the chatbot maker faces questions about the safety of its products.
Wonderful, which helps enterprises deploy AI, raised a $550M Series C led by Insight at a $5B valuation; investors also paid $170M for shares from employees (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/ai-startup-wonderful-hits-5-billion-valuation-plans-1-000-strong-team-3d18bebe
https://www.wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/ai-startup-wonderful-hits-5-billion-valuation-plans-1-000-strong-team-3d18bebe
The Wall Street Journal
Exclusive | AI Startup Wonderful Hits $5 Billion Valuation, Plans 1,000-Strong Team
Founded just last year, the startup already has 650 employees and is expanding its forward-deployed engineering teams around the world.
Conveo, which uses AI to conduct customer interviews in 15 languages and analyzes transcripts for market insights, raised a $50M Series A led by DST Global (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/09/02/conveo-consumer-insights-dst
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/09/02/conveo-consumer-insights-dst
Axios
Exclusive: Conveo raises $50M for consumer insights
The startup expects to raise again next year, its CEO says.
A US federal judge rules that Google does not have to sell off its ad exchange and instead must make its ad tech tools work with those operated by rivals (Leah Nylen/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/google-avoids-ad-exchange-sale-as-judge-orders-tech-integration
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/google-avoids-ad-exchange-sale-as-judge-orders-tech-integration
Bloomberg.com
Google Avoids Ad Exchange Sale as Judge Orders Tech Integration
Alphabet Inc.’s Google doesn’t have to sell off its advertising exchange and instead must make its ad tech tools work with those operated by rivals, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a move that saves the tech giant from a second bid to force a breakup.
Adobe launches Adobe for Slack, making 70+ creative and productivity tools, including Firefly, Photoshop, and Express, available via Slackbot prompts (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/adobe-is-making-its-tools-available-in-slack/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/adobe-is-making-its-tools-available-in-slack/
TechCrunch
Adobe is making its tools available in Slack | TechCrunch
Users will be able to access Express, Premiere, and Acrobat in Slack
The Trump administration files a brief supporting OpenAI in its dispute with NYT, saying training LLMs on copyrighted works generally constitutes fair use (Blake Brittain/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-government-backs-openai-new-york-times-copyright-case-2026-09-02/
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-government-backs-openai-new-york-times-copyright-case-2026-09-02/
Austin-based HiddenLayer, which makes security tools to protect AI models, agents, and workflows, raised a $100M Series B led by Delta-v Capital (Ram Iyer/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/hiddenlayer-nabs-100m-as-enterprises-rush-to-secure-their-ai-deployments/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/02/hiddenlayer-nabs-100m-as-enterprises-rush-to-secure-their-ai-deployments/
TechCrunch
HiddenLayer nabs $100M as enterprises rush to secure their AI deployments | TechCrunch
HiddenLayer has raised a $100M Series B from Delta-v Capital, Ten Eleven Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft's M12, Booz Allen Hamilton, and others.
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash, three weeks after 3.7 Flash launch, for an introductory price of $0.75/1M input and $3.75/1M output tokens until December 31 (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/09/02/gemini-3-8-flash-launch/
https://9to5google.com/2026/09/02/gemini-3-8-flash-launch/
9to5Google
Gemini 3.8 Flash rolling out three weeks after last release
After the last model release three weeks ago, Google today is rolling out Gemini 3.8 Flash. This marks the third Flash update...
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber for partners in its new Fairwind Program, and says Gemini 3.8 Flash beats Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on some benchmarks (Google)
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/3-8-flash-and-3-8-flash-cyber/
Google
Introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber
Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber deliver next-generation intelligence for agentic workflows and cybersecurity.
MrBeast, whose YouTube channel recently hit 500M subs, will feature Gemini, Google Health, and the Fitbit Air in his videos as part of a multi-year Google deal (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/988355/mrbeast-google-partnership-gemini-fitbit
https://www.theverge.com/tech/988355/mrbeast-google-partnership-gemini-fitbit
The Verge
Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI
MrBeast’s videos are about to feature a lot more Gemini.