Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google Search in Australia
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-admits-anti-competitive-conduct-involving-google-search-in-australia
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-admits-anti-competitive-conduct-involving-google-search-in-australia
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Google admits anti-competitive conduct involving Google Search in Australia
The ACCC has today commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific over anti-competitive understandings that Google admits it reached in the past with Telstra and Optus regarding the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones.
The circular economy could make demolition a thing of the past
https://theconversation.com/the-circular-economy-could-make-demolition-a-thing-of-the-past-heres-how-261678
https://theconversation.com/the-circular-economy-could-make-demolition-a-thing-of-the-past-heres-how-261678
The Conversation
The circular economy could make demolition a thing of the past – here’s how
Construction waste can be turned into valuable new materials.
Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversations
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit
NPR
Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations
The suit claims the popular service may be recording and processing millions of users' private conversations without consent.
95% of AI Pilots Failing
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/mit-report-95-percent-generative-ai-pilots-at-companies-failing-cfo/
Fortune
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-finally-destroyed-steve-jobss-vision-of-the-ipad-good/
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-finally-destroyed-steve-jobss-vision-of-the-ipad-good/
WIRED
Apple Finally Destroyed Steve Jobs’ Vision of the iPad. Good
Cupertino has done the thing it swore it never would: turn its tablet into a full-blown window-wrangling, compromise-abandoning computer. Yes, it’s better, but lurking deep in the settings the ghost of Jobs remains.
The Road That Killed Legend Jenkins Was Working as Designed
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/18/the-road-that-killed-legend-jenkins-was-working-exactly-as-designed
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/8/18/the-road-that-killed-legend-jenkins-was-working-exactly-as-designed
Strong Towns
The Road That Killed Legend Jenkins Was Working Exactly as Designed
When a child is killed on a street like West Hudson Boulevard, it’s not a tragic fluke. It’s the outcome we designed for.
AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool dubbed 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/aws_updated_kiro_pricing/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/aws_updated_kiro_pricing/
The Register
AWS pricing for Kiro dev tool dubbed 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'
Updated: Amazon giant blames pricing bug after updated plans way more expensive than initially suggested
TREAD: Token Routing for Efficient Architecture-Agnostic Diffusion Training
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04765
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04765
arXiv.org
TREAD: Token Routing for Efficient Architecture-agnostic Diffusion Training
Diffusion models have emerged as the mainstream approach for visual generation. However, these models typically suffer from sample inefficiency and high training costs. Consequently, methods for...
Volkswagen gates a new vehicle's full horsepower behind monthly subscription
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/volkswagen-gating-a-new-vehicles-full-horsepower-behind-monthly-subscription-3239138/
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/volkswagen-gating-a-new-vehicles-full-horsepower-behind-monthly-subscription-3239138/
Dexerto
Volkswagen gates a new vehicle’s full horsepower behind monthly subscription - Dexerto
Volkswagen ID3 models will have their full horsepower gated behind a subscription service to unlock the engine’s potential.
Show HN: We started building an AI dev tool but it turned into a Sims-style game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPnX_f2V_c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRPnX_f2V_c
YouTube
The Interface - Walkthrough
www.TheInterface.com
Tesla insiders have sold more than 50% of their shares in the last year
https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-tsla-insiders-have-sold-more-than-50-of-their-shares-in-the-last-year/
https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-tsla-insiders-have-sold-more-than-50-of-their-shares-in-the-last-year/
Electrek
Tesla (TSLA) insiders have sold more than 50% of their shares in the last year
Tesla insiders have been unloading their shares at an impressive rate. Excluding CEO Elon Musk, Tesla executives and board members...