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Tech Aug 26, 2026

28 startups using AI to transform the energy sector

Spanning North America and Europe, the energy-focused, AI-driven startups were selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator.

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Tech Aug 26, 2026

All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens

Meta just agreed to make sweeping changes for teens as part of a child safety settlement reached with attorneys general across the US. Under the agreement, Meta must apply new safeguards across Instagram and Facebook that will change how teens interact with the social media platforms, as well as restrict their use during certain times. […]

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Security Aug 26, 2026

Claude Opus 4.6 Bypasses Gym Booking Limit, Cancels Other Users' Reservations in Tests

Aikido Security has published research that recreates the Australian gym-booking incident in a synthetic environment, finding that Claude Opus 4.6, running on the OpenClaw agent harness, exploited a client-side-only booking restriction in 9 of 10 runs. The original incident was first reported by ABC News on August 10, based on chat logs and screenshots the user supplied. He had asked an

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Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

Google Ads API Developer Assistant gets major AI agent upgrade

Google Ads API Developer Assistant v4.0.0 brings specialized API dev, troubleshooting and reporting tools into AI workflows.

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Tech Aug 26, 2026

Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards

If you’ve been on the fence about Google’s latest Pixel phones, this might be your best chance to save some cash. Amazon is offering an extra $150 off the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL when you use the coupon code PIXEL11 at checkout. While the discounted price appeared at checkout […]

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Security Aug 26, 2026

OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Used to Run Influence Operation

OpenAI on Tuesday said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts that used VPNs to bypass access restrictions and run an influence operation, which relied on its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to generate social media posts and comments that were shared on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn. The accounts "were being used to promote the International Burke Institute (IBI), a

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Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

The SEO blind spot is what happens after the click

Getting the click is only the first step. Here’s how to make SEO content help users move through the funnel and toward conversion.

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Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

Google Ads adds reporting for AI-generated product titles

Google’s new Product titles report shows advertisers which AI-generated product titles are being served and how they perform.

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Learning Aug 26, 2026

Compile PHP to Native Binaries with TypePHP

TypePHP is Swoole's open source AOT compiler that turns PHP source into native binaries, PHP extensions, or shared libraries.

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Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

Google adds link carousels for developing topics in AI Mode

This is after Google has already added these link carousels for AI Overviews in Google Search.

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Marketing & SEO Aug 26, 2026

Google’s Discover job posting confirms what the feed already shows

A single Google Careers listing sheds rare light on Discover's recommendation system, reinforcing research into candidate selection and user affinity.

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Tech Aug 26, 2026

Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder

It's 8:52 AM and 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius) where I live in Southern California. My husband just came back from a morning outing with our four-month-old. "How was the botanic garden?" I ask him. "It was okay. It was just too hot," he tells me. I didn't expect us to spend so much of […]

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