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Forbes· 2026-08-12 16:01
In recent weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all disclosed that their most advanced AI models went rogue, accessing the internet and hacking into other companies’ systems during routine security testing.All of these companies were testing their models using software from Israeli AI startup Irregular, which runs thousands of simulations to evaluate AI’s cyber capabilities. Keep reading: https://t.co/im3BcnVQ1O📸: Philip Dulian/Picture Alliance via Getty Images ...
X @TechCrunch
TechCrunch· 2026-08-12 16:01
The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content style, performance, audience engagement, and goals.https://t.co/un2OmtTaVc ...
Morning Call Sheet: AI boom accelerates as leverage risks build
CNBC Television· 2026-08-12 15:19
Welcome back. It is time for your call sheet where we look at the topics driving the trading day ahead. Crew members today, Jeff Kilberg of KKM Financial.He's also a CNBC contributor. Marco Papich of BCA Research and Bill Lee of Global Economic Advisors. Great to have you all here.Jeff, I'm actually going to kick this one off with you. When I look at the core results yesterday, when I think about the Nvidia, you know, half a trillion dollar financing deal, CME getting ready to stand up compute contracts, an ...
Morning News NOW Full Episode – Aug. 12
NBC News· 2026-08-12 15:15
>> BREAKING RIGHT NOW ON MORNING NEWS NOW, AN OVERNIGHT UPSET IN A KEY PRIMARY RACE THIS MORNING. NBC NEWS PROJECTS. MILWAUKEE COUNTY EXECUTIVE DAVID CROWLEY HAS WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN, NARROWLY DEFEATING DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST STATE LAWMAKER FRANCESCA HOANG IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE.AND IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE PRIMARY RACE TO FILL THE SEAT OF LATE SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM, HEADING TO A RUNOFF WITH HIS SISTER DARLENE, ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, NOW SET TO FACE CONGRESSMAN R ...
Forget AI stocks. Buy the companies building AI
Yahoo Finance· 2026-08-12 15:00
Welcome to Trader Talk. I'm Kenny Pulkar, your host. And today I am joined by Jared Blickery, who's the Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor, along with Michael Monahan, who is a partner and portfolio manager at Founder ETFs and the Founder 100 ETF, which I think is a fascinating product.So, we're going to talk about that. Actually, I want to kick that off and talk about that specifically because I think that's a great concept. So tell the audience a little bit what you mean by the founder 100.>> With the ...
Y Combinator CEO on Founder Psychology in the Age of AI
a16z· 2026-08-12 14:33
We may never achieve a utopia, but it is worthy and worth it to attempt. Everything that's awesome in my life is kind of a cult. We had to go over to the Windows team.They wouldn't reply to our emails. They wouldn't fix our bugs. And we had to go over there with a baseball bat.An org like Microsoft can't. >> Yes. >> But a startup can.Yes. >> And every startup must. >> Gary, so good to have you, brother.Thank you so much for joining us today. >> Thanks for having me. >> Amazing, dude.Well, we're going to cov ...
Trump Claims Hormuz Control as US-Iran Deadlock Continues | The Pulse 8/12/2026
Bloomberg Television· 2026-08-12 12:06
Technology & AI Sector - CoreWeave reported robust sales forecasts and order books driven by surging demand for AI compute infrastructure, with 23% of its costs allocated to Nvidia chips and 80% of its revenues derived from major hyperscalers Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet [4][5] - Tencent posted a net income of 56 billion yuan, falling slightly short of estimates, while revenue slightly beat expectations amid a broader consumption slump in China [59][60][61] - The sovereign wealth fund of South Korea estimated next year's technology and innovation investments to range from 600 billion South Korean won on the lower end to over 1 trillion South Korean won on the higher end, targeting Series B companies rather than large conglomerates like Samsung and SK [40][43][44] Macroeconomics & Energy - Crude oil prices climbed for a sixth consecutive day amid ongoing skepticism over restoring energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, with crude up about 12% for the week [12][52][54] - Goldman Sachs projected total U.S. equity issuance to reach approximately 1.1 trillion dollars in 2026, representing about 1.7% of total market capitalization [32][33] - The U.S. labor market generated an average of only 20,000 jobs per month over a recent three-month period, with wages growing at an annualized pace of just 2.3% [22] - S&P 500 companies tracked approximately 50% earnings growth in the second quarter, and even excluding one-off gains, earnings grew by 31% [30] Commodities & Global Trade - Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and key Black Sea grain terminals disrupted exports, with Ukraine's agricultural exports in August down 75% compared to the same period last year [83][84] - Japan previously intervened in foreign exchange markets to the tune of about 150 billion dollars over recent years to support the yen [107]
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Ansem 🧸💸· 2026-08-12 11:05
one of the few instances where tokenization actually makes a ton of sense imomax 🐂🀄️ (@mostluckiestmax):ansem explains how web3 will disrupt traditional social media monopolies by redistributing the financial upside to the actual users."if you look at instagram... it has like three billion users, but the holders of meta is only like 30 million.""if you can flip the social media https://t.co/wHeunjBzu4 ...
X @Bloomberg
Bloomberg· 2026-08-12 09:55
Mark Zuckerberg is championing an open AI model because his company has so far failed to build a competitive closed one, @DaveLeeBBG says (via @opinion) https://t.co/q7ql5KIVGK ...
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CoinMarketCap· 2026-08-12 05:05
Artificial Intelligence Strategy - Meta announced the resumption of open-source model releases in the near future [1] Industry Trends - Technology industry leadership views widely distributed superintelligence as the only safe path forward [1]