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TechCrunch

OpenAI is gaining on Anthropic with business users, new data indicates

Businesses are willing to flop back and forth as each lab releases new models, volatility that should give both companies' investors pause about how "sticky" enterprise AI spending really is.

Julie Bort20 August 2026

TechCrunch

ChatGPT can now send texts for you with new Apple Messages plug-in

Ever wanted someone else to do your texting for you? ChatGPT is being offered up as an automated text scribe via a new Apple Messages integration.

Lucas Ropek20 August 2026

South China Morning Post

Despite US sanctions on Xinjiang cotton, China’s textile industry weathers the storm

When the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in the country’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – including several household food and apparel brands – the local reaction to the news was surprisingly calm. “It felt like a sudden batch of companies was added out of nowhere … but it shouldn’t have much of an impact on the sector,” said the owner of a cotton-ginning mill in southern Xinjiang, who..

Ji Siqi,Emma Ma,Mandy Zuo20 August 2026

The Robot Report

Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 cities by the end of 2026

Amazon said its Prime Air drones can deliver nearly all items 5 lb. or less that can fit in a large shoebox. The post Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 cities by the end of 2026 appeared first on The Robot Report.

The Robot Report Staff20 August 2026

South China Morning Post

As China shows, liberal capitalism is not the only path

Much of the Western debate about China begins with a category error. “Communism” is often treated as synonymous with a monolithic command economy, limited private enterprise and bureaucratic control over every commercial decision. Modern China does not fit that model. It is better understood as a mixed, state-led system in which private enterprise, foreign investment and fiercely competitive markets coexist alongside public ownership and state control in strategic sectors. This is more than...

Bernard Chan20 August 2026

TechCrunch

The Enhanced Games — tech’s steroid extravaganza — didn’t pay off, as company posts $60 million loss

An effort to transform the world of sports through steroid use doesn't exactly seem to be bearing financial fruit.

Lucas Ropek20 August 2026

Axios

Employer health costs: Why it could be another tough year

Employers who've been reeling from near double-digit health cost increases the past three years can expect more of the same in 2027, according to new projections from benefits consultant Aon. Why it matt

Adriel Bettelheim20 August 2026

Wired

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it.

Jorge Garay20 August 2026

TechCrunch

OK, can we actually cool data centers with our pee?

Jason Kelce joked that people should cool data centers with their pee, rather than potable water -- but his suggestion is not completely ludicrous.

Amanda Silberling20 August 2026

FreightWaves

Einride targets 1,500 trucks by 2028 with Tesla and DAF deals

Revenue rose 26% to $27 million in the first half. Management expects 60–73% growth in the second half while scaling via partner trucks. The post Einride targets 1,500 trucks by 2028 with Tesla and DAF deals appeared first on FreightWaves.

Thomas Wasson20 August 2026

Dark Reading

New CUSTODY Framework Constrains AI Agents Inside the Network

Enterprise cybersecurity expert Jake Williams joins the Dark Reading News Desk to explain why he decided to release his new agentic AI framework in the wake of the OpenAI attacks on Hugging Face.

20 August 2026

The Conversation AU

A majority Māori and Pacific All Blacks squad shows how far rugby’s ‘greatest rivalry’ has come

It’s 30 years since the All Blacks last played a test in South Africa – and only 56 years since Māori and Pacific players were first allowed to tour there.

Originally published at The Conversation

Jeremy Hapeta, Associate Professor in Māori Sport, Physical Education and Oranga, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury20 August 2026