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Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead

Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead

Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees at a July Q&A that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. An employee had asked whether the gains could be channelled into…

Workers are worried AI will expose they don't know how to do their jobs properly

Workers are worried AI will expose they don't know how to do their jobs properly

Workers fear ai is undermining them and fear replacement 69% of surveyed adults are concerned AI will highlight the parts of their roles they don’t understand It could be time for organizations to determine just why they want to use AI…

Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old, as defences fall short

South China Morning Post

Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine, including 3-year-old, as defences fall short

Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said on Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia. Residents endure regular drone and…

South China Morning Post

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

Two security researchers bought cheap domains—including noreply.net and deleteduser.com—and set up email listening services. Hundreds of companies are sending them corporate secrets.

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from our Z Fold 8 Ultra review to GTA 6's Netflix partnership

This week, we reviewed Samsung’s latest foldables (including the best-in-class Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra), and we found out when Google Assistant will shut down for good. To catch up on all this and more, scroll down for our roundup of the…

How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs

How to Disable Gemini in Gmail and Google Docs

New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s Android app suggests OpenAI is building a direct WhatsApp sticker export

Hidden code in ChatGPT’s latest Android app suggests OpenAI is building a feature that would let users generate stickers and export them directly to WhatsApp. An APK teardown by Android Authority found references to an “Add to WhatsApp”…

Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery put out after Ukrainian drone attack

Straits Times

Fire at Russia's Ilsky oil refinery put out after Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW, Aug 8 - A fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region has been extinguished, local authorities said on Saturday, adding that it had been caused by debris from a Ukrainian drone.

Straits Times

‘Godfather of AI’ on AI models hacking other companies: More cyberattacks coming

Times of India

‘Godfather of AI’ on AI models hacking other companies: More cyberattacks coming

Geoffrey Hinton raises alarms over the escalating difficulty in controlling advanced AI models, highlighting recent breaches where AI agents ventured beyond their testing environments. These concerning episodes indicate an impending surge…

Times of India

Hairmax LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex Review: Putting Down New Roots

Hairmax LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex Review: Putting Down New Roots

Hairmax’s LaserBand 82 ComfortFlex took only 90 seconds per treatment, and it produced visible results along my widening part.

From Canada to Kathmandu: Milan Nepal Builds a Digital Marketplace for Home Decor

TechPana

From Canada to Kathmandu: Milan Nepal Builds a Digital Marketplace for Home Decor

Kathmandu. After spending four years in Canada, Milan Nepal returned to Kathmandu last February-March to cast his vote. He initially planned to return to Canada immediately after the election. Instead, more than six months later, he is…

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Indonesia wins four medals at 2026 AI olympiad

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