Judge Says the Pentagon’s Anthropic Blacklist Was “Illegal and Baseless”—And Violated Free Speech
A 59-page federal ruling says the Pentagon unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic after the AI company resisted unrestricted military use of Claude. The decision draws a major constitutional boundary around government power, national security and AI.
Nvidia Just Posted $96.2 Billion in Revenue—And Says AI Demand Is Still Accelerating
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue more than doubled to $96.22 billion, while a $108 billion forecast signaled that the AI infrastructure boom is still accelerating.
Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $18 Billion—Teen Accounts Will Default to Two Hours a Day
Meta’s landmark settlement would impose two-hour daily limits, overnight blocks and school-hour notification restrictions on teen Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Bill Gates Wants Some Jobs Reserved for Humans—And a Global Watchdog for AI
Bill Gates is urging governments to protect certain jobs from AI, test dangerous models and create an international AI watchdog—possibly with cooperation from China.
Brazil Just Fined TikTok Nearly $30 Million—and Ordered Teen Data Deleted
Brazil’s data regulator says TikTok processed young users’ personal data without a valid legal basis, potentially affecting at least 8 million children.
China Just Landed a Rocket Booster on Solid Ground—And Plans to Fly It Again Within Six Months
LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 has delivered China’s first rocket-stage landing on solid ground, a milestone that could make the country’s orbital launches faster and less expensive.
A Humanoid Robot Just Ran 100 Meters in 9.39 Seconds—Faster Than Usain Bolt
Tiangong Ultra won a Beijing robot-games heat in 9.39 seconds, edging below Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record while exposing how quickly humanoid machines are improving.
A 96% Lunar Eclipse Is Coming Thursday Night—Here’s When to Look Up
A deep partial lunar eclipse will cover 96.3% of the Moon on August 27–28, giving much of the Americas a prime view without special eye protection.
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement—The Case Accused It of Collecting Children’s Data Without Permission
TikTok and the Justice Department have reached a $400 million settlement over allegations that the platform collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
Uber Hit With $966 Million Fine—Regulator Says Algorithms Suspended Drivers Without Proper Notice
A Dutch regulator fined Uber €825 million over automated driver suspensions, saying affected workers lacked adequate information and meaningful human oversight.
ChatGPT Just Launched a Teen Mode—Here’s What It Blocks and What Parents Can Control
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT experience for ages 13 to 17 adds stronger content restrictions, learning tools, quiet hours and limited parent safety alerts.
A SpaceX Rocket Slammed Into the Moon—NASA Just Revealed the Crater
NASA’s sharpest before-and-after images reveal the fresh 60-foot crater left when a discarded SpaceX Falcon stage hit the Moon at 5,400 mph.