Monthly Archives: August 2025

Kpop Demon Hunters becomes Netflix’s most viewed film ever

It is the latest in a series of chart-topping achievements by the animated musical.

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OpenAI to update ChatGPT as parents sue over teen’s suicide

The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine allege that ChatGPT helped their child plan his death.

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Microsoft had police remove protesters who stormed office over work with Israeli military

Of the seven people who entered the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith, two were employees, he told reporters during a briefing.

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SpaceX notches major wins during tenth Starship test

SpaceX notched some new wins with the tenth Starship test flight.

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Assort Health nabs $50M to automate patient phone calls, sources say

The startup, now valued at $750 million, is one of three that recently raised funding to use AI agents for helping healthcare practices answer patient calls.

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Verily is closing its medical device program as Alphabet shifts more resources to AI

Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily laid off staff and eliminated its entire devices program as AI and data infrastructure take center stage.

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OpenAI says it plans ChatGPT changes after lawsuit blamed chatbot for teen’s suicide

OpenAI disclosed plans to improve ChatGPT safety for users expressing “suicidal intent.”

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Microsoft headquarters go into lockdown after activists take over Brad Smith’s office

The incident is the latest escalation by current and former employees who are demanding the company end its cloud contracts with Israel.

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Okta raises forecast as CEO says economic conditions were ‘better than we thought’

One of Okta’s partners, Palo Alto Networks, recently announced an agreement to buy Okta competitor CyberArk.

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Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome

Anthropic is the latest AI lab to offer an AI agent with the ability to view and take action in a user’s Chrome browser.

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