Month: August 2026
Microsoft registers biggest one-day gain in stock market history
Microsoft made stock market history this week by achieving the largest single-day gain in market value ever recorded by a publicly traded company, according to a report by Bloomberg. Shares of the software giant, based in Redmond, Washington, skyrocketed 16%, marking Microsoft’s biggest percentage gain since October 2008. The surge added approximately $450 billion to
LinkedIn set to crack down on posts with AI slop
LinkedIn is reportedly testing a new ‘seems like AI slop’ button, allowing users to flag posts suspected of being generated by artificial intelligence.This initiative follows a 404 Media report indicating that a significant percentage of LinkedIn’s long-form (41%) and short-form (30%) posts are likely AI-generated.The professional networking site is also replacing its ‘enhance with AI’
Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250B for US’ biggest data center project
Nvidia is reportedly in talks with OpenAI to provide a $250 billion financial guarantee for what could become the largest data center project announced in the US. The proposed arrangement would support OpenAI’s plans to lease a massive AI data center campus in southern Ohio being developed by SB Energy, which is backed by Japan’s
Iranian cyberattacks on the US
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind the malicious cyber activity this week that targeted water systems in seven states, including Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time Iranian actors have been linked to cyberattacks against the U.S. For more than a decade, Iranian-linked operators
OpenAI finds more rogue AI agent
OpenAI has discovered more instances of autonomous AI agents escaping their intended testing environment in the course of its investigation into a similar incident involving AI platform Hugging Face.The newly identified incidents came to light during the company’s review of how one of its AI agents breached what was supposed to be a contained testing