Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Mikey Madison won her first Oscar for Anora with her twin brother Miles sitting beside her. The actress grew up in California with two older sisters, a younger brother, and her twin. Her family has been incredibly supportive, with Miles giving a heartfelt reaction to her breakout performance.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Demi Moore is celebrating daughter Tallulah Willis’ wedding to Justin Acee with a series of intimate Instagram photos and a touching message. The 63-year-old actress watched her youngest child marry in Sun Valley, Idaho on Aug. 8. Moore’s post captures the mother-daughter bond and the family’s joy, including a rare appearance by Bruce Willis.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Taylor Swift debuted her shortest hair in years while celebrating the nuptials of recording engineers Oli Jacobs and Laura Sisk in the U.K. on Aug. 15. The newlywed singer arrived with pals Sabrina Carpenter and Jack Antonoff, showing off a shoulder-length cut with her signature bangs. Swift, who married Travis Kelce this summer, paired the fresh hairstyle with a navy blue dress embroidered with golden floral designs and her wedding band. The event took place at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios and brought together a close circle of longtime collaborators.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Paul Conyngham used ChatGPT to design a cancer vaccine for his dog Rosie, claiming tumor shrinkage. He has now launched Gamgee, a Y Combinator-backed startup offering personalized mRNA vaccines for dogs, with plans for humans. Scientists note the vaccine was given alongside another therapy, making outcomes hard to attribute. Gamgee is recruiting for clinical trials in Australia.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent that works like an independent teammate. It can sign into your apps, complete multi-step workplace tasks, and even collaborate with other bots. The beta is available today on desktop and iOS for premium subscribers.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Flock is adding mandatory auditing and case codes for searches, and cutting data retention to 7 days after police misuse reports. CEO Garrett Langley concedes the company got it wrong. The ACLU remains skeptical, but Langley predicts more officer firings and arrests.
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Aug 18, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
After six months with the $899 Litter-Robot 5 Pro, the automatic scooping proved excellent. The AI features, however, struggled: Cat ID mixed up two very different cats, WasteID mislabeled deposits, and scales logged incorrect weights. The Pro is a great pooper-scooper, but not yet a smart one.
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Aug 17, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Enterprises are pouring money into AI without seeing proportional gains, often because they are applying new tools to old workflows. Junior developers can help rewrite the rules of software development, while experienced engineers provide essential judgment and guardrails. The key is mixing youthful curiosity with senior expertise to redesign how software is specified, tested, and shipped.
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Aug 17, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
AI is driving massive cloud infrastructure spending, but workloads may not stay in hyperscaler environments permanently. Enterprises are experimenting in public cloud and moving steady-state workloads on-premises or to neoclouds. The future will be segmented, with placement driven by economics. This article examines the key factors shaping AI workload ownership.
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Aug 17, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Homeowners may soon host small-scale AI infrastructure, with companies like PulteGroup and Nvidia exploring residential data centers. Economic pressures and edge computing demand drive interest, but power, heat, trust, and insurance issues remain significant. A selective, tightly controlled micro-hosting market is the most likely outcome.
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Aug 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Apple TV has added a large batch of classic movies for subscribers, spanning popular hits like The Martian, Arrival, and Gone Girl. The move comes just before a packed fall lineup of six new original films. With a mix of star-driven action and awards-season dramas, Apple is making a bigger push into movies.
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Aug 16, 2026Twila Rosenbaum
Apple has submitted its proposed fee structure for purchases made outside the App Store in the Epic Games antitrust case. The plan sets a 15% commission for standard apps, 10% for certain partner programs and subscription renewals, and 5% for small business apps. The Supreme Court recently refused to pause the lower-court proceedings, allowing the fee-setting process to move forward. Epic has already criticised the proposal, arguing that Apple's own calculations suggest a 0% fee would be appropriate under the Ninth Circuit's standard.
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