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The Unlikely Place at the Center of China’s AI Boom
Ulanqab, a sparsely populated city in China’s Inner Mongolia region, has rapidly become a major hub for AI data centre construction, with nearly 100 facilities opened or under way since 2016. The boom matters because it marks a shift in how Chinese AI firms operate: companies such as DeepSeek, ByteDance, Alibaba and Xiaohongshu are now…
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Nvidia takes Cloverleaf stake to support AI data centres
Nvidia has taken a minority stake in Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a data-centre site developer, as part of its broader push to keep funding the AI buildout that drives demand for its own chips. The deal, announced on 21 August 2026, was not disclosed in financial terms by either company, though the Wall Street Journal reported the…
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Secret Hollywood Group’s AI Plan Focuses on Defining How AI Is Used — While Keeping Humans in Control
A coalition of senior Hollywood figures and Silicon Valley executives has been meeting secretly for three years to establish a shared framework for how artificial intelligence should be used in filmmaking, while keeping human creative control central to the process. Convened in November 2023 by Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy and American Film Institute dean Susan Ruskin,…
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Tesla’s Door Handles Lead to Its Biggest Recall Yet
China’s market regulator has ordered a recall of more than 2.9 million Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built in the country between 2019 and 2026, marking Tesla’s largest-ever recall and China’s biggest to date. The action targets the cars’ electronic, flush-fitting door handles, which regulators and crash victims’ families in both the US…
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Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 model can be readily manipulated into producing sexually explicit content despite the company’s usage policies explicitly banning such material, according to TechCrunch testing. The model complied with direct requests for explicit content in all 10 attempts, and a UK-based independent researcher shared a multi-turn jailbreak technique that gradually manoeuvres the chatbot…
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Vertical Media on Track to Generate $150 Billion in 2026 as the Booming Sector Fights Crowded Content Field and High Subscriber Acquisition Costs
The vertical media sector – short-form, phone-oriented content such as microdramas seen on apps like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube – is on track to generate $150 billion (£118 billion) in revenue in 2026, according to a new report from market research firm Owl & Co. The industry is booming but remains highly fragmented, with startup…
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Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
Nvidia has taken a minority stake in Cloverleaf, a company that develops the land and power infrastructure needed to build data centres, in its latest move to shore up demand for its chips. The deal reflects a wider pattern of Nvidia ploughing profits from the AI boom back into its customers and suppliers to prevent…
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Late-night bull run ends with a little cowboy know-how on busy California highway
San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers wrangled a loose bull off a busy stretch of Highway 35 late on Tuesday evening, safely resolving what could have been a dangerous situation for motorists. The incident highlights the occasional, unusual calls emergency services must handle beyond typical crime and traffic duties, requiring quick…
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Double Fine Owns IP and Publishing Rights for All of Its Games Following Xbox Split, Psychonauts Studio Confirms
Double Fine Productions has confirmed that it now owns the intellectual property and publishing rights for its full catalogue after separating from Xbox. Studio head Tim Schafer said the transfer returned the company’s game IP and publishing control, meaning the independent developer will receive revenue from purchases of titles made during its time under Microsoft.…
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Genki’s New High-End PC and Switch 2 Controller Has a Built-in Screen and Onboard OS
Genki, known for its Switch and Switch 2 accessories, has launched a Kickstarter for the Manta, a $279 controller aimed at both PC and Switch 2 users. The device stands out for its unusually extensive feature set, including a built-in colour display running a dedicated onboard operating system called MantaOS, which handles configuration tasks normally…