How To Solve Today’s NYT Pips, Monday, August 31

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

MIT report says AI can complete almost any undergraduate assignment it sets
MIT report says AI can complete almost any undergraduate assignment it sets

An MIT committee report says AI can produce credible responses to almost any written assignment in its undergraduate curriculum and has driven measurable shifts in campus culture in under three years. In the EU, systems that monitor students during tes…

Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario

After Donald Trump’s executive order demanding the name change, Google is the first major online maps provider to flip the switch.

‘Lanterns’ Episode 3 Release Time: Here’s When This Week’s Episode Drops On HBO Max

‘Lanterns’ drops its second episode on Sunday, August 23 on HBO and HBO Max. Here’s everything you need to know.

Google Maps relabels Lake Ontario as Lake America for US users
Google Maps relabels Lake Ontario as Lake America for US users

Google Maps now labels Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the United States, following an update to the US Geographic Names Information System, while Canadian users see the old name and everyone else sees both. Google Maps has been a designated …

Scientists Are Using AI And Viruses To Help Defeat Superbugs

Deep learning models can help scientists build customized phages.

Everything Coming To Netflix In September 2026 And What To Watch

Here’s everything coming to Netflix in September 2026, including new TV shows, movies, Netflix originals and returning favorites, plus what’s worth watching.

UK networks are not ready for AI traffic, say mobile operators
UK networks are not ready for AI traffic, say mobile operators

VodafoneThree’s networks director says UK mobile quality is not ready for AI traffic and that planning rules, not money, are the obstacle, with more than half of its upgrades to existing masts requiring permission. The EU’s Gigabit Infrastructure Act h…

How Bill Gates uses AI, and why he thinks nobody is preparing for it
How Bill Gates uses AI, and why he thinks nobody is preparing for it

Bill Gates has published a memo proposing a tax on AI, a category of jobs reserved for humans and new institutions to manage the transition, and told GeekWire that industry leaders are worried privately while staying quiet publicly. He proposed a robot…

Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over song lyrics in Claude’s training data
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over song lyrics in Claude’s training data

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have sued Anthropic in California over song lyrics allegedly taken from pirate archives, naming Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann personally and seeking up to $150,000 per composition. A Munich court ruled in Nove…