Situational Awareness ran two auctions at once, and one set of bidders never knew
Situational Awareness ran two auctions at once, and one set of bidders never knew

Situational Awareness lost roughly $30bn in July. The desk reported that three weeks ago. What happened inside those six days has not. Gregory Zuckerman, Juliet Chung and Peter Rudegeair have reconstructed it for the Wall Street Journal, and the sequen…

An AirTag in a rare book led to an Amazon book scanning warehouse in Las Vegas
An AirTag in a rare book led to an Amazon book scanning warehouse in Las Vegas

A bookseller hid an AirTag inside a rare book and let it go with a bulk order. The tracker travelled across the United States and stopped at a warehouse in Las Vegas owned by Amazon. Emanuel Maiberg reported the result for 404 Media on Monday. Booksell…

Anthropic’s revenue run rate tops $65bn, a source says, but a run rate is not revenue
Anthropic’s revenue run rate tops $65bn, a source says, but a run rate is not revenue

Anthropic has told investors that its annualised revenue run rate topped $65bn by the end of July, according to a person familiar with the company’s finances who was cited by Reuters. The distinction matters as a run rate takes revenue from a recent, s…

How London’s Electrify Rolls Up YouTube Channels Turning Creators Into Cash Cows

Despite billions in revenues, most influencers and their popular channels carry too much “key-person” risk for institutional investors. This UK firm has figured out how to turn viral videos into evergreen products.

The Powerful Chinese AI Model Experts Warned About Is Here

Z.ai’s latest AI model release could help companies secure their systems—or find its way into the hands of hackers.

The Powerful Chinese Model Experts Warned About—and Waited for—Is Here

Z.ai’s latest AI model release could help companies secure their systems—or find its way into the hands of hackers.

Revolut’s Nik Storonsky closes a $500m fund for his algorithm-run venture firm QuantumLight
Revolut’s Nik Storonsky closes a $500m fund for his algorithm-run venture firm QuantumLight

Nik Storonsky, the man behind Revolut, has closed a $500m second fund for QuantumLight, the algorithmic venture-capital firm he co-founded to let software, rather than partners, decide where the money goes. The fund is double the size of QuantumLight’s…

iOS 26.6.1 And iOS 18.7.10—Update Now Warning For All iPhone Users

Apple has issued iOS 26.6.1 and iOS 18.7.10, containing dozens of security fixes for iPhones. Here’s what you need to know.

AI Sandboxes That Intentionally Let AI Go Wild During Testing Can Badly Backfire

AI sandboxes are being allowed to let AI escape and see what happens. This is risky. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Today’s Wordle #1886: Hints And Answer, Tuesday August 18

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.