WhatsApp Replaces Its Six-Digit PIN With a Full Password
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OpenAI’s Jalapeño Leads InferenceX—but It Cannot Train Models
On August 25, OpenAI published leading vendor-reported InferenceX results for Jalapeño, an inference accelerator that serves trained models but cannot train new ones.
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Stability AI Raises $76M—Its Investors Are Also Its Creative Partners
On August 25, 2026, Stability AI disclosed a $76 million Series B backed by entertainment and technology investors, including companies already co-developing its creative tools.
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Keenable Raises $26M—but Its 100B-Page Index Has No Named Customers
Keenable launched on August 25 with $26 million in seed funding and a claimed 100-billion-document index, but the AI labs and inference providers using its API remain unnamed.
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Ringg Adds $10M—Voice Still Drives Over 70% of Its Business
On August 26, Ringg detailed a $10 million Series A extension led by Peak XV, taking the round to $15.5 million as it expands beyond its voice-led business.
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Stability AI Raises $76M—The Major Labels Are Now Investors
Stability AI raised a $76 million Series B on August 25, bringing Sony, Universal and Warner onto its investor list as it funds creative tools, research and services.
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Earning Money Through Website Surfing: A Simple Way to Make Cryptocurrency
Many believe that earning cryptocurrency online requires special skills or expensive equipment. However, this is far from the truth. Website surfing, or browsing websites for rewards, is an accessible way to earn money or cryptocurrency with just a computer or smartphone and an internet connection.One of the easiest methods to generate income in the digital space is through website surfing. The tasks involved are so simple that virtually anyone can participate, regardless of experience or technical expertise.In this article, we’ll introduce you to a platform where you can start earning money and cryptocurrency through website surfing: Quasa Rewards.
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Quasa Projects: The PPC Advertising Platform Powering the New Crypto Economy
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Quasa Rewards: The World’s First and Only Crypto Platform for Earning by Surfing Websites
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Gemini Enterprise for Legal Arrives—Permissions Travel Through MCP
Google Cloud launched Gemini Enterprise for Legal in preview on August 25, 2026, with MCP connectors designed to preserve the permissions already enforced by firms’ legal systems.
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#QUASA Adds 10 Fully Localized Platforms, Opening Its Web3 Creator Economy Hub to More Than Two Billion Speakers
QUASA (https://quasa.io/), the Web3 media and creator economy platform, is expanding far beyond English, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, French, and Chinese with fully localized editions in Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian, Bengali, Japanese, German, Urdu, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Korean.
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CesiumAstro Buys 1Aardvark—Its Third 2026 Deal Adds Mission Software
On August 25, 2026, CesiumAstro disclosed its acquisition of 1Aardvark, adding mission software for distributed defense systems operating through disrupted connectivity.
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Gamma Buys Lica—100M Users Are Its Distribution Advantage
Gamma’s acquisition of Lica, reported August 25, adds a design research team to a creation platform that says it serves more than 100 million users.
|Startups & Business| 14
Cityblock Buys Homeward—$116M Funds an Urban-to-Rural Expansion
Cityblock signed an all-stock agreement to acquire Homeward Health on August 20, 2026. A separate $116 million Series E will fund expansion into rural Medicare Advantage care.
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OPM’s AI Adoption Hits 81.4%—Time and Trust Still Block Impact
OPM’s AI findings, publicized August 24, show 81.4% self-reported use of approved tools, while limited learning time, trust concerns and rigid workflows constrain felt impact.
|Future of Work| 15
Britive Gives AI Agents Temporary Privilege—and Can Revoke It Mid-Task
Britive launched ARC on August 24, 2026, with task-scoped access for AI agents, runtime action controls and the ability to revoke active privilege before a task ends.
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Tech & Innovation 
WhatsApp Replaces Its Six-Digit PIN With a Full Password
On August 25, WhatsApp unveiled a security rollout replacing its six-digit verification PIN with a full password, while adding multiple passkeys and Android-only caller context.
Startups & Business 
Keenable Raises $26M—but Its 100B-Page Index Has No Named Customers
Keenable launched on August 25 with $26 million in seed funding and a claimed 100-billion-document index, but the AI labs and inference providers using its API remain unnamed.
Future of Work 
OPM’s AI Adoption Hits 81.4%—Time and Trust Still Block Impact
OPM’s AI findings, publicized August 24, show 81.4% self-reported use of approved tools, while limited learning time, trust concerns and rigid workflows constrain felt impact.
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