Thousands of North Korean IT workers are infiltrating corporate America
North Korean operatives use stolen identities, AI and laptop farms to write résumés, help answer interview questions and land U.S. jobs.
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Stripe is buying the AI gateway OpenRouter.
The acquisition will combine Stripe’s payments platform with OpenRouter, which connects developers to a range of AI models while aggregating the costs of using each one. Stripe hasn’t disclosed the terms of the deal, but The New York Times reports that it’s purchasing the startup for $7.5 billion. [Link: Stripe Buys A.I. Start-Up OpenRouter for $7.5 Billion | https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/business/stripe-openrouter-ai.html?partner=slack&smid=sl-share | The New York Times]
Google packs Search and Gemini with new AI study tools | TechCrunch
The launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to compete with companies like OpenAI.
Google Gemini is getting a dedicated student hub
Just in time for back-to-school season, Google is launching a bunch of new Gemini features just for students.
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program | TechCrunch
The idea behind OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber program is to give trusted defenders better models so they can report bugs and vulnerabilities to companies, with the aim of getting flaws patched faster.
OpenAI hit the brakes. Now what?
AI safety still depends largely on the industry policing itself.
Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required | TechCrunch
Amazon is making its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., automatically upgrading users whether or not they subscribe to Prime.
Taking the piss out of (into) data centers.
Liquid Death, a marketing company that occasionally sells water, enlisted Jason Kelce to sing a song about sending your pee to help cool data centers. (It’s an obvious stunt: don’t send your pee to strangers.) Ironically, everyone in the video probably needs to consult a doctor about dehydration. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9OhekhlZ9Y]
Sam Altman gets Goopy.
If you happen to be in the Hamptons next weekend, why not roll up to Gwyneth Paltrow’s estate? Puck reports the head of Goop is hosting a “private, off-the-record al fresco dinner at her home in honor of Sam Altman.” Makes sense, since Paltrow has been steadily investing in AI for years. [Link: What I’m Hearing newsletter | https://puck.news/newsletter_content/what-im-hearing-netflixs-dc-muscle-igers-lakers-angst-gwyneths-ai-party/ | Puck]
Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus
Calendly is also releasing a meeting scheduling assistant called Callie.
Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute
Nvidia and a group of lenders announced they’d signed agreements that would help neoclouds get money to buy more chips. Does that make compute an asset class?
OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack
The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.
Claude can do more with Gmail and Google Drive, and access to Claude Cowork is expanding.
A pair of announcements from Anthropic today include the word that access to Claude Cowork on mobile and web interfaces has rolled out to all paid accounts, so you can keep an eye on what it’s doing for you in more places. Separately, the Google Workspace connectors for Claude now support sending emails in Gmail and managing files in Google Drive — more details here. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/778273589_17980259259118227_5377280649389143563_n.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI is improving its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques to beef up security after its AI accidentally hacked Hugging Face.
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach | TechCrunch
The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.
Spirit in the machine.
Google won a $10 million bankruptcy auction to acquire a hefty collection of business data from the now defunct Spirit Airlines, which it plans to use for AI training. The data, which includes calendar info, documents, spreadsheets, emails, and employee chats will be “deidentified,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement to Axios: > “We will not receive any personal information from this dataset. Any data we receive will be rigorously scrubbed of any personally identifiable information by a third party before receipt.”
Google’s Pet Memory forgot who my cats are
Gemini for Home promises its Nest cameras can recognize my cats by name — but its AI can’t tell them apart, making the notifications useless.