# morning briefing (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover morning briefing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Aug 23, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-23-2026) _2026-08-23 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ You are reading the Evening Update newsletter. Get up to speed with the important stories from the day. Subscribe to our newsletter. ## [Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 23, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-23-2026) _2026-08-23 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Dutch Regulator Fines Uber €825 Million for Automated Driver Deactivations](https://www.implicator.ai/uber-fined-825-million-automated-driver-deactivations/) _2026-08-22 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ The Dutch data protection authority fined Uber €825 million for cutting off driver accounts by software, with no human reviewing the decision first. It is the second-largest GDPR penalty ever issued. Uber has appealed, pointing to 126 drivers deactivated across Europe in 2021. ## [Starcloud Raises $250 Million at $2.3 Billion Valuation to Buy Launch Capacity](https://www.implicator.ai/starcloud-raises-250-million-at-2-3-billion-valuation-to-buy-launch-capacity/) _2026-08-22 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Starcloud raised $250 million at a $2.3 billion valuation to put AI data centers in orbit, and a large share of that money is earmarked for launch slots it cannot yet book. The company has 16 kilowatts booked on 2027 rideshares against a stated target of 20 gigawatts. ## [Abbott and Shapiro Restrict Data Centers After Courting $60 Billion](https://www.implicator.ai/abbott-shapiro-data-center-restrictions/) _2026-08-22 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro stood beside Google and Amazon officials as companies announced $60 billion in planned data-center investment. Now the governors are tightening grid reviews, permits and local-approval rules during reelection campaigns, turning an economic prize into a political test. ## [This week’s top reads from The Straits Times, Aug 22, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/this-week-s-top-reads-from-the-straits-times-aug-22-2026) _2026-08-22 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ Catch up on some of the week's top reads. Subscribe to our newsletter here. ## [Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 22, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-22-2026) _2026-08-22 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ You are reading the Morning Briefing newsletter. Get the news that prepares you for the day ahead, delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter. ## [New York Overtakes San Francisco Bay Area With 394,300 Tech Workers in CBRE Count](https://www.implicator.ai/new-york-overtakes-san-francisco-tech-workers/) _2026-08-21 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ New York reached 394,300 tech workers in 2025, passing the Bay Area for the first time in CBRE’s survey. Yet San Francisco still leads the wider scorecard and AI hiring. The split between those measures shows how finance-sector demand is redrawing tech employment without displacing Silicon Valley. ## [OpenAI Lets ChatGPT Read and Send iMessage, SMS and RCS on Apple Silicon Macs](https://www.implicator.ai/chatgpt-apple-messages-imessage-sms-rcs-mac/) _2026-08-21 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ OpenAI’s new Apple Messages plugin lets ChatGPT read, search, draft and send iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations on Apple-silicon Macs. Every send requires approval by default, but users can grant persistent permission to a specific chat. OpenAI also documents a Full access problem that can prevent ## [Alibaba's AI Labs Unit Lost $2 Billion, 2.5 Times Cloud's EBITA](https://www.implicator.ai/alibabas-ai-labs-unit-lost-2-billion-2-5-times-clouds-ebita/) _2026-08-21 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ A segment reorganization put a price on Alibaba's Qwen model program for the first time. The new AI Labs unit lost RMB13.86 billion in adjusted EBITA last quarter, about 2.5 times what the AI Cloud business earned, while capital spending more than doubled analyst forecasts. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Yk1YBiHAphNJ) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [High-VRAM GPUs defy the 2028 memory thaw; Meta pays Microsoft for models](https://www.implicator.ai/high-vram-gpus-2028-memory-thaw-meta-pays-microsoft/) _2026-08-21 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ California companies announced $366 billion in venture funding through August 20, nearly double the old record. ## [Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Aug 21, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-21-2026) _2026-08-21 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [RAM Prices May Ease in 2028. High-VRAM GPUs Are a Different Story](https://www.implicator.ai/ram-prices-ease-2028-high-vram-gpus-different-story/) _2026-08-21 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Ordinary RAM may get cheaper after 2027. High-memory GPUs run on a different price clock because buyers also pay for scarce capacity, CUDA compatibility and product segmentation. ## [Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 21, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-21-2026) _2026-08-21 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Supacode Turns Git Worktrees Into a Command Center for Coding Agents](https://www.implicator.ai/supacode-worktree-command-center-coding-agents/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ A native Mac workspace turns Git worktrees into control surfaces for coding agents, but its early traction figures leave the adoption question open. ## [Meta Spends Hundreds of Millions a Year on AI Models Through Microsoft](https://www.implicator.ai/meta-spends-hundreds-millions-ai-models-via-azure/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Meta is buying hundreds of millions of dollars in annual AI-model access through Microsoft while developing models and considering a rival cloud service. Foundry’s growth shows the scale, but neither company confirmed the spending, token use, pricing or contract terms. What keeps it together? ## [OpenAI and Anthropic Drive California Venture Funding to $366 Billion](https://www.implicator.ai/openai-anthropic-california-venture-funding/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ California companies announced $366 billion in venture funding through Aug. 20, nearly twice the state’s previous record. OpenAI and Anthropic supplied about 59% of the total, while seed funding fell and first-time fund formation headed for its weakest year since 2016. ## [Meta engineer says safety was an afterthought; GOP warns on Ohio data centers](https://www.implicator.ai/meta-engineer-says-safety-was-an-afterthought-gop-warns-on-ohio-data-centers/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Anthropic booked $11.6 billion last quarter against OpenAI's $6.7 billion, and Marvell handed Google a $12.2 billion warrant. ## [Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Aug 20, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ You are reading the Evening Update newsletter. Get up to speed with the important stories from the day. Subscribe to our newsletter. ## [Malaysia Edition: Status quo as PKR, DAP continue backing Anwar](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/malaysia-edition-status-quo-as-pkr-dap-continue-backing-anwar) _2026-08-20 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kg88aCmXV42p) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Former Meta Engineer Tells Jury Zuckerberg Put Growth Before Child Safety](https://www.implicator.ai/meta-engineer-zuckerberg-growth-child-safety/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Former Facebook engineering director Arturo Béjar told an Oakland jury that Mark Zuckerberg created a culture where engagement outranked child safety. He described performance incentives tied to user activity and protections that users had to enable themselves. Meta denies deception and says its too ## [Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 20, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-20-2026) _2026-08-19 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Repo Radar: deepsec, the One Repo Worth Your Week](https://www.implicator.ai/repo-radar-deepsec-one-repo-worth-your-week/) _2026-08-19 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Vercel open-sourced a security harness that turns coding agents loose on your entire codebase, then published a benchmark showing the best model finds just 30.7 percent of known bugs. That ceiling is the story. Defenders need to catch most of what is there. Attackers need one. ## [Senate GOP Memo Warns AI Companies Data Centers Could Cost Ohio Seat](https://www.implicator.ai/senate-gop-memo-data-centers-ohio/) _2026-08-19 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Senate Republicans sent AI companies a private memo warning that data centers are costing them Ohio, and that repairing the industry's reputation is the industry's job. The public polling that exists names inflation first and reports no figure on data centers at all. ## [Oklo Raised $1.85 Billion Selling Stock Before Pricing Its First Reactor](https://www.implicator.ai/oklo-raised-1-85-billion-before-pricing-first-reactor/) _2026-08-19 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Oklo raised $1.85 billion selling stock in the first half of 2026 to fund its first Aurora reactor, a plant whose total cost it has not published and is still negotiating with contractor Kiewit. The stock trades near $41 against an October 2025 peak of $193.84. ## [Claude Code Works Best on Five DaVinci Resolve Studio Editing Tasks](https://www.implicator.ai/claude-code-davinci-resolve-five-editing-tasks/) _2026-08-19 · Marcus Schuler · Implicator.ai_ Claude Code can operate inside DaVinci Resolve Studio. The useful question is which jobs it handles well, and where the editor still has to intervene. ## [Evening Update: Today’s headlines from The Straits Times on Aug 19, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/evening-update-today-s-headlines-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-19-2026) _2026-08-19 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Asian Insider: Trump’s 'ugly sister cities' is a fairy tale](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/trump-s-ugly-sister-cities-is-a-fairy-tale) _2026-08-19 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ ## [Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 19, 2026](https://www.straitstimes.com/newsletter/morning-briefing-top-stories-from-the-straits-times-on-aug-19-2026) _2026-08-19 · The Straits Times Newsletter News_ You are reading the Morning Briefing newsletter. Get the news that prepares you for the day ahead, delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter.