2026-09-02
What happens to trust when attention becomes more valuable than the truth?
We have built an internet space where attention can be more valuable than truth. That decision is beginning to cost us something far more important: trust. What concerns me is how quickly attention has become its own form of currency. Social media did not invent anger, dishonesty, division or human frustration. Those things existed long […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-09-02
Microsoft finally puts a dollar figure on Azure, and narrows what Azure means
Microsoft will report Azure revenue in dollars each quarter for the first time, having grown it 42% to $29.42B in the June quarter under a new two-segment structure. The European Commission reached a preliminary position in June that Azure should be designated a gatekeeper, with a final decision expected by the end of the year. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
2026-09-02
AWS Opens GPT-5.6 Access on Amazon Bedrock From Australian Regions
Amazon Web Services said on September 2, 2026, that teams in Australia can now access OpenAI's GPT-5.6 models on Amazon Bedrock, invoking the Sol, Terra, and Luna variants from the Asia Pacific (Sydney) and Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Regions through global cross-Region inference. Under the arrangement, an application calls the Amazon Bedrock Runtime endpoint in Sydney or Melbourne, and Bedrock [...]
2026-09-02
Justice Department sides with OpenAI in publishers’ copyright fight
The Justice Department filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI’s fair use defence in the consolidated publisher copyright cases, arguing that licensing costs would threaten national security. EU law has no fair use doctrine, and the AI Act applies its copyright obligations to any provider placing a model on the Union market wherever training occurred. […]<br /> This story continues [...]
2026-09-02
The AI skills gap is growing while schools wait for perfect answers
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future challenge for education. It is already changing how people write, analyze, design, and build. Yet many schools still treat it mainly as a shortcut students might misuse. That response is understandable, but it leaves teachers unsupported and students preparing for a world that is disappearing. That gap is […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]
2026-09-02
NASA turns to a stripped-down Sortie Suit for the first Artemis landings
NASA has told Axiom Space to develop a simpler Sortie Suit for the first lunar landings, cutting mass and complexity to support a 2028 target. The same acceleration cancelled the Lunar Gateway, and ESA’s three guaranteed European astronaut flights were secured against Gateway hardware. NASA is simplifying the spacesuit for its first Moon landings. Axiom […]<br /> This story continues at [...]