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August 2026

FTC and 22 states sue Amazon for allegedly inflating ad prices for 1.2 million advertisers

She also runs Fan Mail, a weekly pop-culture newsletter

Advertisers adjust bids based on real-world performance, not descriptions of auction mechanics,
Advertisers paid the same or less for advertising that delivered increasingly better results,

Microsoft responds to Microsoft 365 problems affecting email, Teams, and OneDrive

We're aware of an issue affecting access to Exchange Online and some other services. We know this is disruptive for customers and we appreciate their patience while we work to restore services as quickly as possible."

Trump blasts data center critics: Backwards and poor

In a recent Truth Social post, the country's leader called data centers a "golden goose" that Americans would be remiss to push back on

Donald Trumppresident
The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,
Donald Trumppresident
If I were the mayor of a town or the governor of a state, and I had a chance to get a big plant in an AI plant or a data center, I would absolutely want it because the jobs are enormous, and the money paid, the taxes paid are just enormous,
You just can’t change his mind about it,

Tim Cook shares emotional farewell on final day as Apple CEO

Today, August 31, 2026, is Tim Cook's final day as CEO of Apple, and the outgoing Apple chief had some emotional parting words to share on social media

Tim CookcEO
Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I’m excited for the next chapter!”

EU adds ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox to its list of very large online platforms

These include assessing and mitigating risks tied to illegal content, harm to minors, users' physical and mental wellbeing, fundamental rights, elections, and public security, per the Commission

Reddit is committed to complying with the EU Digital Services Act,

Another tri-folding phone is coming soon, with a catch — you can’t buy it in the US

Huawei is gearing up to unveil its next triple-folding smartphone, the Mate XT 2, at an event in China on September 7

The Galaxy S27 Ultra might look like an Apple iPhone

The Galaxy S27 Ultra might look like an Apple iPhoneNew renders claim to show the Galaxy S27 Ultra's redesigned camera bump, and it looks a lot like Apple's iPhone Pro Camera Plateau

NASAs Roman telescope is cruising. Heres a look at the next 100 days.

Over the next few months, mission controllers will guide it out into deep space, deploy its hardware, test every system, and tune its vision before it begins major infrared observations of the cosmos

Murder of Elli PerkinsnASA integration and test scientist
We're using this early time, this commissioning time, to shake out all the techniques, to find the gotchas, find the bugs, and basically do the early calibrations we need to do so that we're ready when the torrent of data starts,
Murder of Elli PerkinsnASA integration and test scientist
We look at it all with a fine-tooth comb,
We can start our science operations before we've actually inserted into our orbit,

NYT Pips hints, answers for August 31, 2026

Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit

Google changes Lake Ontario to Lake America in Search, Google Maps

The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” in the United States,
Donald Trumppresident
In recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation’s economy and its people, I am directing that the Lake officially be renamed as Lake America,