NASA Leadership Shakeup & Budget Cuts, Massive ASUS Router Backdoor Alert, AI’s Rapid Evolution, and Ongoing Antitrust Battles: Weekly Tech Roundup

This week in the tech world was marked by significant developments across various fronts. Leadership uncertainties and budgetary concerns cast a shadow over NASA, while a critical cybersecurity alert put thousands of ASUS router users on notice. The artificial intelligence landscape continued its dynamic evolution, with major players like OpenAI and Anthropic making headlines for new capabilities and policy engagements, alongside a notable AI content deal between Amazon and The New York Times. Antitrust scrutiny remained a persistent theme, highlighted by Meta’s ongoing trial and new U.S. restrictions on technology sales to China. In the software realm, the popular Arc browser announced a surprising halt to its development, and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic advanced new rules aimed at bolstering online safety and platform accountability.

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Apple Event September 2019

Apple Arcade  In an unusual turn of events, they went straight into it skipping over the usual business starting with App Store (that’s what Tim said but apple Arcade). Now for game announcements: Frogger from Konami is coming back with a new version. Next from Capcom, some weird diving game. Apple Arcade comes out September 19th for $4.99 US a month. Apple TV+ Lots of talking to start this section, the thing they said that surprised me is that The Morning Show is Entertainment Weekly‘s most anticipated show of this Fall. Next, they showed the trailer for their show See. See is about showing the … Continue reading Apple Event September 2019