Anthropic just rewrote the AI revenue playbook. Plus: camera AirPods, Reddit automating creators, and Apple's spyware surge.
• Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods appear in leaked video
A video buried in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 Release Candidate has given us our first look at Apple's rumored camera-equipped AirPods, showing them being used with Visual Intelligence to identify a book in real time.
• Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
Reddit is experimenting with AI-generated audio and video content that reads text posts and comments aloud, essentially automating a content format that already has millions of fans on YouTube.
• ABC’s livestreamed news show is powered by trending topics
ABC News has officially launched 'Searched,' a daily half-hour streaming show that surfaces trending news stories based on real-time web search and social media data, airing weekdays on ABC News Live via Disney Plus and Hulu.
• Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B
Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate has rocketed to $65 billion as of late July 2026, up from just $9 billion at the end of last year, with investors projecting the company could finish 2026 between $100 billion and $120 billion.
• AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
AI workflow automation startup Relay is shutting down, with founder Jacob Bank rejoining Google as VP of Product for Chrome to lead AI integration efforts.
• ‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators
Apple sent spyware threat notifications to users in 110 countries last Friday, triggering a record-breaking surge in reports — 30-40% above normal — marking what investigators are calling an unprecedented wave of mercenary spyware targeting.
• Theban tomb reveals how Egyptian burial trends evolved in time
Archaeologists studying a 2,700-year-old Egyptian tomb in Thebes have uncovered how burial practices shifted over centuries from individual, coffin-centered interments to densely layered, body-stacked reuse of shared tomb space.
• Jeanie contesting family's sale of stake in Lakers
Jeanie Buss is fighting to block her family's attempt to sell a stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, signaling a major internal power struggle over one of the NBA's most valuable franchises.
• Pro wrestling legend battling for life, needs organ transplant after rejection
A 62-year-old pro wrestling legend is fighting for his life and urgently needs an organ transplant after his body rejected a previous one, with his health described as hanging by a 'very, very thin thread.'
• Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia lead preseason AP Top 25 college football rankings
Ohio State, Oregon, and Georgia top the preseason AP Top 25 college football rankings, setting the stage for the 2024 season's early hierarchy and playoff expectations.
• 'Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas' coming to ETSU Martin Center Dec. 13
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