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Local AI Weekly #1: It’s Happening
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Local AI Weekly #1: It’s Happening

Abhishek PrakashAugust 11, 2026

Welcome to the first issue of Local AI Weekly. A lot of It’s FOSS readers have been curious about local AI but didn’t want it

Crypto impersonation scams grew 1,400% as AI supercharged fraud
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Crypto impersonation scams grew 1,400% as AI supercharged fraud

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Impersonation scams grew more than 1,400% year over year in 2025, according to Chainalysis, with the average payment into those clusters rising more than 600%.

Apple Executive Who Launched Apple Pay Is Retiring After 25 Years
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Apple Executive Who Launched Apple Pay Is Retiring After 25 Years

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Jennifer Bailey, head of Apple Pay and Wallet since the service launched in 2014, is retiring in October after more than 25 years at Apple.

Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up
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Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Romanian army divers used explosives to destroy two Russian-made drones found floating in the Black Sea near Romania’s largest natural gas project, according to the

Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common

SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot as the agent race moves to office work
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SpaceXAI launches Grok Bot as the agent race moves to office work

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

SpaceXAI has launched Grok Bot in beta, AI agents that sign into apps and websites, retain context between tasks and coordinate with each other. Access

Sonos Plans September Launch Event and Deeper Push Into Home AI
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Sonos Plans September Launch Event and Deeper Push Into Home AI

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Sonos chief executive Tom Conrad says model quality will converge and the advantage will sit with hardware that already knows a home. An FCC filing

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Spotify Will Label A.I. Artists and Avoid Promoting Them

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

The new label, which will begin to be applied next month, is an effort by the streaming service to be more transparent about A.I.-generated music

Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down
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Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps Down

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

In OpenAI’s latest exit, Brad Lightcap, a longtime leader at the artificial intelligence company, said he was leaving to start a new venture.

Apple’s price hikes are a warning to IT
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Apple’s price hikes are a warning to IT

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

IT purchasing is being hit by a double-whammy: Enterprises want to ensure their hardware is good enough to support AI, even as memory shortages caused

Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending
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Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spending

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Target has named Lowe’s executive Chandhu Nair as its first chief AI officer, starting August 24. IBM research puts the share of organisations with a

IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers
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IBM bets $240m on cheap, open-source inference to take on the hyperscalers

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

A multi-year deal with the startup Together AI will put Nvidia Blackwell systems on IBM Cloud, and the wager is that enterprises now care more

Flock Cameras Are Dividing U.S. Cities. Here’s What to Know About Them.
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Flock Cameras Are Dividing U.S. Cities. Here’s What to Know About Them.

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from civil liberties groups.

Wall St. Wants Another Half-Trillion Dollars for the A.I. Boom
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Wall St. Wants Another Half-Trillion Dollars for the A.I. Boom

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 11, 2026

Six giant investment firms announced a $500 billion effort to raise money for customers of Nvidia to pay for computing power.

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