EP-93 🌍 Realpage Lawsuit 🚪, Halliburton Cyberattack ⚠️, Eu Ai Regulations Showdown 🚫

AI Briefing Room

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for monday, august 26th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• doj vs. realpage: the u.s. justice department sues property management software company realpage for alleged algorithmic collusion to raise rents, marking a significant case against such practices amid surging rent prices.
• halliburton cyberattack: energy giant halliburton shuts down internal systems following unauthorized access, while u.s. department of energy confirms no disruptions in energy services.
• meta & spotify criticize eu ai regulations: ceos of meta and spotify argue that existing eu ai rules hinder innovation and the use of public data for ai model training, leading meta to withhold its latest ai model from the european market.
• andrew ng steps down: ai luminary andrew ng announces his transition from ceo of landing ai to executive chairman, as dan maloney steps up as the new ceo and ng focuses on investments through his ai fund.
• apple’s upcoming event: rumors suggest apple will unveil the iphone 16, apple watch series 10, new airpods, and macbook pro laptops with m4 chips at an event on september 10th, with potentially significant updates in ios 18.1.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!