Here are today’s 11 verified tech & science stories, covering Tech & Apps, AI Tools and Science & Space.
Table of Contents
- The TLDR
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Tech & Apps
- Sony Music and Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over AI Training
- Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to the UK After ICE Arrest
- How to Use the New Siri App in iOS 27
- Apple Card’s Newest Perks — and the Bank Change Still Coming
- One Vision Pro Owner’s Favorite Way to Use It
- Android Auto Not Working? Check These Basics First
- One Reporter Asked 100 Companies for Their Data — Some Deleted It Instead
- AI Tools
- Science & Space
- Make Your Digital Life Better
Every item below links to its original source.
The TLDR
- Tech & Apps: Sony Music and Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over AI Training
- AI Tools: Nvidia’s AI Edge Is Shifting Beyond the GPU Itself
- Science & Space: Remembering Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble’
Tech & Apps
Sony Music and Warner Chappell Sue Anthropic Over AI Training
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell filed a lawsuit against Anthropic on August 28, 2026, accusing the AI company of illegally torrenting and scraping tens of thousands of copyrighted song lyrics to train its Claude models, according to The Verge. The publishers are seeking up to $150,000 for each infringed work, plus up to $25,000 for every instance where copyright information was allegedly stripped out. The suit makes Sony and Warner the latest major music publishers to take legal action against Anthropic.
Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to the UK After ICE Arrest
Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after being arrested by ICE agents in Louisiana, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed, per The Verge. Yiannopoulos entered the US legally in 2019 but overstayed his visa and did not appear for an immigration hearing, resulting in a removal order. He was deported roughly a day after his arrest.
How to Use the New Siri App in iOS 27
iOS 27, currently in public beta, introduces a standalone Siri app that lets users interact with a chatbot-style version of Siri instead of relying only on voice commands, as detailed by Engadget. The redesigned assistant can pull context from your messages and emails, show rich responses with images and cards, accept uploaded documents or photos, and sync your chat history across devices via iCloud. It’s currently limited to iPhone 15 Pro and later, English-language users, and isn’t available in the EU or China.
Apple Card’s Newest Perks — and the Bank Change Still Coming
Apple Card has added several new perks recently, including a ‘Recurring’ hub in the Wallet app for tracking upcoming charges, a Booking.com partnership offering 3% Daily Cash and elevated status after one stay, and new Hertz rental benefits, per 9to5Mac. Cardholders can now also manage their Apple Card Savings account from a web browser. Looming over all of it is Apple’s previously announced plan to move the card from Goldman Sachs to Chase, a transition expected to play out over roughly two years.
One Vision Pro Owner’s Favorite Way to Use It
A 9to5Mac writer who bought an Apple Vision Pro late last year says the headset works best as a personal theater, with streaming apps like Disney+, HBO Max, and YouTube making immersive video the use case that keeps them coming back, according to 9to5Mac. The piece frames Vision Pro’s current form factor as a stepping stone toward lighter future Apple glasses rather than a lasting hardware category on its own.
Android Auto Not Working? Check These Basics First
If Android Auto suddenly stops working, Engadget’s troubleshooting guide points first to a broken connection between your phone and car, along with permissions the app needs to function properly. A VPN running on your phone, battery-saving mode, or an outdated app can also interfere, and clearing the Android Auto app’s cache — or trying a different phone — can help isolate the problem, per Engadget. Drivers dealing with similar wireless CarPlay headaches can also check GTWebs’ CarPlay troubleshooting guide.
One Reporter Asked 100 Companies for Their Data — Some Deleted It Instead
An Ars Technica investigation that sent data-access requests to 100 companies found the process was often confusing, with dead links and unclear responses instead of straightforward answers. In at least one case — a request to Crunchbase — the company responded by deleting the requester’s account rather than supplying the requested data, per Ars Technica. The findings highlight how inconsistently companies handle personal data requests even when legally required to respond.
AI Tools
Nvidia’s AI Edge Is Shifting Beyond the GPU Itself
Following Nvidia’s latest earnings report, analysts are increasingly pointing to the company’s advantage in the hardware surrounding its chips — not just the GPUs themselves — as hyperscalers like Amazon and Google build more of their own processors, according to TechCrunch. Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform pairs its Rubin GPU with a custom CPU and other components designed to keep large AI data centers running efficiently as a complete system. That systems-level lead is becoming a bigger differentiator as competition on GPUs alone increases.
Science & Space
Remembering Nancy Grace Roman, the ‘Mother of Hubble’
As NASA prepares to launch the space telescope named in her honor, Space.com is revisiting a conversation with astronomer Nancy Grace Roman from roughly a decade before her 2018 death, describing her as warm and quick to laugh. Roman was NASA’s first chief of astronomy and is widely credited with securing the support that made the Hubble Space Telescope possible, per Space.com.
Your Fat Tissue May Hold Onto a ‘Memory’ of Past Obesity
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine found that obesity leaves lasting changes in immune cells within fat tissue, altering a waste-clearance process in a way that appears to interfere with fat breakdown even after weight loss, per ScienceAlert. The research, conducted in mice, adds to growing evidence that the body retains a biological imprint of past weight gain.
New Prosthetic ‘Skin’ Warns Wearers Before Pressure Turns to Injury
Researchers described a sensor layer, published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, that fits inside a prosthetic socket to monitor pressure against a wearer’s residual limb, per ScienceAlert. The sensor combines a fast-response touch pathway with a second pathway that tracks pressure building over time, similar to how pain signals work, to flag tissue at risk before damage occurs. It was tested on a robotic hand and in a small feasibility study with people who have lower-limb amputations.
Explore more: CarPlay troubleshooting guide, spaceflight-tracking app comparison.
Make Your Digital Life Better
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