https://news.jzz.bz/The public NOISE news front page.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:43:06 GMThttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-tariffs-trade-trump.html4022a0e6815614a8e3ae1aead815c9fc84dbc8f6946ed7a6a70b44212d30bc69Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:12:50 GMTNew US tariffs of up to 50% on selected Canadian goods have taken effect, while Canada has pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliation beginning Sept. 8. The New York Times emphasizes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sovereignty concerns and accusations that Washington sought concessions on culture and trade policy; Axios describes the collapse as an unprecedented breakdown with the US’ second-largest trading partner. The measures are expected to raise costs and reduce choices for consumers and businesses on both sides of the border.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39egw7nmk2o6d0a4b3a3585daffeda28e490e18480dfd95e74035f687734560a9ecfcbaef0eSat, 22 Aug 2026 16:41:00 GMTAt least 16 people were killed and 130 injured after two drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials cited by the BBC. Four people remain missing, and rescuers expect the search to continue for up to two more days; President Volodymyr Zelensky said the second drone targeted emergency workers. The BBC reported that verified footage showed the second strike, while Russia’s military has not commented.https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-customers-notified-about-ai-related-price-hikes-above-15-bloomberg-news-2026-08-22/28b52832f7e0aed8a8fb18ce77a582a0f8168ef3248daaccae4df77ae6b93312Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00:21 GMTBloomberg reports that major customers were notified that prices for servers containing Nvidia AI chips will rise by more than 15% in many cases, beginning with systems shipped early next year. The increases will affect systems using Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips and vary by chip generation and memory configuration, according to people familiar with the matter. Reuters cited the report but said it could not independently verify it; Bloomberg attributed the increases to soaring memory costs, which could pressure AI infrastructure budgets and complicate data center buildouts.https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5941765/trump-immigration-visa-ban-75-countries7d824a52bc901e49c27fc86061affa015558d52bbb13de46821082e3cc20dc9eSat, 22 Aug 2026 20:53:19 GMTA federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s policy violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by denying immigrant visas based solely on nationality. The ruling vacates the ban and visa denials made under it, restoring case-by-case processing for affected applicants. The decision may require the State Department to recalibrate implementation while litigation continues.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2g23ng8p4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssc0d8198c05afe5c97981f85202742d2a20c4f5bd0ff0aceec2ee62a7268bdf1aSat, 22 Aug 2026 16:57:19 GMTThe BBC reports that Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte were dismissed by the Department of Defense for alleged insubordination after opposing potential interference with the paper’s reporting. Publisher Max Lederer was also fired after announcing his retirement and saying his understanding of the publication’s mission differed from Pentagon plans. The dismissals have renewed questions about the editorial independence of the military newspaper, which is partially Pentagon-funded but protected by congressional mandate and DoD rules.https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/22/trump-reshuffled-his-portfolio-in-june-selling-names-like-meta-and-buying-berkshire-hathaway.html3c86902e9ff8193387fe3a3b3c5ee9f3126f8be485faff050c24a31c4060c74eSat, 22 Aug 2026 19:31:05 GMTCNBC reports that Donald Trump disclosed 1,051 June transactions involving stocks, bonds and ETFs, with purchases exceeding $49 million and sales totaling at least $28.5 million. The filing shows broad portfolio changes, including the sale of Vanguard’s Dividend Appreciation ETF and purchases of Berkshire Hathaway, Home Depot and other securities. Because the disclosure uses value ranges and does not show total holdings, it provides an incomplete picture of his portfolio or investment strategy.https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/openai-says-california-should-strengthen-its-ai-safety-bill/3a73b1ff2ff9d0acd1b930208525f1b4c25ba93ed2bd8be7beda1cfa607cac1fSat, 22 Aug 2026 19:27:04 GMTOpenAI is asking California lawmakers and the governor to amend SB 53 with expanded safeguards, including monitoring frontier models during training or evaluation and stronger cybersecurity protections. The company previously opposed the bill, which includes transparency requirements and whistleblower protections, but now supports a “reverse federalism” approach amid limited federal legislation. OpenAI cited recent incidents and said protections should be updated as new risks emerge.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyr0l45xjro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss4c7755c376da9016f87ebe3b0b3b251af4bd18c4ff53dfec28efa26c6db85650Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:08:00 GMTTikTok and parent company ByteDance will pay $400m to resolve US allegations that they collected data from millions of children under 13 without effective age checks or parental consent. The companies will pay $300m immediately and $100m after a 2019 Federal Trade Commission consent decree is vacated. The settlement, described by the BBC as one of the largest US child privacy agreements, could establish a benchmark for enforcement against other social platforms.https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-strikes-southern-syria-damascus-condemns-attack-2026-08-22/b702180996e7975a1bbd0824e71685744fb221d135ee86e29d49495a22402515Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:51:50 GMTIsrael said it targeted a terrorist in southern Syria who posed an immediate threat to its soldiers. Syria said the strike hit a civilian vehicle near Beit Jinn west of Damascus, injuring civilians, and condemned it as a violation of its sovereignty. The incident follows an Israeli strike on a Syrian airbase earlier this week and comes as Israeli troops remain active in southern Syria.https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/frontier-ai-labs-still-wont-say-how-theyd-contain-a-rogue-model/15b743023d8aa91ea60792e6ac43410d8afd93b49d828a58c22fce88d647d40fSat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMTA Guidelight AI Standards assessment found limited public evidence that leading labs have formal plans to contain models that subvert human control, with OpenAI scoring highest and Anthropic and Meta lowest. TechCrunch reported that the assessment covered publicly available information and may not reflect undisclosed internal safeguards. The findings come as California and New York requirements push developers to disclose responses to critical AI safety incidents.https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/22/inherent-founded-by-deepmind-alumni-says-its-ai-teammate-just-outperformed-anthropic-and-openai-at-replicating-research/3f0ef281c951c5661dd3ca645d69c62172ec383f5f7f7cd00d58fd55ee9ca725Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMTTechCrunch reports that Inherent, a London startup founded by Google DeepMind alumni, says its Faraday AI agent reproduced published scientific findings more successfully than larger models from Anthropic and OpenAI. The agent uses a comparatively small 27-billion-parameter model and reinforcement learning to develop judgment about which experiments to run. The company recently emerged from stealth with $50 million in seed funding and aims to build AI agents capable of contributing to scientific discovery.https://www.reuters.com/world/us-debt-crosses-40-trillion-threshold-after-doubling-under-trump-biden-2026-08-19/7675618a6988a928590e4b0cbe6828039e9f83f305a7e6f14438903079a61bcbThu, 20 Aug 2026 17:19:48 GMTUS public debt reached $40.047 trillion, including $32.266 trillion held by the public and $7.782 trillion in intragovernmental holdings, according to Treasury data reported by the Economist. The debt has more than doubled since January 2017, rising by $11.6 trillion during Donald Trump’s two terms and $8.4 trillion during Joe Biden’s term. Budget watchdogs warn that growing social-program and interest costs, combined with tax and spending policies, are narrowing the government’s fiscal flexibility.https://www.theverge.com/tech/983598/amazon-price-increase-echo-kindle-fire-tv1c23059ceb647fbdd213eca8cb42d5e0c2a44d7e8ca1a9450f4b7c4cd6d5f153Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:41:01 GMTAmazon has increased prices across Echo, Fire TV, Kindle, and Eero products by up to 60%, according to The Verge, citing higher memory and storage component costs. The Echo Dot rose from $49.99 to $79.99, while the base Kindle now costs $149.99 and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max costs $84.99. Amazon said it absorbed the increases as long as possible; Ring products and the Echo Studio were not affected.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/08/21/white-house-space-policy-aims-1000-launches-year-by-2030/9baac6b5b971f5854462f6b14c669a877d97020f057f3ed58fb2d87dc19ed2d7Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:14:26 GMTThe White House’s updated National Space Transportation Policy seeks to increase US launches and reentries to 1,000 annually by 2030 while directing NASA to pursue commercial Mars robots and human-mission architecture. The policy also favors private companies through expedited permitting and environmental reviews, replacing 2013 guidance. Implementation could be costly and depends on private-sector participation and congressional funding.