2026 aug 20

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US: What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We're starting to see the effects
https://theconversation.com/what-happens-when-your-hospital-is-also-your-insurance-company-were-starting-to-see-the-effects-284637

Europe's new entry rules are confusing travelers. Here's why.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2026/08/19/traveleres-europe-2026-ees-etias/91340965007/

OpenAI falls further behind Anthropic, with disappointing revenue growth and mounting losses - SiliconANGLE
https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/18/openai-falls-further-behind-anthropic-with-disappointing-revenue-growth-and-mounting-losses/

[rcjordan]

^{Welcome to my world, Yorkshire.
I have a couple of related stories about this.}

Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist | GPs | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/20/yorkshire-rotherham-ai-gp-receptionist-cannot-understand-accent

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For the first time, Waymo revealed key details about the heavy compute "brain" housed in the trunk of its robotaxis, including chip architecture, processor specs, and internal component details.

Waymo lifts the lid on the 'brain' powering its robotaxis | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/982653/waymo-brain-computer-chip-robotaxi-hardware-suppliers

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OpenAI glitch locks out vetted cyber researchers – and some can't get back in
Affected users say support cannot restore their previous approval or override the new decision

https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/20/openai-glitch-locks-out-vetted-cyber-researchers-and-some-cant-get-back-in/5290238