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Firefox Keeps uBlock Origin Alive, Google Must Fix Play Store, Nvidia's $500B GPU Loan Plan + more!
15 Aug 2026 · 11 min
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News Sources: https://lmg.gg/43awh Timestamps: 0:00 Firefox Keeps uBlock Origin Alive 1:39 Judge orders Google to fix the Play Store 3:05 Nvidia guarantees its GPUs as collateral 5:29 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:42 Data center hardware heists 6:25 France's social media ban struck down 7:17 Anthropic agents fight each other 8:20 Switch 2 price hike warnings 8:57 Hidden AI prompts in court filings 9:44 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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