CALWIRE Tech Report (Tuesday, August 18, 2026)

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Today's top story: Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear. This roundup covers 12 stories from TechCrunch and Ars AI.

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Why Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may not be the ‘pervert pods’ consumers fear
Apple’s leaked camera-equipped AirPods might avoid the privacy pitfalls of other AI wearables by preventing users from recording p... — TechCrunch

Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
This is the latest large-scale DDoS attack to hit the social networking site this year. — TechCrunch

Peacock is raising prices across all of its streaming plans
The cheapest ad-supported “Select” plan is increasing from $7.99 to $8.99 per month. — TechCrunch

Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries
Battery materials startup Anthro Energy has broken ground on a Louisville factory to make electrolytes, including those for solid-... — TechCrunch

Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development
On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as... — TechCrunch

OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it
ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from ha... — TechCrunch

Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India
Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined. — TechCrunch

Apple’s new macOS update reportedly contains a video of AirPods with a camera
A video in a MacOS Tahoe release candidate version shows a user wearing AirPods, looking at a book, and talking to Siri. — TechCrunch

Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hacked — Ars AI

Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
The scanning and bloodwork health startup founded by Spotify's founder will officially launch in New York in about a month. — TechCrunch

Reach Capital raises $265M Fund V to back AI founders building to ‘expand human potential’
Reach Capital announced Tuesday an oversubscribed $265M Fund V. — TechCrunch

Fairphone is launching its latest repairable phone in the US too
The Fairphone 6+ is priced at $649 and will be available on Amazon.

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