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Swiss Re: global premiums for insuring data centers will likely reach $20B-$30B/year by 2030; ~40% of US data-center capacity is located in tornado-prone areas (Jean Eaglesham/Wall Street Journal)
 This new robot lawn mower comes with its own infrared hedgehog-spotter — and a handy approach to edge-trimming
 Ever wanted earbuds with a touchscreen case? Even if you haven’t, JBL's affordable Live Buds 4 are worth a look; think stellar sound and top features
Berlin is reviewing Rhysida's 5.79TB release of state data after refusing to pay a ransom; files reportedly include national defense and threat response plans (Miranda Murray/Reuters)
 Kingston's speedy NV3 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD is down to $157 at Newegg for Labor Day
OpenAI says it can't read all of Astra's reasoning and admits covert sandbagging would likely go uncaught, yet still calls it the world's most aligned model (Celia Ford/Transformer)
A profile of John Ternus, the first product engineer to lead Apple; sources: Cook considered how to execute the perfect succession since his early days as CEO (Michael Acton/Financial Times)
OpenAI calls GPT-6 Astra the "world's best computer use model"; in tests, it booked DMV appointments and searched job listings faster than the average person (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
OpenAI prices GPT-6 Astra at $10/1M input tokens and $50/1M output tokens, matching Anthropic's pricing for Claude Fable 5.1 (The Deep View)
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, initially for customers in its Daybreak program; Greg Brockman says it is a "generational leap" and "we are now in the AGI era" (Hayden Field/The Verge)
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is in talks to raise $1B+ at a $40B+ pre-money valuation, lower than the $50B+ valuation it sought last year (The Information)
 Tesla Autopilot and FSD face fresh scrutiny after two fatal freeway crashes where cars came to a complete stop
Uber is shutting down services in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2 after a global review of its operations; it launched in Nigeria in 2014 and Uganda in 2016 (Bloomberg)