The State of Tech, The European Edition of Thursday 20 August 2026
EU AI Act Article 50 and California's CATA take effect simultaneously, requiring AI disclosure and content watermarking
FBI, NSA, and CISA warn of AI-generated exploits targeting Siemens industrial control systems in critical infrastructure
White House extends AI safety testing framework to powerful open-source frontier models for the first time
Global memory chip shortage, dubbed RAMmageddon, drives DRAM and NAND prices up 200-400% due to AI demand
Ellipsus: free European browser-based writing tool with version branching for long-form collaborative documents
Excalidraw: free open-source browser whiteboard for real-time collaborative sketching and diagrams
EU AI Act Article 50 and California's CATA take effect simultaneously, requiring AI disclosure and content watermarking
FBI, NSA, and CISA warn of AI-generated exploits targeting Siemens industrial control systems in critical infrastructure
White House extends AI safety testing framework to powerful open-source frontier models for the first time
Global memory chip shortage, dubbed RAMmageddon, drives DRAM and NAND prices up 200-400% due to AI demand
Ellipsus: free European browser-based writing tool with version branching for long-form collaborative documents
Excalidraw: free open-source browser whiteboard for real-time collaborative sketching and diagrams