Wednesday, July 29, 2026
200 storyies ingested on this day, in publish-time order. The companion daily editorial runs through the day's main themes in a single voice.
Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river
Decision to host event on Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, 600km north of host city Brisbane, prompted significant backlash…
OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies - Macau Business
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
He watched the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley aged 16 - no day since has matched it
Kenneth Farrington shares his memories of the 1966 World Cup Final, 60 years on.…
How to Watch the 2026 MLS All-Star Game Live (Even for Free)
The MLS All-Stars face the Liga MX All-Stars for the fifth time today. We'll see big stars like Thomas Müller, Son Heung-Min, and Petar Musa take the field. Here's how to watch it …
The Papers: 'Future looking droughtful' and 'Dinghy flotilla'
Drought leaves UK parched and a "dinghy flotilla" crossing the English Channel lead Thursday's papers.…
In an internal meeting, OpenAI finance chief Sarah Friar told employees that the company's annualized recurring revenue in July was higher than in Q2 as a whole (CNBC)
‘Exceptional espresso every time’: The KitchenAid KF3 is a gorgeous fully automatic coffee machine ideal for smaller kitchens
If you have a smaller kitchen and want an automatic coffee machine that gives off a premium look and feel, this compact KitchenAid could be for you.…
Former Perplexity engineer launches new Polar AI browser which aims to automate repetitive tasks
Polar has raised $5.7 million to build an AI browser that automates workplace tasks, reflecting a broader industry shift away from AI-powered search and toward browser agents.…
At Lindsey Graham’s Funeral There Were Tributes, But Politics Too
Source and docs: Intel has given access to its Atom processor tech to Rosaic, a new startup led by Amarjit Gill; Lip-Bu Tan and Gill are longtime co-investors (Reuters)
I didn’t think the budget Alienware 15 would work. I was wrong.
The Dell Alienware 15 (2026) surprised us with premium design, solid first impressions, and accessible pricing. Here's our hands-on experience.…
How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences, and how much should we spend on adapting homes versus cutting carbon?…
India's CJP protests: Why tech alone won't stop exam paper leaks
Can computer-based testing stop NEET paper leaks? Experts say governance matters as much as tech.…
Tom Holland and the Spider-Man: Brand New Day cast reveal what theyd forget with Doctor Stranges memory spell
What would you want to forget and re-experience?…
RAMageddon is making it harder to find the best Windows laptops. These 8 are actually worth it.
See how the Asus Zenbook A14, Dell XPS 14, and other top-rated models compare.…
'How High Can It Go?' OpenAI, SK hynix & AI M&A Prices. ARD #129 - AI: Reset to Zero
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
9to5Mac Daily: July 29, 2026 – iOS 26.6, Apple’s smart home plans
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts...…
Apple's reliance on Qualcomm could decline faster than expected after Q4 2026
Man and the Computer by John G. Kemeny (1972 book by the co-creator of BASIC)
Microsoft Says Workers Are Now Using Copilot AI as Much as Teams and Outlook
Microsoft bet big on agentic AI, and it seems to be attracting users.…
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar tells employees that annualized revenue in July topped all of Q2 - CNBC
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
OpenLore: Deterministic, local-first memory and guardrails for AI coding agents
Deterministic, local-first memory and guardrails for AI coding agents with no LLM in the hot path. - clay-good/OpenLore…
Waymo wants your next robotaxi ride to feel less like a taxi and more like your living room
Waymo has unveiled its Ojai in-car experience, adding Google Gemini, adaptive multi-screen controls and a redesigned interface to make future robotaxi rides more personal.…
New York’s Rollout of Its Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents
Inquiry finds MoD Afghan data breach was foreseeable failure
The Commons' Defence Committee says in a report that the MoD used secrecy as a "shield" against proper expertise.…
Google Calendar can finally embrace bigger screens thanks to its latest update
Customize your calendar view on large screens…
Andrew Garfield Weighs in on Drama Surrounding OpenAI Film ‘Artificial’ - The Hollywood Reporter
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From Academic Research to a Frontier LLM: A Case Study in DPO [video]
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.…
Google has a new way of talking about the latest cyber threats — so get ready for a whole load of crazy new names
New, randomly generated names to 'remove bias'…
OpenAI opens new ChatGPT for Academic Researchers program to 100,000 scientists - SiliconANGLE
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
GitHub is the wrong shape for this new world
GitHub isn't just falling short on performance and reliability. The whole collaboration paradigm is the wrong shape for how we build software now.…
This Is the Robot Vacuum I Use Every Day, and It's 47% Off Right Now
The Qrevo CurvX is a high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop going for $799.99 (originally $1,499.99) after a 47% discount, its lowest price ever.…
Clara Ester, Who Was With Martin Luther King Jr. in His Last Moments, Dies at 78
Who needs Dolby Atmos? These 6 4K Blu-rays support with DTS Master Audio surround sound (and 1 with stereo) are perfect for showing off what your your home theater can really do
While Dolby Atmos may have the name-power, I've found its rival is no slouch either, so I picked my top 7 DTS 4K Blu-rays.…
How enabling two settings tripled our scores on the ARC-AGI-3 benchmark - OpenAI
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #879)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going…
NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #1145)
My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going…
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 30 (game #1648)
My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going…
'It was heartbreaking to attend a fertility appointment in a maternity unit'
Niamh Smyth and her husband Justyn have spent over a decade trying to start a family, undergoing four rounds of IVF, with three unsuccessful attempts and one pregnancy which ended …
The first thing I check in every new PC's BIOS is a setting most people leave switched off by accident
The single heaviest performance penalty comes from a setting most users just forget about…
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years
As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.…
Using Video Glasses As a Camera Viewfinder Is Harder Than It Looks
[John Dingley] has a Sony ZV-E10 camera that is excellent, but the design lacks a built-in electronic viewfinder. This means it relies entirely on its rear-mounted touchscreen for …
Interest rates expected to be held again by Bank of England
It would be the fifth hold in a row, with the Bank rate standing at 3.75% - the lowest since February 2023.…
I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. Here's how I did it
Marcia Kilgore, founder of Beauty Pie, shares her top tips on how to create a successful business.…
OpenAI interested in ChatGPT wearable integrations - CBS News
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
Big vacuum is watching as robo-cleaners put humans behind the wheel
Like a Waymo mated with a Roomba…
More than 1,200 AI workers are asking for Washington's help to build an AI slowdown plan - Fortune
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud
Government agency will use Google Cloud H4D VMs to replace HPE Cray machines…
The Cold Email
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.…
Record Numbers of Public Document Requests Are in Limbo or Unfulfilled
Chip stocks shed more than $1T as selloff hits AI companies
Nvidia, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have led the selloff since market close on Friday.…
Microsoft keeps capex unchanged, the only datacenter giants to hold AI spending
Most tech giants have been raising their AI capex forecasts. Microsoft is an outlier.…
Show HN: An AI Color Grader – Pico
Pico: a Claude harness for color correction.…
LLM Honeypot
U.S. Strikes Iran Again, as Trump Encounters a More Determined Adversary in Widened War
The United States is again exchanging strikes with Iran, just days after the president appeared to reject plans to escalate.…
Apple Says UK App Store Steering Rules Would Be 'Highly Intrusive'
Apple said new UK App Store rules would give regulators a "highly intrusive" role dictating how it runs its business, reports Reuters. Apple submitted feedback to the UK's Competit…
The FCC’s foreign robot ban declares war on robotic vacuum cleaners
The FCC's ban on foreign "advanced robotic devices" turns out to be a lot more broad than it appeared on first glance.…
Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle 'are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt', drawing comparison with the historic Enron debacle
Big Tech's hidden $1.65 trillion debt sparks fresh Enron comparisons as AI spending reaches astonishing new financial extremes…
Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag - TechCrunch
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Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag
When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the tw…
Obsbot Meet Flip Review: An Ingenious Folding 4K Webcam
I like (but don't love) this ingenious folding 4K webcam for your laptop.…
Source: the European Commission plans to designate OpenAI's ChatGPT and Roblox as "very large online platforms" under the DSA as soon as August (Bloomberg)
The newest Visual Studio Pro just dropped to $29.97
One IDE, a lot less tab-switching.…
This Roomba Mops and Vacuums Automatically, and It's $400 Off Right Now
This iRobot Roomba Plus 405 Combo Robot Vacuum & Mop is a great option for those who want to try their first robot vacuum.…
Xbox says game discs should have worked during its outage
The company’s tech chief said a fix for the error will be arriving soon.…
Republicans Threaten to Block Blanche Nomination
Hugging Face's CEO isn't suing OpenAI over the AI hack, he wants $100 million in compute instead
At the center of his response is a call for what he describes as "radical transparency." Delangue wants OpenAI to release complete traces of the models' activity...…
AgentSwarms – self-hostable agentic AI/BI platform with sandboxed Python (ELv2)
Unified Agentic AI and Business Intelligence Platform - AgentSwarms-fyi/agentswarms…
Pastebot 3 for Mac Adds Rule-Based Organization, Powerful Paste Filters
Tapbots recently launched Pastebot 3, the newest version of its popular clipboard management software. Like prior versions of Pastebot, Pastebot 3 records everything you copy so th…
Workers at leading AI companies call for a slowdown in AI development - CBS News
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
DoorDash Wins Approval to Begin Delivering by Drone
There's no word yet about when or where the food delivery service will begin air operations.…
Salman Rushdie attacker convicted of terror offenses
Hadi Matar, 28, was convicted of attempting to help Hezbollah by attacking the British-Indian author.…
Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
Copilot combined.…
Record Numbers of Public Document Requests Are in Limbo or Unfulfilled
Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents
On the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta sees a “large enterprise opportunity” spanning AI agents, APIs, compute, and internal softwar…
Vector AI Agent
Lawyer Who Represented Trump Is Appointed U.S. Attorney in Manhattan
Sam Altman meets lawmakers on back of OpenAI agents hacking companies - Al Jazeera
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Qualcomm says supply constraints are shrinking its Apple business faster than expected
Qualcomm CEO told Reuters that supply constraints will cause its revenue from Apple products to decline faster than expected.…
Planets, Meteors and an Eclipse: August Is Going to Be a Big Month for Skygazing
The planet parade is happening around the same time as Perseids and the upcoming solar eclipse.…
OpenAI Open Sources Codex Security CLI for the Merge Path - DevOps.com
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
The Chinese robot army transforming the UK's retail industry
Britain's weak productivity growth and labour shortages are creating an opportunity for China's robotics firms.…
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 249 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow…
Trump Has Made Billions in Office. Will His Party Pay Politically?
Robinhood reports Q2 revenue up 32% YoY to $1.31B, vs. $1.29B est., event contracts revenue up over 10x to $156M, and crypto revenue down 38% to $100M (Bill Peters/MarketWatch)
OpenAI Will Provide Free AI Models To Select Researchers - Engadget
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
There are no heroes in commercial AI
When it comes down to it, Dario Amodei isn’t all that much different from Sam Altman…
Quote of the day by Tom Hanks on AI in cinema: 'Without a doubt, people will be able to tell. But the question is, will they care?' — a cynical observation about modern film audiences
The technology available to filmmakers is improving dramatically, but there's a big backlash brewing around the use of generative AI…
'What is that perfect shot?': Inside Apple’s MLS All-Star Game broadcast and the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s search for new angles
Finding shots traditional broadcast cameras can’t capture…
I ditched Claude Code after giving my local LLM filesystem access
One MCP, and I don't have to let cloud-based tools handle my files anymore…
Spider-Man’s Producers Still Aren’t Ruling Out a Venom Crossover
Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal hinted there's always a chance of Tom Hardy and Tom Holland could meet up.…
How GPT-5.6 fuses frontier intelligence with frontier efficiency - OpenAI
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
Trump says he's looking at AI controls after OpenAI rogue agent - reuters.com
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What We Really Learned From the Fauci Hearing
Hims & Hers Allegedly Shared Users' Health Information With Ad Platforms
The online health provider shared user data with platforms like Meta and Snap, according to an FTC lawsuit. Consumers have also complained of difficulties with canceling subscripti…
Show HN: AI Security Leaderboard – comparing cyber and CBRN safeguards
How to Watch Today's 2026 MLS All-Stars vs. Liga MX All-Stars Game Live (Even for Free)
The MLS All-Stars face the Liga MX All-Stars for the fifth time today. We'll see big stars like Thomas Müller, Son Heung-Min, and Petar Musa take the field. Here's how to watch it …
Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta intends to sell for the first time AI tools to other companies…
Trump says he's looking at AI controls after OpenAI rogue agent - reuters.com
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
Apple pushes back against UK proposal to loosen App Store payment rules
Apple today alleged that a new UK proposal targeting App Store fees amounts to price regulation, warning that it could undermine innovation and investment.…
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents
Do you want a Meta agent to run your life?…
Kentucky taps Pete Nochta as football GM after Pat Biondo's sudden exit
Kentucky promoted Pete Nochta to general manager of the Wildcats' football team Wednesday, a day after Pat Biondo announced his departure only months after being hired.…
Trump Reveals if He’s Looking at AI Controls After OpenAI Model Went Rogue
President Donald Trump signaled he is considering new controls on AI after a new OpenAI model escaped its testing lab containment and conducted more than 17,000 cyberattacks. “We’r…
The Scariest Part of the Senate’s COVID Hearing Had Nothing to Do With Anthony Fauci
A spicy clash made headlines, but something more sinister is happening here.…
Pope Leo promotes archbishop who barred Pelosi from Communion to one of Vatican’s highest courts
In 2022, Salvatore Cordileone said that the then-House speaker would be banned from receiving Holy Communion in her own San Francisco Archdiocese because of her pro-abortion positi…
Republicans Hammer Amy Acton’s Role During Pandemic, Associate Her With Fauci
As Election Day approaches, Republicans have been going after Dr. Amy Acton for the role she played in lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video clip posted to X by her ch…
TRADING DAY All Warshed up - Reuters
TRADING DAY All Warshed up Reuters…
Fauci Wrote About Not Admitting Vaccine’s Ineffectiveness Due to Mandates and Boosters
The nausea-inducing revelations from Anthony Fauci‘s daily logs during his time as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases just keep coming in.…
It’s Cool to Be Weird
I really like what Razaak Eniola has to say here about human difference. Before Prince was Prince, Prince was weird . And that goes the same for probably any of your favorite artis…
DraftKings Sportsbook partners with Delta to launch ‘SkyPicks’ with a non-gambling twist
While traveling thousands of miles in the air to and from your chosen destination, you can now cure your daily sports picks fix.…
Victor Davis Hanson: Fauci’s Private Diary Contradicts His Public Claims
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his vi…
I-70 Experiencing a Run of Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Semi Trailers
It's been a little while since I've had a chance to highlight some more lithium-ion battery mischief. But then GlobalTvlr said Stache had some new videos, and I found one right off…
Stassi Schroeder on her ‘House of Stassi’ reinvention
Stassi Schroeder is back on reality TV! She stopped by Page Six Radio, along with bestie Taylor Strecker, to chat with hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real about their new Hulu show “H…
The unusual gift Jalen Hurts’ wife gave him for Eagles training camp — that’s now cherished by Jalen Carter
Jalen Hurts wanted to put some money down as well.…
Escaped inmate's bid for freedom comes to crashing end after coordinated manhunt closes in
Video shows deputies finding Chase Orput shirtless on railroad tracks after a citizen tip and Sparks police drone led to his capture in Nevada.…
Nut who allegedly stormed ‘Today’ Show set, hurled racial slur at Craig Melvin to be held on Rikers indefinitely
Andrew Truelove, 41, was ordered held without bail at the city's notorious jail complex during a brief hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court.…
Democrats Couldn't Be Prouder of Kaitlan Collins
Donald Trump cracked jokes at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend. Yes, they actually rescheduled it after the failed shooting in April. That's how much journalists…
Pregnant Natalie Portman gives rare glimpse at bare baby bump: ‘Counting down the days’
The Oscar winner is growing her family after her messy divorce from Benjamin Millepied.…
I went through the pied-à-terre appeals process and this is how ridiculously complicated it is
I decided to find out how complicated the city makes it to apply for an "exemption" to the "surcharge," as they so euphemistically phrase it.…
NY’s social media ban alone won’t squash kids’ addictions —parents need to step up too
Maybe the SAFE for Kids Act will keep some tweens from being woken up by Instagram at 2 a.m., but parents beware: lawmakers can't be kids' online chaperones.…
Put a Lock on It, Fauci
The private notes of the man who oversaw COVID policy are deeply embarrassing—and surprisingly instructive.…
Trump touts $22.5B overhaul of Dulles airport with massive parking garage, removal of ‘Star Wars’ people movers
Trump has long disparaged the dated Dulles airport that sits about 20 miles outside of Washington D.C., particularly railing against the airport’s “people movers.”…
Lenovo's all-in-one IdeaCenter desktops to come in colors
Lenovo's putting in extra effort for its latest IdeaCenter all-in-one desktops, which usually come in dark gray and sometimes also in light gray: the new ones will come in muted……
OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers - timesdaily.com
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
AcePDF turns document cleanup into one less headache
AcePDF Converter & Editor is $23.97 (reg. $99.99) with tools to convert, create, edit, merge, split, compress, protect, and OCR PDFs.…
Spotify Just Launched a New Running Mode, and I'm Surprised How Much I Love It
Spotify has a new running mode designed to coach you through a structured workout. Here's how it works.…
Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Found Guilty of Aiding a Foreign Terror Group
Hadi Matar stabbed Mr. Rushdie repeatedly at a literary conference in 2022 and could spend the rest of his life in prison.…
Spoil Your Inner Artist With This Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera, Now $700 Off
Level up your photography with this Nikon camera while it's down to $1,997 at B&H.…
Tesla Cybertruck overtakes Ford Edsel as "biggest flop" in U.S. auto history
Tesla sells a few hundred Cybertrucks a month to human beings, maybe. It's the biggest flop in U.S. automotive history, outflopping even the legendary Ford Edsel. Summarizing a pay…
Meta misses earnings forecasts after Zuckerberg media push to promote AI
Stock tumbles nearly 8% after weaker-than-expected results, despite CEO’s blitz to tout positive effects of AI…
New Strikes Engulf More Countries in the Iran War
President Trump threatened retribution after Iran fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. Strikes by U.S. and Saudi warplanes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq were a fur…
Husk – a desktop workspace for terminal AI agents
A desktop home for your CLI agent. Wraps claude / copilot / codex / aider in a clean Electron window with PTY, MCP, drag-drop context, sessions, voice, and a live status panel. PAI…
Meta shares fall as frustration grows over AI spending plans
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta intends to sell for the first time AI tools to other companies…
Here's What Lifehacker Readers Think Apple Will Announce in the Fall
The results for the second round of Lifehacker Big Guessing Game are in. Here's what Lifehacker readers think Apple will announce this year.…
I turned a pile of old hardware into a home lab that saves me money every month
No, you don't need expensive enterprise equipment to self-host cool services…
My Google Pixel felt frustratingly slow; changing these settings made my phone fast again
Don't live with a slow phone; stop ignoring these Pixel settings…
Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
Prime minister to highlight investment in communities as he launches next phase of nuclear submarine replacement…
Government Borrowing Cost Hits Two-Decade High After Fed Rate Decision
OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
The program, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, will start with 10,000 participants this summer.…
Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (July 29)
Looking for some new Android wallpapers? Here's the Android Authority Wallpaper Wednesday roundup for July 29, 2026.…
Americans Just Crossed a Tipping Point on School Cellphone Bans
A Pew Research Center survey found that for the first time more Americans support than oppose all-day cellphone bans in schools.…
Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st
Qualcomm’s handset revenue dropped to its lowest since 2021.…
Overwhelmed by Comments in Google Docs? Ask Gemini to Summarize Them
Google Docs can also now generate diagrams and infographics, while the dedicated macOS Gemini app gets system-wide voice control.…
Sequence Is Not Structure: Getting Lost in Long LLM Conversations
Long LLM conversations preserve sequence, not structure. I want a way to see where ideas branch, drift, and remain unfinished.…
Death of 15 elephants in Kenyan national park sparks outrage, investigation
AI in Education: Using ChatGPT Without Losing Critical Thinking
ChatGPT can support learning or replace it. Explore AI cheating, cognitive offloading, lecture summaries, and responsible use of a canvas video downloader.…
I used the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and iPhone 17 Pro Max; the gap is widening
Apple is losing ground, and Samsung is gaining…
Two Tankers Hit in Apparent Drone Strike in Egypt
Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for Startups.…
Senate unanimously passes resolution opposing pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell
Longtime Epstein associate serving 20-year sentence for sex-trafficking crimes has exhausted series of appeals…
There is no way to know if an LLM API is manipulating you
what if they're rigging your API to manipulate you deliberately? Is there any way to know? with a provider-hosted model: no…
Trump Unveils $22.5 Billion Redesign of Dulles Airport
Trump Reveals if He’s Looking at AI Controls After OpenAI Model Went Rogue - Daily Signal
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I bought a power bank for summer travel, but it actually fixed my bedside cable nightmare
EcoFlow's Rapid Power Bank packs 170W across three ports into a TSA-friendly 25,000mAh shell, and it's now my go-to for late-night iPad charging and travel.…
Mamdani says New York doesn’t have authority to arrest Netanyahu, urges feds to act
Galaxy S25 and S24 Ultra owners report overheating and battery drain after Samsung's latest update
It's not what you want to see…
Trump’s Robot Vacuum Ban Sucks for Everyone
An FCC ban focuses on manufacturing instead of actual security, and consumers might pay the price.…
Apple said to delay smart glasses launch after Meta backlash
More privacy needed.…
AI's top startups are barely publishing their research
OpenAI's Sam Altman discusses rogue agent and new AI models with US senators - Yahoo
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Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription
Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers.…
Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.…
Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI - TechCrunch
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Scientists built a smart ring that analyzes sweat to measure blood glucose and more
Wearable manufactures have been searching for non-invasive ways to measure blood glucose and more, and sweat could be the key.…
Ukrainian hackers claim to have shot down a $50m SU-57 fighter using Russia's own air defense
Ukraine claims Russian air defenses destroyed a $50m Su-57 after hackers allegedly infiltrated Moscow's own military network during the operation.…
Florida’s Surgeon General Blames a Debunked Abortion Vaccine Claim to Explain Measles Surge
During a recent press conference, Joseph Ladapo seemingly endorsed the misleading claim that the MMR vaccine is made using aborted fetuses.…
OpenAI president admits new ChatGPT desktop app is ‘kind of a mess,’ teases tab-free design - 9to5Mac
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10 Shows Like 'Futurama' You Should Watch Next
If you love the high-concept sci-fi antics of Hulu's Futurama, here are more shows to stream next.…
Phone bans increasing in popularity as concern about classroom screen time grows
New surveys shed light on national support for screen time restrictions.…
Claude AI Suffers Widespread Outage on Wednesday
Claude's status page is reporting elevated errors across all models.…
OpenAI President on Apple Lawsuit: We Don't Need Your Secrets - MacRumors
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
The Gen Z 'Neo-Luddism' movement is right about the downsides of technology — but can any of us afford to truly disconnect?
Opting out is increasingly a mark of privilege, not a right…
OpenAI's Rogue Model Claims More Victims Beyond Hugging Face - Dark Reading
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…
Some streaming sticks are doubling in price —here's what you'll pay now (and what's driving up costs)
Roku devices are seeing massive price increases…
Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers
The Age Signals API will be available globally before the end of the year.…
The Summer That Broke Europe
Record heat and wildfires are devastating the continent, and scientists warn the climate crisis is getting worse.…
It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA's Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency no matter what.…
What Our Epstein Outrage Has Obscured
This open-source Markdown editor is replacing every other writing app I use
When it's time to write instead of organize, MarkText is my first choice.…
DOJ fights Apple’s bid for records from 14 federal agencies in antitrust case
The US Department of Justice has asked the court to reconsider a recent ruling that would allow Apple to pursue records from 14 federal agencies in its antitrust case.…
What 'mAh' means for your phone's battery, and why I focus on another metric instead
New smartphones boast batteries with higher-than-ever mAh numbers, but it's actually a small factor in how long the battery lasts.…
After a long wait, Dia browser is finally coming to Windows
Dia, the AI-first browser is coming to Windows this fall, opening a public beta waitlist for users who are eager to try it early.…
Microsoft reports Q4 Windows OEM and Devices revenue down 7% YoY, Xbox hardware revenue down 13%, and Xbox content and services revenue down 10% (Emma Roth/The Verge)
SalesPatriot (YC W25) Is Hiring FDEs
The Mission America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s. Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and h…
Almost all future robot vacuums were just banned by the US government
Almost all future robot vacuums were just banned by the US government, though no one is coming for current models. Here are the details.…
Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit several companies - TRT World
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Cyberpunk 2077 packs a lot of fun into its discounted $20 price
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Ukraine military to get DragonFire-style drone-killing lasers within months
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xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law
xAI lawyers claim the statute violates the First Amendment.…
Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI
Weng previously served as the VP of AI Safety Research at OpenAI.…
Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.…
The Future of Tech Is Owning Nothing
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Master piano at your own pace with flowkey for $79.99
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Even a trillionaire isn't as lucky as Lucky Ducky
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This $40,000 robodog breakdances instead of showing off kung fu
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The Senate unanimously tells Trump to leave Ghislaine Maxwell in prison
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A Trampoline
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Zendaya on working with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: ‘When you’re best friends it’s easy’
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Theo Conjecture solves 35-year-old math problem, finds a term no one predicted
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