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Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’

'I've had to Botox my CV': Are AI recruitment tools affecting women's careers?

Are AI recruitment tools disadvantaging women who are seeking to return to the workplace?…

Canadian national Connor Moucka pleads guilty to participating in the 2024 Snowflake hacks involving data theft from at least 165 companies, including AT&T (Jonathan Greig/The Record)

Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Zbtlink Routers

Researchers found a backdoor implant that gives servers in China full control over the routers.…

Reform UK pledges to jail bosses employing illegal workers

The party says its aim is to stop companies profiting from illegal workers "without consequences".…

Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise

Playing music or videos out loud on your phone is bemoaned by many - but in the future, it might not seem so outlandish…

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts - WIRED

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Disney+ Could Get a Free Ad-Supported Tier

Disney could introduce an ad-supported Disney+ free tier in the future, according to comments Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made during the company's latest earnings call (via The Wrap).…

Shorts, strappy tops and sandals: Can my boss tell me what to wear in summer?

Here's how to style for success while keeping your cool - and where you and your boss stand on your wardrobe.…

What's causing record high US beef prices?

The meat has never been more expensive, due to supply shortages, but no-one is making more money.…

News Corp subscriptions fall in Australia as company takes aim at ‘slimy’ AI slop

Chief executive Robert Thomson says ‘crass kleptomaniac’ AI companies are ‘in possession of stolen goods’…

Sources: Demis Hassabis had been drifting away from day-to-day duties as Google DeepMind CEO for at least a year and struggled to find satisfaction in the role (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers’ servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems a…

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers—and managed to get OpenAI’s Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.…

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto — and he even consulted ChatGPT on how to leave the country

Asking an AI agent that retains all its conversations how to reinvest your criminal proceeds might not be the best play…

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers

Baseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.…

AWS partners with Anthropic and OpenAI to bring Continuum into coding tools - SiliconANGLE

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World Cup hero throws out first pitch at Yankee Stadium and sets the bar high for all other athletes

Ferran Torres brought his World Cup athleticism to Yankee Stadium, delivering one of the cleanest first pitches seen before the Yankees-Cardinals game.…

Majority of Americans say Iran war has failed, ‘not worth the cost,’ poll shows

Most of the country believes the monthslong war between the United States and Iran has failed to achieve its goals and views it as an unsustainable attrition, according to a new po…

Martha Stewart gets candid about plastic surgery, dating as she turns 85

Martha Stewart shared a hot tub photo from her Maine estate on her 85th birthday and revealed to People magazine she has never had plastic surgery.…

'We Will Not Rest': New Cartel Boss Faces $25 Million Bounty As Trump Admin Unseals Criminal Charges

President Trump's administration turned up the heat on Mexico's most dangerous cartel Wednesday, slapping a $25 million bounty on its new leader and unsealing criminal charges agai…

The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner

Intercept reporters break down progressives’ wins and losses in Michigan and Missouri. The post The Most Expensive Democratic Senate Primary Has a Winner appeared first on The Inte…

EXPOSED: Bill Maher calls out Fauci for trying to rewrite COVID history

Fauci thought we would forget; now he’s desperately trying to rewrite history. The infectious disease “expert” has shifted his story on gain-of-function research and the lab leak t…

‘The Shards’ Cast Guide: Who Do Kaia Gerber, Homer Gere, and Igby Rigney Play in FX’s Mysterious New Show?

You won't believe the juicy roles The Shards actors are playing!…

Guardians call up top prospect Angel Genao to face Mets in middle of tight AL Central battle

Welcome to the big leagues, Angel Genao. Ahead of their clash with the Mets on Wednesday night, the Guardians called up Genao, their No. 2 prospect on MLB Pipeline, from Triple-A C…

SAVE America Is Heading in a ‘Very Favorable Direction’

Efforts to advance the SAVE America Act received a boost on Wednesday afternoon following what Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, described as a “very productive” Senate Republican meeting. Le…

Trump Marine One flight under investigation after potential safety mishap

Federal aviation officials are investigating an air-safety incident involving President Trump's Marine One helicopter in Washington, D.C. Why it matters: The incident comes as regu…

Social media users are having a hard time processing LaMelo Ball's Charlotte penthouse

A viral video from movers packing up LaMelo Ball's Charlotte penthouse reveals alien mannequins, neon lights and an interior unlike anything else.…

Diddy's federal prison release delayed weeks after reported solitary confinement stint

Sean Diddy Combs' federal prison release date was pushed back to Feb. 20, 2028, after he was reportedly sent to solitary confinement following a prison fight.…

Chaotic final moments of UCLA sorority sister as family demands answers following alleged fall

The Phi Lambda Rho sister was “extremely” intoxicated on alcohol and running around in the street just moments just before her fatal fall.…

Shocking number of 8th graders don’t think fentanyl is dangerous — even though it’s a leading cause of death

A shocking number of American 8th graders don’t think fentanyl poses a great risk to their health — despite the dangerous drug being the third leading cause of child deaths. Just 4…

Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Live Results 2026 - AP News

Michigan U.S. Senate Primary Election Live Results 2026 AP News…

Inside the Dodgers’ tribute to Rob and Michelle Reiner: Jake and Romy Reiner’s emotional first pitch

Exclusive: The California Post reveals the untold story behind Jake and Romy Reiner's emotional first public appearance since the deaths of Rob and Michelle Reiner, including how t…

Socialist NY Assembly candidate faces call for ethics probe from Dem primary opponent over launching GoFundMe to pay rent

A Democratic district leader is urging state ethics officials to investigate presumptive Queens Assemblyman-elect Brian Romero for posting a GoFundMe that urged the public to help …

Trump has become America's most targeted leader, facing threats every few months

President Donald Trump has survived three assassination attempts and nearly 20 known threats total, making him the most targeted U.S. president on public record.…

Inside Perez Hilton’s rollercoaster career, life and turbulent 2026 before horrific livestream ‘suicide attempt’

Perez Hilton has spent more than two decades ricocheting between fame and infamy, scandal and redemption, reinvention and regret. He dreamed of becoming an actor, but ended up Holl…

Samsung Galaxy Z series foldables are breaking pre-order records in the US and Korea

Will we finally see foldable phones enter the mainstream?…

Jailed funeral boss angers families with 'apology'

Robert Bush issues an open letter of apology to families affected by the Hull funeral scandal.…

OpenAI agents rebuilt internal message board in lead-up to Hugging Face breach - Nextgov/FCW

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Someone Is Poisoning Trees Near Lake Tahoe

Linux Use Skyrockets to a Historic High

Instead of more Americans using the Linux operating system, the sharp increase may be attributable to a different cause.…

OpenAI examines coding agents in scientific research | ETIH EdTech News - EdTech Innovation Hub

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Figma reports Q2 revenue up 48% YoY to $370.1M, vs. $351.6M est., and lifts annual revenue forecast but keeps profit outlook intact; FIG drops 15%+ after hours (Deborah Mary Sophia/Reuters)

Meta Seeks To Take on OpenAI and Anthropic With a New AI Agent For Software Developers - International Business Times

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Rust Coreutils 0.10 Released With More Security Hardening, Increased GNU Compatibility

Rust Coreutils 0.10 is out today from the uutils project for this alternative to GNU Coreutils…

'It's not our job to make the audience comfortable': Gugu Mbatha-Raw on why new supernatural Sky TV thriller Possession will make colonial history 'accessible' — not more palatable

New Sky TV supernatural thriller Possession is one of the most uncomfortable watches of the year — so don't think its colonial history is going to be toned down.…

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #886)

My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going…

NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1152)

My clues will help you solve the NYT's Connections puzzle today and keep that streak going…

Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #1655)

My clues will help you solve Quordle today and keep that streak going…

Full Teardown of a 2026 Amazon Fire Stick HD

After the release of Google’s Chromecast so-called ‘streaming sticks’ have remained a popular form factor, even though such technology is these days part of ‘smart’ TV……

Galaxy Z8 preorders are surging, and one model is leading the charge

Samsung says Galaxy Z8 preorders are up more than 30%, with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 emerging as the clear early favorite.…

'When your child is dying you shouldn't have to beg for help'

The parents of a severely disabled two-year-old child, who died in May, said they spent their daughter's entire life fighting for support for her complex condition.…

Federal Judge Weakens The National Firearms Act

Labor MP Ed Husic taken to hospital with fractures and concussion after car accident

Husic to take ‘short’ period of leave after collision on Sydney motorway on Tuesday…

Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday

Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing…

Galaxy Z Fold 8 is convincing Z Flip owners to switch, Samsung says

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is convincing Galaxy Z Flip owners to switch to the Fold, Samsung says, amid record-breaking pre-orders.…

The empty PCIe slots in your PC can do more than hold a graphics card

Your empty PCIe slots are wasting your PC's potential…

Source: Muse Spark 1.1 model breached a company's systems during cybersecurity testing; Meta says evaluation partner Irregular caused a sandbox misconfiguration (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

T-Mobile Offers Limited Credits for 'SOS Mode' Outage. Here's How to Get One

Most people report getting between $5 and $10, though at least one customer got $100.…

X's head of product is leaving the company one year after joining

Nikita Bier was the face of some of the platform's biggest changes.…

August Apple Watch deals deliver savings of up to $172 off Series 11, Ultra 3 styles

Tom the Dancing Bug: The Top-Secret Truth about Trump and the Reflecting Pool

Tom the Dancing Bug: The Top-Secret Truth About Trump and the Reflecting Pool -> Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the……

Made by Google 2026: Pixel 11 Event Date, Time, How to Watch and What to Expect

New Pixel and watches are on the way, but what else could Google have in store?…

OpenAI forced to pay back US workers over H-1B green card job listings - Newsweek

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Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon

Although no one captured a direct image of the impact, scientists have detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the …

Federal Judge Weakens The National Firearms Act

Could Japan be the next drone giant? Prime Minister looks to push domestic production to reduce reliance on China

Tokyo just tripled its drone budget and wants eighty thousand units a year rolling off assembly lines by 2030…

Private LLM in a TEE, verified against Intel's root with no cloud in the chain

How to run a language model on hardware that keeps your prompts encrypted while the model computes on them — and prove it, down to the container digest, with a hardware-signed atte…

Sandisk reports Q4 revenue up 372% YoY to $8.97B, vs. $8.48B est., and forecasts Q1 revenue below estimates; SNDK drops 5%+ after hours (Britney Nguyen/MarketWatch)

OpenAI warns autonomous hacks are ‘watershed moment for computer security’ - Cybersecurity Dive

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Google Home's latest update brings interactive storytelling with Gemini and support for way more cameras

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Mayor Says El-Sayed’s Win Shows He Is More Than a ‘Mini-Mamdani’

Man arrested at Trump’s California golf course faces more charges

Jeanine John Taele detained for ‘suspicious’ behavior and charged with possession of unregistered short-barreled rifle…

PSA: don't fall for the scam Uber email making the rounds

Fauci Faces Contempt Vote. Here Are the Legal Issues Involved.

Toronto Zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia

The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said…

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new security breaches

Man and woman found dead in outback Queensland home after hours-long police siege

A 45-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were found dead in the Charleville home after a near eight-hour siege by police…

NASA built the Roman Space Telescope to study dark matter, but it can also help protect Earth from killer asteroids

NASA's Roman Space Telescope wasn't designed for asteroid hunting, but its massive field of view makes it a powerful addition to Earth's planetary defense network.…

SpaceX Plans Starlink Mobile Service to Compete With Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

SpaceX shared plans to create a cellular service during its first earnings call after its IPO, reports Reuters. SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell said the company will "build out te…

SoFi Democratizes Private Equity with New CAZ and AngelList Funds Featuring OpenAI Exposure - FF News

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Michigan Democrats Pick El-Sayed

Modelregistry: Decentralizing distribution of open-source AI models

Decentralizing distribution of open-source AI models. - marella/modelregistry…

AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late

AI companies are secretly buying, scanning, and destroying millions of physical books to train their models, permanently locking human knowledge inside private corporate servers. A…

How to Improve the AI Frontier

Writing by Chaidhat Chaimongkol.…

The Truth About The OpenAI Brand Trip - User Mag | Taylor Lorenz

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Suspected Chinese Hackers Compromised This VPN to Deliver Malware

A malicious change was made to the legitimate QuickFox VPN installer, allowing it to secretly download a backdoor onto Windows PCs, according to Fortinet.…

Mesa 26.2 Released With NVK Mesh Shader Support, Many Other Vulkan Improvements

Mesa 26.2 stable is now available as the newest quarterly feature release for this set of open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers typically used on Linux systems.…

C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana

X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year

A new era for X?…

Match Group’s CEO Says Gen Z Values In-Person Connection Over Dating Apps

Online dating is evolving to be more, well, offline.…

Meta debuts Muse Spark 1.2 and first coding agent, as it ramps up competition with OpenAI, Anthropic - Yahoo Finance

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Samsung Galaxy Z8 Series foldable pre-orders up 30% as half snag the wide Fold 8 — great news for iPhone Ultra

Wide fold proving popular…

Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge

Duolingo reports Q2 revenue up 18% YoY to $298.5M, paid subscribers up 17% to 12.7M, below est., forecasts Q3 revenue below est.; DUOL drops 11%+ after hours (Akash Sriram/Reuters)

Three people charged with threatening judge, witness and officials tied to Nolan Wells investigation

Three people have been charged with threatening a judge, a witness and local officials connected to the investigation into the death of Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dea…

Mall immortalized in ‘Clueless’ now a nightmare crushing local businesses

What was once one of West Los Angeles’ busiest malls, featured in hit movies and music videos, has sat largely empty since 2019, crushing nearby businesses and leaving neighbors fr…

How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race - AP News

How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race AP News…

Russia deploys North Korean missile unit to Ukraine; Moscow-Pyongyang axis deepens: report

A Ukrainian intelligence official says Russia is deploying a North Korean unit with up to 120 ballistic missiles in its war against Ukraine.…

This Fetterman, El-Sayed Tiff Is Fun

I have a feeling that the best man will win, and I'm pretty sure we all know who that is.…

6-month-old boy found dead in NYC home: cops

A 6-month-old boy was found dead in Brooklyn early Wednesday, cops said. The unresponsive newborn was found just after midnight in a home near Flatlands Avenue and East 99th Street…

GOP moves to make Abdul el Sayed face of Democratic Party

Republicans wasted little time moving to define Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed as a far-left extremist Wednesday, with campaigns, party committees, super PACs, a…

Florida AG Drops 'Investigative Subpoena' on Tony Fauci, and I Am Here for It

To some people, the COVID era is just a mildly unpleasant memory, and they’re “over it.”…

Top former U.S. generals say wars in Ukraine, Iran becoming steadily intertwined

The war between Russia and Ukraine and the conflict that has pitted the U.S. and Israel against Iran are distinct political clashes driven by unique regional dynamics, but the line…

The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'

Denaturalization isn't new, but it has been used sparingly in modern history, in part because it is extremely costly and time-consuming.…

Minnesota Senator Announces Anti-Sharia Caucus to Protect Assimilation and America’s Identity

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Minnesota state Sen. Michael Holmstrom is unveiling the state’s first anti-Sharia law caucus to push back against migration from countries destroyed by Is…

Detroit could regain Black voice in Congress with Thanedar's tumble in 13th District race

Asked about his choice for Congress minutes after casting his ballot in Detroit, Michael Fuqua struggled to come up with a name.…

Stephen Curry could request trade from Warriors near end of his career

Curry's loyalty to his league could wane if frustrations with the organization grow.…

U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed…

Miranda Kerr's ultra-specific diet includes venison for breakfast, no eggs or seed oils

Miranda Kerr revealed her strict diet, including venison for breakfast, no eggs and zero seed oils or dairy. She said eating better has helped her feel better.…

Hunt for two men caught attacking endangered Hawaiian seal with rock on paradise beach

Hawaii authorities are seeking two men after witnesses say one threw a rock at a juvenile Hawaiian monk seal resting at Diamond Head Beach, prompting an investigation into possible…

Son, 21, charged with murdering mother in Florida home after getting out of jail

Margaret Chu Dufour, 56, bailed her son Gibson Nash, 21, out of jail for threatening her with a knife just a week before he strangled and beat her to death in their new Eagle Creek…

Arsonists who burned Tarrytown Lighthouse agree to $81k payment deal to avoid prison time

Two baby-faced Westchester arsonists who admitted to torching a beloved Hudson River lighthouse will get to avoid jail time thanks to a plea deal that allows them to buy their free…

Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses Michigan Primary to a Man Who Suspended His Campaign

A candidate who suspended his campaign a month ago, spent no money, and endorsed his own rival won Michigan’s 8th Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday, handily defeating A…

Your Scary AI Story of the Week

It has only been a couple of weeks since I wrote about some unexpected behavior by OpenAI latest model. That incident happened during a test where the model was not supposed to hav…

Significant change hits California self checkouts as shoppers allowed to buy controlled substances

Forget the grocery aisle — California’s weed shoppers can now “grab, scan and go” with a high-tech twist.…

National Firearms Act no longer applies to silencers, judge rules

A large part of the National Firearms Act is now unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a decision that could erase registration requirements for sales or transfer o…

The Brutal Path Ahead for El-Sayed

He beat the Democratic establishment. But he has just three months to fix some vulnerabilities last night’s primary revealed.…

New: The Democrats' El-Sayed Problem Just Got Real, and the Political Price Could Be Huge

I was up until the wee hours of the morning watching results come in for the Michigan Democrat Senate primary, and at one point it honestly looked like Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) w…

Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes” for old.reddit.com

Reddit says the beloved site is used for some "bad behavior."…

AI Agents for Healthcare?

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.…

Free book (software development in the AI era)

A IA mudou a forma de escrever código, mas o verdadeiro impacto está na engenharia de software. Este livro explica por que especificação, arquitetura e contexto passaram a ocupar o…

Explosive Drone Found at German Airport Used by Ukrainian Carrier

Disney+ could soon get a free tier — and it’s about much more than streaming

Free access, bigger ambitions…

Quote of the day by Anduril founder Palmer Lucky: 'There's no moral high ground to making a land mine that can't tell the difference between a school bus full of children and Russian armor'

The era of 'dumb weapons' is coming to an end, with companies striving to infuse AI and other technologies into the tools of future warfare…

AI or real? BBC analyses viral China disaster videos

As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China.…

‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Creator’s New Manga Series Is a Love Letter to ‘Inception’ and Soulsborne Games

Rafał Jaki's 'Brain Alive' sees a father dive into the dreams of his comatose son battling skeletons and demons alongside his spirit-sword wife so he can bring his son back.…

Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace

Marmots facing money troubles turn to OnlyFans

A Colorado lab researching the ground-squirrels comes up with an innovative way to raise money after funding cuts.…

Our daughter's death at 18 left us shattered - but she saved two lives

Menna, 18, donated her heart and lungs after she collapsed at the family's home and died in hospital.…

Meta introduces Muse Code, its take on a coding agent

The terminal-based coding tool is powered by a new AI model, Muse Spark 1.2.…

‘They’ve Had Their Fair Share of Issues’: Uber Wants to Avoid Tech Backlash While Building Its Giant Robotaxi Fleet

Robotaxi proliferation should be "slower" and "more deliberate" than AI to avoid pushback, the CEO said.…

Claude Code gives me very few models to work with, and that's exactly why I keep going back to it

Restraint is an underrated feature…

OpenAI says my prepaid credits were consumed, refuses to show any record

I was a happy OpenAI customer. ChatGPT Pro subscription, Codex for my daily work as a lighting designer, $379 spent on credits in July alone. This is the story of how OpenAI turned…

Nikita Bier Steps Down as Head of Product at X

The Title Cards in Blade Runner Are Fucking Amazing

Appreciating typography is a study in paradox. The primary goal of well-designed typography is to help you read the words, not appreciate how the words are comp…

DoorDash reports Q2 marketplace gross order value up 36% YoY to $33.08B, vs. $32.08B est., and forecasts Q3 marketplace GOV and adjusted EBITDA above estimates (Neil J Kanatt/Reuters)

Bunny Dolls and Disturbing Allegations: Max Miller’s Strange CNN Interview

Bose’s upcoming QuietComfort headphones appear online in six gorgeous colors

Bose’s next QuietComfort headphones have appeared online in six finishes, including Rosewood Mauve, DewDrop Mint, Eucalyptus Green, and Hazelnut Taupe. They are expected to launch …

The Apple Watch Series 11 Is $150 Off Right Now

The Apple Watch Series 11 is on sale for $299 (originally $399).…

US Cyber Director Promises Not to 'Strangle' Industry With Regulations

At Black Hat, however, Sean Cairncross left out many points that should be on attendees' minds.…

Apple wants a judge to stop OpenAI from building its AI device

The Apple OpenAI trade secrets fight now touches 11 more ex-employees, according to a new filing.…

Buckminster Fuller explains his life's work in 42 hours

Everything I Know collects 42 hours of Buckminster Fuller from 1975, transcribed and free to read.…

"I'm allowed to do this": how attackers talk past AI safeguards

AI guardrails fell to 2 simple claims: I own these servers, and this is a capture-the-flag exercise.…

Turns out, people really like paying for cloud storage only once—get 1TB for just $159.99

Get lifetime access to 1TB of Koofr cloud storage for $159.99 (reg. $810) with code KOOFR through today, Aug. 5.…

Your brain guesses at reality instead of recording it

A gray apple looks red because your brain invents reality, guessing ahead every 200 milliseconds.…

DuckDuckGo's answer to Meta's smart glasses is regular sunglasses

DuckDuckGo sunglasses cost $35, never need charging, and answer Meta's $379 camera glasses.…

He disclosed ketamine therapy in a trust exercise. Netflix fired him.

A Netflix ketamine lawsuit says a $1.1m-a-year exec was fired after disclosing prescribed treatment at a retreat.…

Infantino remains Fifa president after executive meeting

Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he receives the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco.…

After Michigan Loss, AIPAC Weighs a Second Effort to Defeat El-Sayed

Prime Agent: A self-improving RLM agent

Prime Agent is our open-source, self-improving coding harness built around two abstractions: the Recursive Language Model (RLM) and the Continual Harness. With Opus 5, it achieves …

Nvidia's Vera Whitepaper Has a Thread Loose

Hello you fine Internet folks,…

White House confirms new helipad for supersized Marine One helicopter

Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slope…

Time Magazine has a separate version of its website with ads only AI can see

Brands are already paying to influence what chatbots say about them…

Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns from Cambridge

USB4STREAM Adding Busy Poll Option For Lower Latency At The Cost Of Increased CPU Cycles

One of the nifty new features of Linux 7.2 is USB4STREAM as an Intel-developed solution for quickly sending data between USB4 connected systems…

Show HN: A self-improvement feedback loop for AI agent skills

Self-improvement feedback loop for AI agent skills — analyzes past sessions, drafts structured improvement proposals, and gates auto-apply behind an evaluation framework. Host-agno…

Water to Go – Rewrite Any Project to Go with Any AI Coder

Rewrite a codebase in golang. Contribute to JohnVictorCrown/WaterToGo development by creating an account on GitHub.…

Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England

Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises.…

Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product

The serial entrepreneur is stepping down a little over a year after taking the "24/7 job" of overseeing X.…

Meta takes on Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex with its new coding agent - Business Insider

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Prompt injection isn't the bug, AI agent frameworks are

Check Point researchers tried to break the frameworks enterprises use to build AI apps. Now they're telling Black Hat attendees what they found…

Anthropic’s AI used fake identities, malware in rogue attack on GitHub project

Anthropic and OpenAI models’ unprompted actions forced halt to UK cyber tests.…

Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing

Schwartz is well-qualified for the role, but crashed and burned in Senate hearing.…

Australia news live: NSW man charged over alleged threats of violence against female MP

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The Dopamine Hit of an A.D.H.D. Label

Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO

Kalanick continues to get the band back together, after acquiring Anthony Levandowski's autonomy startup, and even soliciting investment from Uber itself.…

Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs

Earlier this year, Microsoft told Windows 11 users that a proper gaming rig needed 32GB of RAM. That support document has since vanished, as Redmond and the...…

Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time

I bought a tiny USB screen to watch my PC's temperatures, but it ended up running my Windows taskbar

It looks stunning, and does more than what meets the eye…

What It Means to Be ‘Neurospicy’

Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases

Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software.…

A Fed official is asking whether AI is becoming 'too big to fail'

Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid says the sheer scale of AI investment now deserves scrutiny at a macro level, and raised whether the sector is becoming too big to fail.…

AI models breaking contraints has industry concerned

Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner is warning that AI systems are developing too quickly for humans to keep up.…

Trump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial records

President has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm…

Security or Surveillance? SEC Purchased 1 Billion+ Passenger Records From Airlines

Before the Travel Intelligence Program (TIP) was shut down, it sold billions of passenger records to US government agencies. 404 Media just obtained details about how the SEC used …

Binance affiliates are suing RedotPay's founders for allegedly diverting 470K+ users to a competing product in a "fraudulent scheme", claiming $472.8M in losses (Bloomberg)

Vets Traced a Lemur’s Fatal Herpes Infection Back to a Yoga Class

HSV-1 typically only causes cold sores in humans, but it can be very dangerous to some of our primate cousins.…

How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM

Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.…

Forget AirPods Max: Every color of the Beats Studio Pro just dropped to $169

If you're shopping for headphones, this Beats deal came at the right time.…

Why haven't we seen images of SpaceX Moon crash yet?

A rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a new crater - but why haven't images been released yet?…

Meta Is Challenging Claude Code and Codex With New Muse Code

With coding as a key capability for AI companies, Meta throws its hat into the ring.…

I stopped scrubbing through long YouTube videos after tapping this hidden Gemini button

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