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- US judge refuses xAI's request to stop a Minnesota law banning "nudify" apps, noting the request came only three days before the law was to take effect (NBC News) [2d]
- Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard shipped a faulty firmware build, and hackers are now draining wallets; Galaxy Research estimates ~$70M stolen (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk) [2d]
- Trump Media's new paid data API debuts, for "a direct, licensed, real-time feed of the platform's most market-moving Truths"; Dem. senators asked SEC to probe (CJ Haddad/CNBC) [2d]
- Officials: the scope of cyberattacks on US water systems now includes at least seven states and may be far wider; MN was just the first to publicly report them (New York Times) [2d]
- A look at the deluge of AI computing power set to come online in the coming years; Epoch AI expects the number of AI chips in use to double every nine months (New York Times) [2d]
- OpenAI says an internal version of Astra, its next big model, produced results for 10 problems in math, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science (OpenAI) [2d]
- This year's Defcon badges include Baochip-1x, an open source chip whose security is verifiable and that can also be used as a hardware security token (Kim Zetter/Wired) [2d]
- At the UN AI for Good summit, a big Chinese delegation argued Chinese open-source AI models are the future for most of the world, while US presence was muted (J.D. Capelouto/Semafor) [2d]
- Inside Larry Ellison's debt-fueled push to turn Oracle into an AI juggernaut by aligning with Trump, backing Project Stargate, and partnering with OpenAI (New York Times) [2d]
- Toronto-based Terminal, whose API connects insurance products and commercial fleet software with telematics data, raised a $20M Series A led by Battery Ventures (Alex Riehl/BetaKit) [2d]
- Tel Aviv-based Bloom Security, which develops endpoint security tools for monitoring AI agents, extensions, and more, emerges from stealth with a $20M seed (Chris Metinko/Axios) [2d]
- Harmony, which offers AI-powered enterprise software for handling tasks such as employee onboarding and software access, raised a $34M seed led by Lightspeed (Geoff Weiss/Business Insider) [2d]
- Foundational Industries, which aims to build AI-run factories for physical products, starting with custom data center rack enclosures, raised a $25M seed (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune) [2d]
- ProphetX, a CFTC-designated sports prediction market that is also building a B2B business to sell its exchange infrastructure to other companies, raised $35M (Ryan Lawler/Axios) [2d]
- ThreatLocker raised a $190M Series F led by Elephant as it looks to extend its zero-trust enterprise security platform to protect against AI-related risks (Kyle Alspach/CRN) [2d]
- Sources detail how OpenAI fell behind Anthropic in revenue growth and valuation after prioritizing consumer chatbots and flashy side projects over coding tools (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal) [2d]
- A US judge largely denies Perplexity and three data scraper firms' bid to dismiss Reddit's lawsuit over claims of copyright law violations under DMCA (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica) [2d]
- Sensor Tower: India's mobile app market generated a record $345M in consumer spending in Q2, up 35% YoY; ChatGPT ranked No. 1 by downloads and No. 2 by revenue (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch) [2d]
- Cybersecurity experts fault Anthropic and OpenAI for sloppy safeguards and inadequate human oversight after their models broke into outside organizations (Bloomberg) [2d]
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- I conducted a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test with 4 colleagues and no, JBL didn’t win — here’s which portable speaker got the most votes based on their ears only [1d]
- China outs Nvidia-powered AS2-W quad-wheel 'robot wolf', just weeks after its armed version surfaced in joint military drills in Mongolia [1d]
- 'They’re closer to architecture than landscaping': inside Walt Disney World’s eight-month process to build EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival topiaries [1d]
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #882) [1d]
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1651) [1d]
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148) [1d]
- $10 billion startup gets SK Hynix backing to build a transformer that does just one thing but exceedingly well [1d]
- Quote of the day by investor Warren Buffett on AI capex: "That's real money... That kind of money wasn't even put in the railroad business" — outlining his bullish long-term thesis on AI [2d]
- Back to the '90s: I turned my Frankenstein’s monster of a gaming PC into a retro beige beauty in honor of a time when computers used to be fun [2d]
- Ukraine will mass-produce Stone Cloak EW tech after the UK allows Kyiv to build a tablet-sized device [2d]
- I replaced Ford BlueCruise with an open-source driver-assistance system — after 1,000 miles, I'm not going back [2d]
- A cultural crime against humanity? AI firms are destroying ultra-rare books so nobody else can read them [2d]
- The Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade [2d]
- Apple Arcade is packed with console-quality games, but you'll need a compatible controller to get the best from them. Here are my recommendations [2d]
- Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know [2d]
- What kind of iPhone gamer are you? Find out in our quiz and get some hand-picked Apple Arcade recommendations [2d]
- I played all 279 Apple Arcade games — here are the eight best, from genius quick puzzlers to addictive life sims [2d]
- Blank spaces could hold danger - Kaspersky report warns of the dangers of 'parked domains' and empty pages where hackers could be lurking [2d]
- Apple Arcade is a joyful reminder of when mobile gaming was about fun, not emptying your wallet [2d]
- After three weeks wearing the Meta Ray-Ban Scriber Optics I couldn't be more in love — I just wish smart glasses weren’t so controversial [2d]
- 'A disk in a planet-scale computer': Meta has so many expensive GPUs that it's buying SSDs to kill idle time [2d]
- What is Apple Arcade? Everything you need to know about the gaming service included with your One subscription [2d]
- Bad updates, broken cables and blackouts - Cloudflare reveals some of the wildest reasons behind Internet downtime across the world [2d]
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day's post-credits scene might not mean what you think it does — here's my wild theory about the new Marvel movie's final shot [2d]
- Do you support banning phones in schools? A new poll suggests 77% of adults are now in favor of a classroom ban [2d]
- Insta360's new device solves the biggest problem with first-person video — and it’s not a camera [2d]
- Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for August 2026 [2d]
- Is bulldozing homes, seizing land, harming the climate, and replacing workers really worth everyone having an AI agent? [2d]
- 'That's our next mission — proving that games are art': meet Story Kitchen, the bold, trail-blazing studio behind the popular Sonic movies that wants to turn your favorite game into the next movie or TV hit [2d]
- ‘Plug-in batteries are the real game-changer’: I talked to Octopus Energy and Anker about the home energy revolution than could soon be 'bigger than solar' for millions [2d]
- I asked ChatGPT and Siri AI to build me a workout plan — and there was only one winner [2d]
- There’s a micro mobility revolution underway in the USA, spurred on by a rise in popularity of golf carts — could this be a turning point for the country that pioneered gigantic SUVs? [2d]
- A love letter to Gillian Anderson: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is everything the girls have ever wanted — and we'll thank you for the new horror movie forever [2d]
- How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule [2d]
- How to watch Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey online for FREE – stream actor's epic travelogue from anywhere [2d]
- I logged 250 miles testing Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay and there's one I'm going to stick with [2d]
- I've started grading iPhone 17 Pro Max footage like cinema camera footage, and ProRes RAW is why [2d]
- New study reveals how AI is reshaping how people shop online — but they still don't really trust it enough [2d]
- How to watch Clasica San Sebastian 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, start time [2d]
- How to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere [2d]
- What does a backyard Dolby Atmos home music studio look like when you’re a sound engineer for major artists? The shed of my dreams, that’s what [2d]
- Zelensky confirms Ukraine's drones will reach 6,000 miles in 2027 — enough to cover the entirety of Russia and able to reach as far as San Francisco from Kyiv [2d]
- I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype [2d]
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