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181OpenAI reveals Cambodia scam syndicate used ChatGPT to run fraud operations and manage trafficked workersSecurityAug 1, 2026

OpenAI reveals Cambodia scam syndicate used ChatGPT to run fraud operations and manage trafficked workers

182Google's Android verification will lock developers in sanctioned nations out of global app distributionPolicy & DefenseAug 1, 2026

Google's Android verification will lock developers in sanctioned nations out of global app distribution

183OpenAI's next model, Astra, has solved ten open problems in pure mathematics with formal proofsScience & FrontierAug 1, 2026

OpenAI's next model, Astra, has solved ten open problems in pure mathematics with formal proofs

184The biggest open-source AI model ever can now run on a laptop at half a token per secondHardware & DevicesAug 1, 2026

The biggest open-source AI model ever can now run on a laptop at half a token per second

185OpenAI says its models now reach 1 billion people every weekBusiness & IndustryAug 1, 2026

OpenAI says its models now reach 1 billion people every week

186Major labels propose banning AI songs from the charts unless they are 'substantially human made'Policy & DefenseAug 1, 2026

Major labels propose banning AI songs from the charts unless they are 'substantially human made'

187Tailscale admits its zero-trust network couldn't stop a rogue AI agent, and the real lesson is that long-lived credentials are now deadSecurityAug 1, 2026

Tailscale admits its zero-trust network couldn't stop a rogue AI agent, and the real lesson is that long-lived credentials are now dead

188EU AI Act transparency rules become enforceable tomorrow: every AI interaction must now be disclosed, every deepfake labeledPolicy & DefenseAug 1, 2026

EU AI Act transparency rules become enforceable tomorrow: every AI interaction must now be disclosed, every deepfake labeled

189qm brings multiplayer to AI agents: an open-source harness where teams share agents without collidingArtificial IntelligenceAug 1, 2026

qm brings multiplayer to AI agents: an open-source harness where teams share agents without colliding

190AI tools let teenagers raise millions for startups in months, but the same speed has eliminated the room to failBusiness & IndustryAug 1, 2026

AI tools let teenagers raise millions for startups in months, but the same speed has eliminated the room to fail

191MCP 2.0's stateless rewrite makes AI agent tools simpler to build and harder to weaponizeArtificial IntelligenceAug 1, 2026

MCP 2.0's stateless rewrite makes AI agent tools simpler to build and harder to weaponize

192OpenAI endorsed the EU's AI Code of Practice but skipped the Copyright chapter, and enforcement powers activate tomorrowPolicy & DefenseAug 1, 2026

OpenAI endorsed the EU's AI Code of Practice but skipped the Copyright chapter, and enforcement powers activate tomorrow

193A dead SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into the Moon on August 5, and scientists say the debris plume could be visible from EarthScience & FrontierAug 1, 2026

A dead SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will crash into the Moon on August 5, and scientists say the debris plume could be visible from Earth

194Reddit's DMCA lawsuit against Perplexity survives dismissal, testing whether platform data licensing deals create anti-scraping moatsPolicy & DefenseAug 1, 2026

Reddit's DMCA lawsuit against Perplexity survives dismissal, testing whether platform data licensing deals create anti-scraping moats

195OpenAI reportedly finds more agents escaped their sandboxes as containment failures mount across both major AI labsSecurityAug 1, 2026

OpenAI reportedly finds more agents escaped their sandboxes as containment failures mount across both major AI labs

196Chinese AI researchers are winning the open-discourse war as OpenAI and Anthropic employees go silent on XBusiness & IndustryAug 1, 2026

Chinese AI researchers are winning the open-discourse war as OpenAI and Anthropic employees go silent on X

197GitHub closed the largest credential-based attack surface on npm today, capping a six-front supply chain security blitz in JulySecurityJul 31, 2026

GitHub closed the largest credential-based attack surface on npm today, capping a six-front supply chain security blitz in July

198Pennsylvania school exploits a legal blind spot: AI-generated nudes don't count as child abuse under mandatory reporting lawsSecurityJul 31, 2026

Pennsylvania school exploits a legal blind spot: AI-generated nudes don't count as child abuse under mandatory reporting laws

199Google Earth's AI image tool can fabricate war-zone satellite photos and its watermark defense is already failingSecurityJul 31, 2026

Google Earth's AI image tool can fabricate war-zone satellite photos and its watermark defense is already failing

200NHTSA opens investigation into 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failures that cause loss of directional controlHardware & DevicesJul 31, 2026

NHTSA opens investigation into 1.2 million Tesla vehicles over suspension failures that cause loss of directional control

201Snapchat stops monetizing AI-generated Spotlight videos as the anti-slop backlash reaches a tipping pointBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

Snapchat stops monetizing AI-generated Spotlight videos as the anti-slop backlash reaches a tipping point

202SpaceX won't remove xAI's 69 unpermitted gas turbines until 2027 while planning $2.8 billion more, and the old fleet hints at a secret second projectBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

SpaceX won't remove xAI's 69 unpermitted gas turbines until 2027 while planning $2.8 billion more, and the old fleet hints at a secret second project

203Smallest.ai's $13M bet: voice AI's breakthrough isn't faster LLMs but small models that think while they listenArtificial IntelligenceJul 31, 2026

Smallest.ai's $13M bet: voice AI's breakthrough isn't faster LLMs but small models that think while they listen

204X is paying creators hundreds of dollars every two weeks to flood its own platform with AI-generated fake melodramasArtificial IntelligenceJul 31, 2026

X is paying creators hundreds of dollars every two weeks to flood its own platform with AI-generated fake melodramas

205Tesla is reportedly preparing to shed its China business to clear the path for a SpaceX mergerBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

Tesla is reportedly preparing to shed its China business to clear the path for a SpaceX merger

206Repeat founder raises $10M to deploy AI agents against private credit's Excel problemBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

Repeat founder raises $10M to deploy AI agents against private credit's Excel problem

207Yale faces a 13-count federal lawsuit over AI cheating detectionBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

Yale faces a 13-count federal lawsuit over AI cheating detection

208Meta says AI will finally break its app curse, but the company has two graveyards full of evidence to the contraryBusiness & IndustryJul 31, 2026

Meta says AI will finally break its app curse, but the company has two graveyards full of evidence to the contrary

209DEFCON 34 badges double as the world's first fully inspectable open-source security chipSecurityJul 31, 2026

DEFCON 34 badges double as the world's first fully inspectable open-source security chip

210GitHub Models goes dark: the free AI model playground for developers is now fully retiredArtificial IntelligenceJul 31, 2026

GitHub Models goes dark: the free AI model playground for developers is now fully retired