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AI startup Hark unveils first product: an affordable, fast computer use agent Hark Handoff

VentureBeat

AI startup Hark unveils first product: an affordable, fast computer use agent Hark Handoff

Hark , the secretive AI startup founded earlier this year by serial entrepreneur and roboticist Brett Adcock, today announced Handoff , a "computer use agent" (CUA) that it says is among the top-performing in the world at navigating the…

VentureBeat

Part of SpaceX rocket believed to have struck Moon

BBC

Part of SpaceX rocket believed to have struck Moon

A stray SpaceX rocket is believed to have crashed into the Moon, forming a crater

BBC

Iran, Oman agree on coordinates of new route via Strait of Hormuz — Foreign Ministry

TASS

Iran, Oman agree on coordinates of new route via Strait of Hormuz — Foreign Ministry

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that a joint statement of the two countries is now being at the final stages of approval and preparatory work

TASS

Can ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Survive Ukraine’s Drone Campaign?

The Moscow Times

Can ‘Russia’s Amazon’ Survive Ukraine’s Drone Campaign?

Russia’s online retail sector has thrived since the invasion of Ukraine. The attacks on Wildberries now threaten to disrupt that growth.

The Moscow Times

MAGA Is In Turmoil Over Tucker Carlson's Possible 2028 Presidential Bid

Wired

MAGA Is In Turmoil Over Tucker Carlson's Possible 2028 Presidential Bid

Joe Kent says that he and other anti-Donald Trump MAGA figures have formed a new movement. They want Tucker Carlson to run for the presidency in 2028.

Wired

Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

Ars Technica

Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4

Google Assistant's days have been numbered for a while, but the company has now settled on a date to retire its pre-AI assistant robot. In an email being sent out to users, Google confirms that Assistant on Android devices will be shut…

Ars Technica

How to use Android Auto without turning off your VPN

Engadget

How to use Android Auto without turning off your VPN

A VPN might compromise your Android Auto experience at first, but there are some easy workarounds.

Engadget

One.com just rebuilt its website builder around conversational AI – and it can modernize your old website in an instant

One.com just rebuilt its website builder around conversational AI – and it can modernize your old website in an instant

One.com has launched Aida, a new all-in-one AI website builder You can input your website URL and Aida will instantly modernize it Other tools include online sales, booking system, blog, custom domain email, and hosting. One.com , one of…

Experts flag Bank of America phishing scam that hands your device over to hackers

Experts flag Bank of America phishing scam that hands your device over to hackers

Huntress flags phishing emails spoofing Bank of America, pushing victims into different infection chains on Windows vs. macOS Windows users were tricked into installing ScreenConnect RMM via fake “Account Guard,” while macOS users faced…

Zuckerberg apologises to India government over child sexual abuse content on Meta: reports

South China Morning Post

Zuckerberg apologises to India government over child sexual abuse content on Meta: reports

Meta Platforms’ ⁠CEO Mark ⁠Zuckerberg has apologised to the ⁠Indian government over child sexual abuse material on the company’s platforms and for operational errors, local television channels reported on Wednesday. Zuckerberg apologised…

South China Morning Post

Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

The Verge

Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and…

The Verge

'It is not a form of advertising': BMW defends Spider-Man pop-up ads that have infuriated customers

'It is not a form of advertising': BMW defends Spider-Man pop-up ads that have infuriated customers

Customers hit out at connected cars as Spider-Man ‘ads’ appear in vehicles BMW says the Festive App is not a form of advertising Backlash against connected cars intensifies online Last week, reports emerged in the US of BMW owners…