Technology

Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems

Al Jazeera

Meta’s AI model follows rivals in revealing hacks of outside systems

Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in disclosing AI hacking during cybersecurity testing.

Al Jazeera

Apple’s Private Relay Isn’t So Private After All, Can Leak Your IP Address

Apple’s Private Relay Isn’t So Private After All, Can Leak Your IP Address

Surprisingly, one culprit behind the leak is passkey technology, which is supposed to be a more secure way to authenticate data such as site logins.

Abode Expands Into the New Age of Home Security With Unique Outdoor Sensors

Abode Expands Into the New Age of Home Security With Unique Outdoor Sensors

Abode’s new sensors detect tilting, strange movements and more, a rarity among current security systems.

Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months

The Verge

Elon Musk’s attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasn’t been updated in months

xAI's Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia with AI-generated articles that Elon Musk once promised would be a "massive improvement" over Wikipedia, apparently hasn't been updated since April 24th, according to a report from Lawfare. "As far…

The Verge

The phone notes and WhatsApp messages that won a worker $55,000

Stuff

The phone notes and WhatsApp messages that won a worker $55,000

Suraj Goswami was employed by car detailing business Moto Kare Limited from June 14, 2023, on a work visa that required him to be paid $29.70 an hour for 40 hours a week.

Stuff

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Where is the safest place to store your Bitcoin?

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Where is the safest place to store your Bitcoin?

Editor’s Note: Since the recent hacking incident of a well-known crypto hardware wallet provider, we explore the real safety of different types of wallets that hold our digital currencies. Filipinos are putting meaningful amounts of money…

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

Wired

OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree

At the Black Hat security conference, the AI giant revealed new details about how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies—and did it all right under the company’s nose.

Wired

TechRadar

'This one page changed my life'

Michael Dell marked 42 years since PC's Limited by reposting its 31 July 1984 statement, showing ~$135,000 of net income on roughly a million dollars of sales from $1,000 of starting capital The document, which he also showed in March…

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Scientists up in arms about cuts to UK physics and astronomy

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02460-1 Funding is being terminated for projects including a future CERN experiment and the iconic Lovell Telescope.

Heat waves have killed millions. Here’s how scientists tally lives lost

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02430-7 Two very different methods are used to estimate the human toll of heatwaves such as those now hitting parts of Asia and Europe.

Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02429-0 Vehicles are less likely to smash into deer on the road where the big cats are on patrol.

AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors

Nature, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02235-8 The technology is proving adept at finding faults in decades-old papers and reference databases.