Wired: The Most Dangerous AI Hacking Techniques Still Have Humans in the Loop
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/the-most-dangerous-ai-hacking-techniques-still-have-
human-input/
Live Science: A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and
telescopes around the world joined forces to watch it
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/a-star-20-times-th...
TechCrunch: Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch
their own startup
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/jeff-dean-and-other-top-ai-researchers-are-lea
ving-google-to-...
Wired: AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-could-act-like-computer-viruses-and-worms/
TechCrunch: Reddit aims to make ‘karma’ less important for first-time posters
with shift to AI moderation tools
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/reddit-aims-to-make-karma-less-important-for-f
i...
MMA Fighting: Conor McGregor undergoes surgery to repair injured knee: ‘I am
excellent’
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/503368/conor-mcgregor-undergoes-surgery-to-repai
r-injured-knee-i-am-excel...
Bloody Elbow: Kamaru Usman’s manager provides retirement update as he claims
change may be coming
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/kamaru-usmans-manager-provides-retirement-upd
ate-as-he-claim...
The Verge: Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-demis-hassabis-shakeup
Ars Technica: D-Wave on rails: Company tests entanglement on its dual-rail
qubits
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/d-wave-on-rails-company-tests-entangleme
nt-on-its-dual-rail-qubits/
Wired: Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-that-contained-ai-generated-child-sexua
l-abuse-imagery/
The Verge: SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/science/975545/spacex-x-earnings-ai-data-centers-comput
e-space
Wired: Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/jeff-dean-google-discovery-loop-startup/
The Verge: Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/tech/975398/reddit-ai-rules-hub-moderator-old-reddit-de
veloper-platform
TechCrunch: Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not
replacing Google
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/shopify-says-ai-search-is-driving-more-traffic
-and-sales-not-replaci...
The Verge: Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking
attempt
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/975577/aisi-openai-anthropic
-agent-hacking
Ars Technica: SpaceX spooks investors with debut earnings report
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/spacex-spooks-investors-with-debut-earnings-r
eport/
Bloody Elbow: Jean Silva has a feeling he’ll face Alexander Volkanovski next
despite booking Yair Rodriguez clash
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/jean-silva-has-a-feeling-hell-face-alexander-...
TechCrunch: Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/anthropic-is-hiring-an-ai-chip-design-team/
Bloody Elbow: Dustin Poirier set for UFC broadcast return after arrest left
post-fighting career ‘up in the air’
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/dustin-poirier-set-for-ufc-broadcast-return-a...
Bloody Elbow: ‘This is criminal’: Fans react as Tai Tuivasa is matched up with
returning KO artist at UFC 331
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/05/this-is-criminal-fans-react-as-tai-tuivasa-is
-ma...