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Wired: Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll Link: https://www.wired.com/story/waffle-house-teleporter-gregg-phillips-is-still-on-t he-trump-administrat...
The Verge: All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985329/instagram-facebook-meta-settlement-changes
TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/googles-gemini-has-a-branding-problem-and-so-d oes-the-rest-of-ai/
TechCrunch: How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus? Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/how-do-we-explain-openais-executive-exodus/
Wired: OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack Debrief Raises More Questions Than It Answers Link: https://www.wired.com/story/openais-hugging-face-hack-debrief-raises-more-questi ons-than-it-answers/
The Verge: Amazon knocks $150 off Pixel 11 phones, with up to $200 in gift cards Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/984516/pixel-11-promo-code-doom-dark-ages-deal- sale
Ars Technica: The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring punches above its weight class Link: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/08/driven-the-992-2-porsche-911-gt3-touring-ea rns-its-keep/
TechCrunch: OpenAI releases its official report on the Hugging Face breach Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/openai-releases-its-official-report-on-the-hug ging-face-breach/
TechCrunch: Flipboard acquires Graze, the feed builder working to monetize the open social web Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/flipboard-acquires-graze-the-feed-builder-work ing-to-monetize-th...
Wired: There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up Link: https://www.wired.com/story/there-are-no-trans-women-in-the-wnba-so-right-winger s-are-making-some-up/
TechCrunch: Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a ‘global disruption’ to its operations Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/medical-device-maker-boston-scientific-...
Wired: The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery Link: https://www.wired.com/story/i-could-watch-the-robot-games-forever-ai-lab/
The Verge: Being a mom is hard — the heat is making it harder Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/985225/heat-stress-children-climate-change-study
The Verge: The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/984331/switch-2-price-increase-psa
Wired: FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure Link: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-disrupts-chinese-proxy-tools-used-in-mass-hackin g-of-us-agencies-a...
The Verge: Apple Maps has ads now Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985249/apple-maps-iphone-ads
Wired: Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety Link: https://www.wired.com/story/candidates-are-signing-a-pact-promising-action-on-da ta-centers-and-ai-safety/
The Verge: Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985186/google-gemini-3-5-transcribe-audio-ai
TechCrunch: US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to hack NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/us-seizes-domains-of-chinese-botnet-used-to-ha ck-nasa-jus...
TechCrunch: Apple is holding its iPhone launch event on September 9 Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/apple-is-holding-its-iphone-launch-event-on-se ptember-9/
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