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The Verge: Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976431/openai-chatgpt-batter y-smart-speaker-rumor
Ars Technica: X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-x-isnt-done-suing-adverti sers-asks-court-to-r...
Wired: Why Normal People Aren’t Using AI Agents Link: https://www.wired.com/story/why-normal-people-arent-using-ai-agents/
The Verge: The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June Link: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/976276/apple-airpods-pro-3-best-buy-apple-deal- sale
TechCrunch: Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/google-says-hackers-are-calling-financial-firm employees-to-hack...
Wired: Flock Highlighted Police Departments Using Its Tech. Now 4 Face Allegations of Misuse Link: https://www.wired.com/story/flock-videos-highlighted-police-departments-that-fac e-misuse/
TechCrunch: China-linked LightSpy spyware caught targeting victims in 13 countries, including the US Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/china-linked-lightspy-spyware-caught-targeting victims-in-1...
TechCrunch: Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/defense-tech-hadrian-raises-1-37b-at-8b-valuat ion/
The Verge: The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/976337/the-legend-of-zelda-movie-ganondor f-multi-picture-deal
Ars Technica: Parasitic zombie-ant fungus thrives in mosses, too Link: https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/parasitic-zombie-fungus-thrives-in-mosse s-too/
The Verge: Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976289/suno-ai-music-spam-wa termark
TechCrunch: Ford needs another Taurus, and the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/ford-needs-another-taurus-and-the-30k-fathom-e v-pickup-isnt-it/
TechCrunch: Bumble teases a swipe-free future as it doubles down on IRL meetups Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/bumble-teases-a-swipe-free-future-as-it-double s-down-on-irl-meetups/
The Verge: OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats Link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976239/openai-chatgpt-free-g o-text-chats
TechCrunch: Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/naive-raises-28-5m-to-automate-the-grunt-work- of-setting-up-and-...
The Verge: TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream Link: https://www.theverge.com/tech/976228/tiktok-perez-hilton-livestream-moderator-er ror
TechCrunch: Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/hacker-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-data-from-mor e-than-165-snowflake-cus...
Wired: DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else Link: https://www.wired.com/story/deepmind-ai-model-can-predict-hurricanes-earlier/
TechCrunch: TikTok lays off 250 employees, shutters its Nashville office Link: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/tiktok-lays-off-250-employees-shutters-its-nas hville-office/
Wired: There’s No Good Way to Talk About Celebrities and Eating Disorders Link: https://www.wired.com/story/theres-no-good-way-to-talk-about-celebrities-and-eat ing-disorders/
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