Ars Technica: Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are
encrypted
Link:
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/grok-exfiltrates-user-data-when-malicio
us-instructions-are-encrypted/
The Verge: NASA gives up on trying to rescue the Swift telescope
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/science/982661/nasa-katalyst-swift-rescue-mission-failu
re-update
TechCrunch: AI data giant Alation confirms cyberattack
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/ai-data-giant-alation-confirms-cyberattack/
Live Science: 1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may
have belonged to human sacrifice victim
Link:
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/americas/1-400-year-old-skeleton-found-i
n-underground-...
MMA Fighting: Anthony Hernandez: Sean Strickland helped re-spark love for
martial arts ahead of UFC Sacramento main event
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505802/anthony-hernandez-sean-strickland-helped-
re-spark-lo...
Bloody Elbow: Din Thomas teases retirement U-turn days after disrespecting
Gillian Robertson with UFC 330 announcement
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/din-thomas-teases-retirement-u-turn-days-afte
r-disrespectin...
TechCrunch: US says hackers are targeting vulnerable water systems with the help
of AI
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/us-says-hackers-are-targeting-vulnerable-water
-systems-with-the-help-of-ai/
TechCrunch: Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Link:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/meta-ais-new-mac-app-wants-you-to-talk-to-your
-apps/
The Verge: Meta glasses are a workplace menace
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/report/982414/meta-glasses-work-surveillance-labor-secu
rity
MMA Fighting: Morning Report | Namo Fazil claims he was accosted by ‘15
Chechens’ before Contender Series loss
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/505886/morning-report-namo-fazil-claims-he-was-a
ccosted-by-15-chechens...
Bloody Elbow: DWCS loser says he was attacked by ’15 Chechens’ during weight cut
including Khamzat Chimaev’s teammate
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/dwcs-loser-says-he-was-attacked-by-15-chechen
s-during-weight...
ScienceDaily: Schizophrenia’s lost brain connections follow a surprising pattern
Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820002443.htm
The Verge: I ruined my cats’ toilet time with a motion-activated neon litter box
sign
Link:
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/978782/cat-litterbox-motion-activated-neon-on-a
ir-sign
Wired: Poolease X1 Pool Robot Review: How Bad Can It Be?
Link: https://www.wired.com/review/poolease-x1-pool-robot/
The Verge: The piano that taught my cat to play for her supper
Link: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/980552/pet-piano-cat-autofeeder
Bloody Elbow: Former UFC star Jimi Manuwa gets new opponent for his first fight
in 7 years on Perry vs Danis card
Link:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/08/20/former-ufc-star-jimi-manuwa-gets-new-opponent
-for-his-first-figh...
Nature: To shield the fetus, link a protein to these drugs
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02553-x
Wired: The 3 Best USB Phone Chargers (2026): Anker, DeWalt
Link: https://www.wired.com/story/best-usb-car-chargers/
Wired: A MAGA County’s Top Election Official Wants to Hire Election Denial
Superstar Tina Peters
Link:
https://www.wired.com/story/a-maga-countys-top-election-official-wants-to-hire-e
lection-denial-superstar-tina-peters...
Wired: How Teen ‘After-Prom’ Kings in LA Monetized the High School Rager
Link:
https://www.wired.com/myplots-jack-schwartz-zane-harwin-teen-parties-after-prom/