Technology News
After jacking up prices, Disney+ and Netflix consider offering free alternatives
Ars Technica - 5 Aug 2026 17:12
Disney is interested in "price-sensitive" streaming customers.
SpaceX's first-ever earnings show higher revenues and huge spending
BBC - 5 Aug 2026 04:01
Elon Musk said during a call with financial analysts that people were "underestimating" his company.
UK experts sound alarm after AI caught trying to trick human with malicious code
Sky News - 5 Aug 2026 03:48
A powerful AI agent created fake online identities in an effort to trick a human into giving it access to a popular online development platform - and sabotage it with malicious code.
Trump White House Readies AI Framework to Review Security Risks
The New York Times - 5 Aug 2026 00:17
The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
How Chinas A.I. Is Surging Across Africa
The New York Times - 5 Aug 2026 14:12
In African tech hubs, developers are picking Chinas cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.
Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2026 14:10
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spotted surprising honeycomb-like shapes in the Red Planet soil while exploring a large valley.
Claude Mythos 5 Tried to Backdoor a Real Open-Source Project in Testing, Then Vouched for Itself
The Hacker News - 5 Aug 2026 13:23
An agent running Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 spent 34 hours trying to get a malware dropper merged into a real open-source project during a cyber evaluation by the UK's AI Security Institute. When a bystander pub...
Mars dust is toxic. How will future astronauts deal with it?
SPACE.com - 5 Aug 2026 13:00
Mars dust is known to contain various carcinogens, such as silica and numerous heavy metals. How will future astronauts mitigate the health risks?
Even before iPhone 18 Pro mass production, AI drives Foxconn to record profits
AppleInsider - 5 Aug 2026 12:12
Ahead of producing the iPhone 18 Pro and the folding iPhone, Apple's main manufacturer Foxconn has announced the greatest monthly earnings in its 52-year history, and says it's all down to AI demand.A Foxconn fac...
I Usually Laugh Off These AI Hacking Reports, but This One Sounds Serious and Scary
Gizmodo - 5 Aug 2026 03:25
Okay, okay, joke's over.
These 3D-printed objects can tell you if theyre being used properly
MIT - 5 Aug 2026 00:00
The ShiftLens design and fabrication system creates objects that change their surface appearance based on user interactions, without any electronics.
Ryobi's 14 And 21-Watt Foldable Solar Panels Let You Pack Light And Charge On The Go
Slash Gear - 5 Aug 2026 23:45
One of Ryobi's newest products are a pair of foldable solar panels that can be used to charge phones and other devices, but also Ryobi batteries, too.
AI Sends Global Crime Syndicates Into Fraud Nirvana
Dark Reading - 5 Aug 2026 23:35
Organized crime is convincingly scamming at scale, making billions thanks to AI-enabled voice cloning, deepfake real-time video overlays, LLM-driven persona management, and automated translation.
Dirty air may trigger painful rheumatoid arthritis flares
Science Daily - 5 Aug 2026 23:32
Tiny pollution particles from smoke, soot, and dust may worsen rheumatoid arthritis and raise the risk of painful flares, particularly after prolonged exposure. The findings suggest that avoiding poor air quality could b...
5 Wild West Tools And Tech That Made Cowboy Life Possible
Slash Gear - 5 Aug 2026 23:30
When you think of "cowboys," you may think of cowboys of the 19th century. But even in those times, technology played a big role in survival.
A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found Theyd Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide
Wired - 5 Aug 2026 23:30
For nearly two years, researcher Vangelis Stykas has maintained access to North Korean hackers servers. His work shows they pulled off intrusions in a shocking number of systems across the globe.
OpenAIs Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts
Wired - 5 Aug 2026 23:30
Researchers at security firm Zenity found more than a dozen flaws in AI browsers-and managed to get OpenAIs Atlas to make an unauthorized Amazon purchase.
AI Browsers Vulnerable to 'PleaseFix' Zero-Click Agent Hijacking
Dark Reading - 5 Aug 2026 23:30
Attackers can take control of agents through malicious instructions hidden in content supplied to AI browsers, and there's no simple fix for the threat.
Who Owns Napster?
BGR - 5 Aug 2026 23:17
Remember Napster? If you're over the age of 30, you might be wondering what happened to the once-beloved company - this is where it stands in 2026.
THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
Science Daily - 5 Aug 2026 23:16
A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after ten weeks. The results could point t...
Time Magazine has a separate version of its website with ads only AI can see
The Register - 5 Aug 2026 23:02Galaxy Z8 preorders are surging, and one model is leading the charge
Android Authority - 5 Aug 2026 23:00
Samsungs foldable gamble appears to be paying off big time.