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Elon Musk Quietly Bought a Medium Sized Fossil Fuel Energy Company Back in May
Gizmodo - 16 Jul 2026 04:35
Huh!
UK Warns AI Could Target Water Supplies and Police Systems in New National Risk Register
IBTimes - 15 Jul 2026 06:37
The UK government updates its National Risk Register, highlighting AI-driven cyber threats to infrastructure and launching a public campaign to enhance national resilience against emergencies.
Apple raises iCloud+ subscription prices in several countries
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Jul 2026 04:35Trump Media to sell early access to key social posts
BBC - 17 Jul 2026 04:56
Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.
South Korea making its own security-centric AI model
The Register - 17 Jul 2026 03:56Chinese memory ban would cut off RAMpocalypse relief
The Register - 17 Jul 2026 01:15OpenAI admits GPT-5.6 occasionally deletes files - but it's an 'honest mistake'
The Register - 17 Jul 2026 00:50Cyberattack threatens utterly critical infrastructure in Japan: KFC
The Register - 16 Jul 2026 04:01Former OpenAI CTO does what Altman won't: releases a frontier AI model that's actually open
The Register - 16 Jul 2026 02:14Iran Abused Mobile Networks' Vulnerabilities To Locate US Military In Middle East
Slashdot - 15 Jul 2026 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The Iranian government abused well-known vulnerabilities in the global telecoms infrastructure to locate U.S. military personnel in the build-up to the Iran War, as we...
Microsoft Patches Record 622 Flaws, Including Two Zero-Days Under Active Attack
The Hacker News - 15 Jul 2026 01:55
Microsoft shipped its largest Patch Tuesday on record today, and two of the fixes close holes that attackers are already exploiting. The release covers 622 of Microsoft's own CVEs by itsSecurity Update Guidecount, mo...
OpenAI hides Codex agent instructions behind encryption, leaving developers in the dark
The Register - 15 Jul 2026 01:00Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States
The New York Times - 15 Jul 2026 00:39
A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected to add $6.3 billion in additional charges to consumers and businesses because of electricity needs of data centers.
Zuck's AI ambitions put Meta on course to become America's next big cloud provider
The Register - 14 Jul 2026 01:37Space Mirror: The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Unimpressed
CNET - 14 Jul 2026 00:25
For now, a single satellite has been cleared for a test demonstration, but the company making it hopes to eventually launch 50,000 of them into orbit.
Elon Musk Accuses Sam Altman of Trying to Steal Apple's iPhone Tech as AI Billionaire Feud Escalates
IBTimes - 13 Jul 2026 05:25
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are trading insults over Apple's OpenAI lawsuit, and with SpaceX now public and OpenAI filing to list, retail investors hold a stake in the feud.
Anthropic Acknowledges $16.6 Million Billing Error, User Reveals Repeated Charge Attempts Blocked Bank Card, Four-Day Support Ordeal
IBTimes - 13 Jul 2026 00:27
Anthropic acknowledged a $16.6m billing error after a user said repeated payment attempts led to his card being blocked.
Most Of Moons Water Likely Remains Chemically Bound In Its Deep Interior
Universe Today - 13 Jul 2026 00:05
Aside from an unknown quantity of water in the Moons permanently shaded polar craters, the lions share of what water the Moon may have is likely chemically bound in its deep interior.
Here are all the ways Apple is raising prices and why
9 to 5 Mac - 19 Jul 2026 03:37
Apples hardware price increases in June were costly and unwelcome. They were also just the start of a wave of higher prices on Apple products and services. Over the last few weeks, Apple has been raising prices in all ar...
NASAs Artemis III Lander Test Will be a "Dress Rehearsal" for Returning to the Moon!
Universe Today - 19 Jul 2026 02:41
Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moons surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rendezvous and docking operations between com...
This Cheap Accessory Can Protect Your Nvidia GPU From Serious Damage
BGR - 19 Jul 2026 02:17
Larger, more powerful graphics cards come with their own physical limitations, but one cheap accessory can help with cards that are too large.
Do Samsung Phones Depreciate Faster Than iPhones?
BGR - 19 Jul 2026 01:47
Samsung and iPhone often run neck-and-neck in terms of features and usability, but there's a pretty big difference when it comes to resale value over time.