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Virginia Governor To Intervene In Dominion-NextEra Merger (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: energy, governor, merger

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OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: ai labs, cybersecurity, labs

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Situational Awareness Bets $400 Million on Stealth Chip Startup After Crash (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai battered, aiming, aiming reinvent

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Claude Code now lets sessions talk to each other on macOS (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: claude, claude code, code

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U.S. Department of Energy Launches the Genesis Open Models Initiative (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: department, department energy, energy

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Water Utilities Group Partners With DEF CON Offshoot For Water Watch Center (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: cyber, def franklin, fewer people

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Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: band, browser, burned

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Four AI agents coordinating in real time outperformed Claude Opus 4.8 on enterprise coding tasks (venturebeat.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: agent, agentradio, agents

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9to5Mac Overtime 076: Native retro games on iPhone (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jeff Benjamin | tags: apple, benjamin, favorite

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After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Julie Bort | tags: employees, macinnis, rippling

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YouTube TV subscribers are starting to get access to their latest free perk (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: espn, espn unlimited, subscribers

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Wacom’s MovinkPad 11 is a fun, midpriced entry point for digital artists (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: digital, digital art, movinkpad

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Wacom’s Movinkpad 11 is a fun and mid-priced entry point for digital artists (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: digital, digital art, movinkpad

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Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jessica Lyons | tags: facilities, iran, nakasone

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‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ star confirmed for his third Apple TV project (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, apple tv, deadline

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OpenAI Pauses Some Work on New AI Model Over Cybersecurity Concerns (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai testing, astra, astra model

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Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500 (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: cases, human, maggots

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Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: poland, public, researchers

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Kalshi and Polymarket Bets On Clinical Trials Criticized As 'Ghastly' (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: clinical, clinical trials, kalshi

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Flock Reportedly Tried to Turn Uber Drivers Into Mobile Snitches (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: drivers, drivers mobile, flock

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Shopping App Whatnot Valued at $20 Billion in New Funding (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: doubled, doubled valuation, fast

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The fight over Trump’s White House ballroom just took a dramatic turn (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: adjacent, adjacent larger, administration

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iPhone 17 might get price increase next week, per new rumor (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple, august, increases

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‘SaaSpocalypse’ debate intensifies as software stocks swing wildly (cnbc.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jordan Novet | tags: airtable, atlassian, software

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‘The Odyssey’ Will Soon Be Christopher Nolan’s Highest-Grossing Film (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: billion, billion dark, crossed

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iOS 27 has long-awaited fix for common iPhone wireless issue (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: apple, cellular, iphone

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You may soon be able to create and export custom WhatsApp stickers straight from ChatGPT (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-07 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: android, chatgpt, feature

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'Asimov Was Right' About Rules For Robots, Says Ex-US Cyber Director (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: asimov, humans, inglis

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Check out the latest Pixel Watch apps to get a new look for their icons (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: apps, google, just

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Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: meta, new mexico, nuisance