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Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Will Knight | tags: cybersecurity, meta, neurips

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Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: mcdonalds, fbi, file

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MLB iPhone app just got better with new CarPlay and Live Activity features (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Zac Hall | tags: mlb, carplay, apple tv

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iPhone Ultra’s cameras might get very unorthodox placement, per leak (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: iphone ultra, apple, foldable iphone

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Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: uber freight, helix hacking group, cloud storage

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Mammotion LUBA 3 robot mower falls $850 to a record-low price (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: mammotion, luba 3, lidar

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I'm more excited about smartphone colors than any actual new features in 2026 (engadget.com)

2026-08-12 | by Nathan Ingraham | tags: apple, iphone 18 pro, cosmic orange

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Scaling AI agents with trustworthy data (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-12 | by Mit Technology Review Insights | tags: ai agents, legacy systems, data leaders

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Glaciers on the Climate Dashboard (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: glacier monitoring service, sea level rise, icebergs

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Wednesday, August 12: GitHub, Incident with Pull Requests and Issues (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: github, pull requests, issues

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Form Energy raises $750M to build more 100-hour batteries for the grid (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Tim De Chant | tags: form energy, iron-air batteries, west virginia

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This battleground state just got closer to electing its first Black governor (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: wisconsin, david crowley, democratic party

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Bumble is tossing one of its key original features (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: bumble, messaging, dating app

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Hackers are hunting for your private photos, FBI warns: 6 ways to avoid a sextortion nightmare (zdnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Lance Whitney | tags: fbi, hackers, dark web

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iOS 27 gives Apple Calendar my favorite new Home Screen upgrade (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: ios 27, apple calendar, home screen widgets

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After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: windows, microsoft, windows defender

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‘The End of Oak Street’ Is the Family vs. Dinosaur Adventure You Didn’t Know You Needed (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ewan mcgregor, anne hathaway, oak street

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Tailscale Traces Database Corruption to 16y/o SQLite WAL-Reset Bug (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: tailscale, sqlite, wal-reset

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Microsoft fixes 421 bugs and a Windows zero-day in August Patch Tuesday - update ASAP (zdnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Lance Whitney | tags: windows, microsoft, patch tuesday

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Vince Gilligan reveals Pluribus season 2 just hit major milestone (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ryan Christoffel | tags: pluribus, apple tv, vince gilligan

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Someone is running mass vulnerability scans, spoofing AI bots like ClaudeBot (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: ai agents, claudebot, agentic web index

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Pixel 11 Pro Fold knows what foldable shoppers want: Thinner, lighter, better (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: pixel 11 pro fold, tensor g6, google

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With the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Google Doubles Down on Durability (cnet.com)

2026-08-12 | by Abrar Al-Heeti | tags: pixel 11 pro fold, google, samsung galaxy z fold 8

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Google’s new Pixel 11 Pro Fold offers a stronger build and brighter screens (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-12 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: battery, fold, foldable

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Only 2.6% of the most visited websites have fully valid HTML (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: html validation, web accessibility, browser error recovery

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AT&T Doesn’t Fear the ‘Token Future’ (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-12 | tags: att, token, at&t

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How the Pixel 11 Pro Fold compares to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (theverge.com)

2026-08-12 | by Cameron Faulkner | tags: pixel 11 pro fold, galaxy z fold 8, google pixel

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Guitar company D’Addario admits that AI music was used in a promotional video (theverge.com)

2026-08-12 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: d’addario, suno studio, autotune

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Protests Against Data Centers Are Now Threatening $130 Billion of Big Tech’s Crucial Investments (futurism.com)

2026-08-12 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: data centers, big tech, ai boom

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Lazarus hackers exploited Windows zero-day to target defense firms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: lazarus, windows zero-day, cve-2026-68820