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AI creates 16 new viruses that never existed in nature after learning DNA’s pattern from 9 trillion nucleotides — experts warn such applications are way ahead of necessary guardrails (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-08 | by Etiido Uko | tags: blocks, model, organism

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The Labor Market Might Not Need as Many Jobs to Be Healthy (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-08 | tags: celebrities, celebrities romantic, equity

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This Menacing Police Robot Perfectly Shaped Like a Soccer Ball Definitely Won’t Be Vandalized by Angry Locals (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: according company, hour, police

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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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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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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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'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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This Super El Niño Could Trigger the Highest Sea Levels Ever Recorded on the California Coast (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: california, california likely, coastal

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‘Lynx’ Is a Sapphic Neo-Noir Thriller About a Damaged Detective and Her Snarky Cat Battling Angels [Exclusive] (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: accurate, accurate angels, angels

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Managing AI Coding Costs at Scale (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: cost, frontier, harness

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Databricks drove down AI coding spend 70% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: cost, frontier, harness

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Sony might be rebooting its 2020 flagship headphones (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Will Shanklin | tags: color, color options, hours

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Google throws shade at ugly smartwatches in Pixel Watch 5 teaser (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: event, google, launch

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New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: campaign, levels, machinegames

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Oracle bans AI-generated code from OpenJDK (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai generated, ai models, citing

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ByteDance Is Training a 10-Trillion-Parameter Model To Chase the Frontier (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: bytedance, chinese, model

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The 7 Best TV Shows to Stream This Month (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jennifer M. Wood | tags: original, series, star

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Chesky says Airbnb will spend ‘a lot more’ on AI as earnings beat and stock surges 15% (cnbc.com)

2026-08-07 | by Mackenzie Sigalos | tags: airbnb, chesky, chesky said

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Trevor Noah Will Host Google’s Pixel 11 Event Next Week (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Giselle Castro-Sloboda | tags: devices, event, expect

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What is the brand Matières Fécales (yes, ‘fecal matter’) and why is it suddenly everywhere? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: angelic, asked, brand

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Trump Orders New 15% Tariff On Key Material For Solar Panels, Microchips (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: commerce, factories, order

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Olivia Rodrigo handpicked Etsy founders for festival merch. Their sales soared more than 2,000% (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: artist, businesses, chain

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Opinion | Don't Anthropomorphize Artificial Intelligence (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai human, believed, believed thought

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Google’s AI Search seemingly leaked unreleased game content and no one knows how (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: character, developer, game

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Gen Z Cares About This One Factor More Than Salary and Work-Life Balance (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: entry, kpmg, level

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Software is about people, not code (2020) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by View All Posts Mooreds | tags: built, code, development

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Software is about people, not code (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | by View All Posts Mooreds | tags: built, code, development

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Google Pixelsnap Charger with Stand falls to a record-low $34.99 ahead of Pixel 11 launch (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: charger, charger stand, deal

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OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful (theverge.com)

2026-08-07 | by Jay Peters | tags: agentic, astra, critical