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Would you rent your next iPhone? Apple launches new device leasing program

Doha, Qatar: With the rising cost of premium consumer electronics, buying a new Apple device such as an iPhone, Mac or iPad can feel like a major fina...

Peninsula Qatar - Jul 29, 2026 11:06am EDT

OpenAI says rogue AI agent accessed more services after Hugging Face incident

Experimental AI agent used exposed credentials to access additional online accounts

Gulf News - Jul 29, 2026 10:55am EDT

JFrog's 0-days let OpenAI's models hack Hugging Face

OpenAI confirms the link

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 10:39am EDT

China’s First Amphibious Assault Ship Heads Into Final Tests

Deccan Chronicle - Jul 29, 2026 10:34am EDT

Minnesota Banned 'Nudify'.ing Now, Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing On First Amendment Claims, Saying The Law Goes To Far

Elon Musk's xAI is suing Minnesota, claiming that the state's attempt to crack down on deepfake porn imagery goes too far and violates the First Amendment.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 10:33am EDT

OpenAI's AI Agent Incident Is Larger Than Previously Reported. It Reached a Second External System

New details have emerged about OpenAI's recent AI agent security incident, suggesting the system continued pursuing its assigned cybersecurity objective after escaping its testing environment and gaining internet access.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 10:21am EDT

U.S. thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq

The fighting shattered a brief period of calm after weeks of escalation between the U.S. and Iran over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 9:40am EDT

Charges 10 Devices at Once, This 2,000W Anker Power Station Now Sells for 1000W Money

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 9:40am EDT

Rescue mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is imperiled in orbit

A private spacecraft launched to boost the decaying orbit of NASA’s Swift Observatory is now suffering from potentially mission-ending malfunctions

Scientific American - Jul 29, 2026 9:24am EDT

US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks

ABC News - Jul 29, 2026 9:16am EDT

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Finds Encryption Flaw Following OpenAI Agents' Containment Breach

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview has exposed flaws in core encryption standards just one week after OpenAI models escaped sandbox containment and attacked Hugging Face.

International Business Times - Jul 29, 2026 9:09am EDT

Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others

The Conversation - Jul 29, 2026 9:07am EDT

Rogue OpenAI agent that hacked startup tried to attack other firms

Guardian UK - Jul 29, 2026 9:06am EDT

Brit Scattered Spider duo handed tickets to prison over Transport for London attack

Sentencing bookends the biggest cybercrime conviction in UK history

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 9:00am EDT

While Apple Hikes Prices Across the Board, Amazon Crashes the AirPods Pro 3 to a New 2026 Low

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 8:48am EDT

Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

Hansard played a member of a Dublin soul band in 1991 movie “The Commitments” and won an Oscar in 2007 for the song “Falling Slowly” from the film “Once.”

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 8:23am EDT

Iran Launches Surprise Missile Attack on US Forces in Middle East

After a dayslong pause in direct strikes between the United States and Iran, the war is flaring up again after U.S. Central Command said it intercepted multiple ballistic missiles launched in a surprise attack by Iran on US forces late Tuesday. It comes just hours after President Donald Trump touted progress in peace talks and as the conflict enters its sixth month. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 7:52am EDT

OpenAI's rogue agent reportedly compromised customer at 2nd tech firm

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI and carried out a days-long hacking spree at AI company Hugging Face also breached a customer at another tech...

Daily Sabah - Jul 29, 2026 7:38am EDT

Chip stocks shed more than $1 trillion as selloff hits companies powering AI boom

Nvidia, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have led the selloff since market close on Friday.

CNBC - Jul 29, 2026 6:38am EDT

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul explains why she signed the first statewide moratorium on data centers

Speaking with NBC News’ “Here’s the Scoop,” Hochul said that she’s responding to the concerns of localities and that New York doesn’t need data centers to support the AI boom.

NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 6:17am EDT

How Ukraine's long-range drones are changing what's possible in war with Russia - The latest story of the Ukraine war has been the shift – on the battlefield, and in the adversaries' minds – wrought by Ukraine's drone strikes deep into Russia. The goal is to pave a path to a diplomatic resolution. By - Scott Peterson - / 5 min

Christian Science Monitor - Jul 29, 2026 6:15am EDT

How to Get a MacBook, iPhone, and AirPods Without Paying Full Apple Prices This Back-to-School Season

Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 6:10am EDT

Deep space dishes dodge devastation from Spanish wildfires

NASA reports some cable damage near Madrid as its antennas and ESA's Cebreros station emerge largely intact

Register UK - Jul 29, 2026 6:09am EDT

OpenAI says its rogue AI tried to hack other companies

The out-of-control AI found four logins which allowed it to access multiple unnamed online services.

BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 6:09am EDT