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Spokane arson suspect faces new charges for fires dating back to 2025
As more than 1,500 firefighters battle the raging Spokane Complex Fire, the suspect accused of starting the blaze is facing new arson charges for previous fires.
NBC News - Aug 06, 2026 6:11pm EDT
Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks put produce from Mexico in the spotlight
Mexico is a top supplier of fresh produce to the U.S.
NBC News - Aug 06, 2026 5:32pm EDT
Meta joins OpenAI, Anthropic in disclosing AI model hacking
One of Meta Platforms' artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the company said Thursday, the...
Daily Sabah - Aug 06, 2026 5:17pm EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 06, 2026 5:02pm EDT
AMD buys chip startup that hardwires AI models into its silicon
Taalas' current chip runs a small version of Meta's Llama 3.1, though the company is working on chips for bigger and more advanced models.
CNBC - Aug 06, 2026 4:13pm EDT
My Husband Found an Unwelcome Visitor in Our Bed. It’s a Threat That’s Coming for All of Us.
Ticks in NYC are a thing we have to deal with now.
Slate - Aug 06, 2026 4:00pm EDT
Perez Hilton’s family says his children ‘fled’ their home before his reported self-harm livestream
In a statement issued Thursday, Hilton’s family said they “fled to protect from witnessing any further trauma” after “it became clear” that he was “harming himself.”
NBC News - Aug 06, 2026 3:34pm EDT
Models used social engineering and collaborated among themselves to solve a security challenge
Register UK - Aug 06, 2026 3:19pm EDT
AppLovin stock tanks on Q2 revenue miss
Shares of AppLovin tanked 17% Thursday off a second-quarter earnings miss, falling short of analysts' expectations for revenue.
CNBC - Aug 06, 2026 3:12pm EDT
The ‘machine’ that fixed baseball’s strike zone and helped modernize the game
In the early 2000s, baseball used QuesTec technology to judge an umpire’s strike zone. Players and umpires bashed it, but QuesTec paved the way for today’s Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System.
NBC News - Aug 06, 2026 2:50pm EDT
Christian Science Monitor - Aug 06, 2026 2:42pm EDT
OpenAI Reveals AI Agents Turned on Its Own Testing Environment Before Hacking Hugging Face
OpenAI has disclosed that its experimental artificial intelligence agents compromised the company's own testing infrastructure weeks before they were involved in the widely reported breach of Hugging Face.
International Business Times - Aug 06, 2026 2:25pm EDT
TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26
Towle was known for chronicling her hopes and struggles as a young person living with cancer.
BBC News - Aug 06, 2026 2:14pm EDT
Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans raise alarms over new South Korean 'fake news' law
GOP members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday sent a letter to South Korean regulators raising concerns about a law they say will lead to censorship.
CNBC - Aug 06, 2026 1:43pm EDT
Bypassing AI guardrails is so easy a script kiddie can do it
Claiming 'it's my server' was often enough to persuade models to help
Register UK - Aug 06, 2026 12:50pm EDT
First OpenAI, now Meta - why do AI hacks keep happening?
A flood of companies are revealing AI models gained access to the internet - with real consequences.
BBC News - Aug 06, 2026 12:35pm EDT
New Democratic bill would tax AI companies to create jobs
Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, was inspired by FDR’s Works Progress Administration, saying: “We are not going to let AI company CEOs get rich by displacing millions of American workers.”
NBC News - Aug 06, 2026 12:06pm EDT
These Activists Might Have Cracked the Code to Fighting the Data Center Boom
Communities across the country are trying to keep data centers out. A victory in Maryland shows a blueprint—but no guarantees.
Slate - Aug 06, 2026 12:05pm EDT
Another AI Hacking: Meta Model Slipped Into Another Company's Systems During Testing
Meta has confirmed that one of its AI models hacked into another company's systems during cybersecurity testing after a configuration error inadvertently gave it internet access, adding to similar incidents recently disclosed by OpenAI and Anthropic.
International Business Times - Aug 06, 2026 11:57am EDT
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu urged for the passing of his AI "kill switch" bill following new cases detailing how advanced models are going rogue in testing environments.
International Business Times - Aug 06, 2026 11:48am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 06, 2026 11:43am EDT