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Can Reddit Survive the AI Boom?
The platform is making AI better while AI is making it worse.
New York Magazine - Aug 08, 2026 12:25pm EDT
Using AI has an environmental impact — here are 4 ways you can minimize it
Live Science - Aug 08, 2026 11:23am EDT
Hugging Face hack marks start of dangerous AI cyber era and many firms 'don't even know it'
The Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas couldn't have come at a better time, with AI agent hacks stacking up from Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI.
CNBC - Aug 08, 2026 10:24am EDT
Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?
BBC News - Aug 08, 2026 8:52am EDT
Artists facing an 'unwinnable battle' against internet fakes
Illustrator Kerrie McNeill said it's "frustrating" for artists like her when copies of their work are copied and sold on online marketplaces.
BBC News - Aug 08, 2026 8:09am EDT
Solar Eclipse in UK: Met office reveals best places to watch on Wednesday
The meteorological office has revealed the best spots to witness the UK’s deepest total solar eclipse for the next 54 years on coming Wednesday. On August 12, more than 90 percent of the sun's...
International The News - Aug 08, 2026 8:01am EDT
South Korea captures first images of SpaceX Moon crash
A spent SpaceX rocket stage slammed into the Moon at roughly 8,700 kph on 5 August, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter was there to catch it, before and after. The Korea Aerospace Administration...
International The News - Aug 08, 2026 7:24am EDT
Hank Green AI controversy raises questions for science communicators
The backlash raises a bigger question for science communicators: where should AI fit into their work?
Scientific American - Aug 08, 2026 7:12am EDT
Iran's Royan Inst. develop cancer-linked Micrornas database
Mehr News Agency - Aug 08, 2026 7:10am EDT
Can sharks help predict hurricanes? Scientists think so
Scientists in a recent breakthrough have turned to sharks for better hurricane predictions and potential intensity of a hurricane before making landfall. The researchers from the University of...
International The News - Aug 08, 2026 6:18am EDT
Pope's official prayer app commits cardinal sin, leaks 700K+ users' info
(Security) hole-ier than thou
Register UK - Aug 08, 2026 5:51am EDT
Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
Guardian UK - Aug 08, 2026 3:26am EDT
Scientists use AI to design living viruses for the first time
AI designs living viruses for the first time, opening new frontiers in medical research while raising urgent questions over biosecurity and regulation.
Gulf News - Aug 07, 2026 9:29pm EDT
OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love dangerous AI
Register UK - Aug 07, 2026 8:47pm EDT
Water industry turns to AI and hackers for help after suspected Iran cyberattacks
For the new initiative, Vanderbilt University researchers will work to create “digital twins” of water system networks.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 8:27pm EDT
Flock cameras vandalized across the country as the debate around them continues
Communities across the country are debating whether or not they should keep using controversial Flock Safety cameras as a number of them are vandalized. Police say the cameras help them track down criminals, but critics say they’re an invasion of privacy. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 8:00pm EDT
Calling all defenders
Register UK - Aug 07, 2026 7:44pm EDT
Judge orders Meta to pay hundreds of millions over kids’ mental health
Meta says it will appeal the order by a New Mexico judge that said the social media giant has to pay close to one billion dollars to address how its apps have contributed to harm to children. NBC News’ Brian Cheung reports.
NBC News - Aug 07, 2026 7:28pm EDT
Türkiye swiftly closing in on world's top 10 defense exporters
Türkiye is close to breaking into the ranks of the world's top 10 defense exporters, as domestically developed platforms gain widespread...
Daily Sabah - Aug 07, 2026 6:44pm EDT
Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.
Ars Technica - Aug 07, 2026 6:01pm EDT
Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests
A U.K. safety evaluation found agents powered by Anthropic and OpenAI took unauthorized actions online, exposing a growing problem of control
Scientific American - Aug 07, 2026 5:27pm EDT
