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Russia jails journalist for 12 years on treason charge
Russia has tightened censorship laws and increased pressure on independent media since launching its war in Ukraine in 2022.
NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 10:39am 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
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
France's Wildfires Just Triggered Something the Country Has Never Seen Before
Gizmodo - Jul 29, 2026 10:31am 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
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
OpenAI's Hugging Face Breach Just Got Worse As Anthropic's Claude Mythos Exposes Encryption Flaws
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
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
WhatsApp adds web calling, rolls out new features
Washington: Meta Platforms has introduced voice and video calling on WhatsApp Web, allowing users to make and receive calls directly through a web bro...
Peninsula Qatar - Jul 29, 2026 8:15am 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
Christian Science Monitor - Jul 29, 2026 6:15am EDT
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
Full Moon July 2026 peaks today: When and how to watch
July's full moon rises this week, reaching peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to The Old Farmer's Almanack. Known as the buck moon, it will still appear full to the naked eye...
International The News - Jul 29, 2026 6:00am EDT
Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces a key test as inflation compounds the affordability crisis
The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to keep interest rates steady. But a longer Iran war and fresh tariffs threaten to drive prices even higher.
NBC News - Jul 29, 2026 5:45am EDT
China's new challenge as natural disasters strike - fake AI videos
Storms and flooding incidents over the last few months have seen fake videos inundating social media.
BBC News - Jul 29, 2026 5:34am EDT
New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
NPR - Jul 29, 2026 5:33am EDT