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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
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
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
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
Take Your Streaming Abroad: NordVPN Is Up to 75% Off With 3 Free Months
Gizmodo - Aug 07, 2026 4:14pm EDT
Calling all defenders
Register UK - Aug 07, 2026 3:59pm EDT
Türkiye successfully test-fires newly developed bunker-busting munition
Türkiye's top defense contractor Aselsan said Friday its newly developed Tolun P precision-guided bunker-busting munition successfully struck its...
Daily Sabah - Aug 07, 2026 3:56pm EDT
A Lesser-Known Stock Climbed More Than 100% In a Day After AI Surprise. Here's Why.
Doximity's stock more than doubled in overnight trading following its fiscal first quarter 2027 earnings report, climbing more than 130% in premarket trading before declining to about 40%.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 3:03pm EDT
Uncle Sam aims to help nuclear energy find its sea legs
IAEA initiative tackles the rules for floating reactors and atom-powered civilian ships
Register UK - Aug 07, 2026 2:55pm EDT
OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive”
Gurman report claims OpenAI confirmed the speaker is not an Apple ripoff.
Ars Technica - Aug 07, 2026 1:43pm EDT
Trump is right to purse diplomacy with ‘fractured’ Iran, Victoria Coates says | Fox News Video
Former Trump Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, threats in the Strait of Hormuz and reports of Iranian cyberattacks targeting water systems.
Fox News - Aug 07, 2026 1:42pm EDT
Meta To Pay Hundreds Of Millions In New Mexico For Harming Kids. More Lawsuits Are Pending
Meta has been ordered to pay an additional $567 million in a legal case where it was found that the company's products hurt the mental health of children and enabled sexual predators.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 1:15pm EDT
A parliamentary committee threatened to recommend stripping the company of its safe harbor protections unless Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologizes over the temporary restriction of a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 12:28pm EDT
SK Hynix Makes a New $38 Billion AI Bet: Memory Plants For South Korea
SK Hynix is making one of its biggest bets yet on the artificial intelligence boom, announcing plans to invest 54 trillion Korean won, or about $38.1 billion, to expand its memory chip manufacturing capacity.
International Business Times - Aug 07, 2026 12:10pm EDT