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The Major Labels Propose Rules to Keep AI Slop Off the Charts (entertainment.slashdot.org)
2026-8-1 AI

US and Israel prepare to bomb Iran's energy infrastructure – media (www.rt.com)
2026-8-1 Israel Energy Iran

Filing: Amazon has completed its $50B investment in OpenAI; source: OpenAI received the final tranche this week, taking Amazon's position to roughly 5% (www.ft.com)
2026-8-1 Amazon

Amgen says cloud data breach exposed patient health, proprietary info (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-1

Sources: OpenAI demoed a new “Astra” AI model family to US policymakers and regulators this week, touting its improved abilities to complete long-running tasks (www.theinformation.com)
2026-8-1 AI

Most Australian Teens Still On Social Media Three Months After Ban (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-8-1 Australia Ban Social Media

Boeing blocks Ukraine's air-defense plan – Die Welt (www.rt.com)
2026-8-1 Ukraine Boeing

Study shows that social inequality exacerbates barriers to physical activity (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

Shedding light on new type of magnetism in quantum materials (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1 Quantum

For mind and body: Community gathering places may counteract cognitive disability (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

How children talk can indicate risk for future mental health problems (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

Combining fishing regulations and trade data reveals the complex global market for shark products (www.eurekalert.org)
2026-8-1

Amazon shares closed up 15.32% on Friday, the biggest one-day jump since April 2012, after the company reported accelerating AWS revenue (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-8-1 Amazon

Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-1 Linux

Roblox shares close down ~27%, its worst-ever daily percentage decline, after the company forecasted declining bookings and slowing revenue growth (www.barrons.com)
2026-8-1

Online ad firm Adform's script compromised to steal cryptocurrency (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-8-1 Cryptocurrency

Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead (games.slashdot.org)
2026-8-1 Sony

Spain offers token response as Morocco border ‘totally collapses' (VIDEOS) (www.rt.com)
2026-8-1 Spain

This “Trump Myth” Will Cost You (dailyreckoning.com)
2026-8-1 Trump

Sources: OpenAI has discovered other instances where AI agents escaped containment; none of the agents were thought to have left OpenAI's network (www.reuters.com)
2026-8-1 AI

FBI and EPA say water and wastewater utilities in at least seven states reported cyberattacks this week, with some causing flooding and other operational issues (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-1 FBI

Hackers Targeted Municipal Water Systems In 7 States This Week, FBI Says (news.slashdot.org)
2026-8-1 FBI

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs the Children's Social Media Safety Act, a bill designed to limit children's access to “addictive” social media algorithms (capitolnewsillinois.com)
2026-8-1 Algorithm Social Media

New Google Earth AI Tool Could Fuel Misinformation, Experts Say (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-8-1 Google AI

Meta India head named in police case over Modi posts (www.rt.com)
2026-8-1 India

Google rolls back an image generation tool in Google Earth to add “stronger guardrails” after concerns arose it can be used to create deepfake satellite imagery (www.npr.org)
2026-8-1 Google

An in-depth account of the past two days inside Situational Awareness, as Aschenbrenner assured investors he would focus on changes to his portfolio management (www.wsj.com)
2026-8-1

Zelensky fired me over anti-graft reforms – ex-Ukrainian defense minister (www.rt.com)
2026-8-1 Ukraine

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