BBC 19 Aug 2026
US charges 17 Iranians over 'massive' cyber theft campaign
Many of the alleged cyber attacks were carried out for the Iranian government, the Department of Justice says.
Axios 19 Aug 2026
OpenAI blinks first in AI safety standoff
OpenAI said Tuesday it is pausing some model work over safety concerns, days after rival Anthropic doubled down on insisting that its own safety measures were solid enough that it…
Science Alert 19 Aug 2026
This Simple Trick Could Finally Help You Cut Down on Phone Time
The statistics for how much of the day we spend staring at our phones make for sobering reading: Individual usage varies a lot of course, but if you're 'average' you might expect …
WIRED 19 Aug 2026
Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through
Launched in 2000, Hot or Not invited people to upload photographs of themselves and be rated by strangers on a scale from 1 to 10. It was crude, addictive, and, within weeks, one …
The Atlantic 18 Aug 2026
What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race?
For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward.
Project Syndicate 18 Aug 2026
The Geopolitical Drag on AI Governance
Gabriela Ramos argues that neither the US nor China has its priorities straight when it comes to regulating the technology.
Lit Hub 18 Aug 2026
Lit Hub Daily: August 18, 2026
What Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel can teach us about grief, literature, and growing up. | Lit Hub TV Florence Hazrat explores the surprisingly controversial history of the p…
MIT Technology Review 18 Aug 2026
The role of the astronaut is in flux
Human spaceflight has been racking up new milestones. But we’re still grappling with a fundamental question: Why go in the first place?
DW 18 Aug 2026
Germany updates: new drone resarch center to be opened
Two weeks after a drone security breach at Leipzig airport, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is set to open a new drone research center. Meanwhile, an historic aquarium is set…
NPR 18 Aug 2026
The grueling fight over who profits from AI music
AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
The Verge 17 Aug 2026
The Analogue Pocket gets a Supreme makeover in red or gold
Analogue and Supreme are teaming up to release metallic versions of the Analogue Pocket handheld in red and gold as part of Supreme’s fall / winter 2026 collection. Here’s how the…
Meduza 17 Aug 2026
Russian defense conglomerate Rostec launches mass production of mobile power substations for outages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes
Rostec has launched mass production of mobile power substations, the state-owned conglomerate announced in a post on its Telegram channel headlined “Energy Ambulance in Case of a …