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A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide

A security researcher found North Korean hackers breached hundreds of networks worldwide, impacting 1,640 companies across 57 countries.

Wired

OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts

Security researchers discovered over a dozen flaws in AI-enabled web browsers, including OpenAI's Atlas, which allowed unauthorized actions like spamming WhatsApp contacts or making Amazon purchases.

9to5Google

Galaxy Z Fold 8 is convincing Z Flip owners to switch, Samsung says

Samsung says the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is convincing Z Flip owners to switch due to its compact shape and larger canvas.

Get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass until Friday

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 passes are currently discounted by up to $400 until Friday.

5 Aug3 min read

Wired

Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon

Scientists detected signals confirming a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hit the lunar surface, though no images were captured.

Ars Technica

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting vulnerabilities in buggy motherboard controllers from major manufacturers.

The Verge

X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year

X product chief Nikita Bier is leaving after one year to become an advisor.

Nikita Bier steps down as X’s head of product

Nikita Bier steps down as X's head of product after a little over a year in the role.

The title cards in Blade Runner are amazing

Blade Runner's title sequence uses Goudy Oldstyle typography to establish a dystopian mood.

Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup Atoms taps former Uber finance chief as CFO

Gautam Gupta, former Uber finance chief, joins Travis Kalanick's robotics startup Atoms as CFO.

5 Aug3 min read

Trump EPA wrongly canceled $20B in climate funds, appeals court rules

An appeals court ruled the Trump administration unlawfully canceled $20 billion in climate funds, which were appropriated by the Inflation Reduction Act and already disbursed to nonprofits.

5 Aug3 min read

Anthropic is hiring an AI chip design team

Anthropic is assembling a team to design custom AI chips, aiming to co-design hardware and models for faster, more efficient technology as demand for Claude increases.

5 Aug2 min read

The Verge

Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away

Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users, claiming to have resolved the security flaws that led to its shutdown three years ago.

Show HN: Vocab Top – AI-powered vocabulary builder that helps you retain words

Vocab Top, an AI-powered vocabulary builder, helps users retain words through features like translations, pronunciation guides, example sentences, and AI-generated visual memory aids.

TSON – A JSON superset with immutable, hash-pinned schemas

TSON introduces a JSON superset with immutable, hash-pinned schemas, where documents name their schema, and the schema names its meta-schema, ensuring verification.

5 Aug7 min read

The Verge

Ring upgraded its peephole doorbell camera to 2K

Ring upgraded its peephole doorbell camera to 2K resolution with a sleeker design and lower price.

The Entropy of a Markov Chain

Researchers apply entropy concepts to Markov chains, exploring connections to thermodynamics and Boltzmann's equation.

9to5Google

Sunbird launches its iMessage for Android app, expecting you to trust it in the name of blue bubbles

Sunbird launches its iMessage for Android app, offering blue bubbles on Android devices.

Ars Technica

SpaceX spooks investors with debut earnings report

SpaceX shares dropped after the company reported a $16 billion capital expenditure on AI, exceeding Wall Street's expectations.

Cloudflare OS: an open platform for agents, apps, and work

Cloudflare introduces Cloudflare OS, an open platform for agents, apps, and work.

Not hiring junior engineers won't solve the problem you think you have

Not hiring junior engineers will not solve the problems companies think they have with adapting to AI in software engineering.

Building an Advanced Agentic Harness

Developers build an advanced harness by composing small, testable primitives around a basic loop.

After Losses, Retail Investors Flock to 3x Leverage as 2x Product Are Restricted

After new regulations restricted domestic 2x leveraged products, Korean retail investors shifted over $1 billion into overseas 3x leveraged ETFs, sparking concerns about capital outflow.