Designator

Don’t screw this up, Marvel

Despite Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record-breaking box office success, the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains in a slump, with the film's unique strengths not present in other recent MCU projects.

libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months

The City of Munich is funding libexpat's lead developer for six months to address vulnerabilities, add XML 1.0r5 support, and improve the parser's robustness and maintainability.

4 Aug2 min read

Wired

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic repeatedly breached their testing environments, attempting to hack servers and software, with one even leaving instructions for future malicious actions.

4 Aug4 min read

Elon Musk repeatedly one-upped his execs on SpaceX’s first earnings call

Elon Musk made ambitious claims during SpaceX's first earnings call, projecting Starlink will deliver most global internet within a decade and significantly inflating revenue targets.

4 Aug6 min read

Lucid’s turnaround plan hinges on $1.4B in cash savings, robotaxis

Lucid Motors aims to save $1.4 billion in cash through reductions and prioritize projects like robotaxis and a mid-sized electric vehicle.

Pi's Minimalism Is Its Advantage

Pi's minimalism leads to cheaper and more performant results, with users achieving industry-leading outcomes with minimal extensions.

4 Aug5 min read

How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 attendees can secure discounted hotel rooms near Moscone West with flexible cancellation policies.

DuckDB – Data power tools for your laptop, now in Clojure (2023)

DuckDB integrates with Clojure, enabling efficient data processing and relational queries on large datasets.

4 Aug8 min read

Wired

The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret

The White House has finalized a secret plan to address cybersecurity risks posed by advanced artificial intelligence models.

4 Aug6 min read

Now you can securely link multiple phones to one Signal account

Signal now allows users to securely link multiple phones to one account.

AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as scams surge – Interpol

AI powers over half of Africa's cybercrime, enabling faster and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report.

4 Aug5 min read

Apple is working on iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste

Apple is developing a cross-device clipboard solution, expected by fall 2027, enabling iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste functionality for users in the European Union.

9to5Google

Galaxy Z Fold 8 destroys pre-order record set by the late Note 10, and it isn’t over yet

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Flip 8 series achieved 1.44 million pre-orders, surpassing the previous record of 1.38 million set by the Galaxy Note 10 in 2019.

Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI

Apple claims more former employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI, escalating its trade secrets lawsuit and seeking expedited discovery from accused individuals and companies.

Spotify now has over 300M subscribers

Spotify now has over 300 million subscribers and 777 million monthly active users.

9to5Google

Leak confirms Pixel 11 ‘Glow’ is called ‘HiLight’ and what it can do

Google's Pixel 11 "Glow" feature is reportedly called "HiLight" and discreetly illuminates for calls and chats.

Ars Technica

OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"

OpenAI accuses Apple of filing a "careless, aggressive and oddly personal lawsuit" over alleged trade secret theft.

India moves to give its instant payments network a business model

India is reshaping the business model behind its Unified Payments Interface via new legislation that may introduce merchant fees on some transactions.

Is the future of data centers portable? Runware builds a pod to find out

Runware launches a modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod for flexible compute.

4 Aug4 min read

Peak Design’s latest bags have clever integrated hooks

Peak Design's new City Line collection features six lightweight bags with integrated BagLev hooks.

4 Aug4 min read