Webb telescope finds signs of ancient disaster for Neptune's moons
https://www.reuters.com/science/webb-telescope-finds-signs-ancient-disaster-neptunes-moons-2026-08-03/
https://www.reuters.com/science/webb-telescope-finds-signs-ancient-disaster-neptunes-moons-2026-08-03/
Truemetrics (YC S23) Is Hiring in Berlin – GTM Lead
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/truemetrics/jobs/bIQQ7tP-founding-gtm-lead
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/truemetrics/jobs/bIQQ7tP-founding-gtm-lead
Y Combinator
Founding GTM Lead at truemetrics | Y Combinator
Join truemetrics - Build technology to navigate the world
truemetrics helps organizations to navigate the world more efficiently. We are solving one of the biggest pain points in last mile delivery: how to get parcels, groceries, and food to the right door…
truemetrics helps organizations to navigate the world more efficiently. We are solving one of the biggest pain points in last mile delivery: how to get parcels, groceries, and food to the right door…
AI Data Centers Are Driving Up Power Bills – This Map Shows Where
https://www.gadgetreview.com/ai-data-centers-are-driving-up-power-bills-this-map-shows-where
https://www.gadgetreview.com/ai-data-centers-are-driving-up-power-bills-this-map-shows-where
Gadget Review
AI Data Centers Are Driving Up Power Bills – This Map Shows Where
AI data centers have added $29B to U.S. grid costs, raising some state electricity bills by up to 28% — and ratepayers are footing the tab.
Show HN: cMCP, deny an AI agent's tool call and get a signed receipt
https://github.com/agentrust-io/cmcp
https://github.com/agentrust-io/cmcp
GitHub
GitHub - agentrust-io/cmcp: cMCP: Confidential MCP Gateway. Hardware-attested policy enforcement for MCP tool calls.
cMCP: Confidential MCP Gateway. Hardware-attested policy enforcement for MCP tool calls. - agentrust-io/cmcp
Stephen Wolfram's Wife Has Died
https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/08/in-memory-of-my-wife-elise-cawley-1961-2026-with-thanks-for-36-wonderful-years/
https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/08/in-memory-of-my-wife-elise-cawley-1961-2026-with-thanks-for-36-wonderful-years/
Stephenwolfram
In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley (1961–2026), with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years
In remembrance of his beloved and brilliant wife, Elise Cawley, and their 36 years together, Stephen Wolfram shares memories of their family and home and relates Elise's many accomplishments and contributions to mathematics.
Investors in Situational Awareness deserved to lose their shirts
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/04/investors-in-situational-awareness-deserved-to-lose-their-shirts
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/04/investors-in-situational-awareness-deserved-to-lose-their-shirts
The Economist
Investors in Situational Awareness deserved to lose their shirts
The plight of the hedge fund says more about them than about its 24-year-old founder
Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short
https://electrek.co/2026/08/04/waymo-co-ceo-camera-only-self-driving-tesla/
https://electrek.co/2026/08/04/waymo-co-ceo-camera-only-self-driving-tesla/
Electrek
Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov explains why camera-only self-driving, the approach Tesla bets on, flattens out before it reaches full autonomy.
Oxide Computer raises $445M (SEC Form D)
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795071/000179507126000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795071/000179507126000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
Thanks FedEx, This Is Why We Keep Getting Phished
https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/
https://www.troyhunt.com/thanks-fedex-this-is-why-we-keep-getting-phished/
Troy Hunt
Thanks FedEx, This is Why we Keep Getting Phished
I've been getting a lot of those "your parcel couldn't be delivered" phishing attacks lately and if you're a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this:
Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models
https://openai.com/index/third-party-cyber-evaluations-involving-openai-models/
https://openai.com/index/third-party-cyber-evaluations-involving-openai-models/
OpenAI
Third-party cyber evaluations involving OpenAI models
OpenAI explains recent third-party cybersecurity evaluation incidents and outlines new safeguards to strengthen AI model testing and evaluation.
Security Incident INC-2026-07-28-01 – UK AI Security Institute [pdf]
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/663bd486c5e4c81588db7a1d/6a724858f7db25c81487016d_Security%20Incident%20INC-2026-07-28-01.pdf
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/663bd486c5e4c81588db7a1d/6a724858f7db25c81487016d_Security%20Incident%20INC-2026-07-28-01.pdf
AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as digital scams surge: INTERPOL
https://www.africanews.com/2026/08/04/ai-fuels-more-than-half-of-cybercrime-in-africa-as-digital-scams-surge-interpol/
https://www.africanews.com/2026/08/04/ai-fuels-more-than-half-of-cybercrime-in-africa-as-digital-scams-surge-interpol/
Africanews
AI fuels more than half of cybercrime in Africa as digital scams surge, INTERPOL
Artificial intelligence is now powering more than half of reported cybercrime across Africa, allowing criminals to launch faster, more convincing and larger-scale attacks, according to INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
We finally learned to center a div, then browsers added sidebars
https://seg6.space/posts/center-div/
https://seg6.space/posts/center-div/
seg6
we finally learned to center a div, then browsers added sidebars
an extension for centering a page in the browser window instead of the webview.
libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months
https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/libexpat-city-of-munich-open-source-sabbatical/
https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/libexpat-city-of-munich-open-source-sabbatical/
blog.hartwork.org
Hartwork Blog · libexpat now funded by the City of Munich for up to 6 months
IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and iCloud Private Relay
https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/
https://mysk.blog/2026/08/04/webkit-proxy-icloud-private-relay-ip-leak/
Mysk Blog – In-Depth Cybersecurity & Mobile App Privacy Research
IP and DNS Leaks in WebKit Affecting Proxy Browsers and Apple iCloud Private Relay
WebKit-based browsers on iOS and macOS can be configured to route all web traffic through proxy servers, which is how Tor browsers on iOS and our own Psylo work. We found three WebKit features — DNS prefetching, WebAuthn Related Origin Requests, and WebTransport…