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…
Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread:Understanding IoT Protocol Performance in Practice
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04221
https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04221
arXiv.org
Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread: Understanding IoT Protocol...
The widespread adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) has positioned smart homes as paradigmatic examples of distributed automation systems, where reliability, efficiency, and interoperability...
After Losses, Retail Investors Flock to 3x Leverage as 2x Product Are Restricted
https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026080416131786841
https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026080416131786841
The Asia Business Daily
"After Tasting Sharp Losses, Retail Investors Flock to 3x Leverage as 2x Products Are Restricted"
After the government raised the investment barrier for domestic single-stock leverage products, a surge of funds has flowed into overseas leveraged Ex
Saudi-led group completes $55B purchase of gaming giant EA
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjejyl34345o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjejyl34345o
Bbc
Saudi-led group completes $55bn purchase of gaming giant EA
The deal takes the maker of titles including The Sims and EA FC into private ownership - and loads it with debt.
Rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy
https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2026/08/05/rust-langrust-is-adopting-an-llm-policy/
https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2026/08/05/rust-langrust-is-adopting-an-llm-policy/
blog.rust-lang.org
rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy | Inside Rust Blog
Want to follow along with Rust development? Curious how you might get involved? Take a look!