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OpenAI News Jul 22 Score 0.9420664731481483

Advancing the next era of national science

OpenAI outlines its commitment to advancing American science working with the U.S. Department of Energy and national labs to use frontier AI to accelerate discovery.

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OpenAI News Jul 22 Score 0.9312331398148149

Introducing OpenAI Presence

Introducing OpenAI Presence, a proven enterprise AI agent platform that helps organizations deploy trusted voice and chat agents for customer and internal workflows.

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Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 23 Score 0.8951387157407407

Quoting Seth Larson

The Python Package Index (PyPI) now rejects new files being uploaded to releases that are older than 14 days. This restriction was put in place to prevent old and long-stable releases from being poisoned in case publishing tokens or workflows of PyPI projects

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Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 22 Score 0.8870391787037036

Quoting Thomas Ptacek

I genuinely believe that if you took an open weights model from 2025 and built a pentest harness for it, it could do this kind of sandbox escape and scan/hack in most networks. This is only surprising because you assume OpenAI has sounder sandboxes. — Th

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Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 22 Score 0.8868317712962962

OpenAI’s accidental cyberattack against Hugging Face is science fiction that happened

This story is wild. The short version: OpenAI were running a cybersecurity test against an unreleased model, with the model's guardrail features turned off. Rather than solve the test, the model broke its way out of OpenAI's sandbox, then found exploits to bre

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Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 22 Score 0.8854276046296295

Are AI labs pelicanmaxxing?

Are AI labs pelicanmaxxing? Excellent piece of work by Dylan Castillo, who took a deep-dive into the frequently pondered question of whether the AI labs have been deliberately training models to draw pelicans riding bicycles in response to my deeply unscientif

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Foreign Policy Jul 22 Score 0.8827747134259258

Trump Approves Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia

But without “gold standard” constraints, the pact could allow Riyadh to eventually develop a warhead.

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Foreign Policy Jul 22 Score 0.8719182319444444

Yemen’s Unsteady Stalemate

As violence rises, both sides seek to increase their leverage without returning to war.

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Simon Willison's Weblog Jul 22 Score 0.8717572342592592

Orchestrions

San Francisco tip: it only costs around $15 ($10 in quarters plus a $5 bill for the self-playing violin) to activate every single Orchestrion in Musée Mécanique . And because most people are bad at allocating their funds you may well be the ONLY person activat

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Schneier on Security Jul 22 Score 0.8654675249999999

First-Person Identity Theft Story

Harrowing story of an identity theft victim. Yes, the person made a mistake—they gave the scammer a two-factor authentication code that allowed the scammer to take over their email address. But the real story here is how, for many of us, the security of

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War on the Rocks Jul 23 Score 0.8245884819444446

The Importance of the Invasion of Sicily

On July 10, 1943, the Allied invasion of Sicily — codenamed Operation Husky — put more assault troops ashore on its first day than the Normandy landings would 11 months later. Despite the scale of these amphibious and vertical assaults on the Medit

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Foreign Affairs Jul 23 Score 0.8187329722222223

China’s Moment of Weakness

Economic decay and America’s strategic opening.

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Foreign Affairs Jul 23 Score 0.8187329722222223

The Small Suffer What They Must?

Band together or struggle alone in a disordered world.

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BBC News — World Jul 23 Score 0.8126742421296297

US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

The US Department of Energy says the "peaceful" co-operation agreement will give US firms "great access" to the Saudi nuclear energy programme.

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The Verge Jul 22 Score 0.8088409861111112

Meta won’t have to face the next planned social media addiction trial

Less than a week before Meta's lawyers were set to return to a Los Angeles courtroom, the plaintiff accusing the platform of inflicting harm dropped the case. Brought by 15-year-old Florida plaintiff going by initials R.K.C., the case was set to be the second

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Wired Jul 22 Score 0.8082187689814816

Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick

The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.

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The Verge Jul 22 Score 0.805893300925926

Tesla’s revenues are bouncing back, but profits are still weak

After a dismal two years of weakening demand, falling sales, and damage to its brand by Elon Musk's political activities, Tesla's road to recovery continues apace. On the heels of an impressive delivery report, the company released its earnings for the second

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BleepingComputer Jul 22 Score 0.8055916166666668

South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide

South Korea disclosed that hackers breached the National Diplomatic Academy's online education system for ten months and stole personal information belonging to current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including overseas diplomats

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The Verge Jul 22 Score 0.8041363564814815

Price-hiked iPads are a little cheaper right now

A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so we’re happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If you’re searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB of storage.

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The Verge Jul 22 Score 0.8041039490740741

iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple Upg

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SANS Internet Storm Center Jul 22 Score 0.801387401388889

Rondo Meets Geoserver, (Wed, Jul 22nd)

This isn't a new attack, but something I saw "pop-up" in our logs this week:

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BleepingComputer Jul 22 Score 0.79789995

How enterprise GenAI can amplify ransomware risk — and how to contain it

Enterprise AI can accelerate ransomware attacks when AI assistants and agents inherit excessive permissions or compromised identities. Acronis explains how identity controls, governance, and least-privilege access help reduce AI-enabled ransomware risk while s

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BleepingComputer Jul 22 Score 0.7958166166666667

New InfraTrust report reveals infrastructure flaws admins should patch first

Eclypsium has launched InfraTrust, a new infrastructure cybersecurity knowledge base and monthly InfraTrust Pulse report designed to help organizations prioritize vulnerabilities affecting infrastructure, firmware, networking, and edge devices. [...]

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The Guardian — World Jul 22 Score 0.7946658736111112

Nicaragua’s congress announces ‘work plan’ to suspend elections

US secretary of state says international community should ‘join forces’ against authoritarian Ortega regime Nicaragua’s congress, controlled by the country’s long-serving president, Daniel Ortega, has announced a “work plan” to implement the authoritarian lead

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The Guardian — World Jul 22 Score 0.7937399476851853

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover

Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close Sperm whales produce a specific pattern of clicking noises when they hear the noise of boats, researchers have found. The p

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Google AI Blog Jul 22 Score 0.7937330907407408

3 Google updates from Galaxy Unpacked 2026

We shared how Samsung users can boost productivity and get time back on new foldables, watches, and glasses coming soon.

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MIT Technology Review Jul 22 Score 0.7923441907407408

The Download: NASA’s new space telescope and OpenAI's autonomous hacker

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Spac

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CISA Cybersecurity Advisories Jul 22 Score 0.7920665449074075

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation.   CVE-2026-16232 Check Point SmartConsole Improper Authentication Vulnerability CVE-2026-50522 Microsoft SharePoint Des

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MIT Technology Review Jul 22 Score 0.787066412962963

Shape-shifting mirrors on NASA’s new space telescope could unveil Jupiters like our own

When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, as early as the end of next month, it will attempt one of astronomy’s most precise disappearing acts to date. The telescope will carry the first space-bound “active” coronagraph, an instrument that effect

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War on the Rocks Jul 21 Score 0.7632625560185186

How Ukraine Put Russia on the Backfoot

Ukraine's expanding use of drones at all ranges has changed the war's momentum. This episode examines how Kyiv is reaching deeper into Russian territory, disrupting operations and logistics as well as energy infrastructure. How is Russia adapting (or not)? Can

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Risky Bulletin Jul 23 Score 0.7489392467592593

Srsly Risky Biz: Knives are out for open-weight AI models

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about the future of open-weight models. For different reasons, both the Chinese and American governments have reasons to crack down on them. They also talk about arrests of several members of the Scattered Spider juvenile cybercr

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Latent Space Jul 23 Score 0.7456562703703704

Inside the Model Factory — Eiso Kant, Poolside AI

Poolside's co-CEO on how his small team of top researchers built a model factory capable of training Laguna S - a 118B MOE beating Thinky's ~1T open weights model... and this is just the beginning.

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NASA News Jul 23 Score 0.7437610574074074

Olympic Mountain Glory

Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.

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Dark Reading Jul 23 Score 0.7387329680555556

Ransomware Attack Puts a Chill On Japanese Frozen-Food Chain

A cyberattack on a food and logistics firm disrupts the supply of frozen food to thousands of clients, including major franchises like Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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New Scientist Jul 23 Score 0.7370662763888889

More than a gut feeling

Long overlooked, the connection between our gut microbes and brain is yielding new insights into mental health

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Dark Reading Jul 22 Score 0.7328723199074074

Attackers Are Learning to Live Off the AI Toolchain

Sandworm_Mode is an early example of malware that exploits trusted AI tools and workflows to make malicious activity virtually indistinguishable from normal activity.

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CyberScoop Jul 22 Score 0.7321975990740741

Most federal cybersecurity reporting rules are duplicative, study finds

The Government Accountability Office looked at 117 rules across 37 agencies and found 70% had reporting requirements that were overlapping. The post Most federal cybersecurity reporting rules are duplicative, study finds appeared first on CyberScoop .

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GitHub Blog Jul 22 Score 0.728732937962963

Copilot vs. raw API access: What are you actually paying for?

Copilot now bills usage at listed API rates. Compare direct model access with the coding workflow, policy, and harness work around it. The post Copilot vs. raw API access: What are you actually paying for? appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

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NASA News Jul 22 Score 0.7283744833333333

NASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in Virginia

Media are invited to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, July 31, to attend a media tour and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Flight Dynamics Research Facility, the agency’s first new wind tunnel in more than 40 years. The event will

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The Hacker News Jul 22 Score 0.7281136685185186

GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier

Beginning July 27, 2026, GitHub will cut public bug bounty payouts by at least half at every severity level. Critical findings will drop from $20,000-$30,000+ to a fixed $10,000, while its permanent invite-only VIP tier will pay $30,000 or more. Reports filed

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NASA News Jul 22 Score 0.7271846685185185

Robotic Servicing Mission Launches with NASA Support

Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload is now en route to geosynchronous Earth orbit, wher

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NASA News Jul 22 Score 0.725892075925926

NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and its Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s Rassv

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NASA News Jul 22 Score 0.7250073537037037

A New Look – and Sound – for Messier 94

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming, perhaps fueled b

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GitHub Blog Jul 22 Score 0.723732937962963

Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub's bug bounty program

GitHub is making some significant changes to its bug bounty program, shifting its focus to give researchers a better experience working with the GitHub team. The post Next chapter: Restructuring GitHub's bug bounty program appeared first on The GitHub Blog .

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 22 Score 0.7190114787037037

Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno

Ancient fern savannahs may have transformed parts of Europe into a wildfire-prone inferno during the end-Triassic mass extinction. New fossil evidence suggests the ferns repeatedly regrew after fires, creating fresh fuel that helped prolong the devastation.

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 22 Score 0.7180225898148148

Lab-grown mini brains may predict which Alzheimer’s treatments will work

Miniature brain models grown from patients’ cells revealed striking differences in how Alzheimer’s-related tissue responds to an antidepressant. The organoids and the particles they release could eventually guide more personalized treatments and provide new cl

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InfoQ Jul 22 Score 0.7177605652777778

Anthropic Details How It Contains Claude Across Web, Code, and Cowork

Anthropic detailed the containment architectures it uses for Claude across its products. It argues that agent safety depends on placing deterministic limits on an agent’s filesystem, network, and execution environment rather than on permission prompts or safeg

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 22 Score 0.7175387935185186

A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer

Researchers discovered a proton-assisted mechanism that greatly improves how triplet energy moves between quantum dots and nearby molecules. The proton briefly shifts position, helps coordinate electron movement, and then returns to where it started. This quan

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InfoQ Jul 22 Score 0.7169827875

Presentation: From Copy-Paste to Composition: Building Agents Like Real Software

Jake Mannix discusses moving AI agents past chaotic "1970s BASIC" architectures. He shares how implementing an intermediate protocol layer allows engineering leaders to build versioned, encapsulated "virtual tools." This design enables interface mapping, dynam

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ScienceDaily — Top Science Jul 22 Score 0.7093202750000001

Scientists revive a powerful antibiotic that superbugs had defeated

Scientists have found a way to revive vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic that some dangerous bacteria have learned to resist. Instead of creating an entirely new drug, researchers paired vancomycin with a small molecule called pghi-4, which blocks a bacterial e

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CNCF Blog Jul 22 Score 0.6862328685185184

Confidential Containers becomes a CNCF incubating project

The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Confidential Containers as a CNCF incubating project. About Confidential Containers Confidential Containers addresses the need to protect data in use within cloud native environments. While data.

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CNCF Blog Jul 22 Score 0.6790662018518517

Multi-Cluster databases on Kubernetes: Architecture and deployment

Introduction Running a database on Kubernetes is well understood. Running one that survives a complete regional failure, a corrupted control plane, or a severed network requires a fault-resistant architecture. This post walks through how to build...

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CNCF Blog Jul 22 Score 0.6778995351851851

I made a policy engine think it was in production

Kyverno is a Kubernetes-native policy engine that validates, mutates, and generates resources before workloads reach your cluster, enforcing security and compliance rules as code, without requiring a separate policy language. Enterprise teams running Kyverno p

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