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Apple's Private Relay Leaks Real IP Addresses

Apple's Private Relay feature, meant to anonymize users' IP addresses when browsing the web via Safari, has been exposed as vulnerable. A blog post and accompanying website revealed that three specific features in Apple's WebKit browser engine can be exploited to uncover a user’s real IP address, even while using Private Relay. This is particularly concerning for iCloud+ subscribers who rely on this feature for privacy while browsing. The issue highlights the limitations of Private Relay compared to full system-level protection offered by traditional VPNs.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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D-Wave Advances Quantum Computing With Dual-Rail Qubits

D-Wave has made significant strides with its new dual-rail qubit technology, showcasing entanglement and fast operations essential for practical quantum computing. This breakthrough is crucial as photon loss errors are easily detectable, making it a game-changer for teams working on error correction in quantum systems. The company aims to reach 181 dual-rail qubits by 2028, with plans to test various surface code schemes for error detection.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Meta Ads for Child Exploitation Content Found in Nine Months

Meta's ad library has been exposed for containing dozens of ads that promoted child sexual abuse material (CSAM) over a nine-month period. These ads were targeted at users in the US, UK, and multiple European countries. One ad alone reached 2,563 accounts in Europe. The ads linked to apps like MaskAI, which was later removed from Apple's App Store after being flagged by WIRED. This raises serious concerns about Meta's ability to enforce its policies against child exploitation content.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Keyv Worm Hits Over Two Billion NPM Installs

The Keyv worm took control of a developer's GitHub account and pushed malicious files directly to repositories. The attack leveraged the maintainer’s own GitHub Actions workflow, generating legitimate provenance attestations for poisoned releases. Over two billion npm package installations were affected across more than 400 packages. This highlights the critical need for securing software supply chains by using tools like min-release-age and trusted publishing.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Linux Foundation Launches Tokenomics Group, 29 Members

The Linux Foundation launched the Tokenomics Foundation on August 4 with 29 members including JPMorgan, Accenture, IBM, and Oracle. Its goal is to standardize how enterprises measure AI token costs and tie them to business value as token prices climb again.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

HappyRobot Raises $150M Series C at $1.2B Valuation

HappyRobot, which builds voice AI agents that run supply-chain phone calls and scheduling, raised a $150M Series C at a $1.2B valuation. Prysm Capital and Eurazeo co-led. Revenue is up more than 5x since its Series B, with net dollar retention above 150%.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Cloudflare Launches ID and Wallet for AI Agent Shopping

Cloudflare launched cloudflare.id, a permanent identity agents can show merchants, plus a stablecoin-funded wallet with spending limits and merchant whitelists. It is a bet on agentic commerce as bots now make up roughly 57% of web traffic.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

OpenAI Rebuts Apple Trade-Secret Suit: 'Apple Is Wrong'

OpenAI published a blog post rebutting Apple's trade-secret lawsuit, calling its core claims a series of misunderstandings. OpenAI says Apple's lawyers emailed the wrong person and conceded a claimed call with OpenAI's general counsel never happened.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Alibaba Opens Qwen3.8-Max, a 2.4T-Parameter AI Model

Alibaba made its flagship Qwen3.8-Max broadly available and will release the open weights next week. The 2.4-trillion-parameter multimodal model supports a 1M-token context and long-horizon agent tasks; Alibaba's Hong Kong shares rose 7%.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Horizon3 Hits $2B Valuation on $250M for AI Pentesting

Horizon3 raised a $250M Series E at a $2B valuation, tripling its worth in 14 months, as enterprises swap annual pen tests for continuous AI-driven validation. Its NodeZero 'AI hackers' have run 310,000 production tests with zero disruptions.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Simon Willison Maps the AI Open-Letter Wars of July

Simon Willison breaks down three dueling July open letters shaping AI policy. Microsoft's pro-open-weights letter drew 235 signatures; Anthropic pushed back; and 'Pacing the Frontier,' signed by 1,324 frontier-lab staff, urges the US to deliberately slow automated AI research.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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Google Legend Leaves for Startup Discovery Loop

A Google Brain co-founder and chief scientist at DeepMind recently announced he’s leaving after almost three decades to launch a new startup called Discovery Loop. The engineer spoke about his vision at Y Combinator's Startup School, attracting immediate interest from top-tier VCs like Vinod Khosla Ventures and Radical Ventures. This move signals a shift in AI leadership as the co-founder takes on a mission-driven approach with Discovery Loop, aiming to use AI for scientific discovery. Key details include: Vinod Khosla personally met the founders over the weekend; Google provided compute power for the first year; and Sundar Pichai tried to retain the team but ultimately gave them his blessing.

Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

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