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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.09 // 15:00

Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy

On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about "government by machines" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.09 // 14:30

The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk

AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace wit...

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.08 // 21:24

Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.

As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.08 // 19:41

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide says its team members are now working on ChatGPT.

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Wired Science

// 2026.08.08 // 13:00

The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than a century.

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Wired Science

// 2026.08.08 // 12:00

Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared images that show the gash on the surface. It’s pretty small.

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Wired Science

// 2026.08.08 // 09:00

Spokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks Like

With rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to forests, the results can be catastrophic.

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.07 // 22:48

OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns

OpenAI said this model, which is still in development, reached its "critical cybersecurity threshold," meaning it could independently identify and carry out cyberattacks against traditionally well-...

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.07 // 21:30

After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool

After its own AI usage wake-up call, Rippling this week unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks individual and team employee AI spending.

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Techcrunch Ai

// 2026.08.07 // 16:16

Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents

Kitesurf is a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. It uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents...

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