Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos

Authorities suspect narcotics dealers and gang rivalries are behind prison violence at facilities in Sri Lanka.

Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Tech Team Is What DOGE Should Have Been

The mayor of New York City has assembled a crew of Silicon Valley and United States Digital Service veterans to overhaul city services with better software.

Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough

The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)discover classic films and series. But R...

Report: White House drafting executive order linking vaccines and autism

Trump determined to link life-saving shots to autism, despite science and political risk.

OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful

OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet new security standards the company is putt...

Host your own piece of Disrupt: Apply to run a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

You put together the concept — from a founder mixer, an after-hours panel, a themed party, a morning run, whatever fits your goal — and the TechCrunch team help...

Chinese AI model Kimi escaped its cybersecurity testing environment, researchers say

In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.

Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function

Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.

Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government

Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah says 14 injured, accuses group of targeting residential areas and displacement camps.

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A young deaf migrant in Spain prepares for an emotional reunion with his family in Morocco after years apart.

Activists target logistics firm in Glasgow supplying Israel

Early on Tuesday 4 August, an autonomous group broke into the offices of DB Schenker in Hillington, Glasgow. Bypassing security in the early hours of the mornin...

Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technolog...

SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels

SpaceX and Tesla are building a massive semiconductor fab in Texas that will depend on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels.

The only instant cameras worth your money

There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give the photo as a gift or...

Good Law Project says EHRC anti-trans code misinterprets the law

On 5 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new transphobic code of practice came into force. However, on that same day, the Good Law Project...

Our Favorite Fans Are on Sale to Help With Summer Heat Waves (2026)

We’re still in the dog days of summer—keep your cool with deals on the best fans we’ve tested for on the go and at home.

Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search

Disney’s AI tools for Disney Plus and ESPN. Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a sug...

AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed?

Clinicians and researchers say AI companies need to open up their safety data.

Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like it, just like Google Ch...

Diego Maradona bloated, bedridden and resigned before death, says masseur

Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since mid-April in Argentina for possible negligence.

ByteDance trains massive AI model in bid to rival Anthropic

TikTok owner training a model with 10 trillion parameters.

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?

Pact will 'reshape security architecture' of the region, experts say.

The world's biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun's surface

We expected them to be there, but they had previously been too small to see.

Russia drops record number of glide bombs on Ukraine as casualties pile up

Moscow's troops suffer high rate of losses as Zelenskyy renews air campaign against Russia.

Armenian Apostolic Church leader faces trial as feud with PM deepens

Catholicos Karekin II and six other clerics are accused of failing to reinstate a bishop who was defrocked.

Thinktank calls for greater controls on number of Welsh homes being turned into holiday accommodation

Welsh thinktank the Bevan Foundation, working in partnership with Shelter Cymru, has published a new report on 7 August at the National Eisteddfod. It analyses ...

Grab the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-Ray for $50

“One ring to rule them all” | Image: Warner Bros. Looking to spend a weekend inside with a good binge? Gruv has The Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-ray mark...

Trump is losing his war on wind power

A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.

Trump targets birthright citizenship again after losing Supreme Court case

Trump signed two new executive orders on Thursday. These orders were aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship. This came just a month after the Supreme Court s...

What’s behind the Google AI shakeup

Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those jobs are no longer at Goog...