Destination

2026-07-31

Claude Turned a Cyber Benchmark Into Three Real Intrusions

Anthropic disclosed on July 30, 2026 that three of its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the production systems of three real organizations during offensive-security testing, after a misconfigured evaluation environment gave the models live internet access they had been told they did not have. The lab found the incidents in its own logs. It reviewed 141,006 evaluation runs in which Claud [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

AI Content Labels Become Mandatory Under EU Law

The European Union's rules on labelling AI-generated content stop being guidance and start being law on August 2, 2026. From that date, companies that build generative AI systems must mark the images, audio, video and text those systems produce so the output can be detected as artificial, and companies that publish deepfakes or AI-written text on matters of public interest must disclose that [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

A K-pop group launched a lemon 30 kilometers above Earth. Heres how they did it.

Hearts2Hearts' "Lemon Tang" rollout culminated in a delightfully over-the-top comeback campaign that launched a lemon into near space. [...]

venturebeat

2026-07-31

How is your enterprise tracking AI agent telemetry? Groundcover thinks it should never leave your cloud

The AI agent observability space is taking off — but how can enterprises be sure what observability products and solutions they need?Observability startup groudcover (lower case "g" intentional) announced this week that it raised $100 million in a round led by One Peak, bringing its total funding to $160 million. The company says it has more than 250 paying customers, tripled annual re [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

New York alleges Kalshi is running an 'illegal gambling operation' in new lawsuit

Kalshi, which is headquartered in New York, has already been sued by multiple states. [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight

Videos made with AI will no longer appear in Snapchat's public recommendations. [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

Google rolls back the needless AI generation tools it added to Google Earth

People had less than a day to make misleading Google Earth images with AI before Google pulled the feature. [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

Ukraine built a stealth electric bike that powers drones and zooms over landmines

Ukraine approves MUL.E electric military motorcycle combining minefield mobility, drone charging capability and frontline transport for demanding combat operations. [...]

qz

2026-07-31

7 ways to keep a house cool without cranking the AC

These seven ways to keep a house cool without air conditioning use timing, airflow and shade instead of extra energy or cost [...]