Companies Lie
US FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap |
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ftc-suing-hims-hers-sending-user-health-info-meta-snap-2026-07-29/
Welp, there goes my robot puppy
US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/us-government-bans-new-foreign-made-humanoids-robot-dogs-and-solar-inverters-citing-risks-to-national-security/
The AI Bubble Is Bursting - Don't Get Mauled | Seeking Alpha
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4926918-the-ai-bubble-is-bursting-dont-get-mauled
Windows 11 KB5101684 update released with 42 changes and fixes
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-kb5101684-update-released-with-42-changes-and-fixes/
Scientists Just Watched the Deep Ocean Floor Tear Itself Apart in Real Time
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/scientists-just-watched-deep-ocean-130000726.html
One of Earth's most explosive supervolcanoes is recharging with fresh magma
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260725105644.htm
Can we stop AI from flooding scientific journals?
https://cen.acs.org/policy/publishing/ai-fraud-science-journal-generative-ai/104/web/2026/07
"Cool first, transport second"
Scroll to the last paragraphs for treatment info
Here's how to avoid heat-related illness : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/29/nx-s1-5910515/heat-dome-stroke-weather
In pictures: Scale of drought across England as rivers dry up
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgljz92j0j0o
Taco Bell moved quickly earlier this month to minimize the damage from the outbreak.
Cyclospora outbreak clouds strong earnings for Taco Bell's parent company | CNN Business
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/business/yum-brands-taco-bell-earnings-q2-2026
The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight:
"[We] agreed that this summer's wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life."
Joint Statement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain on Wildfires and Action on Climate Change - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-by-the-ministers-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-and-the-kingdom-of-spain-on-wildfires-
China's cheap AI models pose a big threat to Claude and ChatGPT | Vox
https://www.vox.com/technology/497100/chinese-ai-models-kimi-qwen-claude-chatgpt
AI labs face prisoner's dilemma as momentum grows for safety slowdown
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/30/ai-safety-slowdown-anthropic-openai
Excuses like 'AI did it' don't exist in the eyes of the law
https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/07/30/excuses-like-ai-did-it-dont-exist-in-the-eyes-of-the-law/5280767
US court revives lawsuit claiming AI software fueled price-gouging by New Jersey casinos | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-court-revives-lawsuit-claiming-ai-software-fueled-price-gouging-by-new-jersey-2026-07-29/
Italy, US to sign off on Pax Silica AI initiative after spat with Trump | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/italy-us-sign-off-pax-silica-ai-initiative-after-spat-with-trump-2026-07-29/
Meta Earnings: Analyst Says It's 'Throwing Spaghetti' With AI Strategy - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-q2-2026-earnings-analyst-ai-strategy-throwing-spaghetti-2026-7
Meta cash flow craters as Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-narrows-annual-capex-forecast-ai-buildout-grows-2026-07-29/
America's AI Power Crunch Has an Unlikely Solution: Old EV Batteries - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-power-crunch-unlikely-solution-old-ev-batteries-2026-7
Reuters analysis finds map image carries OpenAI watermark
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-government-map-africa-mislabels-every-country-global-conference-2026-07-30/
GrapheneOS says its data-wiping "duress" password is perfectly legal, after user faces federal charges | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/113273-grapheneos-data-wiping-duress-password-perfectly-legal-after.html