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Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-set-ai-agents-loose-on-the-same-task-they-started-a-turf-war/

The Lakers are being sold to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for $12.5 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN. Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49590362/josh-kushner-bob-iger-buy-lakers-12b

Move comes in response to Rome imposing similar measures after mass migration rush to Ceuta Spain has announced it will introduce temporary border checks on visitors from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass rush of people from Morocco into Ceuta. The checks, which come “amid the persistent irregular migration pressure” facing Italy, will start at midnight on Saturday and last until 7 September, Spain’s interior ministry said in a statement. Continue reading... Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/07/spain-to-introduce-temporary-border-checks-on-visitors-from-italy

More than 20 years ago, King's Cross was one of the seediest area's in London. Now it's sprouting something new. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/this-former-notorious-red-light-district-is-now-one-of-the-worlds-top-ai-hubs/

The Aug. 12 eclipse won't rival 2024's Great American Eclipse, but millions across the U.S. and Canada will still see the moon take a bite out of the sun. Source: https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/yes-north-america-gets-a-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-heres-where-and-when-to-see-it

The MovinkPad 11 a versatile little graphics tablet that can help make your wildest digital art dreams come true. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/wacoms-movinkpad-11-is-a-fun-and-mid-priced-entry-point-for-digital-artists/

Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s European community affairs correspondent, Ashifa Kassam – watch on YouTube Continue reading... Source: https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/aug/03/how-ceuta-migrant-crisis-exposes-divisions-within-europe-the-latest

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Labour's Bev Craig secures nearly double the number of votes won by Reform UK's Sian Astley. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy74n1n1lnxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

The former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/ai-hedge-fund-situational-awareness-may-have-sold-its-public-portfolio-but-it-still-has-its-anthropic-shares/