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AI is shifting the culture, from tech CEO manifestos to 1 am job interviews. We unpack some of the latest, along with the top findings from Black Hat and Defcon, this week on Uncanny Valley. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerbergs-ai-manifesto-is-6500-words-and-barely-says-anything/

It's almost time for the Made by Google keynote, where the company will show off the brand-new Pixel hardware it announced today. Like last year, it'll be a celebrity-packed live show, though Trevor Noah is hosting instead of Jimmy Fallon. If the 2025 show was any indication, today's broadcast might be something of a cringefest. If you've been following tech news this morning, you already know a lot about the new Pixels. Press and creators were able to publish extensive hands-on impressions of the new hardware hours ago, and you can read our coverage of the Pixel 11 phones, their new camera features, the Pixel Watch 5, and more right now. … Read the full story at The Verge. Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/979241/made-by-google-2026-live-blog-pixel-11-trevor-noah

Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models. Source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-trick-reveals-ai-models-inner-thoughts/

A new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth. What should we make of a multi-billion-dollar pinky promise? Source: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-billionaires-are-pledging-their-wealth-good-or-bad/

The Rebels' legendary quarterback will soon be further immortalized in Oxford Source: https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/archie-manning-statue-ole-miss-stadium/

In an election, how can you make sure that everyone's votes are counted but also kept entirely secret? Quantum mechanics may have the answer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583747-quantum-voting-trickery-could-make-elections-more-secure/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS

The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62qd5plzp6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

The whole catalogue is discounted, but this one really stood out to me. Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/bethesda-40th-anniversary-sale-knocks-50-percent-off-doom-the-dark-ages-revelations-just-a-month-after-launch/

NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction operation performed in interstellar space. Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/voyager/nasa-figured-out-how-to-keep-its-48-year-old-voyager-2-probe-running-for-yet-another-year

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. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/after-rippling-blew-millions-on-ai-in-months-it-built-an-employee-roi-tool/