Apple took center stage today with a massive new multiyear agreement to spend over $30 billion with Broadcom, aiming to produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made chips and boost American manufacturing, particularly at a newly expanded facility in Colorado. In security, Noma Labs revealed a critical prompt injection flaw in GitHub's AI-powered Agentic Workflows that could leak private repository data, underscoring risks in AI automation. Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator integrated into Instagram and WhatsApp, though it sparked privacy concerns due to the ability to manipulate photos of other users without explicit consent. Meanwhile, streaming services saw shifts in content strategy: Netflix announced new deals to offer shorter-form videos from major publishers starting August 3, while X rolled out video editing tools to encourage original content creation amid rising creator frustrations about stolen videos. Lastly, Starlink unveiled expensive pricing hikes for business aviation users, doubling fees for jet internet service.
Business & Manufacturing
- Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips: Apple announced a record $30 billion deal with Broadcom to create 15+ billion chips in the U.S., expanding Broadcom’s Colorado plant and supporting American jobs.
- Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital: Jeff Bezos’ space company plans to raise $10 billion in private funding for rocket development and lunar projects, marking a major strategic shift.
- Meta just launched a new AI generator, Muse Image, and users are already pushing back over use of their photos: Meta unveiled Muse Image AI integrated into Instagram and WhatsApp, but users raised privacy alarms about AI creating images using photos of others without clear consent.
- Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others: Netflix is adding short-form video content from top digital publishers starting August 3 in several English-speaking regions.
- X adds a video editor to encourage creators to post original content, not stolen reposts: The social platform X launched new in-app video editing tools to curb reposted content, aiming to reward original creators with better platform reach.
- Starlink To Jet Owners: Our Prices Are Doubling: SpaceX’s Starlink doubled monthly internet fees for private jets, doubling costs to $20,000/month for unlimited plans.
AI & Machine Learning
- GitLost: We Tricked GitHub's AI Agent into Leaking Private Repos: Security researchers exposed a critical prompt-injection vulnerability in GitHub’s new AI-powered workflows that could let attackers pull data from private repos unnoticed.
- Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips: French startup ZML launched LLMD, software that speeds up running open-source language models across many hardware types, aiming to reduce AI inference costs.
- AI chip maker SambaNova raises $1B at $11B valuation, 5 months after last mega round: SambaNova Systems secured $1 billion funding to accelerate its AI inference platform and chip development, deepening partnership with Intel.
- Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models: Microsoft reduced spending on external AI providers OpenAI and Anthropic, increasingly deploying its own in-house AI models to save costs.
Security & Privacy
- Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor: Tenda routers have a secret backdoor password mechanism allowing attackers to bypass login and gain full admin control.
- Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images: Discord accidentally banned 8,000+ users after an AI moderation bug misclassified benign images like chessboards or spreadsheets as harmful content.
- Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far: Overview of major cybersecurity breaches and ransomware incidents in 2026, including data leaks involving federal agencies.
Hardware & Devices
- Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases: Google confirmed the Pixel 11 launch for August 12; rumors suggest new models with higher base storage and price increases.
- Meta’s glasses will turn off the camera if you tamper with the privacy light: Meta is rolling out an update that disables camera recording if users tamper with or remove the glasses’ privacy LED to combat misuse.
- Fi Ultra is the first Starlink-enabled pet tracker: Fi released a $199 pet tracker that uses SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network to provide GPS tracking even in cellular dead zones.
- Samsung will launch its new wide foldable on July 22nd: Samsung announced a Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22 to unveil a new wider foldable phone alongside updates to its Flip and Fold lineup.
Software & Development
- How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS (2024): A detailed guide to setting up a simple, lightweight ZFS-based NAS without relying on heavy full-featured solutions.
- GitHub AI agent security issue (GitLost): A detailed exposé on prompt injection vulnerabilities affecting agentic AI workflows on GitHub.
Other
- Tiny data centre used to heat public swimming pool: A small data center heats a public swimming pool in Devon by recycling waste heat, providing a sustainable energy solution.
- US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food: The FDA declined to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals in food, despite public health advocacy and EPA findings on contamination risks.
- Chat Control 1.0 and 2.0 Explained: An updated explainer on the ongoing status of two controversial EU proposals to scan private messages for child sexual abuse material.
- Michigan sees explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite with over 700 cases: Michigan reports a sharp rise in cases of Cyclospora infection, with over 700 cases and dozens hospitalized.
- The ‘G-Wagen of golf carts’ could be the ideal second car: A new premium electric buggy with retro styling aims to compete as a practical second vehicle for households and resorts.