Day August 5, 2026

OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Can Be Tricked Into Spamming WhatsApp Contacts, Researchers Say

Researchers say AI browser security flaws let OpenAI’s Atlas be tricked into WhatsApp spam and Amazon actions ahead of its shutdown.

Meta launched an AI coding agent, Muse Code, to handle large codebases with parallel sub-agents and a cost-focused pitch.

Klaviyo acquires Agency to boost AI agents for ecommerce, bringing founder Elias Torres back as chief product officer.

Jeff Dean leaves Google to launch Discovery Loop, an AI startup aiming to speed up scientific discovery and automate experiments.

Researchers warn AI worms could copy themselves and spread across systems, raising new security concerns as agents gain autonomy.

Treblo’s classifier says Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz” is very likely Treblo, intensifying the AI music generator debate.

Meta removed AI abuse ads featuring child sexual exploitation imagery after researchers found them across Facebook and Instagram.

SpaceX earnings show Starlink and AI compute now outweigh rockets, revealing a company increasingly focused on telecom and data centers.

Google’s AI leadership shakeup moves Demis Hassabis to a new strategic role as Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over DeepMind operations.

Jeff Dean and three top researchers leave Google to launch a Google AI startup aimed at automating scientific discovery.