Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon 06. August 2026 (00:40) Although no one captured a direct image of the impact, scientists have detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the crash site in the coming days.(Wired)
DHS Wants Protesters’ Signal Group Chats 05. August 2026 (22:38) A lawsuit accuses Homeland Security of violating protesters’ free-speech rights—but the agency is using it to try to get access to the plaintiffs’ encrypted communications.(Wired)
TikTok Says ‘Moderator Error’ Kept Perez Hilton Livestream Up 05. August 2026 (21:35) The gossip blogger was on TikTok covered in what appeared to be blood and wielding a knifelike object before the platform cut his stream. He’s since been hospitalized.(Wired)
AI Worms and Viruses Are Coming 05. August 2026 (20:30) Chinese researchers have shown that AI models have the capacity to act like aggressive and adaptive computer viruses.(Wired)
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery 05. August 2026 (18:26) More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.(Wired)
