How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
How to get the best hotel deals for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
We’ve partnered with hotels around Moscone West during Disrupt, taking place October 13 to 15, to secure the best prices available for attendees.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/how-to-get-the-best-hotel-deals-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/
The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret
The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret | WIRED
The Trump administration shared the details of its plan with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI labs on Tuesday. For now, the public remains in the dark.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-white-house-is-keeping-its-ai-cybersecurity-framework-secret/
Commentary: With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon?
Commentary: With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon? - CNA
Iran's ambitions around a nuclear weapons programme are even more opaque than they were before the war, says this university lecturer.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/iran-nuclear-weapon-potential-hormuz-leverage-6297451
Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket
Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket - CNA
The ticket was "miraculously still in one piece" after workers searched through piles of trash for more than a day to recover the €1 million (US$1,152,800) prize.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/italy-lottery-ticket-garbagemen-help-6299101
Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening
Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening - CNA
Oil prices fell to a three-week low after the US said a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping could be reached "today or tomorrow".
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/oil-prices-fall-us-iran-hormuz-deal-6299081
SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year
SpaceX has bought $329M worth of Tesla Megapacks so far this year | TechCrunch
SpaceX has ramped up its purchases of Tesla Megapacks for its xAI data centers.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spacex-has-bought-329m-worth-of-tesla-megapacks-so-far-this-year/
Ominous warning after Trump disaster 'lit the fuse' toward 'larger war'
Ominous warning after Trump disaster 'lit the fuse' toward 'larger war' - Raw Story
A former Republican strategist warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's Iran conflict is the beginning of a "larger war."Steve Schmidt, co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, outlined how Trump's ongoing military "quagmire," the "corrupt chara..
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2677657078/
EU ministers seek tougher migration response after Ceuta influx
EU ministers seek tougher migration response after Ceuta influx - CNA
About 75 migrants died during the crossing, while the EU blamed smugglers and false information for encouraging the surge.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ceuta-morocco-spain-migrants-eu-6299036
Sources: Falcons' Walker feared to have torn ACL
Sources: Falcons' Jalon Walker feared to have torn ACL - ESPN
Falcons edge rusher Jalon Walker is feared to have torn his ACL, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Steve Wyche.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49531025/sources-falcons-jalon-walker-feared-torn-acl
Sources: RT Wright, Bears agree to big extension
Sources: Darnell Wright, Bears reach 4-year, $116M extension - ESPN
The Bears and star right tackle Darnell Wright reached agreement Tuesday on a historic four-year, $116 million extension that includes $93M guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49531184/sources-darnell-wright-agrees-4-year-116m-deal-bears
31 teams -- yes, 31 -- with the best chance to make the CFP
College Football Playoff: 31 teams that can make the CFP - ESPN
These schools have the players -- and the schedules -- to reach the playoff in 2026.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49465229/college-football-playoff-31-teams-make-cfp
CFB's 40 most important players: Where Manning, Moore and other top QBs rank
The 40 most important players in college football in 2026 - ESPN
What players will have an outsized influence on the 2026 season? We start with CFP hopeful QBs and go from there.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49507476/college-football-2026-bill-connelly-40-most-important-players
SpaceX doubles revenues on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth
SpaceX doubles revenues on Anthropic and Google compute deals, Starlink growth | TechCrunch
SpaceX doubled its revenue compared to last year, according to its first quarterly earnings since going public in June.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/spacex-doubles-revenues-on-anthropic-and-google-compute-deals-starlink-growth/
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users’ location data with advertisers
Android app developers may be unwittingly sharing their users' location data with advertisers | TechCrunch
Developers may not realize they are sharing their users' location data with advertisers, per new research.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/android-app-developers-may-be-unwittingly-sharing-their-users-location-data-with-advertisers/
Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.
Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains. | TechCrunch
A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/open-weight-ai-models-are-catching-up-to-the-frontier-the-safety-gap-remains/
