(opens original source in a new tab)ContxtoThe Miami accelerator opening doors for Latin American foundersA Honduran lawyer building a legal startup, an AI-automated aquarium, and a platform that analyzes moles to detect melanoma early. It sounds like a list of startups, but all three projects share something very concrete: they went through USTAAR, the student accelerator program at the University of Miami. And in a city that has spent […] (opens original source in a new tab)Stiven Cartagena·3 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchApple challenges UK government’s latest demand for iCloud backdoor: reportApple has appealed a new legal demand by the U.K. government, which critics say could threaten the privacy rights of users all over the world. (opens original source in a new tab)Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai·3 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker News18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool UsersCybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, targeted software supply chain attack targeting Chinese-speaking environments. One of the packages in question is "lib-mtop," an unscoped package with the same name as a private Alibaba package (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·3 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchApple finally fixed Siri. So why does it feel anticlimactic?Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. Yet it arrives at a moment when simply being a capable AI assistant no longer feels revolutionary. (opens original source in a new tab)Sarah Perez·3 August 2026
AI & Machine Learning (opens original source in a new tab)MIT Technology ReviewTrump’s AI protectionism has come for roboticsThis story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stumble, kick children, and despite advances are still worse at using their hands than my toddler. It’s a nascent industry, and such robots… (opens original source in a new tab)James O'Donnell·3 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)AgFunder NewsInsectBiotech Raises $8.3m to scale BSFL production in Andalusia, Spain“We are entering a new phase where the focus is on execution at scale," says cofounder and CEO Ignacio Gavilán. The post InsectBiotech Raises $8.3m to scale BSFL production in Andalusia, Spain appeared first on AgFunderNews. (opens original source in a new tab)Elaine Watson·3 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekBase Power raises $1B to roll out its giant new home batteryBase Power has just unveiled Core, a supersized 39.2-kWh home battery that it says can keep a house running for up to 36 hours and be installed in under an hour. (opens original source in a new tab)Michelle Lewis·3 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)FreightWavesAtlas Air finalizes Air Atlanta investmentAtlas Air has completed a previously announced deal to take control of Air Atlanta’s freighter fleet and become a minority shareholder in the airline. The post Atlas Air finalizes Air Atlanta investment appeared first on FreightWaves. (opens original source in a new tab)Eric Kulisch·3 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseWith Hormuz in the spotlight, the Navy can do betterCSIS’s Mark Cancian responds to a recent op-ed in Breaking Defense about the relative standstill at the strait. (opens original source in a new tab)Mark Cancian·3 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchOuternet turns your saved posts into real-world adventuresFounded by the creators of viral offline events like San Francisco’s citywide scavenger hunt Pursuit, Outernet's app helps users save places and events they discover online, then nudges them to actually go. (opens original source in a new tab)Sarah Perez·3 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)IEEE SpectrumThe System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical RecordsMost hospitals and health care providers use electronic health records instead of paper charts to note patient vaccinations, diagnoses, and procedures. AthenaOne, Epic, and Oracle Health are some of the systems employed around the world. Many patients can access their electronic medical records from home.The platforms exist thanks to pioneering efforts such as the Medical Information System (MIS-I). The first hospital-wide computer system, it was developed in the 1960s by Lockheed Martin (then k (opens original source in a new tab)Joanna Goodrich·3 August 2026
