Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchGambling on the Little League World Series? Sports bettors have gone too farHave we tried turning off society and turning it back on again? (opens original source in a new tab)Amanda Silberling·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Dark ReadingAgentic AI Presents New Insider Threat Model for OrgsKatie Moussouris of Luta Security talks with the Dark Reading News Desk about how enterprises will now need to monitor risks posed by their own agents in the wake of the recent Hugging Face attack. (opens original source in a new tab)19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskHYPE jumps 11% as Trump says CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to U.S.During a White House meeting Wednesday, President Donald Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the perpetual futures platform into the U.S. under federal rules. (opens original source in a new tab)Helene Braun·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AxiosU.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through HormuzThe U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day — a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.Under the operation, which has been underway for the last several weeks, 15–20 tankers have entered and exited the strait each night through a southern chann (opens original source in a new tab)Barak Ravid·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskTrump pushes Congress to move on Clarity Act during White House crypto eventThe CEOs from companies across several tech-forward sectors met with the president in advance of this week's first Innovation Advisory Committee at the CFTC. (opens original source in a new tab)Jesse Hamilton·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AxiosNASA aborts attempt to save dying space telescope A rendering of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Image: NASANASA is calling off an attempt to save a space observatory falling out of orbit, dooming it to a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere.Why it matters: The Sw (opens original source in a new tab)Alex Fitzpatrick·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekAs US tries to starve Cuba, solar electric garbage trikes offer a lifelineCuba is struggling with a US-imposed blockade on fuel shipments, which has led to many crises, including a breakdown in garbage collection in Havana. But a startup is stepping up to collect garbage in one neighborhood, using electric three-wheeled vehicles powered by solar. (opens original source in a new tab)Jameson Dow·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)STAT NewsSTAT+: New CDC director tells staff she is prepared to speak ‘truth to power’Then new CDC director told staff she is “very comfortable and very confident ... [in] speaking truth to power.” (opens original source in a new tab)Daniel Payne and Helen Branswell·19 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchAI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’tAs AI becomes harder to avoid, consumers are growing more wary of the technology — and Silicon Valley is discovering that widespread adoption doesn’t necessarily lead to acceptance. (opens original source in a new tab)Sarah Perez·19 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsCloudflare Workers Spectre Attack Leaks JWT From Co-Located Worker at 12 Bits/SecondCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a remote Spectre attack against Cloudflare Workers that leaked a JSON Web Token (JWT) from a co-located Worker in the production environment at up to 12 bits per second, 360 times the rate of an earlier attack demonstrated in 2021. The end-to-end experiment used an attacker Worker and a victim Worker controlled by the researchers, (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·19 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchGoogle packs Search and Gemini with new AI study toolsThe launch of the new study features marks Google's latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it continues to compete with companies like OpenAI. (opens original source in a new tab)Aisha Malik·19 August 2026
