⚡️🇯🇵 NEW - Japan is asking the Trump administration to stop using Mario, Pokémon, Naruto, and other Japanese intellectual property in its political memes. For several months now, official U.S. accounts have been misusing Japanese characters and franchises to accompany political, military, or immigration-related messages. Tokyo says it has repeatedly conveyed its concerns to Washington regarding the unauthorized use of these copyrighted works. The controversy erupted in particular after a video from the Department of Homeland Security mixed Pokémon with ICE operations: “Gotta Catch ’Em All.” The Pokémon Company confirmed that it had not given its permission. The situation took on new significance after Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video in June depicting him as Naruto.

⚡️🤖 NEW - Kimi K3 escaped its sandbox during cybersecurity testing - tasked with solving problems in isolated sandbox - found a leak in the sandbox - Kimi “took advantage of that loophole” - probed the network settings itself - walks onto the open internet - didn’t hack anything - just went to GitHub to get the answers Frontier Security (US startup): - “Kimi K3 is very good at following a goal by any means necessary and DOESN’T have the guardrails to prevent it from cheating or escaping.” it was only a matter of time…

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - France is exploring ways to ban X. French prosecutors are arguing that X is an accomplice to offences committed by its users, a position that cuts directly against EU law, which treats platforms as hosts carrying moderation duties but no direct liability for what users publish. X France's lawyer calls the clash between French magistrates and the European regulator unprecedented. Several investigating judges now hold the case. The defence still hasn't seen any file. If the theory holds, it would leave X liable for content it didn't write...

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - US Senate postpones Clarity Act vote to September for when they return from August recess, Politico reports.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Reporter: Russia seems to have increased their attacks on civilian targets. That must be of concern to you. Trump: Look, we're not involved. We're separated by an ocean. But I hate to see young people get killed. 🤡 Is it the same ocean that separates them from Iran?

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⚡️🤡 NEW - Scientist proposes moving Earth 20% farther from the Sun over billions of years using a particle beam powered by Jupiter to help survive the Sun’s future expansion.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Trump denies reports that he told donors to get Vance elected in 2028: "No, no!"

⚡️💬 NEW - Introducing Qaf! Ask any Islamic question and Qaf will research over 8,000 Islamic books and generate an accurate answer with citations. Available on iOS, Android, and qaf.ai

⚡️🤖 NEW - For the first time, AI has designed complete viral genomes, producing 16 functional viruses that infect bacteria and "pose no threat to people." — BBC

⚡️🇮🇷 NEW - Consulate General of the I.R. of Iran in Kazan: "Mission is being accomplished …"

⚡️🎮 GAMING - FAKE ME has been officially announced. It is an online multiplayer hide-and-seek game in which players can create objects using 3D modeling tools to blend into the environment and avoid being found by the Seekers.

⚡️❌ NEW - Nikita Bier resigns as X's Head of Product, will continue as an "advisor."

⚡️💬 ARCHIVE - John McAfee after his house got raided in Belize: "Within a week, the entire government computer system was under my control." "I was looking for information that they had set me up for that raid." "I didn't find that. I did find out that the Minister of National Defence was the largest drug trafficker in all of Central America, and the Minister of Immigration [was] the largest human trafficker."

⚡️👀 NEW - Coldcard honeypot tests suggest attackers are still targeting only the easiest wallets! New community honeypot tests indicate attackers are continuing to prioritize the lowest-hanging fruit from the Coldcard Mk3 RNG vulnerability. Researcher Cole funded five compromised Mk3 wallets: one with only the vulnerable seed, three protected by 1-, 2-, and 3-word BIP39 passphrases, and one using a random account number. Fourteen hours later, only the unprotected seed-only wallet had been drained. Separately, James O'beirne's live tripwire dashboard shows just 2 of 17 honeypot wallets swept so far. The only confirmed sweeps have been wallets with no added entropy, while all wallets protected with dice rolls, passphrases, multisig, or other added complexity remain untouched. The results suggest attackers are currently focusing on the easiest-to-brute-force wallets rather than expending resources on hardened targets, though affected users should still migrate funds immediately rather than relying on temporary protection.

⚡️🎮 NEW - A new GTA VI trailer will air next August 27 on Netflix at 3pm ET/12pm PT/8pm BST It will be an "Extended Look"

⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 NEW - Large-scale Israeli demolition operations are underway in al-Mansouri, southern Lebanon. Another town is being systematically leveled.

⚡️🇰🇷 WATCH - Surgeons were caught in the July 28 Kumamoto earthquake during an operation, with one doctor securing the emergency exit while the rest of the surgical team shielded the patient throughout the quake.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - US Senator Elizabeth Warren says "We need crypto legislation. I've been saying this for a long time." "But crypto legislation that has been written by the crypto industry to protect and advance the crypto industry...that's just not good crypto legislation."

⚡️🎙 WATCH - Joe Rogan reacts to a chilling warning: "Delete your search history. Delete your bookmarks. Delete your Reddit, medical records, 12-year-old Tumblr, delete everything. Every photo on the cloud, every message on every platform, none of it is safe."