The AI Canceled Your Pilates Class

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Rules, Courts, and Consequences

• France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11
• France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
• 'Pervert glasses': Backlash against Meta's smart glasses grows
• FlightAware Sues Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Prediction Markets

Infrastructure Under Strain

• Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacks
• Is Your Website Down? Outage Hits Hosting Provider Namecheap

Look Up: The Sky Above

• NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
• Space mirrors could ruin astronomy — and your eyes

Sun-Powered Everything

• Plug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards
• Aptera Solar EV

Weird and Wacky

• Fenix Flexin isn't even denying using AI to make 'Rubberz' anymore
• AI agent hacks gym to get its owner spot in pilates class
• Person Hides Prompt Injection in Legal Filing Telling AI to Side With Them
• People are finding out firsthand why you 'can't' pour water down the Hoover Dam
• Buc-ee's dodges John Oliver to sue another small business

Tech Rec:

• Sanjay - The Seinfeld Chronicles
• Adam - Claude to grocery shop

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