Tech&Science · Important news for 11 August 2026

Google Begins Hosting Rival App Stores in Play Store Following Epic Games Lawsuit

Ars Technica · TechCrunch

Under a judge's order from the Epic Games antitrust lawsuit, Google has started distributing rival app stores within Google Play, with Aptoide launching its games store as the first competitor to return to the platform in over a decade.

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July Recorded as the Hottest Month in Contiguous U.S. History

Axios

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England on Track to Eliminate Hepatitis C Ahead of Global Target

Hacker News

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Social Media Giants Face Continued Litigation After Failed Appeals in Addiction Lawsuits

TechCrunch

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Amazon Backs Fossil-Fuel Power Plant for Off-Grid AI Data Center

Ars Technica

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Scientists Warn 'Super' El Niño Could Push Amazon Rainforest Past Tipping Point

Nature

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UK Approves Second Weight-Loss Pill Ahead of EU

Politico

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OpenAI Releases GPT-5.6-Cyber to Defenders Amid Autonomous Attack Concerns

Axios

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OpenAI Launches New Cyber-Trained AI Model and Expands Daybreak Program

CNBC · TechCrunch

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New Ebola Vaccine Trial Launches in DR Congo Amid Outbreak

France 24

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FDA Proposes First-Time Mandatory Notice for Food Additives

CNBC · STAT News

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WHO Recommends Ervebo Vaccine Trial for Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo

France 24

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Researchers Uncover SIM Card Vulnerabilities Allowing Remote Hijacking

The Register

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Nature Study Warns AI-Driven Oil Production Outweighs Renewable Benefits

Axios

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AI Tool Discovers Now-Patched Zoom Screen-Sharing Hijacking Bug

Wired

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Spotify to Label and Exclude 'AI Personas' From Recommendations

TechCrunch · The Verge

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Mark Zuckerberg Outlines Meta's Open AI Strategy and Funding Plans

Ars Technica · Business Insider · TechCrunch

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Experimental GLP-1 Pill Aleniglipron Shows 12% Weight Loss in Trial

ScienceDaily

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Meta Releases Muse Glimmer, a 30-Billion Parameter Open-Weights LLM

The Register

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Anthropic Pledges to Implement Watermarking to Comply with EU AI Rules

The Register

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YouTube Doubles Watch Hour Requirement for Creator Monetization

Engadget · TechCrunch

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Anthropic to Implement Invisible Watermarks on Claude-Generated Text and Images

TechCrunch · The Verge

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Mosquito Populations Drop Across US as West Nile Virus Hits 22-Year High

The Independent

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Public Opposition and Bans on Datacenter Expansions Grow in US and UK

The Register

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Chinese Long March Rocket Explodes Shortly After Liftoff

Semafor

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LexisNexis Pulls Services Offline Following Suspicious Server Activity

The Register

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FDA Rejects Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Expected to Rival Novartis

STAT News

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Nurses Push Back Against Clinical AI as CMS and FDA Propose RAPID Pathway

STAT News

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Meta Faces Legal Setbacks Over Child Safety as Google AI Executives Depart

The Guardian

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Mark Zuckerberg Announces $1 Billion Fund for Data Center Communities

Semafor

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Japan Launches H3 Rocket to Near-Complete Sovereign Satnav Constellation

The Register

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Mozilla Revokes Firefox Signing Key After GitHub Leak

The Register

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Spotify Introduces AI Persona Labels to Identify Non-Real Artists

Engadget

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Doctors Warn of CKM Syndrome Affecting Majority of Americans

The Independent

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Chinese Workhorse Rocket Explodes During Flight

Ars Technica

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Mark Zuckerberg Publishes Massive AI Manifesto Outlining Meta's Vision

BBC · Hacker News · The Verge · 4 sources

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FDA Panel to Review Grail's Galleri Cancer Detection Test

STAT News

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NASA+ Streaming Service Expands to discovery+ and HBO Max

NASA

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