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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-09 08:00:00

Why Trump can’t trust Iran: the fatal flaw in any peace deal (media.mp3)

Donald Trump is holding off on any further military action against Iran in the hope of striking a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war - but is he wasting his time?

For this bonus episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to Iranian-American entrepreneur and former refugee Payam Zamani. He argues that the Iranian regime cannot be trusted and that the West repeatedly misunderstands the Islamic Republic, which is built on martyrdom, brutality and religious fanaticism. 

Payam knows this from experience. Born into a Baha’i family in 1970s Tehran, he was repeatedly persecuted and eventually fled Iran on foot after being chased out of school by a violent mob. He offers a rare insider look at how the Islamic Republic operates by looking at how it crushes minorities and any dissent. 

Highlights

• Why Trump can’t trust Iran: the fatal flaw in any peace deal
• IRGC brutality, being a Baha'i and escaping Iran with Payam Zamani 

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Payam Zamani, CEO/founder One Planet Group @PayamZamani

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

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Producer: Peter Shevlin

Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From More or Less at 2026-08-08 06:00:00

How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have? (p0p38nvb.mp3)

Earlier this year, South African-born tech tycoon Elon Musk briefly became the world’s first dollar trillionaire.

This prompted loyal listener Stephen to email the More or Less team, to ask us to investigate something his daughter had been pondering: For all Musk’s vast wealth, what does it equate to as a proportion of all the wealth in the world?

How much of all the money does Elon Musk have?

We set about trying to figure this out, with the help of Robin Wigglesworth, author of A Fabulous Debt and journalist at the Financial Times.

If you’ve seen a number in the news that you think we should take a look at, or have an interesting statistical question like Stephen, get in touch: moreorless@bbc.co.uk

Presenter: Lizzy McNeill Producer: Josh McMinn Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-08-08 03:53:47

Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part Va: Putting It Together

This is the first half of the final part (I, IIa, IIb, III, IVa, IVb, Va) of our apparently five-part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are organized, in particular exploring the principle that armies cannot help but recreate their civilian social structures on the battlefield. Last time we looked at … Continue reading Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part Va: Putting It Together →

From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-07 22:07:04

Friday Squid Blogging: Arctic Bobtail Squid Video

Nice video of the Arctic bobtail squid.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

Blog moderation policy.

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-08-07 18:00:00

829: The True Horror is Bureaucracy (a7a804cb-9c39-4691-9101-7e069b6d7587.mp3)

Put on your summer best and board a ferry to New England’s hottest tourist destination! It’s time for us to discuss “Widow’s Bay,” a funny horror story about the mayor and other denizens of a cursed island. Of course there’s a creepy clown, and a slasher, and a dark secret that goes back centuries. Of course Stephen Root is wild-eyed! Once you visit Widow’s Bay, you’ll never want to leave… which is good, because you might not be able to....

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-07 17:24:41

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign Nato-style pact as Iran isolated (media.mp3)

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have signed a historic trilateral defence agreement containing a Nato-style mutual assistance clause. As the Iranian threat - including from its proxies in Yemen and Iraq - grows, is this the future of security in the Middle East?

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophia Yan is joined by Miad Maleki, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former Pentagon lead sanctions architect. They discuss how much control Tehran still has over its proxies, growing internal dissent in Iran over the Strait of Hormuz deal, and whether Tehran is stringing out the war to avoid further protests. 

Plus, how China enables Iran to bypass Western sanctions. 

Highlights

• Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan sign Nato-style pact against Iran
• How China enables Iran to bypass Western sanctions

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan

Miad Maleki, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies @miadmaleki

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Iran considers banning US and Israeli ships from Strait of Hormuz

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/07/iran-considers-banning-us-israeli-ships-strait-of-hormuz/

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Producer: Max Bower

Video Producer: Peter Shevlin 

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-07 11:26:41

ICE Is Buying Access to Credit Card Records

Through data brokers, ICE is buying the information you provided to open a credit card.

From School of War at 2026-08-07 10:00:00

Ted Cruz’s Plan to Bring Down Iran’s Regime—and Tucker Carlson (CBS6629090858.mp3)

As the American right and left are increasingly pulled toward their ideological extremes, many politicians have chosen to appease the loudest voices in their coalitions even when those voices flirt with or openly embrace antisemitism. Senator Ted Cruz says he’s done playing nice. “If we do not defeat this poison,” he warns, “I believe it will consume the Republican Party just like it has consumed the Democratic Party.” Today, Cruz joins School of War to discuss his strategy for bringing down Iran’s regime, what Tucker Carlson’s splinter from the mainstream right means for conservative politics, and the battle he believes will define the future of the Republican Party.  02:08 - The State of Iran After the War 02:46 - Why Trump Struck Iran 04:13 - Why the MOU Was a Disaster 05:39 - The Post That Triggered an Iranian Bot Campaign 07:24 - Why Cruz Opposed the Iran Deal 08:57 - America’s Next Move in Iran 09:29 - Why the Goal Should Be Regime Collapse 12:01 - Cruz’s Strategy to Bring Down the Regime 13:08 - Why He Wants to Arm Iranian Protesters 15:22 - The Future of America’s Foreign Policy 16:27 - Is the Democratic Party Being Taken Over? 21:32 - The Rise of Antisemitism on the Right 22:50 - Why Tucker Carlson Is “Dangerous” 24:06 - “We Have to Defeat This Poison” 26:34 - Could Tucker Carlson Run for President? This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-08-07 09:00:00

How a Sardine Gets From the Ocean to a Can (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Just a decade ago, tinned fish was hardly a premium product. Most Americans likely associated cans of tuna with thrift. But that has changed a lot in recent years. The category took off during Covid and now shoppers are shelling out for high end brands like Fishwife. Today's guest Becca Millstein started the company in 2020, positioning it as a distinct, artisanal product, more akin to one might find in European grocery stores. In addition to the sheer challenges of scaling, the nature of the business itself has changed, influenced by climate change and geopolitics (shortages have led Morocco to suspend frozen sardine exports for instance). We discuss the tinned fish supply chain and how a new brand positions itself in today's media market.

Read more: What the American Tin Can Reveals About Trump’s Volatile Tariff Policy

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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-06 16:53:20

‘Bizarre’ Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz deal cuts out Trump (media.mp3)

Iran and Oman are reported to be on the verge of signing a historic deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that would put Tehran in control of all inbound traffic. Will Donald Trump approve the deal - and with the US apparently cut out of negotiations, does he have any choice?

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to chief Washington correspondent Connor Stringer about how the deal would work, the tolls - or fees - it could involve for transiting ships, and why no deal can permanently solve the waterway’s instability in the long-run. 

Plus, fresh violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, an “argument” between Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over missile stockpiles, and why Tucker Carlson is heading up a splinter MAGA group that is furious about the US-Iran war. Could Tucker run for president in 2028?

Highlights

• Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz deal cuts out Trump 
• Plus: could Tucker Carlson run for president in 2028 off the back of Iran war anger?

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Connor Stringer, chief Washington correspondent @connorstringer

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Roland Oliphant: This is proof Iran won the war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/06/this-is-proof-iran-won-the-war/

Iran says it has agreed Strait of Hormuz shipping route with Oman

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/06/iran-threatens-attack-gulf-energy-facilities-new-us-strikes/

Trump ‘clashes with Hegseth’ over missile shortages

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/06/trump-clashes-hegseth-missile-shortages/

Europe to foot bill under new proposal to reopen Hormuz

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/04/europe-could-foot-bill-in-new-plan-to-reopen-hormuz/

Iran’s plot to split Jordan from the West

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/06/irans-plot-to-split-jordan-from-the-west/

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Nominated Best News, Politics and Current Affairs - British Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph, Winner Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

Producer: Peter Shevlin

Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From The Django weblog at 2026-08-06 15:45:00

Call for applicants for a Django Executive Director

The Django Software Foundation is announcing a call for an Executive Director. The Executive Director is the operational leader of the Django Software Foundation, a paid position reporting to the Board of Directors, responsible for setting the Foundation's strategic direction and turning it into action, while managing day-to-day operations. They serve as the main connector between the Board, staff, community, and sponsors.

The Django Software Foundation (DSF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops and maintains Django, a free and open-source web application framework. The Foundation exists to support the development of Django by sponsoring sprints, meetups, gatherings and community events; to promote the use of Django among the web development community; to protect the framework's intellectual property and long-term viability; and to advance the state of the art in web development.

This is a new role for the Foundation. Django itself has been around since 2005, but the DSF wasn't founded until 2008, and the person who takes on this role will play a key part in maturing the Foundation's internal structure, helping ensure the DSF can properly support and sustain this important ecosystem going forward. The position is initially for a period of one year, renewable subject to an annual performance evaluation. Depending on the candidate, the role may be part-time or full-time.

Beyond running the Foundation, the Executive Director is a representative of the DSF itself. They embody Django's welcoming culture and help the community sustain the framework's home. The Executive Director is often called upon to represent the Foundation publicly, including at Django conferences and events, and to grow awareness of the DSF as an organization, distinct from the framework it supports.

Responsibilities

Executive Director duties include (but are not limited to):

• Fundraising: leading sponsorship development, corporate and individual membership growth, and partner relationships, including support for the jump from our current 300K USD annual fundraising goal to 500K USD. At the current funding level (around 300K per year), a full-time Executive Director isn't yet sustainable. We'd like to fix that, and we want you to lead that change.
• Admin and operations management: day-to-day operations and administration of the DSF, financial reporting, grant management, and the general running of the organization. Over time, helping grow the DSF into a more mature organization by establishing the operational foundations that support the nonprofit's growth.
• Managing the DSF Assistant and Fellows: overseeing the DSF Assistant and the Django Fellows program, the paid maintainers funded by the DSF.
• Marketing and outreach: community outreach and communications, representing the DSF publicly (for example, conference representation), and growing awareness of the Foundation as distinct from the framework.
• Legal, trademark, and follow-ups: overseeing international trademark policy enforcement, creating, signing, and renewing contracts, handling legal correspondence, and the unglamorous administrative follow-through that keeps a 501(c)(3) compliant. First-hand legal knowledge isn't required here; you'll work with counsel.
• Working group check-ins: regular coordination with the DSF working groups, the volunteer committees handling events, AI, accessibility, fundraising, and more.
• Working with our Django events and conferences like our DjangoCons.

Requirements

An Executive Director is responsible for fundraising, operations, communications, and community coordination. This is a broad remit, and it isn't our expectation that you come into the job an expert in every part of it. We hope you'll have solid experience in a few of these areas, particularly the ones most central to the role (fundraising and partnership development, nonprofit operations, and stakeholder communication). A willingness to learn and a demonstrated history of doing so are more important than comprehensive knowledge.

The areas you can expect to work across include (and are not limited to):

• Fundraising, sponsorship, and partnership development
• Nonprofit operations, financial reporting, and grant management
• Contracts, trademark, and 501(c)(3) compliance (in coordination with counsel)
• Public representation, marketing, and communications
• Coordinating staff, volunteers, and working groups
• Technical knowledge is not required, but is a nice-to-have:
• Knowledge of, or familiarity with, the Django and Python community
• Familiarity with open source licenses and communities

And required professional skills such as:

• Conflict resolution
• Time management and prioritization expertise
• Ability to focus in short periods of time and do substantial context switches
• Self-awareness to recognize their own limits and reach out for help
• Relationship-building and coordination with the Board, staff, working groups, sponsors, and external parties
• Tenacity, patience, compassion and empathy are essential

Therefore, a Django Executive Director requires the skills and judgment of an experienced nonprofit leader who is comfortable with fundraising, operations, and coordination with community stakeholders. Open-source experience and familiarity with the Django or Python community in particular are a big plus.

Being part of the Django community isn't a prerequisite for this position. We'll consider applications from anyone with a proven history of nonprofit leadership or comparable experience in an open-source or mission-driven community, but this is a remote position based in the United States, and unfortunately we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

The DSF is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of every background and don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

How to apply

If you're interested in applying for the position, please submit your application via hiring@djangoproject.com. Your application should include:

• A cover letter (optional)
• A resume or CV
• A brief vision statement (500 to 1000 words) addressing your understanding of the Foundation's current position, the key opportunities and challenges you see for the Foundation, and your approach to the role

References may be requested during the interview process.

The compensation for this role is a base salary of $90,000 to $120,000, plus a bonus of up to $60,000 tied to our progress toward the $500,000 fundraising goal, which we'll tier as we work toward it. Depending on the candidate, the DSF will consider a part-time position and adjust the salary accordingly.

Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Relevant nonprofit leadership and operational experience
• Track record in fundraising and partnership development
• Understanding of the position and of the DSF's current stage
• Clarity, formality, and precision of communications
• Familiarity with open source and/or the Django and Python community
• Strength of reference(s)

Applications will be open until midnight Central Time, September 14, 2026, with the expectation that the successful candidate will start around November 1, 2026 (to be confirmed).

Reference: Announcing the Search for a DSF Executive Director (Django Project blog, June 17, 2026).

From The Briefing Room at 2026-08-06 14:00:00

Part 1: How do we reform social care? (p0p30p89.mp3)

It’s social care time again. That moment every five years when politicians and civil servants are on the cusp of coming up with a new system to replace the perceived arbitrary and unfair way in which we in the UK pay for the care that many adults need to be able to live a decent life.

Right now Baroness Casey, appointed by Keir Starmer to conduct a urgent review into social care in England with the objective of recommending a new plan, has been asked by Andy Burnham to make it even more urgent and recommend it more quickly.

In this first of two episodes looking at what the review is likely to find and its impact on all of us, we’ll look at what we mean by social care, its history and who gets it.

Guests:

Thea Stein, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Trust Simon Bottery, who leads independent charity The King's Fund's work on adult social care Sir Andrew Dilnot, the economist who was asked by the government back in 2010 to chair a commission to find a fair and sustainable way of funding adult social care in England

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Ben Carter, Sally Abrahams and Kirsteen Knight Editor: Richard Vadon Sound engineer: James Beard Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Maria Ogundele

From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-06 12:04:51

Adversarial Clothing Designed to Fool Facial Recognition Systems

There are many companies manufacturing adversarial clothing designed to confuse facial recognition systems.

It’s a cool idea, but I worry that it’s mostly security theater:

“Our patterns play with that chaos, confuse algorithms and make it way harder to pin you down,” he said.

Bell, however, said “none of these products are tried and tested, and a lot of these surveillance technologies can deal with a little resistance … [but] even if the designs don’t necessarily work perfectly, fashion is also a visible sign of resistance.

“This is consumers collectively coming together to make a visible statement.”...

From Breaking History at 2026-08-06 10:00:00

Why the Future of Education Won’t Come from the Ivy League (CBS7410778982.mp3)

Peter Berkowitz returns to the show to trace the slow collapse of liberal education in America, all in his new book, Reclaiming Liberal Education in America. In this episode, he and Eli Lake walk through 50 years of ideological capture, from the campus radicals of the 1960s who became the tenured professors of the 1980s, to the speech codes of the 1990s, to October 7, 2023, as the moment it all came into full view. Along the way, they dig into the French postmodernists who gutted academic standards, the DEI bureaucracies that replaced intellectual diversity with conformity, and the peer review process that failed so spectacularly. They end on the essential question: Can the university still reform itself, or is it time to build something new? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-08-06 09:00:00

Brad Setser on the US's Unusual Japanese Yen Intervention (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Last week, the US joined forces with Japan to try to stop the yen’s slide. It’s the first time the two sides have intervened in the Japanese currency in 15 years, and in many ways it was an unprecedented and unusual move, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent choosing to sell euros (as opposed to dollars) and the use of a little-known Federal Reserve repo facility. So why did the yen’s value drop so precipitously in the first place? And will this intervention be enough to stop it? Brad Setser, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, explains why the Bank of Japan initially refrained from raising rates, why East Asian currencies (not just the yen) have been so weak lately, the improving fiscal outlook for Japan, and what to look out for next.

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From Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics at 2026-08-06 09:00:00

Nero (p0p2k39g.mp3)

Did the Boy Emperor in fact fiddle while Rome burned? Natalie's joined by star of BBC TV's I, Claudius, Christopher Biggins and Llewelyn Morgan to find out if he was all bad. For a seventeen year old put in charge of an Empire, he was surprisingly popular with the people, to the extent that fake Neros sprang up around the world after his death.

'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author of Divine Might, Stone Blind, A Thousand Ships and No Friend to This House as well as a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about ancient Greece and Rome.

Christopher Biggins is an actor and director who played Nero in the BBC Television adaptation of Robert Graves' 1934 novel I, Claudius.

Llewelyn Morgan is a Professor of Classics at Oxford University, and he is interested in basically anything written in Latin. He has written two Very Short Introductions to Roman poets, one on Ovid and one on Horace.

Producer Beth O'Dea

From The Rest Is History at 2026-08-06 00:05:00

694. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Treacherous Conspiracy (Part 4) (GLT1627515087.mp3)

After ransacking Spanish treasure ships, would Elizabeth I betray Sir Francis Drake to her enemies? Who did she back in the French civil wars? And, with the help of English conspirators, would Mary Queen of Scots, incur a Spanish invasion, and see her rival Elizabeth assassinated?   Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss Sir Francis Drake’s return to England, revolts in Europe, Catholic unrest, and the Throckmorton Plot to see the Queen of England murdered, and replaced with her royal cousin… This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory. *The Rest Is History LIVE: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure* The maddest expedition in history and it’s NEVER been heard before on the show: join Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook LIVE at the Southbank as they tell the bonkers story of Queen Victoria ordering one of history’s most daring assignments ever. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tickets available for Friday 4th September⁠⁠⁠⁠, the Saturday show is SOLD OUT. Summer sale is here: get an annual membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over. https://therestishistory.com/club?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=summersale26&utm_term=listeners&utm_content=epdescriptionsummer To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton   Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill    Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-08-05 23:35:20

Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers

Baseboard management controllers from the world's biggest manufacturers are a security mess.

From The Django weblog at 2026-08-05 20:30:00

Django 6.1 released

The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.1.

The release notes offer a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements. A few highlights are:

• Model field fetch modes for configuring on-demand fetching behavior

• Database-level delete options for ForeignKey.on_delete

• Dictionary-based email settings

You can get Django 6.1 from our downloads page or from the Python Package Index.

The PGP key ID used for this release is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7

With the release of Django 6.1, Django 6.0 has reached the end of mainstream support. The final minor bug fix release, 6.0.8, which was also a security release, was issued yesterday, Aug. 4, 2026. Django 6.0 will receive security and data loss fixes until April 2027. All users are encouraged to upgrade before then to continue receiving fixes for security issues.

See the downloads page for a table of supported versions and the future release schedule.

From GoodFellows: Conversations on Economics, History & Geopolitics at 2026-08-05 20:10:12

Complicated Legacy: Jay Bhattacharya on Fauci, RFK, and Vaccines (Good_Fellows_Jay_Bhattacharya_v36x2vj.mp3)

Jay Bhattacharya returns to GoodFellows—now as NIH director and acting CDC director—for a candid conversation on what COVID got wrong, why science needs a replication revolution, and how to restore public trust. Jay takes on the legacy of lockdowns, school closures, Fauci, gain-of-function research, China, AI-enabled biosecurity risks, vaccine questions, and the fight to make scientific dissent possible again. Then: Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, AI guardrails, democratic socialism, and what Homer can still teach us about war. Subscribe to GoodFellows for clarity on today’s biggest social, economic, and geostrategic shifts — only on GoodFellows.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-05 17:19:54

US interceptor missile stocks dangerously low & Houthis strike Saudi ship (media.mp3)

The US military have ‘burnt through’ their critical missile interceptors since the start of the Iran war. Senior commanders warn that stockpiles for THAAD and Patriot systems are "dangerously low." Elsewhere, the conflict in the Red Sea has escalated as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have escalated their maritime blockade, striking a Saudi oil tanker in the northern Red Sea with ballistic missiles. 

On today’s episode Roland Oliphant speaks to Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin about the geopolitical implications of depleted US missile inventories, the crumbling reality behind the Gaza decommissioning deal, and growing political rifts inside Israel over war aims.

Plus, Roland and Henry analyse the Israeli perspective to the news cycle, differing cultures of leaking information between the US and Israel, and alarming UN reports detailing a surge in state executions across Iran.

Highlights

• US Thaad and Patriot missile stockpiles burn dry as Iran conflict escalates
• Iranian-backed Houthi rebels hit a Saudi oil tanker with ballistic missiles

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem correspondent, @HenryBodkin  

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Video Producer: Peter Shevlin

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-05 10:42:43

Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device

This is disturbing:

…a team of security researchers at UC San Diego, who found that a model of aftermarket car alarm known as the KARR Security System, installed in more than 2 million vehicles across the US by their estimate, can let any hacker within Bluetooth range send radio commands to silently unlock the car at will, turn off its alarm, honk the car’s horn or flash its lights, or even disable its ignition and leave a driver stranded.

From Ancient History 101 at 2026-08-05 05:00:00

Gladiators in the Greek World (media.mp3)

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-04 20:00:53

Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems

Attribution is preliminary, and so far it seems no real damage.

And it seems like this is a campaign that has targeted at least seven states. And, because this is where the US is right now, Trump doesn’t believe it’s Iran and that Minnesota…I guess…hacked itself.

“I think I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent,” Trump said. “I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota. They like to say, ‘Oh, it’s Iran.’ Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-04 15:58:05

Trump’s empty ‘decapitation’ threats as Ukraine and Iran wars ‘very close’ to merging (media.mp3)

Donald Trump has threatened a "decapitation" strike to restart the war if negotiations with Iran fail. 

Iran denies talks are underway, but Tehran is certainly talking with one country: Oman. It is closing in on a Strait of Hormuz deal that would grant Iranian control over inbound shipping, potentially allowing it to charge fees on everything from oil to fertiliser. Amid fresh missile strikes on commercial vessels near Oman, how will the US respond?

On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant speaks with Danny Citrinowicz, Senior Fellow at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), about whether Iran is strategically dragging out the conflict. They analyse how the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars are “very close” to merging into a single global front, why US military posture is buckling in the Gulf, and how collapsing ceasefire deals in Lebanon and Gaza expose the limits of Trump’s Middle East strategy.

Highlights

• Trump threatens ‘decapitation’ strike if Iran negotiations fail
• Why the Iran and Ukraine wars are ‘very close’ to merging 

CONTRIBUTORS:

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

Danny Citrinowicz, senior fellow at Institute for National Security Studies @citrinowicz  

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Trump cut out of new deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/04/iran-and-oman-near-deal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/

Trump’s Hamas disarmament plan unravels

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/03/donald-trump-hamas-disarmament-deal-unravelling/

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From The Django weblog at 2026-08-04 12:00:00

Django security releases issued: 6.0.8 and 5.2.17

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.8 and Django 5.2.17. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible.

CVE-2026-15307: Server-side file-write and request forgery via spatial lookups

Spatial lookups allowed str and dict lookup values to be passed to GDALRaster when they represented rasters. Depending on the raster driver, this could write a file to disk (in some cases enabling remote code execution) or issue a network request as the Django process user. Because the admin changelist permits filtering via ModelAdmin.lookup_allowed(), the flaw was reachable by staff users with view permissions on any registered model containing a spatial field.

The following types are now disallowed by spatial lookups:

• dict
• A str that is not a valid GEOSGeometry, e.g. a serialized dictionary

This is a backward incompatible change. As a reminder, all untrusted user input should be validated before use. For that reason, assignments to model fields are unaffected and still accept these input types.

For guidance on how to keep using these types in spatial lookups, on validating untrusted input, and on further security considerations, see the raster security considerations documentation.

This issue has severity "high" according to the Django security policy.

Thanks to Bence Nagy, localhost-detect, and kimchunbok_ for the report.

CVE-2026-15337: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in check_for_language()

django.utils.translation.check_for_language() was subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when checking many distinct, very long language codes. Each code was used as a key in an in-memory cache, consuming process memory.

The language value reaches this function through the django.views.i18n.set_language() view (not active by default) from POST data. Since request data is limited by DATA_UPLOAD_MAX_MEMORY_SIZE and the cache is configured to store a maximum number of entries, the memory that could be consumed was bounded.

To mitigate this vulnerability, language codes longer than 500 characters are now rejected before the cached lookup.

This issue has severity "low" according to the Django security policy.

Thanks to Jaeyoung Jang for the report.

CVE-2026-15830: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability via nested geometry collections

GEOSGeometry was subject to a potential denial-of-service attack when provided deeply nested GEOMETRYCOLLECTION objects, leading to a segmentation fault in GEOS. A maximum depth of 198 GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONs is now enforced for the well-known text (WKT) format, and a maximum number of 198 GEOMETRYCOLLECTIONs in total (breadth and depth) is enforced for well-known binary (WKB).

Lookups against spatial fields and the GeometryField form field were also affected.

The limit can be customized through the new max_geom_collections argument, available on GEOSGeometry, the form field, and the model field. The limit is not applied to GeoJSON inputs, as they were parsed by GDAL and are not affected.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.

Thanks to Andrew MacPherson and kimchunbok_ for the report.

CVE-2026-15920: Potential cross-site scripting via URLField values in the admin

The admin renders URLField values as clickable links on changelist views and read-only fields. The link was generated without validating the value as a safe URL, so a stored value using a potentially dangerous scheme was rendered as a link.

URLField values shown via display_for_field are now validated using URLValidator before a link is rendered, and displayed as plain text if validation is failed.

This issue has severity "moderate" according to the Django security policy.

Thanks to Egor Saltykov for the report.

Affected supported versions

• Django main
• Django 6.1 (currently at release candidate status)
• Django 6.0
• Django 5.2

Resolution

Patches to resolve the issue have been applied to Django's main, 6.1 (currently at release candidate status), 6.0, and 5.2 branches. The patches may be obtained from the following changesets.

CVE-2026-15307: Server-side file-write and request forgery via spatial lookups

• On the main branch
• On the 6.1 branch
• On the 6.0 branch
• On the 5.2 branch

CVE-2026-15337: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in check_for_language()

• On the main branch
• On the 6.1 branch
• On the 6.0 branch
• On the 5.2 branch

CVE-2026-15830: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability via nested geometry collections

• On the main branch
• On the 6.1 branch
• On the 6.0 branch
• On the 5.2 branch

CVE-2026-15920: Potential cross-site scripting via URLField values in the admin

• On the main branch
• On the 6.1 branch
• On the 6.0 branch
• On the 5.2 branch

The following releases have been issued

• Django 6.0.8 (tarball | checksums)
• Django 5.2.17 (tarball | checksums)

The PGP key ID used for this release is Natalia Bidart: 2EE82A8D9470983E

General notes regarding security reporting

As always, we ask that potential security issues be reported via private email to security@djangoproject.com, and not via Django's Trac instance, nor via the Django Forum. Please see our security policies for further information.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-04 11:13:58

Some Claude Chats Are Searchable on Google

And it’s personal information (alternate link):

The exposed data includes an AI-powered therapy app that someone appears to have vibe-coded, notes on meetings, and a dashboard someone made apparently to analyze medical billing data. Exposed chats reportedly include private cryptocurrency wallet keys and personal information like peoples’ addresses.

What seems to be the issue is a user setting about data sharing. Anthropic’s position is that it’s not their problem:

“We give people control over sharing their Claude conversations publicly, and in keeping with our privacy principles, we do not share chat directories or sitemaps with search engines like Google,” the company said in a statement. “These shareable links are not guessable or discoverable unless people choose to share them themselves. When someone shares a conversation, they are making that content publicly accessible, and like other public web content, it may be archived by third-party services.”...

From School of War at 2026-08-04 10:00:00

Ukraine’s Top Drone Commander on What the Pentagon Keeps Missing (CBS4593354440.mp3)

Yuri Fedorenko has spent four years turning a volunteer rifle company into the 429th “Achilles” Brigade, one of the most lethal units in Ukraine’s Defense Forces. Today,  he joins School of War to discuss how the battlefield has evolved since Russia’s full-scale invasion: improvising with commercial drones in 2022, scaling a unit that now hunts targets at an unprecedented scale, what life is like on the front lines, and what the U.S. military can learn from his unit’s drone revolution. This interview was originally conducted in Ukrainian and has been translated and dubbed into English. 02:23 – Yuri Fedorenko on Returning to War 05:08 – Building a Volunteer Unit Overnight 07:37 – Discovering the Power of Drones 09:18 – The Birth of Achilles 11:14 – Ukraine's Drone Revolution 13:12 – How the Unmanned Systems Force Works 17:43 – Why Drone Forces Punch Above Their Weight 18:59 – Inside Russia's Rubicon Drone Unit 21:35 – Beating Rubicon 23:04 – Lessons America Must Learn From Ukraine 25:29 – Why the West Should Train in Ukraine 26:54 – Why 20th Century Warfare Is Obsolete 27:20 – Drones Alone Cannot Win Wars 28:14 – Ukraine's Final Message to America This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-03 18:02:46

More on the OpenAI Agent’s Attack on Hugging Face

Hugging Face has published a detailed timeline of the attack. From the summary:

The agent was running an internal OpenAI cyber-capability evaluation based on the ExploitGym benchmark, which tasks an AI agent with finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. OpenAI ran this on its own infrastructure, and the ExploitGym maintainers and their infrastructure had no involvement in the deployment or operation of that evaluation environment. As far as we were able to infer, across the course of being evaluated on this benchmark, the agent inferred that Hugging Face may host that benchmark’s models, datasets, and reference solutions. We believe the entire intrusion was, from the agent’s point of view, an attempt to cheat the evaluation: reach our production systems and steal the test solutions rather than solve the challenge on its own...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-08-03 16:54:04

Trump halts 14-day Iran strikes for talks as US admits running out of ideas (media.mp3)

Donald Trump has U-turned on a 14-day campaign of military strikes on Iran, which he claimed would have been the biggest attack since World War II in favor of restarting peace talks. Tehran insists no negotiations with the US are taking place.

Meanwhile, an intelligence breach reveals Centcom is actively seeking "unconventional" ways to pressure Iran, while fresh missile attacks and radio threats near Oman continue to disrupt critical shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

On today's episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant discuss the news, the rinse-and-repeat cyclical nature of the war and why Saudi Arabia is becoming increasingly vocal and involved. Plus, new polling showing American public support for the war dropping to record lows, the Shia festival of Arbaeen in Iraq and how climate change is affecting the region.

Highlights

• Trump cancels ‘biggest strike since WW2’ on Iran, but Tehran denies peace talks 
• Leaked Centcom emails expose US military running out of ways to punish Tehran

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Pentagon asks soldiers for ‘creative’ ideas to punish Iran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/03/pentagon-asks-soldiers-for-creative-ideas-to-punish-iran/

Oil plummets as Trump calls off Iran strikes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/03/oil-plummets-as-trump-calls-off-iran-strikes/

Tiny militias threaten to draw Middle East into forever war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/03/iraqi-militias-threaten-draw-middle-east-into-forever-war/

New Hormuz plan leaves Iran in control

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/01/israel-poised-return-iran-war-heaviest-us-strikes/

US lacks weapons to defend Israel against Iran, leaked memo warns

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/02/us-lacks-weapons-to-defend-israel-leaked-memo-warns/

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-08-03 11:47:47

The OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle

This essay originally appeared in Foreign Policy.

Earlier this month, two of OpenAI’s models broke out of their containment sandbox and attacked another AI company. The story is kind of wild. OpenAI was running security tests on two of its models: GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased model that is almost certainly GPT-6. In particular, it was running the ExploitGym benchmark, which measures how good a model is at turning security vulnerabilities into working exploits: basically, offensive cyberattacks.

Since these were internal tests, OpenAI locked those models in a secure sandbox that denied them access to the internet. But it was running the models without any safety filters that would prevent them from offensive cyber-actions. That meant that there was nothing to prevent the models from trying to ...

From Odd Lots at 2026-08-03 09:00:00

The Tungsten Market Is Warning of an Upcoming War (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Bloomberg Opinion columnist David Fickling tells us you can think of tungsten mining as “a century old prediction market for war.” As he writes in a recent piece, tungsten is “a super-element that can determine the fate of nations.” While the commercial market for tungsten is fairly small, it can be crucial in war manufacturing, due to its high density and melting point. He learned more about tungsten mining, and its increasing geopolitical necessity, during a visit to Australia's Dolphin Mine, which has a history of opening up during times of war, and then closing again during times of peace. He explains to us why investors are once again interested in tungsten mining and why it's been so hard (over the last century) to sustain production outside of China.

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-08-03 00:05:00

693. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: England’s Greatest Hero (Part 3) (GLT5069845329.mp3)

Why is Sir Francis Drake enshrined as one of England’s greatest heroes? Where did he come from, and how did he rise to prominence and earn the adoration of Elizabeth I, from obscure poverty? And, why is he also such a controversial figure…? Join Tom and Dominic as they sail into the remarkable life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake. From his controversial piracy, and his explorations around the world, to his burgeoning feud with the Spanish, ultimately culminating in his clash with Armada in 1588…  _______ *The Rest Is History LIVE: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure* The maddest expedition in history and it’s NEVER been heard before on the show: join Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook LIVE at the Southbank as they tell the bonkers story of Queen Victoria ordering one of history’s most daring assignments ever. ⁠⁠⁠Tickets available for Friday 4th September⁠⁠⁠, the Saturday show is SOLD OUT. Summer sale is here: get an annual membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over. To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton   Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill    Executive Producer: Dom Johnson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From More or Less at 2026-08-01 06:00:00

Would you take £50,000 or a 50/50 chance of £1m? (p0p1yqqr.mp3)

If you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick?

When YouGov asked exactly that question to people in the UK, 73% said they would take the £50,000, while 21% opted for the 50/50 chance of winning £1m.

As you may or may not have imagined, this finding provoked outrage on Twitter, with people saying the UK appeared incredibly risk averse. “This is what’s wrong with Britain,” wrote celebrity polling analyst and More or Less interviewee Nate Silver.

But is the result surprising, when you know a bit more about how people make decisions like this? BBC economics editor Faisal Islam explains why he thinks not. CREDITS: Presenter: Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Siobhan Reed Sound mix: Donald MacDonald Editor: Richard Vadon

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-31 22:06:46

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Helps Discover New Marine Species

The Squid is a new scientific machine:

One of the technological breakthroughs was the onboard use of a spinning wheel confocal microscope, nicknamed the Squid, which uses lasers to scan microscopic details of how organisms are put together. “That opens up a whole new world of exploring. We could see cells interacting with each other, exchanging material and building skeletons. And we could do that live on the ship, when usually it takes a couple of weeks of staining and mounting to see anything,” Osborn said.

The expedition discovered thirty-one new marine species in two weeks. The article doesn’t say if any of them were new species of squid...

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-31 21:39:14

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

Had the hacks used conventional methods, someone would likely go to prison.

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-07-31 21:15:44

Fireside Friday, July 31, 2026 (On The Odyssey)

Hey folks, Fireside this week, as I am fresh back from a short family trip before the jaws of the Fall semester close upon me. I did get a chance to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and I wrote a review of it for Foreign Policy (alas, paywalled, I assume), although by far the most … Continue reading Fireside Friday, July 31, 2026 (On The Odyssey) →

From Dan Carlin's Hardcore History at 2026-07-31 19:02:23

Show 74 - Mania for Subjugation IV (dchha74_Mania_for_Subjugation_IV.mp3)

The stage is set for an in-person showdown between Alexander and Persia's Great King. The resulting Battle of Issus, although often ignored by Hollywood, is one of the most important battles in all ancient history. It gets its due here.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-31 18:23:16

Anthropic’s Opus 5 Is Better at Resisting Prompt Injection

The chart is interesting.

On the IPI benchmark, Opus 5 improved over Opus 4.8, reducing the probability of an attacker succeeding within 15 attempts from 5.5% to 2.0%, and from 0.5% to 0.2% on 1 attempt. It also improved on Sonnet 5 (5.9% at k=15) and Mythos 5 (2.6%), making it the most robust model evaluated. Opus 5 also outperformed all non-Claude models on this benchmark. The most robust non-Claude model was Muse Spark at 16.5% within 15 attempts—more than eight times Opus 5’s rate. The most capable GPT 5.6 variant, Sol, was comparable to its predecessor GPT 5.5 (20.0% versus 20.8% within 15 attempts), and was 10 times as likely to be successfully attacked as Claude Opus 5 at 2.0%. The other GPT 5.6 variants are less robust, at 30.4% (Terra) and 43.9% (Luna). A single attempt against GPT 5.6 Sol succeeded 3.1% of the time, higher than the 2.0% an attacker achieved against Opus 5 after fifteen attempts...

From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-07-31 18:00:00

828: Perfectly Serviceable Boat Movie (20a235c6-ede7-4b30-946a-7e93f414a9d8.mp3)

It’s one of the best “Star Trek” movies, a classic Dad Movie, and the start of a franchise that never really started. It’s “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” in which oceans have become battlefields and privateer ships lurk like horror-movie monsters. Don’t get attached to any of those nice young sailors!...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-31 16:12:46

Trump considers Iran land blockade as conflict reignites (media.mp3)

Israel and the US consider are considering land blockade on Iran, as President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu look to tighten the economic squeeze on Tehran. Elsewhere, the security landscape has been rocked by the news that a British national has been arrested on charges of spying on a UK military base in Cyprus, casting fresh concerns over the regional expansion of this conflict.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Henry Bodkin, Jerusalum Correspondent speaks to Lottie Tiplady-Bishop, acting US news editor, about the geopolitical implications of this proposed land blockade, the fragile reality behind Trump’s Gaza disarmament deal, and attitudes inside the US. 

Plus, Henry and Lottie discuss the latest retaliatory strikes on US assets in Kuwait, the ongoing naval tension in the Strait of Hormuz, and how Saudi Arabia is scrambling to organize a new maritime alliance to secure the Bab el-Mandeb.

Highlights

• Hamas agrees to disarm: Is this the first step to peace or a trap in Gaza?
• Iran land blockade: Could a US-Israel alliance tighten the economic vice on Tehran?
• UK spy arrest: British national detained for allegedly surveilling RAF Akrotiri

CONTRIBUTORS:

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem Correspondent @HenryBodkin

Lottie Tiplady-Bishop, acting US news editor @lottietipbishop

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/31/israel-us-iran-blockade-economy-trump-netanyahu-middle-east/ 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/30/hamas-agree-to-disarm-gaza-strip/ 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-31 12:08:44

Facial Recognition at Madison Square Garden

Last month, the story broke (alternate link) that Madison Square Garden uses facial recognition software on everyone entering the facility, and—among other groups—flags activists that oppose using facial recognition.

Turns out that the system was shut off for Taylor Swift’s wedding.

Evan Greer—one of the people that MSG alerts on—comments:

Ironically, Swift herself has reportedly used facial recognition at her own concerts to identify stalkers. This “privacy for me, surveillance for thee” attitude feels like a perfect encapsulation of the future we’re already living in: one where wealthy elites can afford privacy, while the rest of us are forced to live in a corporate surveillance panopticon...

From School of War at 2026-07-31 10:00:00

What It’s Really Like Inside Ukraine in 2026, with Aidan Stretch (CBS3505978063.mp3)

For months, it was conventional wisdom among large swaths of the American right that Ukraine would inevitably have to cede its Donbas region to Russia to end the war. Now, with Russian morale flagging, “that assumption is just no longer true,” says Aidan Stretch, a CBS News international reporter based in Kyiv. Today, Stretch joins School of War to discuss the state of play on the battlefield, Laura Loomer’s recent change of heart about the war, and how drone warfare has transformed the very idea of the front line as we know it  02:36 - Is Ukraine Really Winning? 05:58 - Political Turmoil in Kyiv 06:51 - The Fedorov–Syrskyi Power Struggle 12:06 - The Protests That Changed Ukraine's Military 13:11 - Why Drapatyi Replaced Syrskyi 14:07 - Meeting President Zelensky 17:42 - Asking Zelensky if Ukraine Is Winning the War 20:00 - How Ukrainian Protests Force Political Change 24:29 - The Power of Ukrainian Civil Society 27:10 - Laura Loomer's Visit to Ukraine 28:50 - Ukraine's Military Innovation 30:48 - How Ukraine's Military Really Works 33:58 - Ukraine's Mobilization Challenge 37:24 - Why Drone Warfare Is Only the Beginning 41:34 - How the Middle East and Ukraine Wars Intersect 44:47 - Reporting From the Front Lines of Ukraine This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Strong Message Here at 2026-07-31 09:45:00

Your Next Listen: Top Comment (p0p1wg1b.mp3)

While Armando takes a well-earned break, former Strong Message Here guest and BBC social media investigations correspondent Marianna Spring introduces her podcast, Top Comment.

From chasing pickpockets to unmasking predators, vigilantism has become one of the biggest trends on social media. On this episode Matt and Marianna discuss how the age of streaming has added a new layer of risk to content like this, with the potential for devastating consequences including reputational damage and even legal repercussions.

Also this week, as national media fangirls over Andy Burnham's TikTok persona, we ask what the new prime minister is doing right online. Is social media now the ultimate test of a politician's authenticity, and could cosying up to influencers set a dangerous precedent in terms of transparency and accountability for those in positions of power.

Plus - Clavicular can't run in those little high heels, and the foxes have their say!

If you enjoyed this episode, you can listen and subscribe to Top Comment on BBC Sounds, with new episodes released every Thursday.

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From Odd Lots at 2026-07-31 09:00:00

Why Private Credit Got Entangled With Insurance (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Insurers have quietly become a major driver of the private credit boom, with numerous private equity shops striking deals with insurance companies or buying them outright. But the entanglement with private credit is also changing the insurance industry itself, raising a number of questions about risk and regulation. Today we speak to Andrew Granato and Pranjal Drall, authors of a new paper, “Private Credit's State Backstop: How Private Equity Socializes Risk Through Insurers," examining the relationship between private credit and insurance. Granato (an assistant professor at the UT Austin Law School) and Drall (JD-PhD student in Financial Economics at Yale) talk to us about how PE got so interested in insurance in the first place, how both sides benefit from the relationship, and why taxpayers might ultimately be on the hook.

Read more:
Blue Owl Surges as Leaders Stress It’s More Than a Direct Lender
Ares $29 Billion Private Credit Fund Sees Uptick in Non-Accruals

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-30 21:57:22

Max-severity Exchange server flaw under active exploitation by Kremlin hackers

Exploits can give persistent server access that survives credential rotation and disk re-imaging.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-30 17:20:30

American Being Prosecuted for Wiping His Phone Before Handing It Over to Border Officials

He’s being prosecuted for giving border officials a code that wiped his phone:

The case centers on a feature included in GrapheneOS, a custom Android operating system that runs in place of the software on most modern Google Pixel devices. Tunick’s attorneys confirmed GrapheneOS was running on his phone.

The software feature allows the device owner to set a passcode that deliberately wipes the contents of that device if entered instead of the user’s unlock passcode.

Tunick’s case also raises ongoing questions about what constitutional rights can be invoked at the border, which the U.S. government has long asserted is not U.S. soil until a person is authorized to enter...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-30 15:29:55

Trump prepares 14-Day Iran blitz as US tanker struck in Mediterranean (media.mp3)

The conflict between Iran and the US has intensified sharply as President Trump delivers on his promise to strike “very hard,” launching a massive wave of attacks against IRGC command centres and drone facilities. Further afield, a drone strike on a US-owned gas tanker in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has now dragged the conflict into a new, volatile theatre, raising urgent questions about the reach of Iran’s drone warfare.

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophie O’Sullivan speaks to David Blair, The Telegraph’s Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, about the reality of the US military’s 14-day strike plan, the tactical risks of widening the war to the Mediterranean, and why Saudi Arabia is now pushing for urgent de-escalation.

Plus, Sophie and David discuss the Iraqi government’s furious response to the strikes, examine why US troops in the Middle East may soon be forced to surrender their mobile phones to maintain operational security, and analyse the latest developments in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Highlights

• Trump prepares 14-day strike plan: Will this blitz effectively dismantle Iran’s capabilities?
• US tanker struck in Egypt: Is the conflict spreading to the Mediterranean?
• Security risk: US troops in the Middle East may be forced to surrender phones for security.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophie O’Sullivan, journalist and Ukraine: the Latest producer 

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/29/iran-us-war-latest-israel-trump-strikes-strait-of-hormuz/ 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/20/us-prepares-all-out-war-iran-sending-more-jets-middle-east/ 

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From More or Less at 2026-07-30 15:09:00

The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula (p0p1q7sm.mp3)

What is the error in the calculation Donald Trump used to work out his new tariffs?

What happened when the government ordered a recount of bobbies on the beat?

When is a tax freeze not a tax freeze?

And do redheads really have a 25% higher tolerance to pain?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Charlotte McDonald Producers: Nathan Gower and Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-30 12:01:32

Should You Use AI for a Task? Here’s a Simple Way to Decide

This essay originally appeared in The Guardian.

I teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Munk School at the University of Toronto. And it will come as no surprise to you that my students regularly use AI to complete their writing assignments. Doing so is a waste of their tuition money. But if their entire career is going to include AI writing assistants, why shouldn’t they embrace their future?

The best way I’ve found to explain the dilemma comes from the AI researcher Daniel Meissler: it’s the difference between work and the gym...

From Net Assessment at 2026-07-30 12:00:00

A Strategy of Denial? (Net_Assessment_-_30_July_2026_v1.mp3?dest-id=808287)

Chris, Melanie, and Zack discuss public attitudes toward the United States and China, and the Trump administration's response  -- which mostly seems to deny that they matter. Why does much of the world view the United States less favorably, and China more favorably, than it did just a few years ago? Is this just a temporary decline that can be overcome with a new administration or nicer advisors? Does it even matter to American interests if we aren't loved? Grievances to the Pentagon for its secrecy and dissembling around casualties in the Iran War, and for thinking that its problems can be solved with more testosterone, and to the Coast Guard for its Polar Security Cutter program which is grossly overbudget and badly delayed. Attas to members of Congress for calling out the Pentagon's secrecy and dissembling around the Iran War, to those who pushed back on the Trump administration's plan to investigate the New York Times and Google for a series of leaks surrounding the new Air Force One, and for those uncovering and publishing the COVID files.

Show Links:

• Jonathan Schulman, Laura Silver, Laura Clancy, and William Miner, "People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.," Pew Research Center, July 15, 2026.

• "America's Report Card in Southeast Asia," Net Assessment, War on the Rocks, April 11, 2024.

• Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby, @USWPColby, X, July 14, 2026.

• Opinion, "Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump's Grand Strategy," Interesting Times, New York Times, July 23, 2026.

• Biyon Sony Joseph, "Washington misreads middle power cooperation," Lowy Institute, July 23, 2026.

• Helene Cooper, Lara Jakes, and John Ismay, "Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website," New York Times, July 23, 2026.

• Helene Cooper, "Pentagon Changes How It Reports Casualties in Iran War," July 26, 2026.

• Tom Nichols, "The American People Need the Truth About the Iran War," The Atlantic, July 22, 2026.

• Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire, "War by Any Other Name," The Atlantic, July 21, 2026

• Jenny Leonard, Trump's Aides See China Cheating on Trade, But Shun Reprisal, Bloomberg, July 15, 2026.

• Alexander Burns, A New Report Offers a Stark Warning to Centrists, July 24, 2026.

• Sam Westfall and Dan Diamond, Fauci's Diary Reveals His Thoughts on a 'Rambling' Trump and His Own Fame, Washington Post, July 27, 2026.

• Malte Humpert, U.S. Polar Security Cutter Delayed to 2033 as Costs Top $6 Billion, GAO Warns, gCaptain, July 22, 2026.

• Ron Wyden, Statement on Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026, July 22, 2026. 

• Sebastian Junger, "There's More to Peak Military Performance Than Testosterone. I've Seen It." Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2026.

• Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich, "U.S. Withdraws Subpoenas Issued to New York Times Journalists," New York Times, July 23, 2026

From Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics at 2026-07-30 09:00:00

Alexandria: The Science (p0p0qn09.mp3)

Natalie is joined by Islam Issa and Adam Rutherford to reveal the extraordinary creativity and breadth of the stellar scientific inventions made in the ancient city of Alexandria.

From early weather forecasting to the first suggestion that the sun is the centre of the universe, the first keyboard instrument to toy birds that could sing, Alexandria had it all.

'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author of Divine Might, Stone Blind, A Thousand Ships and No Friend to This House as well as a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about ancient Greece and Rome.

Islam Issa is Professor of Public Humanities at Birmingham City University. His book Alexandria: The City that Changed the World is the Winner of the Runciman Award and The Times, Sunday Times, TLS, Booklist, Epoch Times and Waterstones Book of the Year.

Dr Adam Rutherford is a scientist, writer and broadcaster. He's a Lecturer in Biology and Society at UCL.

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From Odd Lots at 2026-07-30 09:00:00

How the Iranian Economy Actually Works (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the country's new leaders — religious and political — promised to redistribute the country's wealth and made moves to make Iran independent from western influence and business interests. In the decades since, Iran's economy completely transformed, and it is closer to what Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin describe as a "mafia state," where fealty to various factions is baked into the country's political economy. In their new book Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran they trace the massive changes Iran's political economy has undergone since the revolution, and they speak to us today about this history, how average Iranians navigate everyday cronyism, how Iranian leaders treated the country's burgeoning tech sector, and why the recent peace talks might not change all that much about how the country's economy currently operates.

Read more:
A New Age of Missiles Reshapes Battlefields Around The World
US War With Iran Set to Drag On for Months Over Hormuz Deadlock

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-07-30 00:05:00

692. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: A Massacre in Paris (Part 2) (GLT4665799025.mp3)

What inspired the deadliest bloodbath of the Tudor age: the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572, in which protestants were slaughtered en masse? How did it drive Elizabeth I’s spy master, Francis Walsingham, to repress all treasonous activity in her realm? And, what terrible treason was brewing in Rome…?   Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Sir Francis Walsingham, and one of the most devilish religious conspiracies of all time… Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. *The Rest Is History LIVE: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure* The maddest expedition in history and it’s NEVER been heard before on the show: join Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook LIVE at the Southbank as they tell the bonkers story of Queen Victoria ordering one of history’s most daring assignments ever. ⁠⁠⁠Tickets available for Friday 4th September⁠⁠⁠, the Saturday show is SOLD OUT. Summer sale is here: get an annual membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over. https://therestishistory.com/club?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=summersale26&utm_term=listeners&utm_content=epdescriptionsummer To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton   Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill    Executive Producer: Dom Johnson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-29 23:07:06

Mythos uncovers crypto weaknesses that went unknown for years

Separating the chaff from the wheat in Anthropic results is hard. We take a stab anyway.

From The Django weblog at 2026-07-29 22:48:00

DSF member of the month - Katherine "Kati" Michel

For July 2026, we welcome Katherine "Kati" Michel as our DSF member of the month! ⭐

Kati is involved in the Django community for many years. She was a DEFNA Director for 8 years and DjangoCon US Website Chair and Co-Chair. She is a DSF member since December 2017!

You can learn more about Kati by visiting Kati's website and her GitHub Profile.

Let’s spend some time getting to know Kati better!

Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc)

In 2002, I was living in Lawrence, Kansas and working for government contracts supporting US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the US Department of Education. While working for USCIS, I spoke to tens of thousands of people from around the world, but hadn't seen much of the world myself. In 2009, I decided to move to England and earn a master's degree from Lancaster University Management School. During the program, I was fortunate to have an internship in the IT Change Management Department of Co-operative Financial Services/Britannia Building Society.

It feels full circle that I am now a software engineer at JPMorganChase, working in Infrastructure Platforms, Databases Department.

How did you start using Django?

While living in Lawrence, I visited the Lawrence Public Library often. I would sometimes drive past the nearby Lawrence Journal World and had no idea that Django was being invented there.

During my internship at CFS/Britannia Building Society in England, I was immersed in technology and loved it. Although it was a tumultuous time due to the subprime mortgage crisis, I was left with an insatiable curiosity about programming. That is how I learned about Django, and I have been using Django ever since.

What other framework do you know and if there is anything you would like to have in Django if you had magical powers?

In addition to Python/Django, I work with React.

At DjangoCon US 2025, Will Vincent commented during his talk "Django for AI" that Django "never really 'owned'" the niche of classic Machine Learning models, but should have, because it's great for small and medium ML models. He recently asked Django Project Forum if Django should have an official skills.md like FastAPI now has. These are important conversations to have.

If I had magical powers, I would maintain the stability and maturity many Django users celebrate while making targeted enhancements to help it better serve developers who are reaching for FastAPI or JavaScript frameworks first. Providing Django's benefits while meeting the use case is win-win.

Django already supports many modern patterns. Clear starter guides and code examples showing how to build a classic ML application, LLM chat bot, async workflows, React/Angular/Vue integration, and APIs, while taking advantage of the benefits Django offers, could help developers discover it better.

Marlene Mhangami and Benjamin "Zags" Zagorsky also gave some ideas for how to approach this in their respective DjangoCon US 2025 keynotes.

Author's note: You can watch Marlene Mhangami's keynote and Benjamin "Zags" Zagorsky's keynote here.

What projects are you working on now?

In my work, I am part of a team building a new on-premises caching service from the ground up. I design distributed system topology, write code for a React UI and Django control plane that orchestrate tasks to provision these distributed systems based on internal customer requirements, create Ansible playbooks to manage the servers, and do Red Hat Enterprise Linux admin. It's not a typical Django use case, but fun and fascinating in its own right.

Which Django libraries are your favorite (core or 3rd party)?

I had a website query that was becoming progressively slower as the data in the database grew. I installed django-silk, a live profiling and inspection library, diagnosed an N+1 problem, and had an aha moment as I watched the number of SQL queries in the django-silk dashboard greatly reduce with each new addition of a prefetch_related or select_related. It felt like magic. django-silk has been one of my favorite libraries ever since.

htmx and django-template-partials have been a joy to use together to create AJAX-like web UI functionality directly in HTML, without the need for JavaScript. As of Django 6.0, the Django Template Language now supports template partials. The htmx website has a fun UI Examples page to demo what it can do.

I am a fan of django-ninja. I like its use of Pydantic schemas, type hinting, and OpenAPI integration.  

What are the top three things in Django that you like?

1. Django was invented at a newspaper. The Django ORM and admin are arguably its killer feature. Not every popular framework has a built-in ORM and admin that enable users to quickly structure and manage data.

2. Django's "batteries included" philosophy and rich library ecosystem enable developers to focus on building applications without re-inventing the wheel.

3. Django has strong security protections out of the box and a mature security policy.

I'm curious, how did you started to contribute to DjangoCon US? Do you have any advice for someone who might be considering joining the board of directors if the opportunity arose?

While looking through GitHub projects, I stumbled upon the DjangoCon US website code. I had a feeling that becoming part of a community like this would be life-changing, and it was. In March of 2016, I began helping with the DjangoCon US 2016 website. It was an invaluable opportunity to learn my way around Git, GitHub, and the website code. 2017 was a very eventful year. I became the DjangoCon US 2017 Website Chair, joined the DEFNA Board, and was hired by the web development agency contracted to create the DjangoCon US website.

I served as DjangoCon US Website Chair or Co-chair from 2017 to 2021 and DEFNA Board Member from 2017 to 2025, including several years as corporate secretary. Serving on the board gives you the opportunity to manage the higher level details of DjangoCon US, such as budgeting, location selection, contractor procurement, and volunteer oversight. You will also have the opportunity to grow Django outreach across North America, for instance, by awarding event grants. Being on the board was an honor and one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

I've never seen a more practical write-up of how to excel in a board position than former DEFNA President Jeff Triplett's post "PSF Elections how I am voting.". 

You have been a speaker, an organizer of DjangoCon US, and a member of DEFNA’s board of directors. Having observed the conference from many different perspectives over a period of time, how do you think DjangoCon US has evolved?

The conference structure has evolved to fit the times and talk subject trends have evolved (async, locality of behavior ecosystem, and AI come to mind), but my favorite evolution of all has been the major improvement in diversity and inclusion over time.

DjangoCon US increased the number of talks by women from around 6% in 2010 to nearly 50% in 2016. This was accomplished through intentional outreach. PyLadies and Django Girls have both played a major role.

In 2023, the conference was an important platform for the newly formed, self-organized Black Python Devs organization. By one organizer's count, we had around 10 Black speakers, and a Django Girls workshop had a majority of Black participants. In 2024, the conference hosted the Black Python Devs Leadership Summit.

From a Django Core perspective, at DjangoCon US 2018, former Django Fellow Carlton Gibson acknowledged that the community had become more diverse than ever, but the core contributors had continued to be white guys. The launch of Djangonaut Space in 2024 by a small group of community members has been a game changer. Djangonaut Space is a highly effective mentorship program that equips its cohort members to contribute to Django and its ecosystem, with a focus on inclusion.

You have been a speaker multiple times, do you have any advice for someone considering starting speaking one day?

My advice to aspiring public speakers is to start with the opportunities you can get and work your way up: give a presentation to your department (do a practice run to colleagues for feedback), give a talk to a local meetup, give a lightning talk at a conference, enlist the help of a talk mentor and submit to a conference CfP (especially those that welcome newcomers - DjangoCon US is one of them), and don't be discouraged by rejections.

As a conference attendee, I've seen some incredible speakers. Russell Keith-Magee immediately comes to mind. I appreciate the candor of highly effective public speakers who acknowledge that it is a skill that can be developed. I often remember an anecdote Nina Zakharenko once told. She got her start in public speaking when someone challenged her to do a lightning talk at a conference. She got the microphone caught in her hair during the talk. Years later, she expertly keynoted PyCon US. Don't wait for, or expect perfection.

After so many times in the Django community, what makes you stay?

I enjoy the Django tool ecosystem, and the people are wonderful. I have a lot of friends in this community who inspire me and are there for me.

How do you envision the future of Django from your perspective?

Last year was Django's 20th birthday. I’m optimistic that Django and its community will be thriving 20 years from now.

Do you remember your first contribution to Django and in open source? (Can be Django ecosystem, code contribution or not)

At DjangoCon US 2019 sprints, I made my first contribution to Django Core with the help of Carlton Gibson. I added instructions for running tests using django-docker-box. I would love to contribute to Django again.

What are your hobbies or what do you do when you’re not working?

In my personal time, I love exploring new and interesting places, discovering great food, watching documentaries, and taking photographs.

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Thank you for having me! I really enjoyed this interview.

Thank you for doing the interview, Kati !

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-29 18:07:53

Measuring the Tendency of AI Agents to Go Rogue

This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in The Guardian.

In July, Hugging Face, a company that hosts much of the world’s AI software and open-source AI models, was hacked. A malicious dataset had been used to run code on one of its servers. Whoever was behind it captured internal security credentials and moved through systems over a weekend, running thousands of actions from a swarm of temporary server environments. It looked like the work of a sophisticated criminal group.

It was not. It was one of OpenAI’s new, still unreleased GPT models...

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-29 16:50:23

Saudi Arabia joins US strikes on Iran militias in Iraq as China arms Tehran (media.mp3)

The conflict between Iran and the US has entered a volatile new phase as Saudi Arabia joins American forces in striking Tehran’s proxies across Iraq. The move comes after drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities alongside Tehran’s surprise missile barrage against US positions in Jordan, the first unprovoked attack by Iran since the war began. Is Riyadh’s public military intervention a decisive check on Iranian expansionism, or has the regional firestorm spiralled beyond diplomatic control?

On Wednesday’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Sophie O’Sullivan speaks to David Blair, The Telegraph’s Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, about the strategic implications of Saudi Arabia’s involvement and what the 3.8 per cent spike in global oil prices signals for the international market.

Plus, Arthur Scott-Geddes and Sophie discuss the deepening military collaboration between Tehran and Beijing, examine the fallout from the high-stakes Trump-Netanyahu meeting in Washington and ask why Iran has definitively rejected Oman’s latest proposal to stabilise shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Highlights

• Saudi Arabia joins US strikes: A strategic shift or a dangerous gamble?
• Tehran’s unprovoked missile barrage hits US bases in Jordan
• China arms Iran: The deal that could change the war’s trajectory

CONTRIBUTORS:

Sophie O’Sullivan, journalist and Ukraine: the Latest producer 

Arthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/27/trump-us-more-weapons/ 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-29 12:01:09

Long-Lived Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot

Microsoft’s Secure Boot has had a serious vulnerability for most of its existence.

An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections has been trivial to bypass for 13 of its 14 years of existence. The discovery was made by researchers at security firm ESET after identifying 11 firmware images, at least one from 2013, that were known to be defective but remained signed by the software company anyway.

The images are known as shims, which were invented to extend Secure Boot to Linux devices and utility software. Using a technique simple enough to be performed by novice hackers, these old, forgotten shims can be used to completely circumvent the protection, which is embedded into the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) of the device’s motherboard. The gaffe is the result of the failure by Microsoft, which oversees the signing of shims, to revoke the publicly available images once vulnerabilities were found in them...

From Ancient History 101 at 2026-07-29 05:00:00

Greek Myth in Video Games (media.mp3)

Alexandra is joined by Alexander Vandewalle to talk about Greek myths in a whole raft of video games, from the good, the bad to the downright weird.

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-29 02:47:05

Measuring LLMs’ Ability to Perform Cryptanalysis

There’s new benchmark measuring AI’s ability to perform mathematical cryptanalysis. Anthropic’s frontier model actually found new attacks.

The benchmark: “CryptanalysisBench: Can LLMs do Cryptanalysis?” The idea is to benchmark the ability of LLMs to discover new mathematical cryptanalytic attacks against a series of historical algorithms.

Abstract: Cryptanalysis—the task of finding attacks against cryptographic schemes—its at the intersection of mathematical reasoning and cybersecurity, two areas where LLMs have advanced fastest. Cryptanalysis represents both a clean testbed for frontier reasoning (as practical attacks can be automatically verified) and a domain with unusually high stakes, since the primitives under study underpin our digital security. In this paper we ask whether LLMs can do cryptanalysis, and find that the answer is increasingly yes. We introduce CryptanalysisBench, 191 tasks across six families of cryptographic primitives (block ciphers, hash functions, etc.) drawn primarily from four NIST standardization competitions. Our benchmark consists of three tiers: (i) primitives with known practical breaks; (ii) primitives with no known practical break, evaluated both at full strength and as scaled-down variants; and (iii) a challenge set of production primitives at the frontier of cryptanalysis. Five frontier models (Claude Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, Mythos 5, GPT-5.5, and the open-weights GLM-5.2) break 65%­86% of Tier 1 schemes, 6­12 Tier-2 schemes at full strength, and 24­61 across all scaled-down variants. Beyond deriving known results, models produce novel cryptanalysis, such as a key-recovery attack that exploits a design flaw in the SpoC AEAD and an error in KINDI’s published CCA-security proof, both to the best of our knowledge not previously known...

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-28 22:36:39

We now have a better understanding how OpenAI hacked into Hugging Face

10 days passed from OpenAI models exploiting JFrog Artifactory 0-day to release of a patch.

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-28 17:05:31

Red Sea chokepoint: Houthi rebels replicate Iran’s Hormuz strategy (media.mp3)

Seventeen days into the conflict between the US and Iran, the frontline is expanding as drone attacks continue to test the ceasefire and new flashpoints emerge in the Red Sea. Is the Houthi blockade of critical shipping lanes a calculated attempt to mirror Iran’s strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, or a desperate move to force concessions from Saudi Arabia?

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Arthur Scott-Geddes speaks to Memphis Barker, The Telegraph’s Senior Foreign Correspondent, about the reality of these escalating tactics and what they mean for the global oil market. They discuss the significance of Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu today, and how the conflict is forcing nations as distant as Australia to fundamentally rethink their national energy security. 

Plus, Ben Farmer, our Africa Correspondent, joins the conversation to explain the unexpected and worrying resurgence of piracy off the coast of Somalia as a direct side effect of the war.

Highlights

• Tactical diplomacy or a critical missile shortage?
• What the Israeli Prime Minister is demanding from Washington
• Why the markets are reacting to the halt in hostilities

CONTRIBUTORS:

Arthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes

Memphis Barker, Senior Foreign Correspondent @memphisbarker

Ben Farmer, Africa Correspondent @benfarmerDT

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Somali pirates are back, fuelled by Iran war. By Mohamed Gabobe and

Ben Farmer: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/d08ca6627b5840c0 

Iran’s deadliest kamikaze drone yet sends a message to Trump. By Akhtar Makoii: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/28/iran-new-kamikaze-drone-stealthier-faster-deadlier/ 

Trump caught between Zelensky’s wish for peace and Netanyahu’s thirst for war. By Joe Barnes and Connor Stringer: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/27/trump-caught-between-zelenskys-wish-for-peace-and-netanyahu/ 

Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-28 12:06:30

Axon Is Another License Plate Surveillance Company

Governments are switching, but I’m not sure it makes a difference:

…some municipalities, including Denver, Colorado, are ditching their Flock arrays. But keep in mind that if they’re only switching from Flock to another brand of license-plate readers, like Axon, it’s like a gambling addict trying to kick the habit by switching from FanDuel to DraftKings.

[…]

Despite what you may read on the Flock website, Axon cameras are pretty effective when it comes to hoovering up personal details that can go far beyond your license plate numbers. That means a municipality that opts for Axon cameras instead of Flock units won’t necessarily reduce the amount privacy its citizens lose through their use...

From School of War at 2026-07-28 10:00:00

The Dangerous Pause in Iran, with Mark Montgomery (CBS3847580156.mp3)

Mark Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, returns to School of War to analyze the latest military developments across the world. Why has the Iran war entered such a dangerous and uncertain phase? What role will the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea play in its next stage? And what do Iran and Ukraine reveal about the changing shape of global conflict? 02:22 - Why the Iran War Suddenly Paused 04:44 - An Uneasy Ceasefire and Dueling Blockades 05:35 - The Challenge of Escorting Ships Through Hormuz 07:19 - Why America's Convoy Strategy Isn't Working 09:15 - The Navy's Readiness Dilemma 09:59 - Blockade vs. Convoy 12:08 - Why the U.S. Must Take More Risk at Sea 14:10 - America's Munitions Problem 15:05 - The Weapons Shortages Shaping the War 16:29 - America's Drone Defense Gap 21:11 - The Electronic Warfare Deficit 23:13 - The Red Sea and the Houthi Threat 26:15 - How Iran and Ukraine Are Connected 30:37 - Russia's Options for Escalation 35:04 - Is a Long Blockade Better Than Escalation? This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-27 22:56:14

Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.

From The Briefing Room at 2026-07-27 16:27:00

Part 2: How's the government doing on immigration? (p0p13vsc.mp3)

According to polls immigration remains near the top - or at the top - of public concerns. And now a new prime minister inherits that popular anxiety. Last week The Briefing Room examined arguably the most visible aspect of the migration question: the small boats, asylum seeking and illegal migration.

This week we look at legal migration, the issue of reliance on overseas workers, changes to indefinite leave to remain and public opinion about migration.

Guests:

Madeleine Sumption, Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford and author of What is Immigration Policy for? Dominic Casciani, BBC Home and Legal correspondent Rob Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Ben Carter and Kirsteen Knight Editor: Richard Vadon Sound engineers: Duncan Hannant Sound mix: James Beard Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed, Maria Ogundele

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-27 16:25:21

US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes (media.mp3)

The US has halted its air strikes on Iran, creating a sudden pause in a conflict that has raged for nearly two weeks. Is this a strategic move to allow for diplomacy, or has the American military been forced to back down by a critical shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles? 

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Arthur Scott-Geddes speaks to David Blair, The Telegraph’s Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, about the reality of the situation in Washington and the potential fallout across the region. They discuss the growing concerns over dwindling US munition stocks, the impact of the pause on global oil prices, and what Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to secure in his upcoming meeting with President Donald Trump. 

Plus, the team analyses a surprising new front in the war: Ukraine’s brazen strike on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea, and what message Kyiv is trying to send to the White House.

Highlights

• Tactical diplomacy or a critical missile shortage?
• What the Israeli Prime Minister is demanding from Washington
• Why the markets are reacting to the halt in hostilities

CONTRIBUTORS:

Arthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

TL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: James England

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-27 12:04:30

Cognyte Sells a Mobile Cell Surveillance Van

Yet another Israeli mass surveillance company:

Made by Israeli surveillance company Cognyte, the tech simulates a mobile phone tower, which forces nearby phones to connect to it. That enables cops to keep tabs on any phones in the vicinity ­ whether they’re owned by a suspect in a case or not. Cognyte’s contract with the state of Texas reveals that the simulator, called FalcoNet, can be concealed within the vehicles, hidden in a backpack for on-foot missions or attached to a helicopter. It’s the same technology as the infamous Stingray, one of the original cell-site simulators made by defense giant L3Harris...

From Odd Lots at 2026-07-27 09:00:00

Branko Milanovic on What Comes After Globalization (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

It's pretty obvious by now that globalization has fallen out of favor. And while many pundits have deemed economic globalism dead, we are still figuring out what to call this new era. Branko Milanovic's chosen phrase is "national market liberalism," a term that sums up how a world once defined by the free movement of capital has begun to contract as the most powerful governments have come to favor mercantilism and nationalism. In his new book, The Great Global Transformation: The United States, China, and the Remaking of the World Economic Order, the famed economist explains what comes after globalization. He talks to us about China's economic evolution, the pressure it has put on elites in the West, and much more.

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-07-27 00:05:00

691. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Queen’s Spymaster (Part 1) (GLT8312620561.mp3)

How did Elizabeth I rule England? Why was she constantly in mortal peril in 1569? Who was Sir William Cecil, and why was he so crucial to her reign? And, how did his network of spies keep her alive, and England uninvaded…?  Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the secret war raging in the heart of Elizabeth I’s Tudor England, the religious unrest flaming throughout Europe, and Elizabeth’s master of Spies: Sir William Cecil. _______ Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. *The Rest Is History LIVE: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure* The maddest expedition in history and it’s NEVER been heard before on the show: join Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook LIVE at the Southbank as they tell the bonkers story of Queen Victoria ordering one of history’s most daring assignments ever. ⁠⁠⁠Tickets available for Friday 4th September⁠⁠⁠, the Saturday show is SOLD OUT. Summer sale is here: get an annual membership for an extra 20% off with code SUMMER26. That's ad-free listening, every bonus episode, and full access to our exclusive members' series. Sale ends August 31st, so grab it before summer's over: https://therestishistory.com/club?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=summersale26&utm_term=listeners&utm_content=epdescriptionsummer To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton   Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude  Senior Producer: Callum Hill    Executive Producer: Dom Johnson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-07-26 11:00:00

How Financial Advisors Can Grow During the Great Wealth Transfer (Sponsored Content) (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

Over the next two decades, more than $100 trillion will change hands in the greatest wealth transfer in history. This is a massive opportunity for financial advisors, both new and established. This conversation provides detailed, research-backed information and practical advice for financial advisors who are considering their next move. Produced by Bloomberg Media Studios and Prudential Financial, this roundtable discussion provides clear and honest perspectives on the changes that are coming.

Guests on the show include:
David Blanchett, Head of Retirement Research with Prudential Financial, and Portfolio Manager with PGIM
Brittney Castro, CFP, AAMS, CRPC, Financial Expert and Speaker
Chelsea Ransom-Cooper, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Planning Officer with Zenith Wealth Partners
Maggie Lake, Financial Journalist

Research sources:
Cerulli Associates: U.S. High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Markets, 2024
Cerulli Associates: The Cerulli Edge, U.S. Retail Investor, 2023
Alliance for Lifetime Income: Protected Retirement Income and Planning Study, 2024
Prudential Communications: Global Retirement Pulse Survey, 2025

For more about this series visit us at:
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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-26 08:00:00

Trump’s Lebanon dilemma: Why Israel can't win this war (media.mp3)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met US President Donald Trump in Washington this week with a historic proposal: end the war between Lebanon and Israel, force an Israeli withdrawal from the south, and disarm Iran’s proxy group Hezbollah. Could it work? 

On today’s bonus episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey speaks to Lama Amine, arts director at local charity Seenaryo, about the reality for civilians caught up in the conflict in Lebanon, how people are worried the latest escalation in Iran will spillover, and why Hezbollah would just be replaced by a similar group if it was disarmed. 

Plus, first-person accounts of what it’s like to live under the shadow of war. Excerpts from pieces written for Seenaryo by Syrian refugee Eman Fisal Almodhi, read by Irish actor Jessie Buckley, and a WhatsApp conversation between Lebanese women displaced in south Lebanon, read by British-Lebanese-Palestinian actor Sirine Saba. 

Highlights

• Trump’s Lebanon dilemma: Why Israel can't win this war
• Voices from Lebanon on life under the shadow of war

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Lama Amine, director of arts at Seenaryo

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Lebanon’s leader seeks Trump’s help to end occupation and insurrection

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/21/lebanons-leader-seeks-trumps-help-end-occupation/

ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

Producer: Max Bower

Video Producer: Peter Shevlin

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From More or Less at 2026-07-25 06:00:00

Is crime in London ‘through the roof’? (p0p0pk52.mp3)

The crime rate in London has been cropping up regularly on social media and in political discussions - US president Donald Trump has claimed that crime in the city is ‘through the roof’.

But what does the data tell us?

Professor Matt Ashby, from University College London’s Centre for Global City Policing, has put together statistics that allow you to start to compare crime rates between cities around the world. That evidence shows London in a different light, in terms of murder and other violent crimes.

If you see any stats you think need looking into, contact us at moreorless@bbc.co.uk Presenter/Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard Vadon Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: Andrew Garratt

From A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry at 2026-07-24 23:50:25

Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IVb: Cohesion

This is the second half of the fourth part (I, IIa, IIb, III, IVa) of our honestly-who-knows-how-many part series laying out some general guidelines for how pre-modern armies are organized. Last week we took a look at how the leadership of these armies was drawn from the existing elite classes of their societies. As with … Continue reading Collections: Pre-Modern Armies for Worldbuilders, Part IVb: Cohesion →

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-24 22:06:00

Friday Squid Blogging: Illex Squid Catch in the Falklands

Lower catch this year.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-24 17:00:07

Trump weighs 'massive attack' as Iran threatens UK bases (media.mp3)

As this new round of war enters its 13th day, US President Donald Trump has signalled he is close to deciding whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran. The IRGC has declared that UK bases including RAF Fairford are legitimate targets, accusing new Prime Minister Andy Burnham of aiding US heavy B-1 bomber strikes.

On today's episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by chief Washington correspondent Connor Stringer and acting US news editor Lottie Tiplady-Bishop to break down the White House's military strategy, the political rift tearing through the Republican’s MAGA base, and how the war has led to dwindling missile stockpiles, war cash, and strategic oil reserves. 

Plus, Trump linking Israeli normalisation to the US-Saudi nuclear deal, why new British foreign secretary Ed Miliband is not popular in the White House, and the news of fresh US tariffs on the UK, Europe and other countries. 

Highlights

• Trump weighs 'bigger than ever, massive attack' against Iran 
• IRGC calls UK bases including RAF Fairford ‘legitimate targets’

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Connor Stringer, chief Washington correspondent @connorstringer

Lottie Tiplady-Bishop, acting US news editor @lottietipbishop

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Short of missiles and cash for war, now Trump is running out of oil

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/23/short-of-missiles-cash-for-war-now-trump-running-out-oil/

UK ‘ready to defend itself’ after Iran threatens to strike RAF base

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/23/iran-threatens-to-attack-raf-fairford/

White House concerned over Miliband as Foreign Secretary

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/21/white-house-deeply-concerned-miliband-foreign-secretary/

Trump punishes Britain for China ties with 10pc tariff

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/23/trump-punishes-britain-for-china-ties-with-10pc-tariff/

Trump tells Saudi: No nuclear deal unless you recognise Israel

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/23/trump-tells-saudi-no-nuclear-deal-unless-recognise-israel/

ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

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Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Chris January

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From The Incomparable Mothership at 2026-07-24 16:00:00

827: Organic Free-Range Cave Cheese (e77327d1-ea9d-450e-b4c6-c3b6978424cd.mp3)

Non-linearly begin and end your journey across a wide range of cursed islands! We discuss Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a film now in theatres and a story that’s (nearly) 3,000 years old! Pig sculpting! Lotus eating! Horrible horse hiding! Were we the sea people all along? That’s a tale as old as time....

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-24 12:03:06

Why AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”

This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in The Guardian.

Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you ask an AI to do and the unspoken assumptions about how you want the AI to do it. We propose a new metric: the Genie coefficient.

There’s often a gap between one person’s request and another’s understanding. Most of the time, we bridge it using general knowledge. For example, if you ask a friend to get you coffee, they’ll pour a cup from the pot or buy one from a coffee shop. They won’t bring you a bag of raw beans or snatch a cup from a stranger and hand it to you. You never specified any of this. You never had to...

From The Django weblog at 2026-07-24 12:00:00

See You in Chicago in One Month!

In just one month, developers, maintainers, educators, and Django enthusiasts from around the world will gather in Chicago for DjangoCon US 2026.

DjangoCon US is more than a conference, it's a place to learn from the community, share ideas, contribute to Django, and make connections that last long after the event ends. Whether you're attending your first DjangoCon US or you've been coming for years, we're excited to welcome you.

Over five days, attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Learn from expert speakers and community members
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If you're planning to join us, tickets are still available, and there's still time to reserve your stay at the conference hotel. The hotel room block deadline is August 3, so be sure to book your room before then.

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From School of War at 2026-07-24 10:00:00

The Rise of the Navy SEALs, with Ben Milligan (CBS9763547908.mp3)

Ben Milligan, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, Bronze Star recipient, and author of By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs, joins School of War to discuss the origins and evolution of one of America's most storied special operations forces. How did the Navy SEALs grow out of the Underwater Demolition Teams of World War II? What does it take to become a SEAL? How did the Vietnam War shape the institution into the force we know today? And what role should the SEALs play as the U.S. military shifts its focus from the war on terror to great power competition? 02:10 – Why Ben Became a SEAL 03:34 – Joining Before 9/11 05:17 – Inside BUD/S 09:17 – Who Makes It Through? 11:26 – What Elite Training Builds 14:29 – The Origins of the SEALs 23:18 – The Origins of UDT 27:10 – Korea Changes the Mission 38:06 – Birth of the SEALs 43:36 – Vietnam Transforms the SEALs 47:33 – The Capture-Kill Raid 49:50 – Lessons for the War on Terror 54:36 – Great Power Competition 56:13 – What Makes Special Operations "Special"? 59:31 – The Future of the SEALs This episode of School of War is brought to you by Maven Smart System, the builder platform for the American warfighter, fielded across the force and live on the frontline today. Learn more at palantir.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-07-24 09:00:00

How Franchise Restaurants Opened the Door to the Gig Economy (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

When the fast food industry began booming in the 1950s, it did so via a new business model known as the franchise. This model allowed independent operators to license trademarks from a business like McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts, and it soon spread across the country, with huge consequences for how Americans are employed. Legal battles fought by franchises eventually opened the door to what's now known as the gig economy, allowing Uber drivers to be treated in much the same way as the operator of a local Chick-fil-A. To better understand the history of the franchise model, we speak with Brian Callaci, chief economist of the Open Markets Institute, and author of the book Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy. Callaci helps break down how the franchise model works, how franchise contracts are structured to precisely dictate how franchisees are supposed to run their businesses, the relationship between the franchise model and gig work, as well as how franchises pioneered worker surveillance.

Read more:
Taco Bell Traffic Sinks After Lettuce Tied to Parasite Cases
Chicken Back on Menu as Cyber-Hit Nichirei Restores Operations

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From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-23 16:30:43

US strikes Iran with B-1 Bomber as Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea (media.mp3)

Donald Trump has escalated the US’s war against Iran, deploying a heavy B-1 long-range bomber directly from RAF Fairford to strike IRGC targets. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Iranian proxy group the Houthis have launched missile attacks against Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as part of their blockade.

In today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Jerusalem Correspondent Henry Bodkin discuss how the Bab al-Mandeb waterway could become the next Strait of Hormuz, how Iranian missiles are becoming deadlier, and why Israel is furious about a new US-Saudi civil nuclear agreement. 

Plus, former US Assistant Secretary of State in the Middle East David Schenker on why a maritime blockade is the most effective tool Trump has against Iran, and his one piece of advice to the president as the conflict threatens to spiral out of control.  

Highlights

• US deploys heavy B-1 Bomber to Iran as strikes escalate
• Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea as part of blockade

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Henry Bodkin, Jerusalem Correspondent @HenryBodkin

David Schenker, The Washington Institute and former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs @davidschenker1

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

US bombs Iran from UK air base for first time under Burnham

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/23/us-bombs-iran-from-uk-air-base-for-first-time-under-burnham/

Trump: For every ship Iran attacks we will blow up a power plant

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/22/donald-trump-iran-ships-power-plant-strait-hormuz/

How Iran’s missiles became more lethal

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/23/how-irans-missiles-became-more-lethal

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Beware the rising energy dangers of Trump’s Gulf war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/07/22/beware-the-rising-energy-dangers-of-trumps-gulf-war/

ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

The Telegraph Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026 - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

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Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Chris January

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From The Briefing Room at 2026-07-23 14:00:00

Part 1: How's the government doing on immigration? (p0p0fhl1.mp3)

New PM, old problems. When Labour took office they vowed to tackle the people smuggling gangs behind the small boats crossings, to reduce net inward migration and to act to replace cheap imported labour with better paid indigenous workers. Meanwhile Andy Burnham faces polls showing immigration still sitting near the top - if not the top - of public concerns.

But what are the facts here? What does the record show after two years of this government?

This issues here are so big and complicated that we’re devoting two programmes to them. In this - the first one - we’re going to focus purely on small boats, asylum seekers and illegal immigration.

Guests:

Madeleine Sumption, Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford and author of What is Immigration Policy for? Dominic Casciani, BBC Home and Legal correspondent.

Production team:

Presenter: David Aaronovitch Producers: Ben Carter and Kirsteen Knight Editor: Richard Vadon Sound engineers: Duncan Hannant and Andy Garratt Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed, Maria Ogundele

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-23 12:03:50

End-to-End Encryption and “Going Dark”

New paper: “Encryption and Globalization 15 Years Later: End-to-End Encryption and the Third Round of the ‘Going Dark’ Debate“:

Abstract: This Article updates and expands on 2012 research on encryption and globalization, analyzing what the authors call “Round 3” of the Going Dark Debate: the current controversies over end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Governments around the world have proposed, and in some cases enacted, laws limiting E2EE for law enforcement and national security purposes.

This Article explains the underlying technologies and market developments for a law and policy audience to assess those proposals critically. The Article proceeds in three parts tracking three rounds of the Going Dark Debate. Round 1 covers the Crypto Wars of the 1990s, when U.S. export controls on strong encryption ultimately fell in 1999. Round 2 covers the period roughly 2010 to 2015, when encryption-in-transit became widespread but lawful access remained available through cloud providers, giving rise to what the authors called a “golden age of surveillance” rather than a period of going dark. Round 3 addresses the current debate over E2EE, where no entity between sender and recipient can read the plaintext...

From Breaking History at 2026-07-23 10:00:00

The Slow Death of Journalism, with Matt Taibbi (CBS7762509053.mp3)

Matt Taibbi has spent the better part of a decade documenting one of the most underreported stories in American media: how the federal government built a shadow infrastructure to shape what people could say and read online. In this episode, Eli Lake sits down with Taibbi to trace the full journey. It starts with the post-2016 Senate hearings that spooked Silicon Valley into compliance, and it ends with the chaotic information environment we live in today. They also dig into the Hunter Biden laptop story, the Covid misinformation crackdown, and whether the formal censorship bureaucracy is really gone or just harder to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Odd Lots at 2026-07-23 09:00:00

Why Apple Is Heading Into a Pivotal Moment (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

There used to be a time when the latest product release from Apple was a huge deal. But lately, it's been kind of 'meh,' and a lot of the hype in the tech world has been directed at companies doing things with AI. For better or worse, Apple seems to have largely missed the AI boom. But there are signs things might be changing. In addition to appointing John Ternus as the new CEO to replace Tim Cook, Apple is expected to unleash a slate of new products, including AirPods with cameras and foldable phones. Meanwhile, it's also raising prices on a bunch of its devices for the first time in its history, thanks to a shortage of memory. So can Apple recapture the hype and find new products to entice customers? In this episode we speak with Mark Gurman, managing editor for consumer tech at Bloomberg and one of the world's most prominent Apple-watchers. We talk to him about Apple's AI strategy, the origins of the OpenAI and Apple legal battle, what to expect with Ternus in the CEO seat, and when and why iPhones stopped being a sexy piece of hardware.

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From The Rest Is History at 2026-07-23 00:05:00

690. A Murderous Affair: Death at Mayerling (Part 2) (GLT7203783068.mp3)

What really happened at the Habsburgian hunting lodge, Mayerling? Did Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, really commit a romantic murder suicide, or did the heir cold-heartedly murder the 17 year old girl? And, why did the Austrian royal family try to erase all traces of this tragic incident? Join Dominic and Tom as they solve the mysterious tale of the Mayerling Incident. _______ Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. *The Rest Is History LIVE: The Ultimate Victorian Adventure* The maddest expedition in history and it’s NEVER been heard before on the show: join Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook LIVE at the Southbank as they tell the bonkers story of Queen Victoria ordering one of history’s most daring assignments ever. ⁠⁠Tickets available for Friday 4th September⁠⁠, the Saturday show is SOLD OUT. Join The Rest Is History Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to every series and live show tickets, a members-only newsletter, discounted books from the show, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at the⁠⁠restishistory.com⁠ To read our new newsletter, sign up at: ⁠therestishistory.com/newsletters⁠ Advertise with us: ⁠Partnerships@goalhanger.com _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From The Django weblog at 2026-07-22 21:00:00

Django 6.1 release candidate 1 released

Django 6.1 release candidate 1 is now available. It represents the final opportunity for you to try out the version that offers a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements, before Django 6.1 final is released.

The release candidate stage marks the string freeze and the call for translators to submit translations. Provided no major bugs are discovered that can't be solved in the next two weeks, Django 6.1 will be released on or around August 5. Any delays will be communicated on the Django forum.

Please use this opportunity to help find and fix bugs (which should be reported to the issue tracker), you can grab a copy of the release candidate package from our downloads page or on PyPI.

The PGP key ID used for this release is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-22 17:17:40

Trump vows to target Pickaxe Mountain & infiltration, executions and fear inside Iran (media.mp3)

As the latest round of the war enters its 11th day, US President Donald Trump has signalled the US could strike Iran's hardened Pickaxe Mountain underground nuclear facility where Israel claims centrifuges are being hidden. 

On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Telegraph journalist Sophie O’Sullivan look at the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has admitted US war costs have reached $37bn, a landmark US nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis’ blockade on Saudi Arabia claiming its first victims. Is this the new Strait of Hormuz?

Plus, Iranian journalist Tara Kangarlou on an explosive interview by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that revealed critical internal security breaches and deep US and Israeli intelligence infiltration inside the regime. They discuss how Trump’s strikes are smashing critical civilian infrastructure, why a brutal wave of political executions could accelerate, and how the economy is in meltdown. 

Highlights

• Trump vows to target Pickaxe Mountain nuclear underground fort
• Inside Iran: regime infiltration, executions and fear

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Sophie O’Sullivan, journalist and Ukraine: the Latest producer 

Tara Kangarlou, journalist and author @tarakangarlou

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia will only embolden Iran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/22/trump-saudi-arabia-nuclear-deal-will-only-embolden-iran/

Pentagon is running out of money in Iran war, Hegseth admits

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/22/pentagon-running-out-of-money-iran-war-hegseth-admits/

Iran: the Latest’s episode on the Minab school attack

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/18/iran-the-latest-trump-biggest-mistake-iran-war-so-far/

Sky News documentary on the Minab school attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siRuobaj7IE

For more on Ukraine news, listen to/watch Ukraine: the Latest

https://linktr.ee/UkraineTheLatest

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Video Producer: Max Bower

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Chris January

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-22 12:02:26

First-Person Identity Theft Story

Harrowing story of an identity theft victim.

Yes, the person made a mistake—they gave the scammer a two-factor authentication code that allowed the scammer to take over their email address. But the real story here is how, for many of us, the security of most of our accounts hangs on the security of our email accounts.

From Ancient History 101 at 2026-07-22 05:00:00

Alexander the Great (media.mp3)

Want a biography of Alexander the Great that doesn't just repeat the same old stories and peddle the same old narratives? Stephen Harrison joins Alexandra to add a hefty dose of nuance to the discussion about a man whose history is far less certain than we've been led to believe.

For a transcript, head to the episode webpage.

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From Uncommon Knowledge at 2026-07-21 21:28:01

Make IPOs Great Again: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Ending Regulation by Enforcement (UK_Paul_Atkins_2026-05-26_wip02_podcast_avqkx.mp3)

"America was an investment before it was a nation." That idea anchors this conversation between SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and Peter Robinson. Atkins argues that vibrant capital markets are essential to American prosperity and explains why he believes excessive regulation has discouraged companies from going public and innovators from building in the United States. The discussion also covers crypto, disclosure rules, investor protection, and the role of free markets in driving economic growth. Subscribe to Uncommon Knowledge at hoover.org/uk

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-21 16:59:52

Trump weighs major escalation as Iran hammers Kuwait’s power and water (media.mp3)

Donald Trump is weighing up a massive expansion of the war with Iran after Tehran launched fresh strikes against US military sites across the Gulf, including Amazon services in Bahrain and vital power and water infrastructure in Kuwait.

Nearly 100 US service members have been injured in recent weeks, according to the Pentagon, as the latest round of fighting enters its tenth day. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Arthur Scott-Geddes look at the news that Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt are trying to broker a mini 10-day ceasefire even as Iran has hit two more tankers in Strait of Hormuz. Will anyone come to the negotiating table?

Plus, the Houthis have declared a Red Sea maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, Iran admits its ailing economy is now the “main battlefield”, and Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his Cabinet face an early diplomatic test over the Iran war. 

Highlights

• Trump weighs escalation as Iran injures hundreds of US troops
• Iran hammers Kuwait’s power and water infrastructure

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

Arthur Scott-Geddes, deputy editor Global Health Security @ascottgeddes

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Trump expects Burnham to let US strike Iran from British bases

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/07/21/trump-expects-burnham-to-let-america-use-uk-bases-iran/

White House ‘deeply concerned’ over Miliband as Foreign Secretary

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/21/white-house-deeply-concerned-miliband-foreign-secretary/

Foreign brief for Miliband risks Trump’s wrath

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/20/burnham-risks-trump-wrath-foreign-brief-ed-miliband/

Pentagon hiding missile shortage from White House, insiders fear

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/21/pentagon-hiding-missile-shortage-white-house/

Lebanon’s leader seeks Trump’s help to end occupation and insurrection

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/21/lebanons-leader-seeks-trumps-help-end-occupation/

ITL Best News and Analysis Podcast - Publisher Podcast Awards 2026

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ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

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Video Producer: Peter Shevlin

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

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From Biz & IT - Ars Technica at 2026-07-21 16:18:23

TreeSize won't renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe

"Current economic conditions" have shifted TreeSize's business model.

From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-21 12:07:13

MIT to Become Hotbed of AI Video Surveillance

It’s a lot:

According to information obtained by The Tech, MIT is spending over $3 million on more than 500 AI surveillance cameras in academic buildings, residence halls, and outdoor areas along Memorial Drive. Installation of the new cameras, along with the wiring and infrastructure that will support them, began November 2025 and will likely continue until September 2026.

Technical specifications for the cameras suggest that they will be capable of collecting real-time face and object classification data, including detection of motion, loitering, crowds, face masks, and camera tampering. Individuals can also be automatically classified on the basis of clothing color, gender, and age, up to a distance of 35 feet (11 meters) from the camera. According to a statement from MIT spokesperson Kimberly Allen, any collected data is “retained up to 30 days,” unless an exception is granted...

From School of War at 2026-07-21 10:00:00

How Trump Decided to Go to War with Iran, with Jonathan Swan (CBS5738791440.mp3)

Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, joins School of War to discuss the reporting behind his new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, co-authored with Maggie Haberman. How does Donald Trump make geopolitical decisions? What drove him to join Israel’s war against Iran? How has his thinking on Ukraine evolved? And how does China fit into all of this? 02:23 - Inside Regime Change 05:29 - Trump's View of the World 09:04 - Why Trump Sees Iran Differently 11:25 - Trump's Proxy Strategy 12:44 - Steve Witkoff's Worldview 13:43 - The Principles Behind Iran Policy 14:45 - North Korea vs. Iran 16:15 - Ron Dermer's Prediction 17:58 - Why the 12-Day War Matters 20:48 - Netanyahu's Case for War 25:20 - Trump's Inner Circle on Iran 28:01 - Trump's Turn on Ukraine 30:36 - Trump's Approach to China 31:55 - Taiwan and the China Challenge 33:16 - The Future of Trump's Foreign Policy Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast, or at The Free Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Iran: The Latest at 2026-07-20 16:56:55

Trump hits Iran hard after US troops killed by ‘Chinese-guided’ missiles (media.mp3)

The war between Donald Trump and Iran has escalated dramatically following the first direct US combat deaths since the start of the war and rare strikes against Saudi Arabia’s oil assets. 

In today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and chief foreign affairs commentator David Blair unpack the most violent weekend of the conflict since the ceasefire.

Following deadly Iranian precision attacks on the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan - potentially with Chinese help - Trump has ordered strikes across the country and sought to cut off the crucial port city of Bandar Abbas. 

Iran has furiously hit back by targeting Saudi Arabia’s key Yanbu oil infrastructure, alongside successful strikes on critical water infrastructure in Kuwait. Plus, they discuss reports of dwindling US interceptor missile stockpiles and whether the US is sliding into a forever war.

Highlights

• Trump hits Iran hard after US troops killed by ‘Chinese-guided’ missiles
• Iran targets Saudi Arabia’s key Yanbu oil infrastructure

CONTRIBUTORS:

Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey

David Blair, chief foreign affairs commentator @davidblairdt

WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Trump’s bridge strikes cut off city that keeps Iran alive

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/18/trump-iran-strikes-bridge-bandar-abbas/

‘Controlled detonation’ of Iranian drone kills US soldier

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/19/us-punishes-iran-for-soldier-deaths-with-fresh-strikes/

US doesn’t have enough missiles to return to all-out war with Iran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/20/us-prepares-all-out-war-iran-sending-more-jets-middle-east/

Tom Sharpe: Iranian missiles are defeating US soft-kill defences using Chinese guidance

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/15/iran-hormuz-missile-strikes-us-china-beidou-satnav/

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ITL Nominated Podcast of the Year - Society of Editors News Podcasts Awards 2026

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Video Producer: Peter Shevlin

Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh

Studio Operator: Andy Watson

Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey 

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From Schneier on Security at 2026-07-20 12:03:45

On Flock License Plate Tracking Cameras

A recent story of a writer who was mistakenly identified, tracked, and arrested using data from Flock cameras has gone viral.

The New Jersey plates that were allegedly stolen from the LA dealer were 34 03 DTM, not 34 10 DTM. But when the police report was created and the plate was entered into Flock’s system, it was just recorded as 34 DTM. Just the five large characters, no little number in the middle. And Flock’s AI tech wasn’t registering that non-standard little number when it began picking up the Range Rover around town. It just saw ...

From Odd Lots at 2026-07-20 09:00:00

The Creator of Claude Code on The Hottest Piece of Software in the World (audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=982f5071-765c-403d-969d-ae27003a8d83)

2026 has been, in terms of software, the year everyone is talking about Claude Code. Indeed, Anthropic's coding agent incited a market scare — and helped usher in the era of vibe coding — through its promise of streamlining software development for both pros and amateurs. Famously, Claude Code began as a side project of Anthropic led by Boris Cherny, who speaks to us today about the early days of Claude Code and how he and his team approach building an agentic coding tool. We also talk about the business aims of a harness like Claude Code, safety and alignment research, the specific skillset he looks for in engineers now that code writing is a deemphasized skill, and what happens when Claude Code feels more like a co-worker than a tool.

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