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Mojo open-sourced, OpenAI's paused run, Google's bug harness - August 19, 2026
Mojo goes open source, OpenAI pauses its biggest training run over cyber risk, Google's AI agents find 100 critical bugs in two days, and Cursor takes aim at GitHub.
Chapters
Intro
Modular open sources Mojo
https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/18/mojo-is-now-open-source/OpenAI pauses its largest frontier training run
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/openai-model-safety-updates/Google's agent harness finds 100 critical flaws in two days
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/google-mandiant-avdh-ai-vulnerability-discovery-tool/Cursor launches Origin, a GitHub rival
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/cursor-capitalizes-on-github-frustration-launches-rival-hosting-platform/Warp ships an out-of-the-box software factory
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/warps-new-system-is-an-out-of-the-box-software-factory-for-ai-development/Medusa ransomware passes 500 victim organizations
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/19/medusa-ransomware-cisa-warning/Comcast turns millions of routers into motion sensors
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/comcast-adds-motion-sensing-to-millions-of-its-newer-routers-with-a-privacy-catch/Apple rewrites its EU App Store fees
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/apple-overhauls-its-eu-app-store-fees-loosens-rules-for-alternative-app-stores/The case against child-monitoring apps
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/19/1141623/child-monitoring-apps-need-reboot/Cerebras unveils the CS-4
https://www.cerebras.ai/cs4Sign-off
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