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Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym; plus, Kyoto Fusioneering starts work on key fusion power plant device
2026/08/12 | 9 mins.An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class's waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.
Also, fusion power startups are turning to Kyoto Fusioneering to supply components for future power plants. The Japan-based startup just received a grant to build a part of the fuel system.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices- Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
Plus, embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Naïve automates the grunt work of setting up and running a company, plus, Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B, and Omilia raises $67M to scale its customer support platform
2026/08/07 | 11 mins.-Taking vibe-coding a step further, Naive claims its infra can automate most of the work in setting up and running a business.
-Defense tech Hadrian raises $1.37B at $8B valuation
-Athens-based Omilia, which has been working on automating voice calls and customer support since 2002, throwing AI at every process can be wasteful.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesCan WindBorne make AI weather prediction lucrative? Plus, Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks
2026/08/06 | 7 mins.-WindBorne Systems has raised a $37 million Series B round to scale its weather balloons and AI forecasts.
-Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition.
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