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Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity
-- after claiming earlier U.S. strikes had ‘obliterated’ the country’s nuclear program.
-- Few experts ever bought into the Trump administration’s claims that Iran’s nuclear program had been destroyed.

Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity
Pickaxe is a heavily fortified facility deep underground that would be difficult to penetrate even with powerful 'bunker buster' bombs.

Fun, electrical activity in blobs of moss; spiking patterns!
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article/13/7/252341/482568/Multi-scale-electrical-activity-and-signal

Discord rolls out its updated age-verification policy this week, sorting users into either the Adult or Teen group based on account age, activity levels, more (Anna Washenko/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2265924/discord-rolls-out-its-revised-age-v…

Discord Rolls Out Its Revised Age Verification Policy
It will offer several privacy-focused options for users who aren’t automatically confirmed as adults.

What is "aura farming"? TikTok's strange viral battles hit the streets | Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/22/what-is-aura-farming-tiktoks-strange-viral…

What is "aura farming"? TikTok's strange viral battles hit the streets
Aura farming' battles turn TikTok memes, poses and viral gestures into a contest where young people test their charisma, style and self-confidence.

Today's opus-length Metacurity is a must-read because it sums up a tremendous amount of AI news that cyber defenders should know, along with other critical infosec developments, including
--AI Watch: OpenAI details 'unprecedented cyber incident' behind Hugging Face breach,
--Frontier AI models routinely cheat on evaluations,
--Lightweight AI model for vulnerability hunting emerges,
--Google launches Gemini Flash Cyber for vulnerability detection and repair,…

AI Watch: OpenAI details 'unprecedented cyber incident' behind Hugging Face breach
Frontier AI models routinely cheat on evaluations, Lightweight AI model for vulnerability hunting emerges, Google launches Gemini Flash Cyber for vulnerability detection and repair, Malware hides inside normal AI coding activity, US weighs sanctions over alleged Chinese AI model theft, much more

From rivers to mangroves, microplastics are contaminating the Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/from-rivers-to-mangroves-microplastics-are-contaminating-the-amazon/

From rivers to mangroves, microplastics are contaminating the Amazon
MANAUS, Brazil — On June 20, a 50-member team led by NGO Asas de Socorro and Rede Reviva walked about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) along the shoreline of the Puraquequara Lake in eastern Manaus during a garbage-collection effort. When the activity finished covering a stretch of beach on a lake with a water surface estimated at 20-25 km2, […]

British Columbia sues OpenAI for alleged safety violations and negligence for failing to flag the Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect's ChatGPT activity to police (Georgia Wells/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/british-columb

In the early 2000s, social life followed a clear weekly rhythm:
Modest weekday interaction built toward pronounced peaks on Friday and Saturday nights.
Since the mid-2010s, that rhythm has collapsed.
Friday night, once a central site of social activity, now looks like a typical weeknight.
Saturday remains elevated but less so than before.
Overall, time with friends has fallen by more than half.
The mix of social activities, however, has remained stabl…

Anthropic may ask Claude users to verify their age and identity
by uploading their government-issued documents,
according to a new version of the company’s privacy policy. 
The AI giant says the move was to allow users to appeal having their account flagged for potentially fraudulent activity
rather than outright banning them,
-- but comes at a time when Anthropic seeks to placate the Trump administration
amid an ongoing standoff over who gets access to th…

Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID | TechCrunch
Claude's chatbot may ask to verify your age and identity "in certain circumstances," such as with a passport or driver's license, according to a privacy policy change.