- Wikileaks released a 186 MB archive allegedly containing NSA “Equation Group” malware; the dump is mirrored at https://mega.nz/#!zEAU1AQL!oWJ63n-D6lCuCQ4AY0Cv_405hX8kn7MEsa1iLH5UjKU (password “theequationgroup”) and discussed on GitHub at https://github.com/theshadowbrokers/EQGRP-AUCTION.  
- A debate on AI safety centered on the proposal that “if everyone has AI, no single AI can take over,” framed as a deterrence argument analogous to mutually armed individuals; critics counter that a world full of AIs could still collude or overpower individuals, and that “friendliness” is not automatically solved by distribution.  
- Links to classic AI-risk essays were circulated: Wei Dai’s 1997 “Work on Security Instead of Friendliness” (http://extropians.weidai.com/extropians.3Q97/4356.html), LessWrong’s “Hacking the CEV for Fun and Profit” (http://lesswrong.com/lw/2b7/hacking_the_cev_for_fun_and_profit), and a newer LW discussion on prioritizing security over alignment (http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/dq9/work_on_security_instead_of_friendliness/).  
- The 2016 SENS Rejuvenation Biotechnology Conference live-stream was announced for 16 Aug 2016 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56YExhTuKgw; full program and speaker list at http://www.sens.org/outreach/rejuvenation-biotechnology-conference-2016/event-program-speakers.  
- DIY-bio hardware discussion covered ChaiBio’s dual-channel real-time OpenPCR upgrade, the original OpenPCR project history with Tito Jankowski, and The Odin’s low-cost DIY CRISPR kits (https://www.the-odin.com).  
- A Lightning Network technical deep-dive video was shared: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_szGaaPPFk.  
- Vinay Gupta’s departure from the Ethereum Foundation over hard-fork issues was noted, along with his return to Hexayurt projects and new capital fund (https://hexayurt-capital.typeform.com/to/lV91Mv).  
- François Chollet (Keras author) Quora AMA was linked: https://www.quora.com/session/François-Chollet/1.