- A new paper and accompanying site (https://unacceptable-privacy.github.io/, https://arxiv.org/pdf/2008.00508.pdf) describe “unacceptable” wake-word triggers that bypass the standard “Alexa” / “Hey Siri” paradigm, with “cocaine poodle” cited as an early example.  
- Mozilla’s large layoffs prompted discussion of the strategic importance of the organization as legal bulwark against web monopolies and as the original backer of the Rust language; concern was voiced that Chromium could become the only surviving open-source browser engine.  
- Intel is reportedly negotiating with TSMC to outsource fabrication of some GPUs and possibly CPUs, raising speculation that the move is partly to reserve TSMC capacity from competitors.  
- The Nano Dimension DragonFly LDM 3-D printer (https://www.nano-di.com/dragonfly-ldm-3d-printer) can fabricate multilayer PCBs for as little as $10 in materials, though participants noted that conventional board fabs remain cheaper for most use cases.  
- A Nature Nanotechnology paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-020-0755-9) demonstrates rewritable optical data storage in silk proteins using near-field nano-optics, achieving 64 GB per square inch density.  
- A demonstration video of the Voxon VX1 volumetric 3-D display (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVYoWsxqK8g) was shared, illustrating progress in free-space 3-D visualization hardware.