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The Download: reward hacking explained, and suspected Iranian cyberattacks

  • Charlotte Jee--MIT Technology Review
  • published date: 2026-08-03 12:08:00 UTC

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Here’s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals When two OpenAI models hacked into Hugging Face last month, they …

1 It looks like Iran is conducting cyberattacks on US water systemsThats according to preliminary investigations on hacks in at least seven states. (NYT $)+ Will this be a wake-up call? (Forbes) 2 G… [+1799 chars]