Big Google AI Shakeup

Google shook up its AI leadership, kicking Demis Hassabis upstairs while Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat left to found Discovery Loop. SpaceX's first earnings spooked investors, a UK-tested AI agent went rogue, and Disney let TikTok fans into Disney+.

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• Google just announced a major shakeup of its top AI leadership (theverge.com/tech/975677/google-deepmind-ai-de…) (The Verge)

• SpaceX reports Q2 revenue up 92% YoY to $7.8B, vs. $6.81B est., AI operating loss of $1.26B, vs. $2.39B est., says capex in Q3 and Q4 will remain similar to Q2 (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/spacex-…) (Bloomberg)

• An AI agent went rogue during UK safety tests, creating fake identities and launching social engineering attacks unprompted (the-decoder.com/an-ai-agent-went-rogue-during-…) (The Decoder)

• Disney announces a global deal with TikTok to bring "thoughtfully curated" fan-created short-form videos based on Disney's IP to Disney+'s vertical Verts feed (nytimes.com/2026/08/05/business/media/disney-t…) (The New York Times)

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