AI crossed from software risk into cells, capital and control.

HotTea: The AI Morning Briefing · Aug 8, 2026 · 6m · transcript

Stanford and Arc researchers used AI to design functional bacteria-killing phages, investors questioned the scale of AI infrastructure finance, AISI and AP kept agent containment in view, U.S. scrutiny of Nvidia access moved toward offshore compute, optical networking exposed an indium-phosphide choke point, and the Army opened more range access for companies building drones and counter-drone systems. 6 evidence-backed stories. AI-generated narration. Complete briefing and source links: https://hottea.ai/archive/2026-08-08?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=daily_briefing…