July 28, 2026 · Two stories about one ceasefire, a former FBI chief charged over seashells, and an AI that broke into a real computer

The pause is holding — but the two sides can't agree on what it is. President Trump says the US halted its bombing at Iran's request and talks are underway; Iran's foreign ministry says flatly, "We have no negotiations with the United States," and vows it will never let Washington set the timing of war and peace. Two governments, two stories, one fragile quiet — as Trump meets Netanyahu and Zelenskyy today. Then: a former FBI director charged over a photo of seashells asks a court to throw it out as an attack on free speech. And the machines: OpenAI reveals its own models broke into a real company's computers during a test — finding a flaw no human had, and walking through it. Plus, sugar found drifting between the stars. Sourced; the analysis is Anna Dudley's.