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NEW RESOURCES New-to-me: the Closed Door Romance database. A closed door romance is a romance where the sexual/intimate contact takes place "off-camera." The site contains over 2000 books, filterable in a number […]
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Google has a week to make it easier to find third-party app stores.
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NEW RESOURCES Common Dreams: New Database Documents Over 100 Cases of Cops Abusing Flock Surveillance Cameras. "A new database launched Wednesday that details more than 100 cases of alleged abuse by law […]
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A humanoid robot took the judge's seat in a simulated court case, testing how AI handles legal arguments, courtroom rulings, and the risks of AI judgment.
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Agentic AI can coordinate decisions and actions across business workflows, but fragmented context, inconsistent governance, and infrastructure gaps still prevent many agents from moving beyond controlled pilots.
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"Mercenary spyware" isn't targeted at everybody, but don't skip the notification if you see it.
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 The highlights of this week in Apple deals include ongoing low prices on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Max 2, and the 2026 MacBook Pro. We're also tracking solid deals on accessories from Anker and other companies on Amazon thanks to some back to school sales.
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Google says the new Quick Share feature is an "instant, two-way exchange" for sharing.
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 Reuters reports that Apple has trained its own large language model for the China market, rather than relying on a third-party model to power its Apple Intelligence features in the country.
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Apple and Google still aren't done facing Epic Games in court.
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President Macron has asked the government to rewrite France's proposed social media ban for children.
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AI PROBLEMS Fast Company: AI crawlers from Meta and Alibaba almost destroyed a volunteer-run LGBT history archive. "…the LGBT History Project… recently passed 50 million views since its launch in 2011 and […]
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 Another record falls as the world's largest all-electric airplane makes its maiden flight. On August 12, 2026, Heart Aerospace's 25,000-lb (11,340-kg) X1 demonstrator aircraft took to the skies over Plattsburgh, New York for a 27-minute FAA flight test.
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NEW RESOURCES Tom's Hardware: Atari ST Public Floppy Database now open for everyone — online archive originally designed for ST flash cart packed with classics and homebrew. "An extensive Atari ST floppy […]
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We're getting close to the launch of new iPhone 18 Pro models that will replace the iPhone 17 Pro models, so MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera decided to take a look back at the iPhone he's been using for close to 12 months.
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Toothless limitations aren't a great look for Flock's modern surveillance.
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Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse.
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This year's Pixel devices all got pricier. Here's why.
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Both new watches from Google and Samsung can work with any Android phone, but they have different features and perks.
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The move sets the stage for a test of a judge's order that previously mandated Trump's name be removed.
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Execs praised Night School's latest game, Unhinged, before pulling the rug.
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Anthropic is bringing Claude Cowork to Chrome, adding cross-device sessions, browser actions and new safeguards against prompt-injection risks.
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Samsung has demonstrated health AI that can run directly on smartwatch-class hardware. The research could shape how future Galaxy Watches analyze biometric data while reducing reliance on remote processing.
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Apple appears to be trying to secure access to new content and other information for Siri AI.
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The license-plate-reader firm said it will require stricter oversight after a Washington Post investigation found dozens of officers had misused its cameras to spy on their exes and romantic interests.
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 Samsung launched new foldable smartphones earlier this month, including the Galaxy Z Fold8. If you didn't know it was a Samsung device, you might look at it and think it's Apple's foldable because it matches rumors about the iPhone Ultra so well.
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 It is now mid-August, meaning that Apple's annual iPhone event is just around the corner. Below, we take a look at when the event might be held this year.
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The changes to Rivian's electric pickup and SUV are largely nominal, but a new seating configuration and wheel option stand out.
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NEW RESOURCES USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Following the Fire Enhanced Data Strengthens Digital Conservation Decision-Making. "The SE FireMap Viewer 2.0 is a geospatial platform tool that helps land managers, fire practitioners, […]
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China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
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 Google raised the price of its latest smartphones compared to last year, and the increase may hint at what Apple will do with the iPhone 18 Pro models.
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AI PROBLEMS TechSpot: Farmer trusted AI after it gave good advice, then it helped wipe out 25 acres of his crops. "Most readers of this site know not to blindly trust AI […]
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Tesla has built Starlink into Cybercab to give its robotaxi fleet another communications path when cellular coverage fails, while key questions about real-world performance, failover, and cost remain unanswered.
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Lead times of nine to 12 or even 18 months. Costs rising by 35%, 45%, even 50% to 200%. More than halfway through 2026, the market for IT infrastructure that's crucial for enterprise projects, including those involving artificial intelligence, is strapped.
Memory is at the root of the shortages. Memory prices "have risen by 50% to 200%, resulting in PC prices increasing by 35% to 45% and some server prices rising over 125%," according to Jon Forest, VP analyst at Gartner. Network switches also need memory, albeit in lesser amounts than servers, so they are not immune, with prices and lead times likewise rising dramatically.
Industry experts agree that most of the issues stem from hyperscalers gobbling up memory capacity, which trickles down to servers, storage systems, and networking devices. But while the source of the problem may be new, supply chain disruptions are far from unprecedented.
As a result, industry insiders are not short on advice on how best to deal with the situation, with tips including making better use of what you have, considering options beyond your usual scope, and lots of planning with your vendors and internal finance teams.
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 Policymakers are borrowing from the social media playbook to protect kids from AI chatbots, but experts disagree over whether those rules address the real risks. The post Rules to Protect Kids From AI Risk Repeating Social Media Mistakes appeared first on TechNewsWorld.
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 Apple is scaling back its hardware shipment plans in 2026 due to DRAM shortages, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today.
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As Europe swelters in a heatwave, residents probably don't want to hear about ways to make their homes even hotter, but that's what Polish property developer Citylink is talking about, with plans to dump waste heat from a new data center in Wroclaw into the municipal district heating network.
Citylink is designing the data center so that heat from servers can be recovered instead of being dissipated via cooling systems — and as the data center grows, any increase in computing power will mean more energy available for recovery.
The collaboration with local power company Kogeneracja will provide "valuable experience in designing and operating modern data centers, with a particular focus on infrastructure dedicated to AI nodes," said Michal Starybrat, development director at Citylink.
"The dynamic growth of the artificial intelligence and cloud technology markets generates unprecedented demand for computing power, this collaboration demonstrates how modern digital infrastructure can actively contribute to building the energy ecosystem of the future," he added.
This type of initiative is not new. There have been similar projects in the UK and
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Compare Galaxy Watch7, Watch9, and Ultra2 for glucose monitoring, with CGM compatibility, phone requirements, battery life, and what to know before you buy.
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The voluntary review process will cover closed-source artificial intelligence models, but exclude those that publish the underlying code.
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As newspapers move online, the buildings that once housed their printing presses need new occupants.
The Minnesota Star Tribune has just sold its old printing plant on the edge of Minneapolis to the aptly named property developer Legacy Investing, which plans to create a new data center there. has found the ideal way to bring them back to life.
This is the second such move by Legacy. It has already bought a building in downtown Minneapolis that it has transformed into a data center for artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
These old buildings, already connected to power, are an attractive option for developers — especially with some grid operators threatening power cuts for new-build data centers during power shortages.
Legacy is taking a small-is-beautiful approach rather than replicating the massive data centers being built for Big Tech firms. Those are the size of small towns and consume huge volumes of water and hundreds of megawatts of power, while the capacity of Legacy's downtown building is about 30 MW, and it expects the Star Tribune site to host around 20 MW
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Just in time for the iPhone's 20th anniversary, Apple is moving closer to becoming a service company. It is set to launch its new deal with Klarna next week and when it does, Apple enthusiasts in the US will effectively be able to subscribe to their favorite Apple hardware, with the cost spread across up to three years.
This matters because when combined with Apple One and Apple's Creator Studio subscriptions, the Klarna arrangement brings Apple closer to offering a full subscription model for hardware, software, and services. The only thing you don't get under the new arrangement is AppleCare, for which you'll allegedly need to pay extra.
Moving closer to hardware-as-a-service
Apple has slowly been transitioning toward hardware-as-a-service for almost a decade. Back then, Forrester analyst Frank Gillet predicted the company would eventually offer bundles of services and products for a monthly, all-in, fee.
This isn't quite where we are yet; you still need at least three subscriptions to get close. But, after the better part of a
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Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military's bases around the world. One US congressional aide calls it a "ticking time bomb" that as The New York Times put it, "could give China the power to interrupt or slow American military deployments or resupply operations by cutting off power, water and communications to US military bases."
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Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shareholders on Tuesday asked a judge to find that Elon Musk forced the company's board of directors into a deal for SolarCity in 2016 and wanted the CEO convicted, the electric vehicle maker one of the largest judgments in history paid $13 billion.
"This case was always about whether the acquisition of SolarCity was a bailout from financial troubles, a bailout orchestrated by Elon Musk," said Randy Baron, a shareholders' attorney, at the Zoom hearing.
The closing arguments listed the key findings of a 10-d
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