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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Dont.
The New York Times - 12 Aug 2026 00:46
In Texas, theres one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They dont want cameras trained on their cars.
Microsoft Responds to Outcry After Quietly Installing Beta 'Photos' App on Enterprise Machines
Slashdot - 10 Aug 2026 04:34
Microsoft's cloud storage app OneDrive got a new Photos app in the worst possible way, reports the blog Neowin . "The app is reportedly showing up even on Windows 11 Enterprise machines, despite apparently being ...
Data Centers Vs. Property Value: How AI Could Change The Price Of Your Home
BGR - 15 Aug 2026 03:17
The demand for data centers continues to grow, with more being built all the time. Here's how all those faceless facilities might change the price of your home.
DeepSeek Lifts AI Model Prices Fourfold
Wall Street Journal - 14 Aug 2026 04:36New wave of Apple threat notifications reach 110 countries to warn about targeted attacks
AppleInsider - 14 Aug 2026 01:55
Apple threat notifications are meant to help notify users when they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, and another notification has been sent to users across 110 countries.Apple threat notifications go ...
Trump Admin Lets Loose the Cyber Pirates
Gizmodo - 14 Aug 2026 01:49
White House plans to let private firms wage cyber war on foreign and transnational criminal groups.
Thrive Holdings, A.I.-Focused Buyer of Service Firms, Raises $2 Billion
The New York Times - 13 Aug 2026 03:03
The company, Thrive Holdings, acquires businesses to infuse them with artificial intelligence and drew interest from backers like SoftBank.
Chinese Censorship Is Leaking Into Answers From American AI
Wall Street Journal - 13 Aug 2026 02:00The Largest Data Center In California Has Been Denied Water For Cooling - Now It's Suing A Public Agency
BGR - 13 Aug 2026 01:17
A developer wants to combine water rights from several plots of farmland to help cool a data center. Regulators said no, and now the developer is suing.
ICE Plans to Give Agents Legend of Korra-Style Electrified Gloves
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2026 00:54
Just in terms of having electrified gloves, they're kinda like the villains on a fictional TV show.
SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California
SPACE.com - 12 Aug 2026 11:48
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink global internet satellite constellation to orbit from California on Aug. 11, wrapping the second Starlink launch of the day.
Contiguous US Breaks Its Record For Hottest Month Ever, NOAA Says
Slashdot - 12 Aug 2026 03:30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76...
Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack
The Hacker News - 12 Aug 2026 01:40
Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacke...
OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
TechCrunch - 11 Aug 2026 00:03
San Francisco's housing market is in trouble again.
Flight tracking poster, Schlage Sense Pro review, & more on Smart Home Insider
AppleInsider - 10 Aug 2026 17:05
On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we cover a new plane tracker, a smart home dashboard app, and review several new devices.FlightPortrait artwork, as covered on the latest episode of Smart Hom...
SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon as cyberattacks hit U.S. water systems
Scientific American - 10 Aug 2026 10:00
Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA
Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People
SecurityWeek - 10 Aug 2026 04:44
The vulnerabilities affected software used by eight of Belgiums ten largest banks and over 60 government agencies. The post Critical Flaws Discovered in Belgian eID Software Used by 2 Million People appeared first on Sec...
Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft
Space News - 10 Aug 2026 00:55
The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecrafts problems. The post Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of ...
China's New Atomic Clock Is More Than Just Ultra-Precise
BGR - 9 Aug 2026 10:17
Cesium atomic clocks are some of the most accurate time-keeping devices ever made, but the newest generation of clocks render them obsolete.
X Open Sources Its Ranking and Filtering Algorithms
Slashdot - 16 Aug 2026 02:25
An anonymous reader shared this report from TechCrunch: X is significantly expanding its open source codebase, which includes the app's "For You" algorithm and its core ranking engine, and adding a feature th...
The Country Hicks Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center
Wall Street Journal - 16 Aug 2026 01:00QR Codes Are Replacing Car Inspection Stickers In This State - Here's How It Works
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2026 00:45
New Orleans is doing away with its vehicle inspection stickers for 2027, with a new QR code system taking its place. Here's a quick rundown of the change.