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TechRadar reveals answers for August 15 Quordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles

TechRadar has published hints and answers for Saturday, August 15's Quordle #1664, NYT Strands #895, and NYT Connections #1161.

Policy & Regulation · Autonomous Driving

California Allows Self-Driving Truck Tests on Highways

California granted self-driving truck permits to Aurora and Kodiak; Kodiak began testing, and Teamsters sued the DMV.

Research

Author Clint Smith Examines How America Deceives Itself About Slavery in Fresh Air Interviews

In Fresh Air interviews, author Clint Smith discusses how slavery is taught and overlooked in America, and shares poems to his children about ancestral suffering and escape.

Products & Applications

LuaCAD: A Parametric CAD Tool Scripted in Lua

A new Rust-based parametric CAD tool, LuaCAD, replaces OpenSCAD's scripting language with Lua.

Cybersecurity

Fake Chrome VPN extensions hijack traffic: 737 malicious add-ons identified

Researchers found 737 fake VPN extensions on Chrome Web Store, impersonating top VPN brands, with 75,000 installs, all traced to one operator.

Products & Applications

Get the best battery life for your MacBook by changing these settings

MacBooks manage power well, but you can squeeze out more battery life by tweaking settings like Low Power Mode, display brightness, and background app activity.

Products & Applications

TechRadar publishes Assassin's Creed Black Flag quiz

TechRadar publishes Assassin's Creed Black Flag quiz on Aug 14, 2026, testing knowledge of Jackdaws and Hornigolds.

Products & Applications

SSPAI Publishes Method to Move Mac WeChat Chat History to External Drive Without Resigning

SSPAI has published a tutorial to relocate Mac WeChat chat history to an external drive using an APFS volume mount, preserving the official app signature and freeing up built-in storage.

Products & Applications

Summer Cold Meal Prep: A Science-Based Guide to Nutritious No-Cook Dishes

SSPAI published a summer cold-meal prep guide with scientific tips on ingredients, cooking and sauces to avoid kitchen heat.

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Cyclist Shares 6-Day Duku Highway Riding Guide

A casual cyclist’s detailed account of riding Xinjiang’s Duku Highway in six days offers practical tips on gear, route, accommodation, and avoiding sunstroke.

Research

Three Supermassive Black Holes Found in Single Galaxy for First Time

JWST astronomers found three supermassive black holes in one galaxy, a first for the early universe.

Research · Policy & Regulation

VA Launches Psilocybin Trial for Veterans With Treatment-Resistant Depression

VA has launched a randomized clinical trial of psilocybin for veterans with treatment-resistant depression, including those with PTSD, following an executive order to accelerate psychedelic treatments.

Products & Applications

Marvel's Wolverine launches Sept 16 with 60fps ray tracing, New Game Plus, and a world without the X-Men, Insomniac confirms

Insomniac confirms Marvel's Wolverine launches Sept 16 on PS5 with 60fps ray tracing by default, New Game Plus, and an explanation for regenerating suits and the absence of the X-Men.

Products & Applications · Companies

WhatsApp beta hints at animated wallpapers and new chat themes

WhatsApp is developing chat themes with subtle animated wallpapers, as spotted in the latest iOS and Android betas.

Products & Applications

ARMSX3 Android PS3 emulator gets rapid updates with new features and fixes

The ARMSX3 PS3 emulator for Android has received a series of updates adding folder-based games, save states, and performance improvements, following its release last week.

Products & Applications

Nunchaku 4-bit Diffusion Inference Now Integrated into Diffusers

Hugging Face integrates Nunchaku 4-bit diffusion inference into Diffusers, enabling easy loading of quantized checkpoints without custom pipelines or local CUDA compilation. The method speeds up image generation while cutting memory usage by half.

Products & Applications · Large Language Models · Research

DharmaOCR Keeps Edge Over Newer OCR Rivals on Brazilian Portuguese

DharmaOCR, built for Brazilian Portuguese, still beats newer rivals Mistral OCR4 and Unlimited-OCR, developers report.

Products & Applications · Research

Focused Ultrasound Trial Offers Noninvasive Path to Treat Addiction and Brain Disorders

West Virginia University researchers are testing focused ultrasound to target deep brain regions without surgery, offering a potential treatment for addiction and Alzheimer's disease.

Products & Applications

Wired Writer Tests EMS Suit to See If It Can Replace an Hour of Exercise

A Wired reporter wore a German EMS body suit for two months to test whether 20-minute sessions can match an hour of exercise. Experts say the technology helps, but mainly as a complement to strength training.

Products & Applications

Hoto's New Cordless Soldering Iron Heats Up in Three Seconds

Hoto has introduced its first cordless soldering iron, the I-A06, which heats to over 200°C in about three seconds and is part of its modular Snapbloq toolkit line.

Products & Applications

Baidu's GenFlow rebrands as 'Kuku AI', launches standalone AI office suite

At Baidu AI Day on August 14, Baidu Wenku and Wangpan's GenFlow announced its Chinese name 'Kuku AI' and launched a standalone AI office product line, including PC client, web, mini-program and enterprise edition.

Research

New evidence supports existence of glueballs, BES III experiment finds

Physicists at the BES III experiment have found new evidence for glueballs, particles made entirely of gluons, according to Ars Technica.

Research

Toddler's Death from Brain-Eating Amoeba Highlights Diagnostic Trap, Ars Technica Reports

A Washington toddler died of an ultra-rare brain-destroying amoeba, with symptoms that misled doctors, according to Ars Technica.

Products & Applications

Nintendo’s next Fire Emblem lets players switch among four heroes but repeats quests and cutscenes, The Verge reports.

Nintendo's next Fire Emblem lets players switch among four heroes but repeats quests and cutscenes, The Verge reports.