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Mozilla brings live web search and tab suggestions to Firefox’s Smart Window AI

Mozilla updated Firefox’s Smart Window AI assistant to use live web information, show source links, suggest tab groups, and search history visually. The beta feature remains optional and privacy-focused.

Products & Applications · Companies · Policy & Regulation

Anthropic's Claude Watermarking: How It Works and Why It's Controversial

Anthropic began watermarking Claude text output to comply with EU AI Act, sparking backlash. Here's how the watermark works and why one technologist calls it 'perversion of writing'.

Products & Applications

Starlink Mini Can Serve as Home Internet, but US Users Pay More

According to Engadget, using Starlink Mini as home internet in the US costs more and comes with data limits and lower network priority.

AI Chips & Compute · Products & Applications · Computer Vision

The Next Camera Race Will Be About Understanding, Says AI Startup Founder

A demo at an art exhibition shows people expect cameras to explain the world. As AI shifts to on-device inference, sensors are becoming the new bottleneck, sparking a race across the entire imaging stack.

Products & Applications

Google Open-Sources Sovereign Agent Mesh, a Zero-Trust P2P Network for AI Agents

Google released Sovereign Agent Mesh, an open-source zero-config, zero-trust P2P network for AI agents to share tools securely via MCP without exposing internal APIs.

Cybersecurity

Copilot Reveals Its Own Vulnerability to Researchers

Researchers discovered a Microsoft 365 Copilot Enterprise vulnerability by asking the AI itself, which disclosed an undocumented parameter that bypasses user consent and enables data theft via a single link click.

Products & Applications

Comcast turns millions of Xfinity routers into motion detectors with free Wi-Fi sensing

Comcast is activating free Wi-Fi motion sensing on compatible Xfinity gateways, turning millions of existing routers into home motion detectors via a new app update.

Products & Applications

Kraken launches Krak Card with cashback rewards to challenge fintech rivals

Kraken launches Krak Card, a U.S. cashback debit card paying up to 2% in cash or bitcoin, competing with fintech rivals.

Products & Applications

Nimble SharePower review: A 2-in-1 battery pack that splits in half

Nimble's SharePower is a 10,000mAh battery pack that splits into two 5,000mAh halves, letting two people charge devices separately. An Engadget review praises its convenience with minor caveats.

Companies · Products & Applications

NLPatent rebrands as Clerq, launches agentic patent research workflows

Toronto patent research startup NLPatent has rebranded as Clerq and launched agentic workflows that complete patentability analyses in about 10 minutes.

Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agent access

Portnox adds Microsoft Defender integration to police AI agents, SiliconANGLE reported.

Products & Applications

Star Wars: Galactic Racer devs recommend playing with your feet

Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches Oct 6 on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Creative director Kieran Crimmins suggests playing with your feet to emulate Sebulba. The game is set in the post-Return of the Jedi Outer Rim.

Cybersecurity

Hacker claims to have stolen millions of employee records from McDonald's, Vodafone and other major companies

A dark web seller called TheHatman is selling millions of Azure/Entra employee records claimed to be from McDonald's, Vodafone, TCS and others. Researchers say the data looks authentic; victims say it's old or non-sensitive.

Companies · Products & Applications

Polaroid and Pokémon launch limited-edition instant camera collection for 30th anniversary

Polaroid's Pokémon-themed limited-edition cameras, film and accessories go up for preorder Aug. 25 in the US, UK and Canada.

Products & Applications

Spotify debuts playlist notes feature

Spotify has introduced a new playlist notes tool, according to TechRadar, allowing users to explain their song choices.

Products & Applications

Wearable patch detects poisons, alerts wearer with haptic vibrations

Researchers have developed a wearable patch that detects hazardous substances and uses distinct vibrations to warn the wearer. The device can identify six contaminants and may someday save lives in dangerous occupations.

Companies · Products & Applications

Commvault expands Cloud Rewind to cover more Azure resources

Commvault is tripling the Azure resource coverage of its Cloud Rewind service, adding automated recovery workflows for cloud applications.

Companies · Products & Applications · Cybersecurity

Teleport extends identity controls to Linux developer desktops

Teleport extends infrastructure identity controls to Linux developer desktops, aligning them with servers and databases.

Research

IJCAI-ECAI 2026 Opens in Bremen: Jiajun Wu Wins Computers and Thought Award, SMOTE Receives Inaugural Test of Time Award

At IJCAI-ECAI 2026 in Bremen, Stanford's Jiajun Wu won the Computers and Thought Award, and the SMOTE paper received the first JAIR Test of Time Award, amid 713 main-track papers.

Products & Applications

Google Wallet’s colorful full-screen redesign begins rolling out

Google has started rolling out a redesigned Google Wallet interface that fills the screen with pass colors, according to Android Authority.

Products & Applications

Microsoft overhauls Windows 11 right-click menu with faster, customizable design

Microsoft is testing a redesigned Windows 11 right-click menu that is less cluttered, faster, and customizable, with an option to switch to the classic Windows 10 layout.

AI Chips & Compute

Jiuzhang AI Cloud Details Training-Inference Consistency in RL System with GLM-5 as Example

A Leiphone report outlines how Jiuzhang AI Cloud's reinforcement learning system achieves training-inference consistency, using GLM-5 to show efficient scaling of post-training RL.

Products & Applications · Companies

Casio’s Retro-Style F-B100W Smartwatch With Step Counting Goes on Sale Outside Japan

Casio has launched the F-B100W, a retro-styled smartwatch with step counting and phone-finder features, now available in the UK for £55.

Products & Applications

Sonos brings back iPhone lock screen controls via Live Activities and Dynamic Island

Sonos brings back iPhone lock screen controls with new Live Activities support, rolling out now in the latest iOS app.