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Cybersecurity

ShinyHunters claims breach of data center operator CyrusOne as ransomware hits record high in July

ShinyHunters claimed it breached CyrusOne, a US data center operator serving Microsoft and Meta, demanding $13 million, as research shows ransomware activity hit a 2026 high in July.

Products & Applications

Engadget proposes $500 'Mac Neo' as Mac mini price climbs

Engadget suggests Apple create a $500 'Mac Neo' to fill the budget desktop gap left by the Mac mini's rising price.

Products & Applications · Companies

Volvo adds hazard alerts and Spatial Audio to three electric models

Volvo is updating its EX90, ES90, and EX60 EVs with connected hazard alerts and Spatial Audio for Apple CarPlay, enabling cars to warn each other about road dangers.

Large Language Models

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next: Alibaba Releases 125B MoE With 6B Active Parameters as Qwen4 Architecture Preview

Alibaba open-sourced Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, a 125B multimodal MoE with only 6B active parameters, claiming near-frontier performance and training cost at one-ninth of the previous generation. The release previews the Qwen4 architecture.

Products & Applications

Retro Macintosh-Style Dock for Mac Mini Gets Discount Ahead of New M6 Models

据TechRadar报道,Wokyis M5 Retro Dock Station在亚马逊打折至130美元,可将Mac mini变成复古Macintosh外观,并扩展存储和端口。

Companies · Cybersecurity

Insider threats surge as employees sell corporate access on dark web, Flashpoint finds

A Flashpoint report reveals over 12,000 insider threat posts on the dark web in July 2026, with 75% from insiders selling access, highlighting employees as the weakest link.

Products & Applications

iOS 27 beta hints Apple Intelligence coming to Apple TV 4K and HomePod

A new Apple Intelligence Report menu in the iOS 27 Home app suggests AI features are heading to Apple TV 4K and HomePod, possibly this fall.

Companies · Products & Applications

IKEA and Xbox unveil full YXSTABY gaming furniture collection at Gamescom

IKEA and Xbox fully revealed their YXSTABY furniture line at Gamescom, featuring a thumbstick stool, D-pad cushion, and more.

Products & Applications

Android Authority’s Wallpaper Wednesday: Free Downloads for Phones, Tablets, and PCs

Android Authority released its August 26 Wallpaper Wednesday roundup, offering nine free, high-resolution wallpapers for Android devices, tablets, and PCs.

Products & Applications · Companies

SoundCloud lets artists sell music directly on profiles in new beta

SoundCloud is testing a feature that lets artists sell music directly from their profiles, with no commission taken by the platform.

Products & Applications

Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock review: Faster speed, added DisplayPort and 10Gb Ethernet

A new review details Sonnet's Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock, featuring Thunderbolt 5 speed, DisplayPort, 10Gb Ethernet and 140W charging for $499.

Products & Applications

ATV Launcher Pro update gives Android TV users more home-screen control

ATV Launcher Pro 0.1.40 adds a layout editor, icon packs, video wallpapers and Android 16 support, giving Android TV users more control over their home screens.

Products & Applications

IKEA and Xbox unveil nine-piece gaming furniture collection at Gamescom

IKEA and Xbox showcased a nine-piece furniture collection at Gamescom, blending playful Xbox-inspired designs with practical storage, launching October 1.

Companies · Cybersecurity

Mate Security launches Gamebooks to govern AI agents in security investigations

Mate Security released Gamebooks, a structured framework to control AI agents' actions during security investigations, addressing automation failures and agent risks.

Companies · Robotics · Markets

Robot Brain Developers Face ‘GPT-2 Era’ Data Hurdles as Unitree IPO Value Crashes

Unitree's $66B valuation halved as physical AI startups struggle with data scarcity, prompting developers to seek new training methods.

Products & Applications

Dolly Parton Dies at 80: Documentary 'Here I Am' Streams Free on BBC iPlayer

Dolly Parton dies at 80; BBC iPlayer streams her documentary 'Here I Am' for free in the UK.

Products & Applications

VPhoneOS app revives 32-bit Android games on modern phones

VPhoneOS lets users run 32-bit Android apps on new phones, reviving abandoned classic games. Free version uses Android 7; VIP gets Android 10/12.

Policy & Regulation · Large Language Models

Bill Gates warns 'there is no plan' for AI upheaval, urges new global bodies

Bill Gates warned that there is no plan for the social, political and economic upheaval AI will cause, and called for new national and international institutions to manage the transition.

AI Chips & Compute · Companies

OpenAI unveils custom Jalapeño AI chip, analysts say Nvidia faces margin threat

OpenAI unveiled its first custom AI chip, Jalapeño; analysts see growing competitive pressure on Nvidia's inference margins.

Products & Applications

Apple Upgrades Pending M4 Mac Mini Orders to M6 and M5 Pro for Free

Apple is upgrading some backordered M4 Mac mini purchases to the newly announced M6 and M5 Pro models at no extra cost, according to 9to5Mac.

Products & Applications

Nothing Phone (3) drops to $499 in Amazon deal, lowest price yet

Amazon has cut the Nothing Phone (3) to $499, down from $799, marking the lowest price tracked on the flagship.

Products & Applications · Companies · Large Language Models

Arga raises $10M to build enterprise AI training environments

Arga, a startup building digital twin training environments for enterprise software, raised $10M in seed funding led by General Catalyst to improve AI agent reliability.

Research

HRT Use Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Largest Study of Its Kind

A major UK study of 183,450 women found HRT users had 10% lower dementia risk, with greater benefits for surgical menopause and Apoe4 carriers.

Cybersecurity

Ring's new TAKE encryption limits what it can give police

Ring is rolling out a new encryption standard, TAKE, that defaults on all cameras in September, limiting police access to video while keeping cloud features.