The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope produced new, highest-ever-resolution images and simulations showing swirling, hurricane-like plasma motions on the sun’s surface that support a long-predicted mixing theory.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
CNET
Alibaba/AliExpress allegedly used WebAudio scripts to process “silent” audio in the browser (gain set to zero) to generate measurable frequency data for tracking, which Callaghan says also muted his multipoint Bluetooth headphones by disrupting audio switching even when no visible media was playing.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
The Register
US datacenters used about 17 billion gallons of water in 2023—triple the amount they used in 2014—according to an estimate by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Aug 24, 2026 ·The Register
Apollo Global Management said hackers accessed some cloud platforms between July 6 and July 10, exposing customers’ names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
GrapheneOS plans to officially support Motorola smartphones starting with “slab” flagships next year, then expanding to Razr Fold and Razr Ultra foldables (with Razr Ultra expected to be the first flip phone to officially run GrapheneOS).
Aug 24, 2026 ·
The Verge
Apollo Global Management disclosed that attackers gained unauthorized access to certain cloud platforms through a social engineering incident between July 6 and July 10, exposing names, dates of birth, contact information, home addresses, and Social Security numbers.
Aug 24, 2026 ·The Register
Fraudsters used AI to scan obituaries to target a widow, telling her her late husband evaded taxes and extracted $7,000 from her before her family realized it was a scam.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
AU$4.90 password books are being sold at AusPost branches in Australia, with social media users arguing paper vaults can be safer than reusing weak passwords or storing credentials in cloud documents despite their drawbacks.
Aug 24, 2026 ·The Register
Taiwan prosecutors indicted nine people, including employees of NVIDIA and Super Micro, accusing them of illegally exporting high-end AI servers into China despite being “fully aware” of NVIDIA and Super Micro’s export-control procedures.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
Engadget
You can usually identify a Flock Safety automatic license plate reader camera by its distinctive oval, hooded design with a circular lens and, up close, a small shiny stem-like Flock logo on the front—plus Flock’s large, dark, angled solar-panel arrays mounted above or alongside the camera.
Aug 24, 2026 ·CNET
A batch file that ran `DEL *.*` from `C:\WINNT\System32` deleted most of the System32 files, leaving the Windows NT 4 Exchange server so broken that it required a full rebuild and restore over the weekend.
Aug 24, 2026 ·The Register
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Xinuos’s claim against IBM and Red Hat is not valid and that the time to re-litigate has expired, meaning the case is effectively dead while Xinuos seeks a rare full-bench rehearing.
Aug 23, 2026 ·The Register
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €825 million (about $966 million) for serious GDPR infringements involving automated driver account deactivations without sufficient warning or human oversight.
Aug 23, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
A Connecticut streamer, Warren Pandiscia, filed a class action lawsuit alleging Twitch and Amazon used his Twitch streams and videos to train Amazon AI models without licensing or permission.
Aug 23, 2026 ·Engadget
40% of companies surveyed by resume builder in 2024 said they posted a fake job listing, and lawmakers in multiple states are now moving to ban or restrict “ghost jobs.”
Aug 23, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley argued the country needs a “compromise” between privacy and safety amid backlash over alleged misuse of Flock cameras, drones, and license plate recognition.
Aug 23, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Judge William Alsup ruled that Anthropic’s AI training was lawful under copyright law, while ordering only a $1.5 billion settlement based on Anthropic’s pirating from illegal online shadow libraries rather than on the training itself.
Aug 23, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Bloomberg reported the DOJ has been investigating Andreessen Horowitz for nearly a year over whether it holds board seats with rival AI companies, and multiple VCs said they were baffled that this conflict would rise to the top of DOJ priorities.
Aug 22, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, with transactions totaling between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in his disclosure range filings.
Aug 22, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber 824.9 million euros (about $966 million) for automatically deactivating driver accounts between 2018 and 2022 without human intervention, in violation of the GDPR.
Aug 22, 2026 ·Engadget
