🌐 TECH NEWS & TRICKS
🗓 09.08.2026

🤖 AI Updates
• Claude Vs ChatGPT: How These AI Assistants Differ
• The Excellent HP OmniBook 5 Is $550 Off Its Retail Price Today
• Big Walk, retro electronic repairs and other new indie games worth checking out
• Sensitive Info Goes Into ‘No Reply’ Emails Constantly. This Guy Sees It All

🏢 Big Tech
• Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
• An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
• The Apple Watch heart rate feature you probably didn't realize existed
• Supernatural's head of fitness on rebooting the VR exercise app after leaving Meta
• Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket

📱 Mobile
• Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
• Best Gaming Laptops (2026): Razer, Asus, Dell, and More

🔧 Gadgets
• Mario Kart 64 in VR is not for the queasy

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🌐 TECH NEWS & TRICKS
🗓 10.08.2026

🤖 AI Updates
• Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default
• The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk
• This former notorious red-light district is now one of the world’s top AI hubs
• AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust
• These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes

🏢 Big Tech
• 49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed
• 8 Best Workout Headphones & Earbuds: Beats, Bose, Apple (2026)

📱 Mobile
• The downsides of switching from iPhone to Android
• TCL Note A1 Nxtpaper Review (2026): A Hybrid Tablet for Taking Notes and Watching Video

🚀 Startups
• Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry

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The FCC wants to ban drones with LiDAR that it previously approved
https://www.engadget.com/2233213/the-fcc-wants-to-ban-drones-with-lidar-that-it-previously-approved/

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Discovered Materials is playing AI whack-a-mole to hunt cooler chips
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/discovered-materials-is-playing-ai-whack-a-mole-to-hunt-cooler-chips/

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A data breach at shipping giant Ceva Logistics is rippling across banks, retailers, Steam gamers, and beyond
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/a-data-breach-at-shipping-giant-ceva-logistics-is-rippling-across-banks-retailers-steam-gamers-and-beyond/

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Steam hardware shipper breach leaks customer data, including names and addresses
https://www.theverge.com/games/977314/valve-steam-hardware-shipping-data-breach

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Social media platforms still facing thousands of user addiction lawsuits after failed appeals
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/social-media-platforms-still-facing-thousands-of-user-addiction-lawsuits-after-failed-appeals/

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Taylor Farms recalls jalapeño products for Salmonella amid Cyclospora outbreak
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/08/taylor-farms-recalls-jalapeno-products-for-salmonella-amid-cyclospora-outbreak/

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An OpenClaw agent reportedly hacked a gym's booking system and kicked someone off a waiting list
https://www.engadget.com/2233656/an-openclaw-agent-reportedly-hacked-a-gym-booking-system-and-kicked-soemone-off-a-waiting-list/

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-now-spent-100-million-to-fight-the-billionaire-tax/

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NYC Mayor Mamdani announces support for the Delivery Protection Act
https://www.engadget.com/2234009/nyc-mayor-mamdani-announces-support-for-delivery-protection-act/

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Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/tech-industry-is-buzzing-after-a-claude-agent-hacked-into-a-gym/

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Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/aptoide-becomes-the-first-rival-app-store-to-return-to-google-play-in-the-us/

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OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/openai-reportedly-completed-a-7-billion-employee-tender-offer/

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As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/as-ai-led-attacks-multiply-openai-launches-a-new-cyber-model/

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With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/with-new-open-models-meta-pitches-another-reboot-of-its-struggling-ai-strategy/

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Apple may introduce a photo authentication tool in iOS 27
https://www.engadget.com/2234108/apple-may-introduce-a-photo-authentication-tool-in-ios-27/

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Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/players-lose-access-to-aliens-fireteam-elite-on-nintendo-switch-without-refunds/

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Apple is already working on the third generation iPhone Ultra

Don't be confused by the fact that the first iPhone Ultra hasn't come out yet...

Insiders claim that Apple is already planning the second generation of the flip phone for the end of 2027, and the third for 2028.

There are few specifics. The iPhone Ultra is expected to have a larger display in 2028.

But it turns out funny: the product has not yet been presented, but its third generation is already being planned.

What if the iPhone Ultra repeats the fate of the Apple Vision Pro and in a year few people will need it?

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