HyperX Omen 16 gets a huge $600 discount — and with an RTX 5060 and a 165Hz 2K display, it's a win for students and creators

https://www.techradar.com/pro/hp-hyperx-omen-16-laptop-deal

Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/meta-cant-stop-states-1-4-trillion-lawsuit-from-going-to-trial/

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Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/google-says-gemini-has-reached-1b-users-faster-than-any-other-google-product/

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ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/978113/chatgpt-gemini-1-billion-users

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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/fbi-says-cybercriminals-are-hacking-into-victims-online-accounts-to-steal-their-intimate-pictures/

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/openai-launches-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux/

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Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/googles-gemini-app-surges-to-one-billion-users/

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Expand your home server for less — WD Red Plus 2TB NAS drive falls to $155 at Newegg

https://www.techradar.com/pro/wd-red-plus-2tb-nas-drive-deal

India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/indias-yulu-raises-93m-as-quick-commerce-boom-fuels-e-bike-demand/

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Quote of the day by musician Nick Cave on AI-generated lyrics: 'A grotesque mockery of what it is to be human' — dismissing the use of AI in the creative process

https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-musician-nick-cave-on-ai-generated-lyrics-a-grotesque-mockery-of-what-it-is-to-be-human-dismissing-the-use-of-ai-in-the-creative-process

Capturing the 'primal energy of Wolverine' in a new look, Sony is going all-in on Marvel’s Wolverine with a new PS5 collection that includes covers, a DualSense, and a limited-edition console

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/ps5/capturing-the-primal-energy-of-wolverine-in-a-new-look-sony-is-going-all-in-on-marvels-wolverine-with-a-new-ps5-collection-that-includes-covers-a-dualsense-and-a-limited-edition-console

Amazon's new Texas AI data center could become the biggest CO2 polluter in the US — 7.65GW facility gets permit to spread 33 million tons of annual greenhouse gases, despite Amazon's clean energy pledge

https://www.techradar.com/pro/amazons-new-texas-ai-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-co2-polluter-in-the-us-7-65gw-facility-gets-permit-to-spread-33-million-tons-of-annual-greenhouse-gases-despite-amazons-clean-energy-pledge

Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #1661)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/quordle-today-answers-clues-12-august-2026

NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, August 12 (game #892)

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-12-august-2026

How to watch Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story for FREE

https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/tv-shows/spy-next-door-the-anna-chapman-story

Professors say today's solar eclipse won’t crash the grid — so why is Octopus Energy paying customers to switch off?

https://www.techradar.com/home/energy-saving/professors-say-todays-solar-eclipse-wont-crash-the-grid-so-why-is-octopus-energy-paying-customers-to-switch-off

Cybersecurity’s identity crisis: why trust can no longer begin and end at login

https://www.techradar.com/pro/cybersecuritys-identity-crisis-why-trust-can-no-longer-begin-and-end-at-login

Google is now sending out emails with discount codes for the Pixel 11
https://www.engadget.com/2235193/google-sending-out-emails-discount-codes-pixel-11/

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AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmiths-valuation-jumps-10x-to-550m-as-ai-coding-fuels-software-validation/

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Reservoir raises $8M to make water heaters that people — and the grid — will actually want
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/reservoir-raises-8m-to-make-water-heaters-that-people-and-the-grid-will-actually-want/

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