Innovation, AI & Digital Frontier
Knightscope and other robotics companies are rethinking automated security following canceled contracts. One pivot? Human guards.
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Reviews Laptops & PCs Dell XPS 13 (2026) review: A MacBook Neo alternative that needs more RAM There’s a lot to like here, but most people should shell out for 16GB of RAM. By Devindra Hardawar Aug. 1...
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Discovered Materials raised $9 million to fund the hunt for more novel materials to build more efficient chips.
Willy Myco has made over 120 videos showing people his exact process for making everything from LSD to DMT vapes. Not everyone’s a fan of his methods.
Three years ago environmental regulators discovered garbage burning deep inside California's Chiquita Canyon Landfill, reports the Los Angeles Times. [Alternate URL here.] "Few imagined the calamity t...
Valve says a data breach may have exposed the personal information of customers who ordered its Steam hardware in Europe. In an email sent to users, Valve says its European shipping partner, CEVA Logi...
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Meta has released a new slimmed down 'open source' AI model that's light enough to run on a single computer.
In Brief Posted: 5:00 AM PDT · August 10, 2026 Ivan Mehta Google Play adds Venmo as a payment option Google said that it is adding Venmo as a payment option today on Google Play for purchases includin...
Clean, free power from the sun is easier and more affordable to capture than ever with the best portable solar panels.
You probably know just by looking at it if the Classic-TKL Underscore Edition is for you. Do you want a retro-looking wired keyboard without a number pad? Great. Do you care that it doesn't have wirel...
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News Apps Google Play now takes Venmo payments You can use Venmo to pay for Android app purchases and subscriptions. By Mariella Moon Aug. 10, 2026 8:00 am EST FellowNeko/Shutterstock You can now pay ...
Platforms are finally recognizing that people don’t want to consume AI slop. A growing number of sites and apps now have tools and policies to flag, label, and ban AI-generated content.
Following the latest twist in Google's legal battles with Epic, US Android users are now able to open Google's Play Store and download a third-party digital store with its own selection of apps. Aptoi...
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