Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn’t chasing speed, and home networks need it
https://www.xda-developers.com/wi-fi-8-first-wireless-upgrade-years-isnt-chasing-speed-home-networks-need-it/

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GTA 6 leaks prompt Take-Two to subpoena Microsoft for Windows device IDs of everyone in three Discord servers — daily gameplay leaks shatter cloud of secrecy around the much-hyped game
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/take-two-subpoenas-microsoft-for-windows-device-ids-of-everyone-in-three-discord-servers-in-gta-6-leak-hunt

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One In Five Drivers Switches Off The Safety Tech Meant To Save Their Lives
https://www.carscoops.com/2026/08/unused-car-features-study/

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Chinese memory firm CXMT relied on leaked Samsung technology to skip years of R&D, court testimony claims
https://www.techspot.com/news/113568-chinese-memory-firm-cxmt-relied-leaked-samsung-technology.html

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PlayStation Blasts Out Poorly Timed Reminder About Digital Games
https://kotaku.com/playstation-chooses-the-worst-possible-time-to-blast-players-with-reminders-that-they-dont-own-their-digital-games-2000727054

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Quote of the day by Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel: 'Anyone that has a monopoly will pretend that they're in incredible competition' — exposing how tech titans bend the market in their favour
https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-palantir-co-founder-peter-thiel-anyone-that-has-a-monopoly-will-pretend-that-theyre-in-incredible-competition-exposing-how-tech-titans-bend-the-market-in-their-favour

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Local officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects — More than 500 towns restrict builds as councils shutter public comment
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/death-threats-hit-data-center-opponents-as-towns-cancel-votes-and-close-public-comment

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The world's first webcam was switched off 25 years ago today; 128x128 grayscale feed predated the World Wide Web to monitor a Cambridge coffee pot
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/webcams/the-worlds-first-webcam-was-switched-off-25-years-ago-today-128x128-grayscale-feed-predated-the-world-wide-web-to-monitor-a-cambridge-coffee-pot

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Parked Waymos Are Recording Your Neighborhood
https://www.gadgetreview.com/across-nashville-parked-waymos-are-recording-your-neighborhood

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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/flock-ceo-calls-for-compromise-as-surveillance-company-faces-growing-backlash/

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Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/enterprise-ssds-now-cost-18-times-more-than-hard-drives-per-terabyte

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Former Abercrombie CEO mentally fit for sex-trafficking trial, judge says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/ex-abercrombie-ceo-mentally-fit-sex-trafficking-trial?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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People have clicked the "Seems like AI slop" button on LinkedIn over a million times already
https://www.techspot.com/news/113580-people-have-clicked-like-ai-slop-button-linkedin.html

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Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/23/special-report-data-centers-taxes/

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says data centers 'dug their own grave'
https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-texas-data-centers-backlash-2026-8

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Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army; autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/self-driving-ford-f-250-truck-with-shotgun-equipped-drone-killing-turret-tested-by-us-army-autonomous-system-designed-to-blast-fast-moving-drones-at-between-10-and-100-meters-range

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Former Rockstar Games lead says GTA 6 leaks are a "nothing burger" because "90% of future players" aren't searching for the clips online
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto/former-rockstar-games-lead-says-gta-6-leaks-are-a-nothing-burger-because-90-percent-of-future-players-arent-searching-for-the-clips-online/

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Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content
https://www.engadget.com/2242283/twitch-amazon-hit-with-lawsuit-for-training-ai-with-streamers-content/

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Silicon Valley Doesn't Get Why You Hate AI | Technology leaders don’t seem to understand society’s gripes about AI, but boy, are they posting through it
https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-doesnt-get-why-you-hate-ai/

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2028 Dems dodge on Bernie's push to pause AI
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/23/2028-democrats-ai-bernie-sanders

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AliExpress was silently running audio in your browser to fingerprint and track your device
https://www.techspot.com/news/113581-aliexpress-silently-running-audio-browser-fingerprint-track-device.html

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