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Trail of Bits Audits Signal Automatic Key Verification
Trail of Bits disclosed its Merkle-tree-based verification system as a third-party auditor supporting Signal's automatic key verification.
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Testing a $4,000 Unitree Quadruped Robot Dog
Ars Technica reports buying a Chinese Unitree quadruped robot for about $4,000 and using it to commute to work.
Gadgets
Former U.S. Official Warns Industrial Revival Impossible by Excluding China
Amid the Ford-CATL dispute, a former U.S. official criticized exclusionary industrial policy and urged technology adoption.
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Qwen 3.8 Benchmarks and the Splintered Compute Economy: The State of IFA 2026
Benchmarked Qwen 3.8 on RTX 5090 and more. On IFA 2026's missing mid-range and surging ABF substrate prices.
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God's Eye View Live 3D Globe Released
A photorealistic 3D globe bundling public signals. Track aircraft, ships, and satellites live.
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Mastering the Galaxy Edge Panel: Boosting Productivity in One UI
The Galaxy Edge panel is an always-on feature launched from the side. Its overview, history, and usage explained.
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New Blocking-Avoidance Technique to Speed Up Linux IO_uring
A new blocking-avoidance method proposed for Linux IO_uring cuts offload costs by swapping execution identities.
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The Capabilities of Two Open Android Apps That Break Free From Subscriptions
Joplin and Bitwarden as open Android apps usable without fees. We verify their sync and encryption designs.
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Modified RTX 5090 96GB Appears on Alibaba for $3,888
A Chinese firm lists a modified RTX 5090 with 96GB VRAM on Alibaba for $3,888, tripling memory with a custom PCB.
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AI Long Drama 'Hou Xi You Ji' Lifts Market Cap by 13.2 Billion Yuan
How China's first AIGC long drama 'Hou Xi You Ji' lifted Mango's market cap by about 13.2bn yuan in five days, and how it was produced.
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Isar Spectrum Reaches Orbit as Demand for Dedicated Launches Continues
Quotes from Stephen Clark's Ars Technica article on Isar Aerospace and dedicated launches, with editorial opinion.
Internet Voices
California Signs 12 Child Protection Bills: Social Media Ban Paired with Education
California governor signs 12 child protection bills. The under-16 SNS ban is criticized, while 2 literacy bills are seen as constitutional.
Gadgets
Lenovo Googlebook 15 Leak Reveals 15.3-inch OLED Model
Specs for Lenovo's Googlebook 15 have leaked, revealing a premium build with a 15.3-inch OLED and Core Ultra 5.
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Lawyer Fined $5,000 Over ChatGPT-Hallucinated Testimony
New Mexico Supreme Court fined a lawyer $5,000 for filing AI-generated false testimony in a murder appeal.
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Y Combinator CEO Calls for U.S. Open Distillation Regime
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan urges allowing distillation from U.S. frontier models, clashing with Anthropic over illicit distillation claims.
Internet Voices
Hideo Kojima's Physint Moves to Xbox After PlayStation Withdraws Funding
Sony has stopped funding Hideo Kojima's new game Physint. Xbox will take over publishing for Xbox and PC amid budget and exclusivity issues.
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Random Rewards Expand Game Theory With New Twist on Prisoner's Dilemma
Introducing game theory research on variable rewards via Ars Technica. Featuring original quotes and editorial opinion.
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Lifetime Pasta Pass Holder Launches Order-Voting Site
An Olive Garden lifetime pass holder has launched a personal site with meal logs and voting for his next order.
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Under-35 Innovators Transform Biotechnology and Steel Decarbonization
MIT names innovators under 35. Vision restoration, gene editing, generative AI design, and low-emission steel furnaces explained.
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Linux Mint Unveils Xepub EPUB Reader and Clockenstein Calendar
Linux Mint unveiled the Xepub EPUB reader and Clockenstein calendar in its August report, detailing its XApp strategy.