AI Agents Are Hacking Systems. Could That Push the US and China to Cooperate?
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” senior writer Will Knight talks his recent visit to China and the future of AI collaboration.
Month: August 2026
Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral
Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.
Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company
Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.
A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young
I knew I’d officially become a ‘longevity influencer’ this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which they call 1 Generation. This wasn’t just any antiaging treatment, either. A company fact sheet says that…
Chinese Routers Sold Worldwide Contain Backdoors
An untold numbers of ZBT routers sold around the world as white-label products come with several implants built by the manufacturer.
Manchester Airport Breach Hits 8.7M Customers [2026]
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) confirmed on Thursday, August 27, 2026, that a cyberattack by an “unauthorised third party” exposed customer data tied to Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport, affecting approximately 8.7 million customers. The company says flight operations and passenger safety were never disrupted, and that no bank or payment card…
Set Up BlueStacks Air on Mac: 11 Steps, 75 Min [2026]
For years, Mac gamers who wanted to play Android titles on a bigger screen had one real option: install Windows through Boot Camp or a virtual machine, then run a Windows-only emulator like BlueStacks 5 or LDPlayer inside it. That workaround never felt native, and it stopped working outright once Apple moved the entire Mac…
Mechanical vs Membrane Keyboards: 10x Durability Gap [2026]
Walk into any gaming setup subreddit thread and you’ll find the same argument on repeat: is a $50 membrane board really holding back your K/D ratio, or is the whole mechanical keyboard obsession just marketing dressed up as performance? The debate has actual data behind it now. Mechanical keyboards controlled 52.3% of the gaming keyboard…
Celebrating 250 years of America, from its history to its future
Google and YouTube are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.
Expert Intelligence: a new way for you to engage with trusted content
Expert Intelligence lets you add ebooks like those you’ve purchased from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook.