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Month: August 2026

Cyber Security

Hugging Face hack could indicate cultural issues at OpenAI

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. By now you’ve probably heard about last month’s major AI security incident, in which OpenAI agents escaped their sandbox and hacked into the AI platform Hugging Face while trying to cheat on…

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Technology

Steam Machine Setup: Proton, NAS & Co-Op in 13 Steps [2026]

Valve’s cube-shaped Steam Machine has been shipping since June 29, 2026, and the initial reservation wave is largely settled into living rooms. But most owners only ever touch the console’s default state: Big Picture mode, a signed-in Steam account, and whatever games auto-installed from their library. The machine sitting under your TV is a full…

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Apps

Firewall Security Is Really About Controlling Trust Paths

Firewall Security Is Really About Controlling Trust Paths Source: Canva Firewalls are often judged by what they block. That is understandable, but it is not the most useful way to evaluate them. In a modern environment, much of the dangerous traffic is technically permitted: HTTPS to a cloud service, an administrator connecting to a management…

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Technology

Switch 2 Outsells Switch 1 5:1 in Europe: 193K Units [2026]

Nintendo’s newest console outsold its predecessor by more than five to one across Europe in July 2026, according to fresh hardware estimates published by VGChartz. The Switch 2 moved an estimated 192,896 units across the region last month, against 37,486 units for the original Switch, a gap that also pushed the newer console’s European lifetime…

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Technology

Read Tim Cook’s final message to Apple staff as CEO

Steve Jobs’ successor carried the torch of the iPhone and built Apple into a global powerhouse with few rivals. Since becoming CEO in 2011, Tim Cook has led the company to become one of the most dominant forces in the daily lives of billions of people. Today is his last day as CEO. We’ll have…

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Technology

Markiplier is now GoPro’s biggest shareholder

YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has invested enough in GoPro to become its single largest shareholder, with an 8.5 percent stake in the company, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fischbach said he thought GoPro “seems undervalued” and sees his investment as “part of a larger mission to make filmmaking more accessible,” following the release of his…

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Technology

Phil Schiller is leaving his biggest jobs at Apple

Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller is stepping down from his role as the head of the App Store and Apple events, according to a report from Bloomberg. Following the change, Schiller will keep his Apple Fellow title and continue “working on unspecified initiatives,” Bloomberg reports. The news comes just one day before hardware leader John…

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