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Jailed Flock vandal wipes out three cameras, racks up thousands in damages
A lesson for aspiring vandals: Take out all the cameras, not just the ones that flout your ideals
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 6:59am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 12, 2026 6:41am EDT
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says a nighttime blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold
Ukraine’s uncrewed fleet has succeeded in limiting the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea navy, Kyiv officials say, in one of the country’s biggest accomplishments of the war.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 6:35am EDT
Google To Unveil Pixel 11 Series in India on August 13: What To Expect
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 12, 2026 6:10am EDT
Chinese tech giant Tencent posts revenue beat on accelerating games sales, AI-driven ads
Tencent stock was down 26% so far in 2026 as the company faces intense competition in China in AI and investors grow jittery about its rising spending.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 6:05am EDT
Four crew, two rescuers killed in Red Sea attack; U.S. strikes ship in Gulf of Oman
The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, if confirmed, would mark the first deaths in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began on February 28.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 5:49am EDT
Agents made my retro tech safe to use again and showed their real value as testers of ideas
Let's all go a bit mad scientist and see if software can validate our wildest theories
Register UK - Aug 12, 2026 5:48am EDT
The fund — currently valued at around $2.34 trillion — is an investor in more than 7,000 companies across 60 countries.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 5:16am EDT
Spain prepares for rare solar eclipse against backdrop of heat and wildfires
ABC News - Aug 12, 2026 5:09am EDT
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain’s wackiest election
Binface, a self-described intergalactic space warrior, has landed in the center of the U.K.’s political universe ahead of a special election against Trump ally Nigel Farage, among others.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 5:05am EDT
3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the U.S. since 2010
The executions come as a small number of states, including Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma, drive execution numbers in the United States.
NBC News - Aug 12, 2026 4:07am EDT
South Korea's next big bet: Moon, quantum computers, brain implants
South Korea wants to reach the moon before it turns 90 as an independent state and build a domestic quantum computer, next-generation nuclear reactors and commercial brain implants along the way.The...
International The News - Aug 12, 2026 3:04am EDT
Gemini AI system surpasses 1 billion users
Washington, USA: Google s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system has surpassed one billion users, according to an announcement by CEO Sundar Picha...
Peninsula Qatar - Aug 12, 2026 2:54am EDT
Christian Science Monitor - Aug 12, 2026 2:22am EDT
Google’s new AI boss inherits a race to catch OpenAI and Anthropic
Koray Kavukcuoglu is taking charge of Google DeepMind as it tries to keep Gemini competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic.
CNBC - Aug 12, 2026 1:13am EDT
2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, U.N. says
“Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally banned from secondary and higher education,” a UNESCO official said.
NBC News - Aug 11, 2026 11:54pm EDT
Warnings of a possible shoulder-fired missile led to Trump’s secret plane swap, official says
While misdirection is common in presidential protection, Trump’s leaving Turkey in a military plane was notable for its secrecy and for who remained on Air Force One, including two Cabinet members.
NBC News - Aug 11, 2026 9:56pm EDT
Fauci’s texts, Trump’s executive order and the resurgence of anti-vaccine rhetoric
Anti-vaccine rhetoric has gained renewed attention with the release of text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump’s executive order.
NBC News - Aug 11, 2026 8:57pm EDT
Meta A.I. glasses spark privacy concerns as women report being recorded without consent
Meta A.I. glasses draw growing backlash on social media as more people, mostly women, speak out about being filmed, with the videos being posted online without their consent. NBC News’ Yasmin Vossoughian reports on the debate where privacy laws and technology collide.
NBC News - Aug 11, 2026 7:58pm EDT
Hey, big spender – OpenAI has a new SKU just for you
$125 a month? So, how good are those open-weight models getting, again?
Register UK - Aug 11, 2026 7:58pm EDT
AbCellera launches $200-million equity offering on heels of strong menopause trial results
Vancouver biotech’s stock hit the highest level since early 2023 this week and is up 185% this year
The Globe and Mail - Aug 11, 2026 6:22pm EDT
New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars
The Conversation - Aug 11, 2026 6:07pm EDT
Mark Zuckerberg’s mega-yacht didn’t respond to call for help from small boat in Alaska
When the captain of the boat that did respond announced Zuckerberg’s cruiser was closer and hadn’t answered the call, “there was near unanimous booing,” a passenger said.
NBC News - Aug 11, 2026 5:59pm EDT
Why Jensen Huang’s $500 billion AI financing plan faces a big risk from China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is pitching GPUs as long-term collateral to unlock $500 billion in funding. The question is how fast will his chips depreciate?
CNBC - Aug 11, 2026 5:24pm EDT