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An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2. by Terrence O'Brien Aug 8, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In brief: Flock's AI-powered license plate readers, which have drawn public scrutiny over surveillance and privacy concerns, are traditionally stationary. However, public records indicate that the company is exploring ways to make
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Upgrading to Samsung's latest generation of foldables and smartwatches doesn't necessarily mean paying the full sticker price. Best Buy is rolling out substantial trade-in promotions across the new Galaxy Z8 series and companion wearables, letting buyers shave up to $1,200 off the flagship foldables or
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The GuliKit KK3 Max is a capable controller with plenty of adjustments available. It’s a shame there’s no software to make these, although the various button combinations are a surprisingly viable alternative. It games well, with satisfying button presses, although the sticks and motion controls aren’t as
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X, the social media platform now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is shaking up how it pays influencers and creators. In announcing the change, the company said it will be winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program and replacing it with something called Original Content Rewards. X will stop
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Quantum computing is steadily moving from research labs into enterprise technology roadmaps, with companies building hybrid quantum-classical platforms and setting increasingly ambitious targets for fault-tolerant systems. But as vendors increasingly bring quantum computing and artificial intelligence into the same conversation, Gartner is warning enterprises against assuming that “quantum AI” is
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Agentic AI is beginning to move beyond coding assistants and isolated enterprise pilots into operational workflows where decisions can affect manufacturing, supply chains and customer service. Schreiber Foods is taking that shift into the food industry through a multi-year partnership with Ascendion that will bring AI agents into its global
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has called on India's urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to accelerate technology adoption, strengthen transparency and modernize customer services to remain competitive in a rapidly changing banking environment. Speaking at the inauguration of the new office of the National Urban Cooperative Finance
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India's ongoing discussions with Meta have moved beyond deepfakes and content moderation to a more fundamental technology-policy question: when a social media platform's algorithms actively decide what content users see, can it continue to be treated purely as an intermediary? Government sources told PTI that the
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When to watch Man United vs. PSG * Saturday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT). Where to watch * Man United vs. PSG will air in the US on MUTV. Manchester United faces a real test of readiness on Saturday as it takes on the current European
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* Kick-off: Saturday, August 8 at 8pm BST / 3pm ET / 5am AEST (Sun.) * Free Streams: RugbyPass TV (US) * Watch Anywhere: Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save 75%) South Africa begin their preparations for welcoming New Zealand in Buenos Aires as they face Argentina. The Springboks finished the summer section of the
