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7:30 AM PDT · August 21, 2026 Apparently, hell has frozen over. Walmart on Friday said it will finally accept payments via both Apple Pay and Google Pay at its stores, including Walmart and Sam’s Club. The retail giant says that beginning August 24, it will begin adding Tap
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A proposed class action lawsuit is accusing smart ring maker Oura of deceiving consumers about the accuracy of its sleep tracking features. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco, alleges that Oura rings are unable to measure any of the physiological signals needed to assess
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Researchers at Adversa AI discovered a new attack technique and named it Cryptographic Context Injection. They reported their findings to xAI on June 3, 2026, and attempted to coordinate disclosure on August 4 and August 10. At the time of writing, they had received no response. They could not disclose
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SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help
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The global PC processor market experienced an unexpected surge in the second quarter of 2026, with total x86 and Arm-based CPU shipments growing more than 10% sequentially to defy normal seasonal trends, according to fresh data from Mercury Research. What's especially interesting, however, is that AMD gained more
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Remember when Billy Madison belted out, "Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool!"? Sincere apologies if that earworm is now stuck in your head, but the back-to-school season has arrived (so long, summer!) and this is your chance
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U.S. video game spending tanked in July as soaring hardware prices and a rapid shift toward digital downloads crushed traditional retail sales, which haven't been this bad since 1995. The gaming market faced a major slump last month, marked by steep declines across hardware, accessories, and physical
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If you have been waiting for the right time to upgrade from your old Switch to a new Switch 2 console, run, don't walk to Best Buy this weekend and take advantage of the retailer's boosted trade-in offer. Depending on which version of the OG Switch
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HyperX has unveiled its first open-back gaming headset, the Cloud Alpha Air, which is targeted for players seeking audiophile-grade spatial awareness alongside hard-hitting bass. The wired headset debuted at HP’s Level Awakening 2026 showcase. The Cloud Alpha Air defers from previous HyperX offerings by opening up the earcups with
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The Motorola 68000 was introduced in 1979, while the PCI bus didn’t start appearing in computers until more than a decade later. The two technologies come from very different eras, but there isn’t any fundamental reason why they can’t work together. PCI was specifically designed to be
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A new study by the Pew Research Center estimates that over a third of sampled English webpages published after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch contain signs of AI-generated material or substantial AI editing. Researchers took 490,000 English web pages from snapshots taken between January 2021 and July 2026.
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Already have an iPhone and MacBook? An iMac is the final piece to round out your Apple setup. It’s a great investment if you want a powerful desktop that can handle most work and creative tasks with ease, plus a little gaming. But its price is now higher as
