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This summer feels like it’s been awash with smart glasses privacy concerns, and Meta’s been in the spotlight for all of it. A new glasses update, the second of the summer, aims to keep up with bad actors who are disabling or covering the smart glass camera lights.
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Tree huggers aim to end blanket critical infrastructure status for bit barns and ensure environmental standards are met The Green Party of England and Wales wants the government to end the blanket designation of new bit barns as “critical infrastructure” and change planning rules to stop such facilities taking precedence
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It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer The latest semi-annual release of LibreOffice, the cross-platform FOSS office suite, is out – and it’s gleefully throwing some shade. The Document Foundation released LibreOffice 26.8 – and sent The Register a press pack before
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It's a good day to visit Best Buy. Online and in-store, Best Buy has launched its official Labor Day appliance sale, and it's also running a 24-hour tech sale on its best-selling gadgets. I'll first start with its appliance sale, because it's
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Retro, the friend-focused photo-sharing app built by former Instagram product engineers Nathan Sharp and Ryan Olson, has raised north of $21 million in Series A funding, according to an SEC filing. The fundraise is a testament to the enduring need for social apps that connect people with one another more
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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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Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. You know the person blocking your view of the concert because their phone is swaying in the air, recording the entire thing? Get ready for the unfolded version of it.
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personal tech One retro numeric keypad looks much like any other to some users ON CALL By the end of the working week it can be tempting to phone it in, but The Register instead works to bring you extra amusement in the form of a new edition of On
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Introduction In a recent blog, we explored how Brazil’s domestic instant payment platform, Pix, is reshaping digital commerce. This article builds on that discussion by examining the next opportunity for payment leaders: extending the convenience of domestic payment platforms across borders. In speaking with payment rails executives globally, we
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Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ByAlexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW August 28, 2026 11:00 AM ET A Northern California judge found that the AI company’s products did not represent a meaningful threat to national security, making the Pentagon’s designation “unlawful retaliation.” * Courts * Industry
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Save $80: This is your chance to turn a single Thunderbolt 5 port into ports of all shapes and sizes for just $320. That’s just $10 more than the lowest price we’ve ever seen, and $80 less than the usual $400 retail price. In fact, this deal is
