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US National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross attends the signing of an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2026. Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW August 5, 2026 10:15 AM ET National Cyber Director
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Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are expanding from the asphalt to open water. MasterCraft has announced a partnership with marine navigation company Savvy Navvy to bring smartphone-mirroring infotainment directly to boat helms across its premium pontoon lineup. While road cars seamlessly integrate navigation, music streaming, and hands-free communication onto a
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AI AND ML Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B SpaceX beat revenue forecasts in its first results as a public company, but surging AI expenditure and another quarterly loss left investors unimpressed. In unrelated but appropriately-timed space news, a discarded SpaceX rocket body is believed to have
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The company claims it has addressed the security flaws that shut down its operation in 2023. by Stevie Bonifield Aug 5, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC Image: Sunbird Messaging Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews
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* Forescout’s Vedere Labs found 15 flaws in TP‑Link Omada business networking gear, exploitable for RCE when chained with prior CVEs * Weak trust shortcuts in zero‑touch provisioning exposed devices to client‑side code execution, hijacking, spoofing, and encrypted comms compromise * TP‑Link released firmware updates; admins should patch
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* Gigabyte graphics cards are rumored to be set for a big price rise * It could be a hike of 20% to 40%, and other rumors are also pointing to major price hikes for GPUs more broadly * This means now is likely a good time to make a purchase, particularly with
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In Brief 7:13 AM PDT · August 5, 2026 Anthropic is building a team to design its own custom chips for AI usage, Business Insider reports. The Claude maker said it is planning to co-design hardware and models to help its technology run faster and more efficiently. Last month, The
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Remember when AMD appeared on rocky ground? That was forever ago, and these days, the chip designer has successfully transformed itself into an enterprise hardware powerhouse. This is reflected in a string of strong earnings reports, the latest of which shows AMD achieving record revenue of $11.5 billion in
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Metro by T-Mobile will put a new iPhone 16E in your pocket when you port your number, and that’s not all. The carrier will also cover your activation fees, so that’s something else you don’t have to pay. All you need to do is move your old
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Hers, a digital healthcare platform that provides virtual care and prescriptions, is expanding its services by adding a built-in AI tool to its app. The AI feature uses information from the patient’s medical history and connects them to a provider for additional personalized support. Hers is first focusing on
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Save $70: The Ecovacs T30S combo robot is back down to its lowest-ever price of $379 at Amazon. It’s a price that’s available to all, so you don’t need to be an Amazon Prime member or do anything special. However, we don’t know how long this
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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Charging to 100% stresses your battery, as most cap at 80%. * Certification matters more than brand when picking a charger. * Draining to 0% doesn't 'calibrate' a lithium-ion battery. Not a week
