Month: August 2026
Go easy on the gas —new study suggests a smooth EV driving style is simplest way to prolong its battery life
New analysis links aggressive driving to premature EV battery degradation Chinese researchers found optimizing driving style can prolong battery life Researchers used AI modeling to link driving style to battery wear Researchers at Shanghai Dianji University in China have linked aggressive driving styles to premature EV battery degradation, concluding…
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Amazon Fire TV devices are getting a free Alexa Plus upgrade
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Fire TV device owners in the US for free. Starting today, users in the US with an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, Amazon Ember smart TV, or other TV with Alexa Plus built in, including those from Panasonic and Hisense, will get…
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Amazon’s Alexa+ AI assistant is now free for anyone with a Fire TV device
You can now talk to Alexa+ for free if you have a Fire TV device and live in the US. Source
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Experts manage to hack Microsoft Copilot by continually asking it questions about itself
Varonis uncovers CoSnitch, a chain of flaws letting Copilot leak sensitive data Exploit used malicious URLs and persistent memory poisoning to bypass guardrails Microsoft patched CVE‑2026‑24301 server‑side; technique may affect other AI models Microsoft’s Copilot AI just told a group of researchers how to abuse it for data exfiltration, and…
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This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem
Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job — stairs being one. Another is chairs and stools. You know the scenario: You have a row of stools at a kitchen table, or chairs tucked under a dining…
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Predictable attacks, unpredictable defenses: why observability is the real security gap
Most cyberattacks don’t succeed because attackers are clever or innovative. The vast majority are highly predictable, following the same well-worn paths of least resistance through their victims’ environments. What remains unpredictable is not attacker behavior, but organizational defense. Latest Videos FromTechRadar Raghu Nandakumara Social Links Navigation VP of Industry Strategy…
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