Month: August 2026
Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: ‘Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite’ — foreshadowing Silicon Valley’s global domination
Campaigners have long feared the influence of big money and influential corporations in politics – with this situation arguably worse than ever. In modern times, lobbying by technology companies has even given way to technology executives playing a role in devising government policy. “The prospect of domination of the nation’s…
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Could this be the end of BIOS-locked laptops? AI tweaker deploys Claude to unlock and change settings for good
Redditor uses Claude Code to help reverse-engineer the firmware on an HP 15-dw1036ne, patching its signature check and exposing 55 hidden setup fields and four configuration tabs The laptop’s RSA-2048 was not broken: the verification routine was patched to return success, a standard firmware-modding technique as per Community Notes The…
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WhatsApp scam costs Hong Kong man $1.27 million after criminals used AI voice notes to impersonate his father — experts say secret codewords are the best way to stay safe
Scammers stole $1.27m from a Hong Kong man after tricking him with AI The scheme impersonated his father using AI deepfake tech Experts say using a secret codeword can thwart the fraudsters A Hong Kong man was recently conned out of HK$10 million ($1.27 million) by scammers who used artificial…
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Hivemind AI software carries out first on-water ‘swarming test’ in Taiwan mission
Hivemind completes first autonomous swarming mission on water in Taiwan Drone boats identified and escorted a vessel during a coordinated surveillance exercise SeaShark 600 and 800 vessels operated together under a single autonomous command An autonomous software system called Hivemind has directed a group of unmanned boats through a live…
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Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
In a reply to a comment pointing out that Tyga admitted to relying on AI for his own controversial ’80s-influenced album $tarface, on one of his Instagram posts, Fenix said: never said I didn’t use AI , i said it had nun to do w recording process . I didn’t…
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4 new 4K Blu-rays from July 2026 to add to your collection
Welcome to the Blu-ray Bounty July 2026. This is where we test the latest 4K releases of each month that we think will be perfect for showing off your home theater. If you’re new to the Blu-ray Bounty, you can check out previous editions here, where we’ve reviewed over 100…
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