Month: August 2026
Amazon security engineer hacks PC accessories with Claude Opus to make them work better — Asus, Insta360 and Elgato products reverse engineered in hours for ‘better control’, but engineer admits this also ‘scares me’
A security engineer at Amazon hacked a bunch of peripherals using AI Claude Opus did most of the legwork in applying modified firmware to a webcam, microphone and more The relative ease with which AI allows this kind of modification points to a worrying future of peripherals being compromised on…
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Omega Just Released a Mini Moonwatch
Say hello to a revamped collection of perfectly proportioned 38-mm Speedmasters. Source
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Met Office finds most of us still won’t trust an AI weather forecast
Public confidence in AI weather forecasts is far lower than for numerical and physics-based methods Just 11% said they were “very confident” in machine learning weather prediction, compared with 30% for tried-and-trusted methods The Met Office has been using machine learning techniques in weather forecasting for some years A survey…
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ASUS’ first gaming soundbar is now available in the US for $600
The ASUS ROG Gjallar is now available in the US. Source
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The best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra plans in Australia for August 2026
Pre-orders for Samsung’s 2026 foldables wrapped up this week, but telcos across Australia are clearly in a generous mood, as they kept their previous pre-order deals live for a wee bit longer, giving you a bit more time to save on the new devices. And save you might, because this…
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How to watch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s launch
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for launch on August 30. Source
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