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Tech Week in Brief: 10 Key Stories From August 10–16, 2026
Ten key stories: Daybreak, Sonnet 5 pricing, Windows patches, Cloudflare’s DDoS report, Pixel 11, Gemini 3.7 Flash and AI infrastructure.
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Google Unveils Pixel 11, Watch 5 and Pixel Tag: Prices and Specs
Pixel 11 starts at $899, Pro at $1,099, Watch 5 at $399 and Pixel Tag at $29. Compare the models, cameras, batteries, release dates and regional caveats.
Tech Week in Brief: 10 Key Stories From August 3–9, 2026
Ten key stories: GPT‑5.6 and Astra, the ChainDrop worm, WordPress 7.0.3, WeatherNext, Cloudflare OS, Ask Maps, HDR10+ and NASA discoveries.
Microsoft Edge Starts Phasing Out Manifest V2: What Happens to uBlock Origin
Microsoft Edge is beginning its phased transition away from Manifest V2 extensions. Here is when uBlock Origin may be affected, how uBlock Origin Lite differs and what Edge users should check now.
ClickFix Targets Mac Users: How macOS 26.4 Protects Terminal and What to Do After Running a Command
Microsoft has documented a ClickFix campaign that shows Mac users a counterfeit download and tells them to run a Terminal command. Here is how macOS 26.4 responds and what to do after execution.
Tech Week in Brief: 10 Key Stories From July 27–August 2, 2026
Ten key stories: AI at work, managed agents, WhatsApp Web calls, GPT‑5.6 prices, cyber incidents, EU compute plans and likely Betelgeuse B.
How to Run AI Locally on a Windows PC: Ollama or LM Studio
A step-by-step Windows guide to checking RAM and VRAM, choosing a local model, running it with LM Studio or Ollama, testing offline, and safely enabling a local API.
Why Smartphones May Get More Expensive: Qualcomm to Raise Prices as Samsung Warns of Chip Shortages
Qualcomm is passing higher input costs into product pricing, while Samsung reports record memory earnings and a loss in its mobile and networks segment. That raises the risk of more expensive phones but does not guarantee immediate retail price hikes.
The EU AI Omnibus Is in Force: Which AI Act Deadlines Moved—and What Applies from 2 August
The AI Omnibus moved the deadlines for two groups of high-risk AI systems, but not Article 50. Here are the new 2027–2028 dates, the narrow 2 December transition, and the transparency rules applying from 2 August.
Tech Week in Brief: 9 Key Stories From July 20–26, 2026
Nine key stories from the week: OpenAI’s incident, new Gemini and Claude models, WordPress attacks, Samsung Unpacked, AMD, Meta AI and EU rules.
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