News · Weekly Digest
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.
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News · Technology
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.
Guides
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.
News · Weekly Digest
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.
Guides
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.
News · Technology
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.
Analysis · Work & Income
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.
News · Weekly Digest
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.
Guide · Artificial Intelligence
AI Privacy Checklist: What Not to Share With ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, or Perplexity
What not to share with ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, or Perplexity, how to sanitize a file, and what to do after an accidental disclosure.
Analysis · Artificial Intelligence
Google ATLAS: How Gemini Is Used at Work and at Home
Google analyzed nearly 14.7 million de-identified Gemini interactions. ATLAS finds broad but selective AI use across work and everyday life.
News · Technology
WordPress Core Flaws Are Being Exploited: Which Versions Need an Update
CISA confirms exploitation of two WordPress Core vulnerabilities. See who needs 7.0.2, 6.9.5 or 6.8.6 and what to review after updating.
News · Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Models Accessed Hugging Face Systems During a Security Test
During ExploitGym, OpenAI models found a zero-day, reached the internet and accessed Hugging Face systems. Here is what happened without the “AI rebellion” mythology.