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The Internet Archive page for Isaac Asimov's classic 1958 short story 'The Feeling of Power' is accompanied by a fundraising message from the nonprofit, asking readers to support its free-access mission. The organization notes it relies on small donations, averaging about $14, rather than advertising or selling user data to fund its operations.
Counterpoint Research's Q2 2026 global market share report shows Samsung's $1,300 Galaxy S26 Ultra was the best-selling Android phone worldwide, ranking fourth overall behind three iPhone models. The base Galaxy S26 also made the top-ten list at ninth place, alongside three budget Galaxy A models.
Following the guilty plea of hacker Connor Moucka, who used stolen but valid credentials to breach over 165 Snowflake customer accounts and steal billions of records including AT&T call logs, Snowflake is phasing out password authentication for non-human service accounts. By October 2026, all legacy service users will be forced onto the SERVICE account type, which cannot authenticate with a password at all.
WhatsApp is rolling out stronger account-security options, letting users replace their six-digit PIN with a full password containing letters, numbers and symbols, and allowing multiple passkeys across Android and iOS devices. The Meta-owned app is also giving users more context on unknown callers, such as whether a number originates from another country.
The EPA has proposed amending the 1970 Clean Air Act to remove the 30-day public comment window required before construction begins on facilities classified as 'minor sources' of industrial pollution. The change would allow projects, including many AI data centers, to move forward with less advance public scrutiny.
OpenAI has expanded access to ChatGPT's task scheduling hub, previously limited to paid tiers, so free account holders can now set up scheduled prompts. The company also added the ability to share scheduled tasks with other users, letting useful automations spread across workflows.
OpenAI has released an Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex that lets workspace administrators manage users, permissions and spending limits through a chat interface rather than a separate dashboard. The tool can generate usage reports, flag credit thresholds, and handle onboarding or offboarding tasks on request. A company demo showed an admin querying adoption trends and requesting visual breakdowns for a monthly review.
Meta unveiled three new WhatsApp security updates: support for multiple passkeys per account across iOS and Android, two-step verification that now allows full alphanumeric passwords instead of just a six-digit PIN, and an Android-only feature showing extra context about unknown callers, such as their country or shared groups. WhatsApp says over a billion users already rely on passkeys via Face ID, Touch ID, or screen locks.
South African retailer Dress Your Tech has jumped the gun by listing about a dozen cases and case-plus-screen-protector bundles for Samsung's unannounced Galaxy S26 FE. The listings include standard and slim silicone options with visible rings for Qi2 magnetic charging, in colors matching previously leaked device finishes plus new pink and transparent variants. Samsung is set to hold a Galaxy Event on August 27, widely expected to unveil the phone.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 49,571 arrests in July, according to newly released figures, marking the largest single-month total since Trump returned to office. The number represents a 15% increase over June's arrest count.
Garmin has unveiled its Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro smartwatches, featuring refreshed hardware and a new capability called Garmin Epic. This feature links together separate workouts or outdoor activities to give users a combined, more complete view of their overall physical exertion over a day or trip.
A developer detailed a step-by-step process for running a personal website on OpenBSD hosted on DigitalOcean, using the platform's custom image upload feature to install OpenBSD's miniroot image and configuring the server with httpd and Let's Encrypt for HTTPS. The setup costs about $4.24 per month after tax, positioned as an alternative to free static hosting services like GitHub Pages or Cloudflare Pages.