Georgia's GBI arrested three former Savannah Police Department officers and one former civilian staffer for improperly accessing Flock Safety's license plate reader network for non-law-enforcement purposes. The officers face two counts of misuse of a license plate reader system plus a violation of oath of office charge, while the civilian employee faces two misuse counts. Savannah PD uncovered the abuse through an internal audit, fired the individuals, and referred the case to state investigators.
Nidia Webb, who has lived in the UK for eight years with settled status, was blocked from boarding her flight home from Spain after the Home Office's eVisa system confused her digital immigration record with that of her identical twin sister. She spent hours on the phone before the issue was resolved and she was allowed to fly home, though a confirmation email meant to reassure her was mistakenly sent to her sister instead.
Breezy Weather, a free and open-source weather app praised for its features, is not listed on Google Play. Users can instead download its APK directly from GitHub, granting installation permissions manually to sideload the app.
YouTuber JerryRigEverything's durability test found the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold cracked along both antenna lines near its hinge, and the outer display detached completely without tools. This marks the fourth straight year a Google foldable has failed at the same structural point, despite Google's claim that this model's build is three times stronger than before.
An Android Authority writer detailed how they paid just $399 for a Google Pixel 11 Pro, whose list price is $1,099, by combining several ongoing Google Store promotions. The savings came primarily from a trade-in credit for an old iPhone 17 plus additional discount coupons offered by Google around the Pixel 11 launch.
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2026 .NET Framework cumulative update causes some WPF-based applications to throw a System.IO.FileFormatException when printing or exporting to PDF/XPS with fonts like Calibri. The bug affects current Windows 10 and 11 releases as well as Windows Server versions from 2012 through 2025, and Microsoft is still working on a permanent fix.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her egg-freezing journey with followers on Instagram, including footage of her first hormone injection. She addressed common questions about the procedure, such as cost and duration, that many women typically navigate privately without workplace disclosure.
One hundred days into the current Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded over 5,200 cases, making it the country's fastest-growing epidemic on record. Cases are averaging about 90 confirmed infections daily, a pace higher than seen in the 2014-2016 West Africa outbreak or the 2018-2020 DRC outbreak, and the virus has now spread to a sixth province, with Ituri accounting for roughly 85% of cases and 79% of deaths.
A report from The Midas Project examined 18 startups backed by venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, finding a pattern of investments in companies accused of running fake-account bot farms, hosting deepfake models used to sexualize minors, operating gambling platforms that skirt consumer laws, and building AI companion apps linked to suicide and troubling behavior toward children. The firm, led by Marc Andreessen, is simultaneously spending heavily on political influence, including a $100 million super PAC and lobbying that helped produce an executive order aimed at weakening state AI regulations. Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to a request for comment.
A technical breakdown argues that failures in LLM-powered tools trace back to three root causes tied to how forms and prompts are filled: missing values, incorrect conditions, and misread intent. It explains that as language models increasingly draft the contents of forms themselves, human oversight has quietly shifted from checking correctness to simply approving whatever is presented, since a fabricated value looks identical to a verified one.
New EU regulations now require manufacturers to repair certain household and electronic products, such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners, mobile phones and tablets, even after the standard warranty expires. The rules mandate reasonable pricing and timeframes for repairs, access to spare parts, and the creation of national repair directories like Ireland's RepairMyStuff.ie to help consumers find services.
GrapheneOS detailed plans to bring its privacy-focused Android build to Motorola hardware, starting with a standard flagship phone before expanding to Razr foldables. The rollout depends on next-generation Snapdragon chips that add hardware memory tagging and improved secure element support, features current Motorola flagships still lack. Motorola will supply firmware and drivers directly, and devices must meet GrapheneOS's seven-year update requirement.
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