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Flashforge is participating in AliExpress's annual 828 sale, offering discounts on its Adventurer 5M, AD5X, and Adventurer 5M Pro 3D printers as well as HS PLA filament. Buyers can apply tiered coupon codes that increase in value based on total cart spend, ranging from $3 off a $15 purchase up to $120 off orders of $600 or more.
A New York Times investigation found the Bureau of Land Management is selling thousands of wild horses to private buyers who then resell them to slaughterhouses for large markups. The agency avoids directly violating anti-slaughter law by first listing horses for adoption before selling unadopted animals cheaply, and such sales roughly doubled in 2025 to over 3,700 horses.
Google's new Pixel 11 Pro Fold shaves about 1mm off its overall thickness compared to its predecessor, but the design achieves this by making the two halves of the device asymmetrical rather than uniformly flat when unfolded. The side housing the cover display is noticeably thicker than the other half, a departure from the flat-backed design of every prior Pixel Fold model. The change accompanies other trade-offs, including a smaller battery capacity than the previous generation.
Nvidia is due to report quarterly results that investors and analysts see as a key indicator of whether enthusiasm for artificial intelligence spending can be sustained. The results come amid growing scrutiny of whether massive capital outlays by tech companies on AI infrastructure are translating into durable returns.
An analysis argues that premium brands undermine their own positioning on Amazon when they rely on constant, deep discounting rather than pricing strategies that reinforce perceived value. It points to persistent markdown badges as a key culprit, suggesting there are more profitable alternatives to chasing sales through discounts.
A new leak from Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station claims the OnePlus 16 will feature the thinnest bezels of any OnePlus phone yet, paired with a custom-built, high-clarity screen. The device is also expected to carry a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chip, a 6.78-inch panel, and design cues similar to the OnePlus 15's square camera module.
A new essay traces how societies historically punished people who deviated from norms, forcing most individuals to conform or face death, ostracism, or ridicule. It notes that cultures built temporary escape valves—festivals, frontier lands, and designated social roles like jesters or outcasts—to let some unconventional behavior exist without threatening the system. The author argues that this dynamic is now reversing, with modern conditions increasingly favoring those who diverge from average behavior.
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.
Valve LLC was formally registered on August 24, 1996, by two ex-Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, who left secure jobs to bet on making games. They funded the venture with personal savings, a stock sale, borrowed money, and a deal with publisher Sierra On-Line that gave up 30% of revenue and their intellectual property. That gamble led to Half-Life in 1998 and eventually Steam, which began as a simple patch-delivery tool before becoming the dominant PC gaming storefront.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber roughly $966 million after finding that between 2018 and 2022 the company suspended European drivers using automated systems without meaningful human review, violating GDPR's Article 22 protections against purely automated decisions with significant consequences. The case stemmed from a 2020 complaint filed with France's CNIL by La Ligue des droits de l'Homme on behalf of over 170 drivers, and was handled by Dutch authorities since Uber's main EU base is in Amsterdam. Uber plans to appeal, arguing that fraud suspensions were brief, permanent deactivations always involved human review, and drivers had appeal options.
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.
Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a bug introduced by its August 2026 Windows 11 updates (KB5121003 and later) that caused games like ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and The Finals to crash, freeze, or trigger system restarts. The company traced the problem to a driver file called inpoutx64.sys, commonly bundled with RGB lighting peripherals, which conflicts with recent changes made to the Windows kernel. Users can now manually disable this driver through the Windows Registry while Microsoft works on a permanent patch.