The person behind nine days of leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips cashed out of the Solana-based $CYBERLEEK token just hours before Rockstar's official Extended Look premiered on Netflix. On-chain data shows the wallet withdrew about $146,000 in wrapped SOL plus millions of accumulated tokens, then sold everything for roughly $125,000, with total proceeds across four wallets estimated near $250,000. The token has since collapsed from a peak of about $0.0344 to roughly $0.002725.
Leading AI companies say a wave of AI-automated cyberattacks could hit within months, escalating a range of security stories including misuse of Flock Safety license-plate cameras, an OpenAI-linked AI agent incident on Hugging Face, and a federal takedown of tools tied to a Chinese hacking group known as QTFY.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, ahead of its upcoming launch, carries a hand-sized experimental coronagraph designed to directly capture starlight reflected off a planet's surface for the first time from space. The instrument uses deformable mirrors and adaptive optics to block a star's glare while revealing much fainter orbiting planets, a technique already used on ground telescopes but never before flown at this level of sophistication in orbit.
Taiwanese media report that Micron's two main unions are pressing for larger bonuses after the company's profits surged on AI-driven memory demand. Union chairman Lin Zherui pointed to Micron's record earnings, arguing compensation has stayed capped near 200% of salary even as SK Hynix and Samsung paid workers hundreds of thousands of dollars this year. Reports suggest union membership has grown sharply as frustration builds, raising the possibility of labor action.
Brave has released version 1.94 of its browser with a new Email Aliases feature that lets users create disposable email addresses for signing up to websites, while messages are still forwarded to their real inbox. The feature requires a free Brave Account and works separately from Brave Premium, with up to five aliases available at no cost before a paid tier removes that limit.
Business Insider reports that former Uber and Lyft drivers are now working at Waymo's robotaxi depots, handling tasks like cleaning, charging, and inspecting the self-driving vehicles. At Waymo's Lyft-run Nashville depot, workers such as Chauncy Thompson and Jonathan Baines say they prefer the steady hours and hands-on maintenance work to gig driving. Lyft plans to open another Nashville depot in October, staffing half its roles with former rideshare drivers.
Google Messages has begun rolling out a long-requested feature that lets users apply custom themes to individual chat conversations. The update, spotted on version 20260824_01_RC00, works on both stable and beta builds but requires RCS chats to be enabled. Users need to update the app via the Play Store and confirm RCS is turned on in settings to access the new option.
The U.S. Navy tested a wind-powered Saildrone Surveyor SD-3001 unmanned surface vessel armed with Lockheed Martin's JAGM missiles during RIMPAC 2026 exercises. Controlled via the Navy's ARES system, the drone fired two JAGMs while operating alongside the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, and also demonstrated electronic warfare capabilities by working with an MH-60S helicopter to identify a mock threat.
Artist Simon Weckert has designed a garment called Digital Camouflage featuring an abstract pattern of green, pink, and orange shapes. While the pattern looks like ordinary decorative art to people, it is engineered to confuse computer vision systems so they fail to recognize the wearer as a human.
A new guide explains how everyday users can download and run large language models like those from Meta and Google directly on their own Windows, macOS, or Linux machines instead of relying on cloud-based apps like ChatGPT. Running LLMs locally offers offline access and greater privacy since no data is sent to outside servers, and it avoids subscription fees, though these free models are generally less powerful and slower than paid cloud versions. The guide notes that macOS is often preferred due to Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture, and that at least 16GB of RAM is recommended for smooth performance.
South Korea's government will roll out a free generative AI program called 'AI for All' starting with beta testing in September, expanding to the whole population later this year. Three consortia, including groups led by the nation's top telecom carriers and Kakao's operator, will build apps that connect to government systems for tasks like booking medical appointments, apartment hunting, and tax filing, with no token limits on usage.
OPPO has introduced a small magnetic rear-display accessory called the Bubble for its Reno 16 Pro smartphone, designed to let users preview shots using the phone's rear cameras rather than the front-facing camera. The accessory attaches to a special magnetic case, is roughly the size of a small cookie, and includes a single button and a USB-C port for control and charging.
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