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US sanctions Grinex crypto-exchange, successor to Garantex

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money. A TRM Labs report, released in April, revealed that Grinex has strong ties to Garantex's previous operations, but stopped short of providing evidence that it was being used for illicit transactions. Grinex was promoted on Telegram channels linked to Garantex soon after U.S. author

The iPhone 17 Will Be Here Soon, but When? Possible Release Dates Coming Into Focus

If you're looking at your current iPhone and pondering whether to upgrade to a new model, now is a fraught time. Do you stick with it for another year? Or do the rumors include features you're itching to try? But most important is the question: When will iPhone 17 models be released? Once the rumored iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, Pro and Pro Max are revealed, we'll be able to confirm speculation about colors, display, cameras and more. We'll also learn how much the new iPhone will cost, which is al

Read the Script to One of the Best Episodes of ‘Andor’ and Experience Greatness

One of the few rare issues with Andor being as good as it is is that we’re not getting more of it, in any format—but one that especially stings is that we came so close to being able to look at the scripts behind the smash-hit Star Wars series. We were on the verge of greatness, as a certain Imperial director would’ve put it, in 2023 when Tony Gilroy and Lucasfilm announced that season one’s scripts would be published online, only for them to never arrive. Gilroy gave us an incredibly valid reas

Premier League Soccer: Livestream Every Game of the 2025-26 Season From Anywhere

The world's most-watched soccer league returns this week with what looks set to be the most competitive English Premier League season in recent memory. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch Premier League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Despite ending last season with a clear 10-point lead, Liverpool comes into this new campaign with a significantly overhauled squad. Big-money summ

Apple releases new iOS 26 beta 6 build for developers

Apple has released a new, revised build of iOS 26 beta 6 for developers. Here’s what you should know. iOS 26 beta 6 re-released with new developer build Earlier this week, Apple shipped iOS 26 beta 6 for developers. Curiously, that Monday release was never followed by a public beta—until today. Alongside today’s iOS 26 public beta 3 release, Apple has also shipped an updated beta for developers. That new beta carries the same ‘beta 6’ designation as Monday’s release. The prior beta 6 releas

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Is chain-of-thought AI reasoning a mirage?

Reading research papers and articles about chain-of-thought reasoning makes me frustrated. There are many interesting questions to ask about chain-of-thought: how accurately it reflects the actual process going on, why training it “from scratch” often produces chains that switch fluidly between multiple languages, and so on. However, people keep asking the least interesting question possible: whether chain-of-thought reasoning is “really” reasoning. Apple took up this question in their Illusio

Marvel’s Best Movie of the Year is Coming to Streaming Soon

Whether you call them Thunderbolts or New Avengers, you can also call it home for dinner because one of the best, if not the best, Marvel movies of the year is headed to Disney+ later this month. Earlier today, Marvel announced Thunderbolts will make its way to the streaming platform on August 27. As noted in Marvel’s press release hyping its streaming debut, its pilgrimage to the premiere destination for all things MCU comes after the film built up a surprising amount of momentum in its theatr

The ‘Wednesday Season 2 Part 2’ Trailer Welcomes Back a Familiar Face

Now that we’re just over a week out from the first half of the season 2 release of Netflix’s The Addams Family remake, Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, the streamer has finally released a new trailer for its second half. The trailer starts nightmarishly, at least for Wednesday, with her waking up in a hospital bed. Although she’s not greeted by Momma Monster herself, Lady Gaga, who has yet to make an appearance on the show despite all the hype surrounding her mysterious involvement, Wednesday

Kodak says it might have to cease operations

Investing Visual arts See all topics Follow New York — Eastman Kodak, the 133-year-old photography company, is warning investors thats it might not survive much longer. In its earnings report Monday, the company warned that it doesn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to pay its roughly $500 million in upcoming debt obligations. “These conditions raise substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” Kodak said in a filing. Kodak aims to conjure

OpenIndiana: Community-Driven Illumos Distribution

OpenIndiana Hipster 2021.04 is here After another 6 months have passed, we are proud to announce the release of our 2021.04 snapshot. The images are available at the usual place. As usual we have automatically received all updates that have been integrated into illumos-gate. This release’s most notably changes are ... Click to Read more

Evaluating GPT5's reasoning ability using the Only Connect game show

Given the proliferation of reasoning models, we wanted to go beyond knowledge-based benchmarks to test reasoning abilities such as pattern recognition, lateral thinking, abstraction, contextual reasoning (accounting for British cultural references), and multi-step inference. In addition to reasoning, we aimed to assess how effectively models make decisions when presented with judgment calls—such as choosing between making an educated guess based on available clues or calling a function to retri

Just Half of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Has Already Matched Season 1’s Ratings

The numbers are in, and Wednesday season two, part one has hit 50 million views in only five days. Based on a report from Variety, the show, which premiered August 4, has matched season one’s streaming performance. That might crack a sardonic smile from Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) herself and make Grandmama proud. Between this and KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix is killing it by knowing its audience and giving creatives the freedom to push storytelling boundaries. This season brought in more Addamses

Starlink Just Slashed Prices to a Record Low for New Customers. Here’s How to Get It

Starlink has offered plenty of carrots to entice new customers throughout 2025: a free satellite dish ($349 value), a 33% discount off the monthly price and (potentially) a community deal that lets you share the cost with your neighbors. Now, Starlink is reducing the cost of its internet plans even further. The Residential plan, which has advertised speeds between 150 and 250Mbps, is down to $99 per month from its original price tag of $120. Residential Lite, which provides download speeds betw

The 20 Best PS4 Games

It has been more than a decade since Sony released the PlayStation 4, but the console is just as important as ever. Despite being released in November 2013, the PS4 is still in production today, with well over 100 million units being sold over its lifetime and some new games still arriving on it, including Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii. When it launched in 2013, Sony's eighth-gen console arrived with tech upgrades that seem du jour now, but were exciting over a decade ago. For instance

Pixel 10 Pro Fold takes center stage in Google’s latest teaser

TL;DR Google’s got a new official video teaser out ahead of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold launch. The Pro Fold, alongside the rest of the Pixel 10 lineup, is set to debut next Wednesday, August 20. This latest teaser is a little less direct with its criticism of Google’s smartphone competition. It’s coming: Just over one week from now, the Pixel 10 series is set to launch at the Made by Google event. And if you’ve been following Android Authority over the last several months, it probably feels like y

‘Stranger Things’ Hellfire Club Catch-Up: Season 2

Just a few more months until the return of Stranger Things on Netflix. As we get closer to the final season, join io9’s own Hellfire Club for a rewatch of the series leading up to November’s final season premiere. If you’re new, here’s our first-season refresher. On this month’s catch-up, we look at Stranger Things season two. The sophomore installment expanded the Hawkins crew with the addition of Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink) and the newly returned Will (Noah Schnapp), who now take part in the on

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

James Gunn’s Superman was pushed out of the top five at the box office this past weekend, marking the beginning of the end of its box office run. It’s been a good one, with over $330 million in the U.S. so far and another $250 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing Superman film ever, domestically not adjusted for inflation, and now the journey takes its next step. Gunn took to social media Tuesday to announce his DC Universe film will be available on digital August 15. That’s this week.

You can now watch Apple TV+ shows for free on United Airlines flights

You can now watch Apple TV+ shows on in-flight entertainment systems across United Airlines’ fleet of planes, thanks to a new partnership announced today. United travellers can get free access to Apple Originals like Severance, Slow Horses, and Ted Lasso, with more titles being added on a monthly basis. The United partnership follows a similar long-running deal Apple has had with American Airlines. In the case of United, customers can watch using the in-flight entertainment system in the back

Get a Free Thing Skin, Thor Skin and More in Marvel Rivals Season 3.5

Marvel Rivals season 2 may have taken our heroes off-world as they battled across Arakko, but season 3 is throwing us into the furthest reaches of space to fight a new threat: Knull and his symbiote army. Stopping one symbiote is tough enough. Fighting off an army of them is going to require a whole new wardrobe's worth of battle gear. Luckily for you, there are many ways to unlock some free skins in the hit hero shooter right now -- including the Queen's Codex event pass that evens the odds wi

When Will 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 2 Premiere?

Wednesday and the rest of the Addams Family are back. You probably know this already. That's why you're here. Season 2 premiered its first half last week to the delight of fans everywhere. It's been a three-year wait, and the return of Netflix's record-breaking series is worth some celebration. You hear that sound? That's me snapping my fingers in approval. Creators Miles Millar and Alfred Gough previously teased that season 2 will be darker in tone. This new run of episodes "definitely has so

Google Meet’s new full-screen mode puts presentations front and center

TL;DR Google Meet now has a full-screen option for presentations and screen shares. The feature pushes participants into a sidebar so content takes center stage. It’s rolling out now for Rapid Release and coming August 14 to Scheduled Release. If you’ve spent any time in a Google Meet call, you’ll know that part of the screen is a slide deck and the rest is a gallery of participants reacting or pretending to pay attention. Google’s latest tweak aims to make that first half a little easier to

How Debian 13's little improvements add up to the distro's surprisingly big leap forward

Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Debian 13 (aka "Trixie") is now available for general use. This latest release is an elegant, smooth, and stable OS. Trixie ships with plenty of applications, a new theme, and a modern kernel. Debian is often called the "mother of all distributions" because so many distributions (such as Ubuntu) use it as a base. The reason for this is twofold: Debian is user-friendly and is absolutely rock-solid. It's a rare occasion that I run into an operating syst

What You Need to Know About This Week’s Looming Hurricane

Hurricane trackers are keeping a close eye on a storm with a 90% chance of developing into a hurricane this week. If it does, it would be the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2025 season, formed off the coast of West Africa on Monday, August 11, according to the National Hurricane Center. As Erin treks westward across the Atlantic, NHC forecasters expect it to strengthen significantly, reaching major hurricane status northeast of Puerto R

The 24 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2025)

While Netflix is busy pumping out more series than any one person could watch (probably), some of the best shows are on Amazon Prime Video. Trouble is, navigating the service’s labyrinthine menus can make finding the right series a pain. We’re here to help. Below are our favorite Amazon series—all included with your Prime subscription. For more viewing picks, read WIRED’s guide to the best movies on Amazon Prime, the best movies on HBO’s Max, and the best movies on Netflix. If you buy somethin

The First ‘One Piece’ Season 2 Trailer is Full of Pirate Action

The live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece wasn’t just good, it was good in a way that took everyone by surprise. With the numbers to show for it, it’s no wonder Netflix gave it a second season, which is dropping next year. After a wave of casting announcements, Netflix finally pulled back the curtain on the upcoming season during Tokyo’s One Piece Day celebration. All the Straw Hats—Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji, all new threads from the manga—are present and accounted for, b

Debian 13 "Trixie"

Debian 13 trixie released August 9th, 2025 After 2 years, 1 month, and 30 days of development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 13 (code name trixie ). trixie will be supported for the next 5 years thanks to the combined work of the Debian Security team and the Debian Long Term Support team. Debian 13 trixie ships with several desktop environments, such as: GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXDE 13, LXQt 2.1.0, Xfce 4.20 This release contains over 14,100 new packag

Vitamin E: Health Benefits, Food Sources and What to Know Before Using Supplements

You may have noticed vitamin E on the label of your favorite skin-care products. It's a nutrient that can help protect your skin from UV damage, making it a common ingredient for facial sunscreens. But vitamin E isn't just applied topically -- you also need to get it in your daily diet. Consuming enough vitamin E is crucial because it plays a key role in human development and functioning. The vitamin includes eight compounds, but only one of those -- alpha-tocopherol -- is used in the human body

How to Watch Arsenal vs. Athletic Club From Anywhere: Stream Preseason Friendly Soccer

Emirates Cup preseason tournament comes to a close Saturday as Arsenal take on La Liga outfit Athletic Club in the Gunners' final friendly match ahead of the new Premier League season. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to watch this friendly match as it happens, wherever you are in the world. We'll also explain how to use a VPN if the match isn't available where you are. The north Londoners have had an indifferent preseason so far, with two wins and two defeats, and will

GPT-5 Under Fire: Red Teaming OpenAI's Model Reveals Surprising Weaknesses

Why We Tested GPT-5 GPT‑5 is making waves as OpenAI’s most advanced general-purpose model: faster, smarter, and more integrated across modalities. Its auto-routing architecture seamlessly switches between a quick-response model and a deeper reasoning model without requiring a separate “reasoning model” toggle. GPT‑5 itself decides whether to “think hard.” OpenAI also emphasizes GPT‑5’s enhanced internal self-validation. I t’s supposed to assess multiple reasoning paths internally and “double-

Sony Wants Its Anime Boom to Be as Big as the PlayStation 2

While Sony has been a quietly influential force in the anime landscape—owning studio Aniplex and acquiring Crunchyroll, which absorbed its former rival Funimation to expand its roster of shows and films—the PlayStation maker still sees itself as just getting started. According to a new report, Sony is still building an anime empire, treating this moment like the dawn of the PlayStation era, with more room to grow looming over the horizon. Speaking with the Japanese publication Toyo Keizai (hat-