thenextweb

2026-08-18

An AirTag in a rare book led to an Amazon book scanning warehouse in Las Vegas

A bookseller hid an AirTag inside a rare book and let it go with a bulk order. The tracker travelled across the United States and stopped at a warehouse in Las Vegas owned by Amazon. Emanuel Maiberg reported the result for 404 Media on Monday. Booksellers have spent a year suspecting that AI companies were […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

'If they're not controlling it with their feet, then are they really playing the game properly?' — Star Wars: Galactic Racer dev recommends players go full Sebulba and play with their feet

Star Wars: Galactic Racer developer suggests players should channel their inner Sebulba and try playing with their feet. [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Gotta snap 'em all: Polaroid unveils limited edition Pokémon cameras and film, and I'm obsessed

Polaroid marks 30 years of Pokémon with limited edition cameras and film — I'll take the Pikachu-styled Polaroid Go Gen 3, thank you very much [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Millions of stolen records allegedly dumped online by mystery "Hatman" hacker — McDonalds, Vodafone and more see Microsoft Azure records stolen

Some affected companies argue the data is years old and claim no breach in their systems. [...]

qz

2026-08-18

ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC over its broadcast licenses

The lawsuit seeks to halt an early license renewal process ABC calls a retaliatory campaign against its news coverage and programming [...]

qz

2026-08-18

Goldman Sachs is buying a commercial real estate firm for up to $410 million

The deal includes $260 million upfront and up to $150 million more tied to performance targets, with about 80% paid in stock [...]

qz

2026-08-18

Baidu missed revenue expectations as its ad business sank faster than AI cloud could grow

China's Baidu reported second-quarter revenue of 31.3 billion yuan, below analyst expectations, as online marketing continued to slide [...]

thenextweb

2026-08-18

The economics of a voice agent: what a minute of conversation actually costs

Most voice agent pricing starts with a single number: voice agent cost per minute. However, this figure doesn’t reveal much about the real cost of running a production system. I discovered this firsthand while building and running a voice agent for enterprise use. When you factor in speech recognition, text-to-speech, model usage, telephony, and infrastructure, a […]<br /> This story co [...]

Destination

2026-08-18

Nimble SharePower review: Two battery packs for the price of one

The Nimble SharePower is a versatile battery pack that gets even better when you're traveling with a friend. [...]