2026-08-18

Framework's cheapest laptop just got a major spec bump

The Framework Laptop 12 now ships with Intel's Core Series 3 chips and other hardware upgrades. [...]

2026-08-18

Ukraine reveals new UAV equipped with 24 hours of flight time and a range of 2,000 kilometres — enough to reach Siberia and back

Ukraine has codified the Dovbush T40, a domestic drone reportedly capable of flying 2,000 kilometres and remaining airborne beyond 24 hours. [...]

2026-08-18

GLM-5.3 Scores 60 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Matching Kimi K3

Z.ai's GLM-5.3 has been evaluated by Artificial Analysis at 60 on its Intelligence Index, the independent evaluator reported on August 18, 2026, placing the Chinese lab's newest reasoning model level with Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and three points behind Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, the current leader at 63. The score covers GLM-5.3 running at its maximum reasoning effort, the settin [...]

2026-08-18

Block’s new Apache 2.0 agent workspace Berd works across models and harnesses, stores conversation history locally

Block, the technology company founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey that owns Square, Cash App and the music streaming service Tidal, is open-sourcing Berd, a desktop application it originally built to give its own employees a single environment for working with AI agents across different models, tools and projects.Berd is a locally installed graphical desktop application rather than a browser [...]

2026-08-18

"Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research

US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too. [...]

2026-08-18

Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now

Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable. [...]

2026-08-18

Ubiquiti sued by Ukrainian families over claims its tech powered Russian battlefield drones

Lawsuit asks whether a networking company owes a duty of care to civilians hunted by drones 5,000 miles from its nearest point of sale. [...]

2026-08-17

Quote of the day by Bill Gates: 'I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it' — a witty defense against a stunning accusation

Apple and Microsoft's rivalry was bubbling over the notion of stolen ideas in the early days of personal computing [...]

2026-08-17

9 essential under-$50 gadgets you need in your back-to-school arsenal

Tech to boost productivity, improve focus and generally help you hit the ground running when you get back to school. [...]