2026-08-12

'It took less than five seconds': Volkswagen badges are being targeted by thieves for the radar tech behind them

Thieves are stealing Volkswagen badges — but they’re really after what’s behind them. [...]

2026-08-12

I shot the solar eclipse with the iPhone 17 Pro Max, but only this app made it possible to capture my slice of solar system heaven

The Solar Eclipse of 2026 provided a unique opportunity to test the limits of smartphone photography and try out an iPhone app that really makes it work. [...]

2026-08-12

10 things that happen to your brain and body after a week without your phone

Sharper focus, disrupted sleep at first, a strange initial anxiety that fades — the documented pattern of what actually happens when the phone disappears for seven days [...]

2026-08-12

10 camping skills nobody teaches you before your first trip

A sleep system that actually keeps you warm, a fire that starts on the first try, food that doesn't require a full kitchen — the specific skills that separate a trip people want to repeat from one they don't [...]

2026-08-12

The White House Is Going to Expand Its AI Policy

Open models may soon be added to an updated AI framework, sources tell WIRED, as the White House continues to grapple with how to regulate a technology it has tried not to regulate. [...]

2026-08-12

The next great game may not come from a million-dollar studio

The economics of making a blockbuster game are starting to look as demanding as the games themselves. Development cycles stretch across years, budgets climb into extraordinary territory, and a single failed release can erase enormous amounts of investment. The industry’s latest workforce data makes the pressure difficult to ignore. 28% of respondents to the 2026 […]<br /> This story cont [...]

2026-08-12

US Navy's new "Trump class" nuclear-powered program could hit $275 billion — with the first ship alone costing an eye-watering $23.4 billion

US Navy's proposed Trump-class program could cost $275 billion while demanding unprecedented shipyard output despite persistent construction delays and rising costs. [...]

2026-08-12

Cisco Books $4B in Quarterly AI Orders as Networking Supercycle Lifts FY2027 Outlook

Cisco took $4 billion in AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2026, the company reported on August 12, 2026, capping a year in which orders for AI networking gear more than tripled from what it expected nine months ago. The orders number landed inside a quarterly earnings release that otherwise reads like a legacy networking vendor's best-case scenari [...]

2026-08-12

Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package. [...]