2026-08-12

EU study proposes 30-minute takedown of illegal streams, and your VPN is in the crosshairs

A new EU-commissioned study suggests replacing voluntary anti-piracy guidelines with a strict 30-minute takedown timer for illegal live sports streams. Crucially, the proposed rules would target ISPs, DNS resolvers, and VPNs, raising massive concerns about privacy and over-blocking. [...]

2026-08-12

I spent two hours with the Honor Robot Phone, and this ridiculous, remarkable device made me feel like a kid again

TechRadar got hands-on with the Honor Robot Phone in China — here are our first impressions of this weird and wonderful device. [...]

2026-08-12

I ditched T-Mobile for Mint after 10 years, and saved $120/month - without any service issues

The main reason I switched to Mint was that the service uses the same 5G and LTE networks as T-Mobile. So why pay a lot more for basically the same service? [...]

2026-08-12

Canada is racing to avert 50% U.S. tariffs with a week of talks to go

Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday, the third such meeting in as many weeks [...]

2026-08-12

Quantinuum posted its first earnings since going public — revenue beat but losses widened

The quantum computing company reported $8 million in second-quarter revenue, up 279% year over year, while its GAAP net loss swelled to $597 million [...]

2026-08-12

Cava's same-store sales surged and the stock popped on a strong earnings beat

The Mediterranean fast-casual chain also said sales are rebounding after a cyclospora outbreak briefly dented results [...]

2026-08-12

Stock futures rose ahead of today's inflation report, even as oil pushed toward $90 after a deadly Red Sea attack

S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.7% before the morning's consumer price index release [...]

2026-08-12

FIFA Picks Globant to Run a Year-Round AI Fan Ecosystem on Glob.AI

The deal is less a new logo than a deepening of an existing relationship. The scope spans the properties fans actually touch: FIFA ID as a unified identity across platforms, a personalized FIFA.com, and a single FIFA Tournament App combining schedules, real-time content, and host-city information for fans attending matches in person. What the Deployment Actually Covers Strip the launch language do [...]

2026-08-12

Blacksmith Raises Funding for AI Code Validation Layer

Blacksmith, a San Francisco startup that runs continuous integration workloads on purpose-built hardware, has raised a $45 million Series B led by Peak XV Partners at a $550 million valuation, the company announced on August 12, 2026. Existing investors Y Combinator and GV also participated, which co-founder and CEO Aditya "JP" Jayaprakash described as both firms "tripling down.&quo [...]