2026-08-10

Senate's crypto market structure bill faces long odds after vote punted to September

The Senate left for its August recess without voting on the bill, leaving just 14 days of session before an October election recess [...]

2026-08-10

CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks stocks surged to new highs after cybersecurity conference

Analysts at BTIG said AI agents have fundamentally changed the threat landscape, lifting price targets on both cybersecurity companies [...]

2026-08-10

A top House Republican is urging Trump to enforce AI chip rules aimed at Huawei

Rep. John Moolenaar wrote to the Commerce Department calling a Biden-era chip manufacturer rule "critical" to blocking China's access to advanced U.S. chips [...]

2026-08-10

OpenAI Expands Daybreak With Two Tiers and a New Cybersecurity Model

OpenAI is splitting its cybersecurity program into two access tiers and releasing a new purpose-trained model alongside them, the company announced on August 10, 2026. Daybreak Blue opens frontier general-purpose models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, to approved defenders for everyday security work, while Daybreak Red gates the new GPT-5.6-Cyber model behind tighter vetting for vulnerability research, ex [...]

2026-08-10

YouTube is making it harder for creators to start getting a cut of ad revenue

New YouTube partners will now need twice the number of watch hours or Shorts views in order to qualify for a cut of ad revenue. [...]

2026-08-10

What does a $100 smartphone get you in 2026?

To get a decent cell phone at or under $100, you're going to have to get creative. Here's what to do. [...]

2026-08-10

'It's not an OLED-killer yet': I tested Hisense’s affordable RGB TV, and while I like its picture quality and performance, it surprisingly falls short in the area I had the highest hopes for

The Hisense UR8 is one of the first affordable RGB mini-LED models available, but while it improves over mini-LED in a few ways, it struggles to impress in one key area. [...]

2026-08-10

House of the Dragon season 4: release window, possible cast, story predictions, and more on the HBO Max show's final chapter

House of the Dragon season 4 will be the HBO TV show's final hurrah — here's all you need to know about it. [...]

2026-08-10

Why recovery readiness has become the new standard for cyber resilience

As outages become more expensive and frequent, recovery readiness is emerging as the true measure of resilience. [...]