2026-08-07

Quote of the day by US President Dwight D Eisenhower: 'Public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite' — foreshadowing Silicon Valley's global domination

The internet boom gave rise to a cabal of technology companies that have grown to dominate how much of the world runs [...]

2026-08-07

I've rounded up the best Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 cases to keep your passport-shaped foldable safe from scrapes and drops

Stylish and functional cases to keep your new foldable phone looking good as new. [...]

2026-08-07

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1657)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. [...]

2026-08-07

NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #1154)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. [...]

2026-08-07

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 8 (game #888)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram. [...]

2026-08-07

Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires

Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season. [...]

2026-08-07

Pentagon signs $500 million deal for unmanned counter-drone missile systems promising 'decisive advantage'

CACI received a $500 million Pentagon contract to expand SkyValor counter-drone system deployment across military operations. [...]

2026-08-07

Cloudflare built a browser for AI agents. It uses 7x less memory than Chromium and runs entirely on Workers.

Cloudflare built a browser from scratch for AI agents and launched it today as a free beta inside its Browser Run product. Kitesurf runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers, uses Rust compiled to WebAssembly, and strips out everything a human browser needs but an agent does not: tabs, extensions, themes, pixel-perfect rendering, and 60-fps scrolling. What […]<br /> This story continues at The N [...]

2026-08-07

Bill Ackman agrees with Jeff Bezos: the best way to help the world is to build something that works

Bill Ackman has spent close to $1 billion on philanthropy over two decades and concluded that capitalism is better at solving problems. “I’ve spent a fair amount of time on philanthropy, and it’s vastly less efficient at solving problems than capitalism,” the Pershing Square founder told Fortune. “You create far more jobs through capitalism than […]<br /> This story continues at [...]