2026-08-08

Verizon voice services are down for some — here's what we know so far

Is Verizon down? The carrier confirms as an active issue as folks can't make calls — follow here for live updates [...]

2026-08-08

Quote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever'

Smart glasses are becoming more in vogue today, but the industry is still haunted by the failure of Google Glass [...]

2026-08-08

Firebird Takes Its AI Factory Platform Global With a 2-Gigawatt Pipeline

Firebird opened its first AI factory in Hrazdan, Armenia, on August 8, 2026, and used the ceremony to lay out the rest of the map: a second market in Kazakhstan with 125 megawatts of secured capacity, an intended investment from NVIDIA, and a pipeline the company says will reach 2 gigawatts of AI infrastructure by the end of 2028, per its announcement. The Armenia site is the operational debut. Fi [...]

2026-08-08

NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1155)

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. [...]

2026-08-08

Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #1658)

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

2026-08-08

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #889)

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

2026-08-08

US Army is hunting for surface-to-air missiles able to take down small drones

The US Army seeks the NGCM missile to defeat small drones while integrating with existing Coyote launchers and radar systems. [...]

2026-08-08

Verizon voice services were down for some — here's everything we know

Is Verizon down? The carrier confirms as an active issue as folks can't make calls — follow here for live updates [...]

2026-08-08

Meta’s CTO told employees to stop asking for more time off and use AI gains to build “cooler stuff” instead

Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth told employees at a July Q&A that AI productivity gains should be used to build more products, not to take more time off. An employee had asked whether the gains could be channelled into reviving “Meta Days,” a cancelled holiday programme that gave staff a few extra days off. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]