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• Principal sues students, parents over MySpace page (arstechnica.com)
  An assistant principal in Texas sued students and their parents after the …
• Cognizant meets Q2 expectations with revenue up across segments (zdnet.com)
  Digital infrastructure business Equinix and industrial IOT company PTC also reported solid results on Wednesday.
• Nvidia seems unstoppable. (theverge.com)
  In May, I wrote how Nvidia’s RTX 5060 review debacle was a stain on its reputation, and the company also experienced major political pressu…
• This itty bitty 45W 10,000mAh power bank is a steal at $16.49. (theverge.com)
  I got this 45W power bank from Iniu a couple weeks ago, and it’s great. It can quickly charge most phones and tablets (it has USB-C cable l…
• ICANN says it can't shut off Spamhaus (arstechnica.com)
  ICANN issues its response to a proposed order requiring spamhaus.org to be …
• Nvidia’s attempt to suppress RTX 5060 reviews appears to have been a success. (theverge.com)
  In the company’s Q2 2026 earnings, Nvidia specifically says the RTX 5060 “quickly became NVIDIA’s fastest-ramping x60-class GPU ever.” So w…
• 5th Avenue Apple Store "provokes" Muslims (arstechnica.com)
  The definitive glass cube has apparently been targeted by an Islamic website.
• PayPal delivers strong Q2, adds 11.4 million net new active accounts (zdnet.com)
  PayPal reported a net revenue of $6.24 billion for Q2 while also surpassing 400 million total active accounts.
• ReiserFS creator charged with murder (arstechnica.com)
  Open source software developer Hans Reiser was arrested by Oakland police and …
• ServiceNow delivers strong Q2, ups subscription revenue outlook (zdnet.com)
  ServiceNow ended the quarter with 1,201 customers with more than $1 million in contract value, up 25% from a year ago.
• Facebook beats Q2 estimates as ad revenue climbs (zdnet.com)
  The rising price for ads delivered strong top and bottom-line results for Facebook, even as the social media giant continued to warn of "in…
• 4Chan and Kiwi Farms file joint lawsuit against British Ofcom (theverge.com)
  4Chan and Kiwi Farms, two of the most controversial social media sites on the internet, filed a federal lawsuit against Ofcom, arguing that…
• Corsair released this 14.5-inch touchscreen you can stick inside a PC. (theverge.com)
  The 2560 x 720 Corsair Xeneon Edge also comes with a desktop stand, has a standard 1/4-inch thread mount, plus magnets in the back for stic…
• Enjoy it while it lasts (arstechnica.com)
  If you're one of the billions of people who depend on glacial meltwater to …
• The earth system grid (arstechnica.com)
  A huge database for climatologists.
• Samsung is Unpacking again in early September (theverge.com)
  Buckle up for Techtember.
• Qualcomm fiscal Q3 results beat expectations, says 'very happy' with Apple relationship (zdnet.com)
  Qualcomm responded to questions about the threat of Apple making its own modem chip to replace Qualcomm's modem by saying it is happy with…
• FDA approves updated covid vaccines, but with severe new limits (theverge.com)
  FDA approval of new covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax are only for the elderly, as well as kids and adults with health condi…
• Hands-on with Bully (arstechnica.com)
  Ars goes to the Big Apple to spend a day with Rockstar and get some quality …
• Microsoft fires two employee protesters who occupied its president’s office (theverge.com)
  Microsoft has fired two employee protesters. Both were involved in occupying Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith’s office.
• Biden orders CISA and NIST to develop cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure (zdnet.com)
  The order also formally establishes the Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Initiative which was created in April.
• Google will require vaccines as workers return to the office (zdnet.com)
  The tech giant is also extending its voluntary work-from-home policy through late October, as the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus sprea…
• Microsoft's Slam: stay in touch with, stalk your friends (arstechnica.com)
  Slam is a new mobile application developed by the Microsoft Research Community …
• Tesla down, BYD way up. (theverge.com)
  European registrations for new Tesla cars were down 40 percent in July compared to the same month last year, while EVs from BYD were up 225…
• Office 2004 for Mac receives 11.3.0 update (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft attempts to placate Mac users by making another update to Office …
• Desktop as a service: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow (zdnet.com)
  We started with green text on black terminals, and before we're done, we'll return to the 21st-century version of it with our "desktops" ru…
• iPod drumsticks pique our interest (arstechnica.com)
  iPod drumsticks. Intrigued, I am.
• How cyber criminals use ads in search results to distribute password-stealing malware (zdnet.com)
  Danny Palmer tells Beth Mauder how attackers are exploiting searches for cracked software to infect victims with MosaicLoader to to steal p…
• The NYT giveth, the NYT taketh away. (theverge.com)
  It’s been less than two weeks since the NYT Games app added its latest free offering, the domino-based Pips, but now we’re paying the price…
• Gaming: HD or not HD? (arstechnica.com)
  Is high definition resolution support the be all and end all of next...
• A record 30th. (theverge.com)
  We’ve grown so accustomed to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets launching and landing after deploying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, or s…
• Standards. (theverge.com)
  If there’s one thing we love to hate at The Verge, it’s proprietary chargers. So I’m pretty happy to echo this commenter, delighted to find…
• Get rid of your universal remotes, the PS3 has no IR port (arstechnica.com)
  The PS3 requires a bluetooth remote or a Sixaxis controller to control movies …
• Microsoft buys 'spend intelligence' vendor Suplari to bolster Dynamics 365 (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft is bringing together 'spend intelligence' insights twith Dynamics 365 with its acquisition of Suplari.
• Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe (theverge.com)
  iTorrent’s developer has been blocked from distributing apps on alternative iOS stores.
• Probing the Vista timeline: what's the rush? It's certainly not support (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has high hopes for Vista's adoption in the workplace. Are those high …
• Ultenic T10 review: 2-in-1 robot vacuum that self empties (zdnet.com)
  The Ultenic T10 is a mid-priced multi function robot vacuum and mop with an auto-empty station, and LIDAR mapping
• Gears of War gets viral with their marketing, and now all eyes are on the 12th (arstechnica.com)
  What will happen in 48 hours? Will a Gears of War demo drop? A new …
• DJI’s Mic 3 crams more features into a smaller package (theverge.com)
  DJI’s Mic 3 wireless lavalier microphone system is even smaller without scrimping on features or battery life.
• Average organization targeted by over 700 social engineering attacks each year: report (zdnet.com)
  According to a new Barracuda study, IT staffers receive an average of 40 targeted phishing attacks in a year.
• MagSafe PopSockets have come for your Kindle (theverge.com)
  A customizable magnetic case that protects your e-reader (and face).
• What is Phantasy Star Universe giving us for our $10 a month? (arstechnica.com)
  We're already paying for Xbox Live, so what do we get for our $10 a month from …
• ChargePoint’s new megawatt EV chargers could level the playing field with China (theverge.com)
  ChargePoint announced a new EV charging architecture developed with power management company Eaton for over a megawatt of power for heavy d…
• OpenBSD creator criticizes OLPC (arstechnica.com)
  The open source OLPC laptop prototype has drawn criticism from OpenBSD creator …
• Athleta launches digital content platform for women (zdnet.com)
  AthletaWell will try to connect customers of the brand and offer advice from experts.
• Hate Google Chrome on Android? Here's how to get rid of it (zdnet.com)
  How do you dump a browser that's built into the operating system?
• Stop motion Mario. (theverge.com)
  There isn’t really a cuter way to start your day than with this collection of animated shorts that Nintendo has been posting on its Japanes…
• Copper wire as fast as fiber? (arstechnica.com)
  A new consortium has plans to boost DSL speeds into the stratosphere—to …
• Guitar Hero 2 full track list confirmed (arstechnica.com)
  No more guesswork, these are the songs that will be in Guitar Hero 2...
• Boss built a guitar pedal for running plugins of its guitar pedals. (theverge.com)
  Combining the flexibility of software plugins with the hands-on controls of music hardware rarely works well, if you ask me. But Boss is tr…