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Greece is using thermal satellites to spot wildfires before people do
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
The system is built around four small satellites that fly in low Earth orbit and repeatedly pass over the same areas. Developed by German firm OroraTech in partnership with the Hellenic Space Centre, the constellation is designed specifically to detect fires and hotspots rather than serve as a general Earth...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Visual Studio Code adds on-device AI dictation and sidebar chats
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
Visual Studio Code 1.132 introduces multilingual on-device AI dictation powered by Nemotron 3.5, alongside new sidebar chats that let developers interact with Copilot without interrupting their workflow. VS Code is one of our Essential Apps for both Windows and macOS.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
SteamOS runs surprisingly well on AMD Strix Halo laptop in AAA gaming tests
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
Popular YouTube channel ETA Prime installed SteamOS 3.9 on an Asus TUF Gaming A14 laptop using the official Steam Deck recovery image. The laptop is powered by an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 APU with 12 Zen 5 cores and a Radeon 8060S iGPU. It also features 32GB of LPDDR5X-8000...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung reveals next-gen memory with stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
At the Future of Memory and Storage 2026 conference in Santa Clara, California, the company laid out a roadmap built around three main technologies: a new Bonding V-NAND architecture with more than 400 layers, a concept for vertically stacked high-bandwidth memory called zHBM, and a next-generation NAND approach called zNAND-O....Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
DuckDuckGo's latest product is a pair of ordinary sunglasses, with no added features such as video recording or generative AI integration. Part marketing campaign and part wearable apparel, designed in partnership with Knockaround, the aptly named "Normal F***ing Sunglasses" cater to customers who'd rather not think about privacy while walking...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Big Walk turns cooperative exploration into one of 2026's most acclaimed multiplayer experiences
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
Big Walk is winning over critics with its unique blend of cooperative exploration, proximity voice chat, and emergent gameplay. Reviews praise its focus on communication, teamwork, and memorable unscripted moments, calling it one of the year's standout multiplayer experiences despite minor pacing and movement issues.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
OpenAI to pay $3.2 million over allegations it favored visa holders and discouraged US job applicants
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
The settlement addresses allegations that OpenAI and Statsig, which makes product development software, violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by preferring visa holders for jobs during the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process. INA bars discrimination based on citizenship.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
LocalSend is like AirDrop that actually works everywhere
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
If you've ever emailed yourself a file just to get it from a Windows laptop to an Android phone, LocalSend fixes that in 10 seconds. It's a free, open-source app that beams files peer-to-peer over your local network (no cloud, no account, no caps), encrypted end-to-end so nothing leaves the room. It runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS – a rare AirDrop alternative that doesn't care what device you're carrying.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
CarPlay and Android Auto just found a new market – boats
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
For tech-minded boaters, it's a sign that mainstream infotainment platforms are starting to show up in more specialized settings. Rather than build a separate interface for the helm, Crest and Balise are borrowing systems most people already know from their cars and pairing them with dedicated marine navigation software.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
A SpaceX rocket stage just crashed into the Moon after drifting through space for 18 months
Posted on Wednesday August 05, 2026
Scientists originally believed that the impact would be visible from most regions around the world, but space enthusiasts were unable to see anything, even when using purpose-built telescopes. While the tiny flash produced by the impact would have been far too faint to see in broad daylight, amateur astronomers documenting...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »