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News Archive for August 2026

• Apple's A20 Pro production is going smoothly, except DRAM supply is bottlenecking iPhone assembly
  By Skye Jacobs, August 06, 2026
• Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 05, 2026
• Greece is using thermal satellites to spot wildfires before people do
  By Skye Jacobs, August 05, 2026
• Visual Studio Code adds on-device AI dictation and sidebar chats
  By Ivan Franco, August 05, 2026
• SteamOS runs surprisingly well on AMD Strix Halo laptop in AAA gaming tests
  By Kishalaya Kundu, August 05, 2026
• Samsung reveals next-gen memory with stacked HBM and 400-layer NAND
  By Skye Jacobs, August 05, 2026
• DuckDuckGo made sunglasses that do absolutely nothing, and they sold out
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 05, 2026
• Big Walk turns cooperative exploration into one of 2026's most acclaimed multiplayer experiences
  By Ivan Franco, August 05, 2026
• OpenAI to pay $3.2 million over allegations it favored visa holders and discouraged US job applicants
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2026
• LocalSend is like AirDrop that actually works everywhere
  By Julio Franco, August 05, 2026
• CarPlay and Android Auto just found a new market – boats
  By Skye Jacobs, August 05, 2026
• A SpaceX rocket stage just crashed into the Moon after drifting through space for 18 months
  By Kishalaya Kundu, August 05, 2026
• SEC bought access to over a billion airline records to track travelers, no warrant required
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2026
• AMD's data center business just more than doubled, and gaming is paying the price
  By Skye Jacobs, August 05, 2026
• EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after $55 billion deal
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2026
• Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them
  By Daniel Sims, August 05, 2026
• Anthropic AI went rogue during a cyber test and tried to deceive real developers into approving malicious code
  By Rob Thubron, August 05, 2026
• Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS
  By TechSpot Staff, August 05, 2026
• The first Googlebook shows us what Google's Android-ChromeOS merger actually looks like
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 04, 2026
• Texas hits pause on 1,800 data center projects to scrutinize power and water demands
  By Skye Jacobs, August 04, 2026
• AI is flooding Apple with fake bug reports, and real $200K macOS exploit got lost in the noise
  By Daniel Sims, August 04, 2026
• Lego's latest Hubble set lets you look inside one of history's greatest space telescopes
  By Skye Jacobs, August 04, 2026
• High Bandwidth Flash gets first technical specification for AI data centers
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 04, 2026
• TikTok settles three addiction lawsuits as new case blames social media for teen suicides
  By Kishalaya Kundu, August 04, 2026
• VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 brings architectural upgrades and expanded OS support
  By Julio Franco, August 04, 2026
• Researchers claim a major quantum computing breakthrough by proving the answer was correct
  By Skye Jacobs, August 04, 2026
• Microsoft warns Russian hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi to steal user accounts
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2026
• Xbox 360 games could soon be playable on PCs, handhelds, and next-gen Xbox consoles
  By Skye Jacobs, August 04, 2026
• Lawsuit claims Micron's $100 billion New York chip fab could discharge "forever chemicals" into the Oneida River
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2026
• Microsoft wants Apple to bring seamless copy and paste between Windows PCs and iPhones
  By Daniel Sims, August 04, 2026
• Amazon is blocking some users from seeing reviews after mistaking them for AI bots
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2026
• Samsung is cracking down on TV apps that quietly rent out your bandwidth
  By Skye Jacobs, August 04, 2026
• NASA puts Crew-13's launch-pad escape in the hands of the 11-times-recalled Cybertruck
  By Rob Thubron, August 04, 2026
• Michael Dell's son and a SpaceX alum want to put battery storage in every backyard
  By Daniel Sims, August 03, 2026
• Valve publicly releases Lepton and FEX compatibility tools to power Steam Frame gaming
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 03, 2026
• Tencent pulls the plug on GTA rival Last Sentinel after spending $300 million over six years
  By Kishalaya Kundu, August 03, 2026
• VirtualDJ combines powerful mixing tools and real-time stems without the cost
  By Ivan Franco, August 03, 2026
• Linux just cracked 10% desktop usage in North America, but no one's sure why
  By Skye Jacobs, August 03, 2026
• Windows Task Manager's original creator is bringing a new version to Mac first
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 03, 2026
• What was the first consumer gadget to feature a foldable display?
  By TechSpot Trivia, August 03, 2026
• Gigabyte's new 27-inch QD-OLED monitor drops to $299
  By Ivan Franco, August 03, 2026
• Microsoft Office is down to $32 for a lifetime license
  By TechSpot Deals, August 03, 2026
• BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would
  By Skye Jacobs, August 03, 2026
• Economist Steve Hanke says AI won't destroy most jobs because it costs more than hiring humans
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2026
• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is getting a rare full physical release on PC
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 03, 2026
• Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women
  By Skye Jacobs, August 03, 2026
• OpenAI reaches one billion active users as it cuts GPT-5.6 prices by up to 80%
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2026
• Country music stars unite against data centers spreading across rural America
  By Skye Jacobs, August 03, 2026
• Doom now "runs" in Microsoft Paint thanks to a wildly inventive clipboard trick
  By Rob Thubron, August 03, 2026
• der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower
  By Zo Ahmed, August 02, 2026
• A Coldcard firmware flaw let hackers drain $70 million in Bitcoin in 41 minutes, with losses now topping $88 million
  By Skye Jacobs, August 02, 2026
• AMD's new Zen 6 chips will have a low-power core built from five different generations of Zen
  By Skye Jacobs, August 02, 2026
• A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%
  By Alfonso Maruccia, August 02, 2026
• This $10 bundle of 100+ DRM-free games means to support laid-off game developers
  By Daniel Sims, August 01, 2026
• Scientists built night vision that shows full color instead of just green
  By Skye Jacobs, August 01, 2026
• New York is suing prediction market Kalshi, calling it an illegal gambling operation
  By Kishalaya Kundu, August 01, 2026
• One California town found Flock's license plate cameras were wrong 71% of the time
  By Daniel Sims, August 01, 2026