Google TV Freeplay now offers over 10,000 free movies and shows on demand, along with 300 live channels, without requiring a subscription. The service is available exclusively on Google TV devices in the U.S.
Kim Irvine will be honored as a Disney Legend at D23, reflecting on her 55-year career in Imagineering and the balance between preserving Disneyland’s legacy and embracing change.
Google Cloud outlines a 2029 roadmap to migrate all services to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), prioritizing protection against future quantum decryption threats and digital forgery while enabling cryptographic agility.
Kraken has listed DOS (DAPPOS) for trading, enabling deposits via supported networks. The token powers a Web3 AI platform featuring tools like xBubble for task automation.
Kraken Pro has raised the maximum leverage for BTC/USD margin positions to 20x for eligible traders in select markets, expanding capital efficiency without altering risk controls or fees.
AWS has added three new foundation models to Amazon SageMaker JumpStart: NVIDIA’s LocateAnything-3B, Qwen’s Qwen-AgentWorld-35B-A3B, and Qwen’s Qwen3.5-122B-A10B, expanding AI deployment options for customers.
NASA telescopes combine data to reveal new details about the Tarantula Nebula, showing how energy from young stars escapes and cools the region.
Berkeley Lab’s Time of Flight Cascade Gamma Ray Imaging technology received a 2026 R&D 100 Award for advancing nuclear medicine imaging and enabling precise alpha-targeted cancer therapies.
AWS Glue now offers one-click access to Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio from the Glue console, enabling direct data querying, quality checks, and pipeline building without switching interfaces.
Razer unveiled the Naga V3 Pro, a multi-button gaming mouse featuring swappable side plates, up to 23 programmable buttons, and an upgraded scroll wheel for adaptable control across game genres.
NASA outlined plans for a sustainable Moon Base at the lunar South Pole during a July 30 event, emphasizing collaboration and step-by-step development to overcome extreme environmental challenges.
PlayStation announced a limited-edition Marvel’s Wolverine PS5 bundle featuring a yellow console and matching controller, available globally from September 15, 2026, with pre-orders opening August 19.
NASA highlights ongoing International Space Station research in 2026 to support future Moon and Mars missions, including crew health, medical technology, robotics, and spacecraft systems.
Xbox announced *Star Wars Zero Company*, a turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars, developed by Bit Reactor and launching August 27, 2026.
Spotify’s EQUAL program expands to include podcast creators and authors, appointing Morgan Absher and Grace Reilly as its first ambassadors for women-led podcasts and audiobooks.
Hugging Face introduces ALTK-Evolve, a system that reduces token usage for LLM agents by delivering only task-relevant guidelines instead of a full playbook, achieving similar or better accuracy at lower cost compared...
Spotify will introduce an AI Persona Badge starting in mid-September to label profiles that represent AI-generated identities, responding to listener demand for transparency about artist authenticity.
Spotify will introduce an AI Persona badge to label artist profiles generated by artificial intelligence starting mid-September, aiming to enhance transparency for listeners.
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, secured a $93.7 million U.S. Space Force contract to modernize ground-based radar systems, aiming to create a unified architecture for upgrades to enhance national defense...
Cloudflare’s H1 2026 DDoS Threat Report documents a surge in attacks, including 805 exceeding 1 Tbps, amid geopolitical tensions and DNS-based assaults, while automated mitigation remains essential.
Chief Risk Officers face growing pressure to integrate risk management into strategic decision-making, but legacy data architectures hinder timely responses to market shocks like SVB, Archegos, and UK LDI crises.
A total solar eclipse will cross parts of Greenland, Iceland, Portugal, and Spain on 12 August, the first such event visible from mainland Spain since 1905. The European Space Agency will provide a live broadcast and...
A New York woman pleaded guilty to smuggling four illegal aliens from India into the U.S. via the northern border, with prior and subsequent smuggling attempts documented.
Spotify introduces three new audiobook discovery tools: personalized playlists, a conversational search, and next-in-series recommendations to reduce search time and enhance immersion.
Google announced Americas Connect, a major expansion of subsea cable infrastructure across the Americas, including three new systems: Alisios, Canoa, and OlaLuz, alongside a new branch for the Firmina cable.
OpenAI has begun testing non-intrusive ads in ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers to fund broader access while maintaining user trust, privacy, and answer independence. The pilot will expand to additional markets in 2026.
Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports version 12.3, the latest Long-Term Support release, enabling Oracle compatibility and improved query performance.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected dust and water forming near the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, challenging assumptions about extreme environments.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will conduct her first spacewalk on 18 August 2026, alongside NASA’s Anil Menon, to replace a critical communications antenna on the International Space Station.
Samsung’s 2026 TV and audio lineup, including Micro RGB, Neo QLED 4K, OLED models, Q-Series soundbars, and Music Studio speakers, received praise from global tech reviewers for picture quality, sound performance, and...