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8 Great Deals From Patagonia’s Past-Season Sale

Patagonia is offering discounts up to 40 percent on past-season merchandise through its sale. The sale includes apparel and gear items from the company's inventory.

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A Candidate Named ‘Count Binface’ Is the Most Normal Part of This Pivotal UK Election

Clacton's parliamentary race includes 34 candidates. Nigel Farage is running in the constituency. Other candidates include a person in a trash can costume and a person wearing a Union Jack bikini.

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Sam's Club Promo Codes and Membership Deals for August 2026

Sam's Club offers discounts on bulk groceries, household essentials, and electronics through membership programs and promotional codes.

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Hulu Promo Codes & Discounts: 20% Off in August

Hulu offered a student plan at $1.99 per month as of August 2026. The streaming service provided pricing details and discount information on its website.

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Chirp Discount Codes: Save Up to 67%

Chirp offers discount codes providing reductions of up to 67% on wheels and up to 50% on refurbished products.

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Rover Promo Codes and Referral Deals for 2026

Rover is offering promotional codes and referral deals in 2026.

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India’s Yulu raises $93M as quick-commerce boom fuels e-bike demand

Yulu announced plans to expand its bike fleet to 200,000 units within two years and develop faster electric two-wheelers for logistics applications. The company raised $93 million in funding. Yulu operates in India's quick-commerce sector, which relies on rapid delivery networks.

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Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT

CEO Matthew Karch of Saber stated that neither Saber nor Unigine replaced any writers with AI for the Rideshare Stimulator game announced last month. Former lead writer Stella Sacco posted on Bluesky that she held the position of lead writer on the project. Sacco had previously claimed that Saber replaced her with ChatGPT. The discrepancy between Karch's statement and Sacco's account remains unresolved.

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DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight

The FBI Atlanta field office is investigating an incident involving a fake wireless hotspot on a Delta Air Lines flight that may have been connected to attendees of DEF CON, a cybersecurity conference. No arrests have been made as of the report date.

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Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

A Reddit user posted photographs of a prototype Xbox controller that appears to be the Xbox Elite Series 3, claiming to have purchased it for $200 on the resale platform OfferUp. The controller in the images includes a small built-in screen, according to the user's description. In May 2026, a Brazilian regulatory agency published images of an Xbox controller with similar features. Microsoft has not publicly announced an Xbox Elite Series 3 or confirmed details about any prototype device.

Aug 11, 2026Read more →

Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America responded to a recommendation regarding the MMR vaccine with disagreement, according to a statement released within hours of the proposal.

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Cramer says ask yourself these 3 questions to figure out what's really happening in the market

CNBC's Jim Cramer identified bonds, oil, and Nvidia as three indicators investors can use to assess market conditions.

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Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months

Phia, a shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, faces allegations that its founders were aware of "cookie stuffing" practices by the company for an extended period.

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Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last

Accel closed a 550 million dollar India fund after oversubscription, according to the firm. The fund closed within weeks of its announcement. Accel's previous India fund, which raised 650 million dollars, still had more than 55 percent available for deployment 19 months after its launch.

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An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

Sonos filed documentation with the Federal Communications Commission revealing a new wireless headphone model with the designation S52A, according to What Hi-Fi. Sonos CEO Tom Conrad indicated during a third quarter earnings call that a successor to the Sonos Ace headphones would release in the fall. The FCC filing contained technical specifications for the device but did not provide a confirmed launch date.

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Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up

Russian unmanned drones were located near a European offshore gas facility and were destroyed, according to reports from the region. The incident follows previous drone incursions detected over Romanian airspace and an attack attempt in Germany. No additional details about the specific location, date, or circumstances of the drone destruction were provided in the available reporting.

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Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

Google Chrome is implementing device-bound session credentials, a security feature designed to prevent account takeovers. The credentials tie login sessions to specific devices, making them unusable if stolen from another device or location. Chrome announced the feature in 2025 as part of its broader security initiatives against credential theft and unauthorized account access.

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Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial

A federal judge ruled that Meta Platforms cannot use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to dismiss a $1.4 trillion lawsuit filed by multiple states. The states allege that Meta's social media platforms caused harm to minors through addictive features and inadequate content moderation. Section 230 shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content, but the judge determined it does not prevent the case from proceeding to trial. Meta has not yet responded to the ruling.

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Is It Safe to Eat Lettuce Yet?

A professor of food safety stated that cyclospora risk associated with lettuce has decreased following the removal of a specific product from the market.

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Uber surprised robotics company Serve by selling its entire stake

Uber sold its complete stake in robotics company Serve, according to reporting on the transaction. The two companies had previously maintained a closer business relationship that has since shifted direction.

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Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users

Google's Gemini AI reached one billion users, according to the company's announcement. Google did not provide a timeline for when this milestone was achieved or specify which Gemini products the count includes. The company has released multiple versions of Gemini across different platforms including Google Search, Gmail, and Gemini.ai.

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ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini reached 1 billion monthly active users, making it Google's fastest-growing product. OpenAI's ChatGPT also reached 1 billion users. Both applications achieved the milestone in 2025 and 2026 respectively.

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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures

The FBI issued an alert stating that cybercriminals are hacking into online accounts belonging to adults and minors to obtain personal and intimate photographs for extortion purposes.

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How and When to View the Perseid Meteor Shower (August 2026)

The Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 12 and 13, 2026. Viewing conditions depend on local weather and light pollution, with darker locations away from cities providing better visibility. The best viewing times are typically after midnight when the radiant point is highest in the sky. No specific details about why 2026 conditions differ from other years were provided in the source material.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux

OpenAI released a dedicated ChatGPT desktop application for Linux. The app had previously been available on macOS and Windows.

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Threads has a VR app now

Meta released a Threads app for Meta Quest VR headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. The release came after Meta made Threads available on its Ray-Ban Display AR glasses in the previous month. Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users.

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Google’s Gemini app surges to one billion users

Google's Gemini app reached one billion users, matching the milestone ChatGPT achieved in June 2024.

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Google’s free streaming service now lets you pick shows and movies to watch

Google TV Freeplay, the company's free, ad-supported streaming service, now allows users to select individual shows and movies on demand rather than only watching from always-on channels. The service offers over 10,000 titles available for viewing at any time. Recent additions include Lady Bird, Seventeen Again, and Hell's Kitchen.

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