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Developers & Open Source · JetBrains Blog

Toolbox App 3.7: JVM Memory Optimizations and Update Improvements

Toolbox App 3.7 enables JVM memory optimization by default, improves the reliability of updates and session expiration recovery, and ensures compatibility with Windows Smart App Control. Action required: Update Toolbox App on Windows If you’re using an older version of the Toolbox App (3.4 or earlier) for Windows, update to v3.7 or later to keep […]

World · Deutsche Welle

Dressed for power: Giorgia Meloni and the language of fashion

From Giorgia Meloni’s shift from dark suits to pastels to Angela Merkel’s signature jackets, politicians have long used clothing to shape how voters see them. In this day and age, power dressing has evolved.

World · Deutsche Welle

Syria, US condemn Israeli strikes on military base

Israel has not officially claimed the strikes on Abu al-Duhur airbase in Idlib, some 70 kilometers from the Turkish border. US envoy Tom Barrack called the Israeli strikes an "unnecessary escalation."

Cybersecurity · SecurityWeek

CISO Conversations: Nico Waisman – From Self-Taught Hacker to AI-Driven Offensive Security at XBOW

With no formal training and no career plan, Waisman built a path from Argentina's early hacking scene to leading security at an AI-powered offensive security firm. The post CISO Conversations: Nico Waisman – From Self-Taught Hacker to AI-Driven Offensive Security at XBOW appeared first on SecurityWeek .

World · Al Jazeera

What to watch in the Alaska and Wyoming primary elections

Republican-led states face leadership shuffling.

World · Deutsche Welle

Fact check: How do I spot AI-generated images?

Images created or manipulated with artificial intelligence tools are flooding social media. How can you know what’s real and what’s not? Here are a few tips.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Peacock is raising prices by up to $3

Peacock is raising prices across its streaming plans once again, with the company's cheapest ad-supported Select tier going from $7.99 to $8.99 / month, as reported earlier by Variety. The Premium plan with ads is increasing from $10.99 to $12.99 / month, while the ad-free Premium Plus plan is getting the biggest hike, jumping from […]

World · Al Jazeera

Hichilema re-elected as Zambia president amid opposition concerns over vote

Hakainde Hichilema’s second term will test whether economic recovery can deliver real change for Zambians.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Anthro Energy breaks ground on factory that could pave the road to solid-state batteries

Battery materials startup Anthro Energy has broken ground on a Louisville factory to make electrolytes, including those for solid-state batteries.

AI · TechCrunch AI

Warp’s new system is an out-of-the-box software factory for AI development

On Tuesday, Warp introduced Warp Factories, a new infrastructure system designed to make building AI software factories as easy as possible.

World · Al Jazeera

What to know about Gaza working groups and their mandate?

What to know about the new Gaza working groups conditioning reconstruction on immediate disarmament.

Cloud & Infrastructure · AWS News Blog

In the works: AWS Builder Lofts in Berlin, Hyderabad, and São Paulo

Each location will be a permanent community space to offer free workshops, networking events, pitch nights, content creation spaces, collaboration/co-working areas, and event hosting for developers, students, or tech professionals who want to walk through the doors.

AI · TechCrunch AI

OpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using it

ChatGPT for Teens adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools designed to steer teens away from harmful content — and from using AI to cheat on their homework.

Startups & Funding · TechCrunch Startups

Perplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India

Perplexity's India revenue rose about 60% after the Airtel offer ended for new users, even as downloads declined.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Coyote vs. Acme is even funnier because Warner Bros. Discovery tried to kill it

There's an argument to be made that people wouldn't be all that interested in Coyote vs. Acme if it weren't for the way David Zaslav tried to kill it. By trying to shelve the project, Warner Bros. Discovery only drew attention to its habit of disappearing nearly completed movies in order to cash in on […]

World · Deutsche Welle

Designing food for a hotter world

Inside futuristic labs, plants are scanned, stressed and analysed. The aim is to use the results to produce plant strains that can better serve a growing population in a warming world.

Products & Consumer Tech · The Verge

Comcast is turning millions of its routers into motion detectors

Comcast is bringing Wi-Fi motion sensing to millions of routers that are already in customers' homes, turning the devices into activity monitors. A new update to the Xfinity Internet app, arriving today, August 18th, enables the feature on compatible Xfinity routers at no extra cost. Announced as part of its new Xfinity Shield service, WiFi […]

World · The Guardian Ukraine

What is behind Russia’s ‘consequences’ threat over UK sending drones to Ukraine?

Britain has supplied more militarily significant munitions to Kyiv but there are political reasons for Moscow’s remarks Europe live – latest updates Russia’s embassy in London has accused the UK of “deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically professing a desire for peace” after it emerged over the weekend that Britain was supplying attack drones to Kyiv. Continue reading...

Startups & Funding · Hacker News Best

Fixing a bricked Framework laptop

Article URL: https://quantum5.ca/2026/08/16/fixing-bricked-amd-7040-series-framework-13-laptop-with-20-tools/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49345220 Points: 294 # Comments: 195

World · Al Jazeera

Qatar: Iran’s claim that Doha is holding missing pilots is a ‘media ploy’

Qatar says Iran’s claim it is holding missing aircrew is untrue and a “media ploy”, with Tehran yet to verify it.

World · Deutsche Welle

German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russia parcel plot

The court said the man sent packages with GPS trackers from Germany to Ukraine to scope out potential sabotage targets for Russian secret services.

World · Al Jazeera

Palestinian-American confronts Israeli settler at his besieged home

Palestinian-American Loui Abu Ridi confronted an Israeli settler at his home in Qusra, south of Nablus.

Cloud & Infrastructure · The New Stack

OpenAI’s Greg Brockman: Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 likely to “significantly accelerate the threat landscape”

OpenAI has adopted a less-than-straightforward stance with regards to open-weight AI models, both raising alarms over powerful Chinese releases while The post OpenAI’s Greg Brockman: Z.ai’s GLM-5.3 likely to “significantly accelerate the threat landscape” appeared first on The New Stack .

Society · The Guardian Society

One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak

UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggs One person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to people eating imported eggs. The 207 people affected range in age from under one year to 90 years old, according to the UK Health Security Agency , which is leading an investigation into the outbreak. Continue reading...