William Sandlund / Financial Times:
Shanghai's tech-focused Star 50 index is up 29% in 2026, and its P/E ratio is 150+, above Nasdaq 100's 35, fueled by Beijing's tech push and an investor frenzy — Support from Beijing has helped power 29% gain for Star 50 index this year — Backing from Beijing and an investor frenzy …

1. Ford's Most Sinister Mustang Loses Its Roof But Keeps The Supercharged V8 Motor1.com
2. Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC Convertible: Specs, Features, and Everything You Need to Know fromtheroad.ford.com
3. Ford unveils 795-hp Mustang convertible with Josh and Jase at Dream Cruise MLive.com
4. Ford Chops the Top Off the 795-HP Mustang Dark Horse SC for Open-Air V-8 Thrills Car and Driver
5. Ford’s New Mustang Carries the Legacy of a Legendary ’60s Classic Gear Patrol

Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal:
BCG: enterprise users spent a total of $300M on quantum computing in 2025, outranking the combined spending of research labs and governments for the first time — Many companies are pouring millions into quantum computing programs to gain a competitive edge and prepare for future encryption threats

1. Lamborghini Revuelto SV Revealed: V12 Hybrid Tuned For Track Domination Motor1.com
2. Lamborghini unveils Revuelto SV, its most powerful production car ever CNBC
3. Lamborghini’s CMO Says Emotion Isn’t Just Sound, It’s the Feeling of Control The Drive
4. All hail Lambo’s new king! It’s the 1,050bhp V12-engined Revuelto SV Top Gear
5. View Exterior Photos of the 2027 Lamborghini Revuelto SV Car and Driver

Financial Times:
Effective altruism, hit by the SBF turmoil, is drawing record funding as Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs are set to mint new millionaires wedded to “effective giving” — Expected IPOs for Anthropic and OpenAI are set to mint a new generation of philanthropists wedded to ‘effective giving’

Giacomo Lee / SDxCentral:
Point2 Technology, which develops RF-based data center interconnection tech, raised a $136M Series B from LB Investment, Arm, Maverick Silicon, and others — Data center interconnect disruptor Point2 Technology celebrates Series B success — AI data center interconnect specialist Point2 …

Abhinaya Prabhu / Tech Funding News:
SF-based Vals, which develops evaluations and benchmarks to test AI models on real-world tasks, raised a $40M Series A led by a16z at a $400M valuation — - Vals AI raised $40 million in a Series A round at a $400 million valuation. — Revenue has grown eightfold since 2025 …

Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
Sources: China plans to soon lift a travel ban on Manus founders as the company unwinds its $2B acquisition by Meta; CEO Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore — Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation

The Economic Times:
Sources: Uber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May; talks collapsed after disagreements over the proposed deal's structure — Uber and Rapido discussed merging their India ride-hailing operations in May, sources told us. Talks collapsed after disagreements over the proposed deal's structure.

Larry Dignan / Constellation Research:
Dynatrace agrees to acquire Arize, which specializes in AI observability and the AI development lifecycle, for $915M, including ~$815M in cash — Dynatrace acquired Arize, which specializes in AI observability and the AI development lifecycle, in a deal worth $915 million.

Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI's repeated exec reshuffles and departures have frustrated some staff as it prepares for an IPO; it disbanded its “preparedness” team in July — Executive exits and safety team changes unsettle staff as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a blockbuster listing

Michael Martina / Reuters:
Source and letter: the US plans to tell 35 partner countries they'll be excluded from the US-led Pax Silica initiative if they also join China's rival framework — The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China …

1. Large-Scale Pokémon Eviction Looms With Pokémon Bank Server Shutdown Hackaday
2. Pokémon Bank Shutdown Date Confirmed – Classic Pokémon Transfers Are Ending VICE
3. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Update Coming This October, as Ruby and Sapphire Speculation Swirls IGN
4. How To Empty Your Pokémon Bank Before It Shuts Down Kotaku
5. The Pokemon Bank shutdown will be the end of an era Shacknews

M. Sriram / Newcomer:
How dual-valuation deals became pervasive in the current frenzied AI funding cycle, with prestige VC firms monetizing their brand names by getting better prices — Prestige firms are monetizing their brand names by getting better prices than others in the same funding round

Wall Street Journal:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the US is “not in favor” of Apple buying Chinese memory chips, and there have to be “other solutions to the memory issue” — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urges iPhone maker to find other solutions to AI-driven chip supply crunch

Echo Wang / Reuters:
Sources: Anthropic projects 2028 revenue of ~$190B-$200B, vs. a revenue run rate of $47B in May, as bankers and investors price the company ahead of an IPO — As Anthropic prepares for what could be one of the biggest IPOs on record, Wall Street is looking further into the future …

1. Switch Online's DK Challenge Now Offering Physical 39-Card Set Reward Nintendo Life
2. Complete the DK Challenge and grab a fun physical reward Nintendo
3. Nintendo offering physical Donkey Kong cards for completion of DK Challenge by September 1 Nintendo Wire
4. DK Challenge revealed for Switch Online, physical cards announced (UPDATE) gonintendo.com
5. Nintendo reveals physical reward for completing the DK Challenge Nintendo Everything

Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Waymo receives approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to expand across 18 counties, including Sacramento and San Diego — Waymo says California regulators have signed off on the biggest expansion of its robotaxi service yet, covering 18 counties from Sonoma down to San Diego.

Anissa Gardizy / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nvidia has reworked a deal to finance an OpenAI Ohio data center campus so that it would initially guarantee only half of its planned $250B backstop — Under new proposed terms, the chip maker would initially backstop only half of the 10-gigawatt project

1. Android 17 QPR2 brings system blur to the Pixel lockscreen 9to5Google
2. Here’s everything new in Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 [Gallery] 9to5Google
3. Google Releases Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 For Pixel Droid Life
4. Latest Android 17 update previews some One UI 9.5 features Sammy Fans
5. Android 17's big December update will make your Pixel even more customizable Android Police

1. Microsoft Is Combining Its Two 'Copilot' Apps (and Ditching These Three Features) Lifehacker
2. Microsoft starts merging its Copilot consumer and business apps in advance of 'Super App' rollout GeekWire
3. Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot The Verge
4. Microsoft simplifies AI offerings with unified Copilot app rollout Windows Central
5. Mico, Microsoft's Weird Lil' AI Guy, Has Been Demoted Engadget

1. Madden NFL 27 Review: Third And Long Game Informer
2. 'Madden NFL 27' sells hyperrealism in EA's goal to make 'a scouting report' for the league NFL.com
3. Madden NFL 27 predicts the 2026 season: NFL MVP, Super Bowl winner and more Yahoo Sports
4. The tush push meets ‘Madden’: How EA Sports added the notorious play to the video game - The Athletic The New York Times
5. Madden NFL 27 Is Out Now—and You Don't Need a Console to Play It Men's Journal

1. iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Pro: Here’s how Apple will differentiate models 9to5Mac
2. Apple May Delay the iPhone 18 Until 2027 as Premium Models Get Fall Launch TechRepublic
3. What's Coming in September: New iPhones, Apple Watches and More MacRumors
4. It looks like Apple’s iPhone 18 really will skip the fall launch this year The Verge
5. iPhone 18 Pro Event Tipped As Apple Shifts Key Release Schedule Date Forbes

1. Save $3,100 Off the Massive 83" LG Evo M3 4K OLED TV With Wireless Connectivity and 5 Year Warranty at Best Buy IGN
2. LG 83" OLED C6H + Samsung Soundbar Bundle for $4,800 The Inventory
3. LG Class OLED evo M3 Series 4K drops to $2399.99 on Amazon technobezz.com
4. LG 77-Inch OLED evo Bundle Under $3,000 on Amazon The Inventory
5. 83-Inch LG OLED TV Deal: $1,000 Off on Amazon (Now $3,799) The Inventory

1. Samsung has new Galaxy headphones in the works The Verge
2. Samsung working on AirPods Max 2 killer, likely for 2027 SamMobile
3. Samsung Is Finally Working on the One Audio Product It’s Missing Gizmodo
4. Samsung Galaxy H1 Headphones Leak: Facts vs. Claims Gadget Hacks
5. Samsung may release the Galaxy H1 full-size headphones in 2027 UA.NEWS

1. Should You Buy an iPhone 17 Now or Wait for iPhone 18? MacRumors
2. iPhone 17 Pro One Year Later: What Held Up and What Didn't MacRumors
3. iPhone 17 Pro Max Price in Saudi Arabia 2026 EyeNews.news
4. Joining the modern world manchesterpress.com
5. Apple iPhone 17 vs Apple iPhone 18: Check Out the Difference analyticsinsight.net

1. Land Rover’s building a limited-edition, road-legal V8 Defender Dakar Top Gear
2. The Defender Dakar Is the Most Extreme Land Rover Yet Car and Driver
3. Defender creates Dakar-inspired road car DirtFish
4. Land Rover Is Building A Bonkers Defender That Should Absolutely Destroy Ford Bronco Raptor CarBuzz
5. The 2027 Land Rover Defender Dakar Is As Capable As Its Name Suggests Road & Track

1. Walmart Is Offering a Great Deal on a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC, and It Includes Two Upcoming AAA Games IGN
2. Limited-time deal sinks price of CyberPowerPC RTX 5080, Ryzen 7 9800X3D build on Amazon PC Guide
3. Start your PC gaming journey with this $1,100 1080p gaming rig, now $300 off — RTX 5060 rig from Newegg ships with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD Tom's Hardware
4. MSI's Katana 15 gaming laptop is on a limited-time deal at Amazon — act fast to save over $300 Yahoo Tech
5. Skytech Gaming King 95 RTX 5080 PC Deal The Inventory

1. Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation Ars Technica
2. Apple releases iOS 26.6.1 beta for iPhone, plus more 9to5Mac
3. Apple Releases iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 Betas With Security Fixes MacRumors
4. iOS 26.6.1 and iOS 18.7.10 Release Date: Everything We Know The Mac Observer
5. macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited to Deploy Monero Miners Security Affairs

1. KB5120998: Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 release preview build lands with long feature list Neowin
2. After years of requests, Windows 11 is dangerously close to bringing back full taskbar freedom — top, left, right, or bottom Windows Central
3. Windows 11 Gets Dynamic File Sizes in File Explorer, Low Latency Profile for Apps, and More TechPowerUp
4. Windows 11’s faster app launches released today, enable it using these steps Windows Latest
5. Windows 11 26H1 gets appropriate file size units in the latest Release Preview build Neowin

1. Porsche Turned The GT2 RS Into A Modern Slantnose. It Rules Motor1.com
2. Porsche Flachbau RS: the Sonderwunsch one-off that brings a legendary motorsport silhouette back to life Porsche
3. The new Flachbau RS is a one-off Porsche 911 GT2 RS built to look (a bit) like Moby Dick Top Gear
4. View Photos of the Porsche Flachbau RS Car and Driver
5. Porsche Flachbau RS (2026) netcarshow.com

1. Aston Martin Valen: The most powerful front engined supercar - Aston Martin Media
2. View Exterior Photos of the 2027 Aston Martin Valen Car and Driver
3. Aston Martin Just Punched Ferrari In The Face With An 838-HP Super-GT Nobody Saw Coming CarBuzz
4. The Aston Martin Valen Is a Snarling V-12 Beast with More Power Than Any Front-Engined Car Before It Road & Track
5. Aston Martin Unveils $2 Million Supercar to Revive Fortunes Bloomberg.com

1. RUF’s Ehra Is The Analog 911 Porsche Won’t Sell You Carscoops
2. The RUF Ehra is a new 650bhp widebody supercar that looks like an old 911 Top Gear
3. RUF's New EHRA Is A 650-HP, Seven-Speed Manual Monster Motor1.com
4. Ruf Ushers In A New Ehra Of Grand Touring With 650 Horsepower And All-Wheel Drive Jalopnik
5. It’s how fast?! RUF’s new 641bhp EHRA can almost keep pace with a Veyron Car Magazine

1. Google Pixel Watch 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 9: Which Android smartwatch should you buy? Android Central
2. Google’s Wearables Will Track Insulin Resistance in Category First Bloomberg.com
3. Track subtle changes in your body with Health Guardian features on Pixel and Fitbit blog.google
4. Pixel Watch 5 vs. Galaxy Watch 9: Comparing Google and Samsung’s New Watches CNET
5. Google Pixel Watch 5 Hands-On: Most Accurate GPS Watch Ever? DC Rainmaker

1. Watch Gameplay of a Brand New Control Resonant Boss Fight IGN
2. Love, Death & Robots Meets Inception In Huge New RPG ScreenRant
3. How Long Does it Takes to Beat Control Resonant? games.gg
4. Control Resonant Has No Parry Mechanic And I Don’t Know How To Feel About That Yahoo Tech
5. Control Resonant Gameplay Showcases the Deserter, a Towering, Magma-Spitting Boss GamingBolt

1. Xbox Confirms Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Feature Single-Player Campaign Mission for the First Time IGN
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta test launch dates and content details are up Windows Central
3. Here’s A First Look At CoD: Warzone’s New Zodiac Map For MW4 Yahoo Tech
4. "Two Surprises, One Beta" - Activision Drops Cryptic Teaser For Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Announcement gameranx.com
5. Modern Warfare® 4 | Xbox on PC, Battle.net & Steam Call of Duty® | Best-Selling Video Game Franchise

1. Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play Ars Technica
2. ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier The Verge
3. Google Play Store starts distributing third-party Android app stores – here's how it works [Gallery] 9to5Google
4. Judge Tells Google to Make It Easier to Install Third-Party App Stores Yahoo
5. The Google Play Store is going to change forever next week Android Police

1. New Apple Watch models launch next month, here’s what’s coming 9to5Mac
2. Apple Explores Shaking Up Its Smartwatch for a New Era Bloomberg.com
3. Future Apple Watches Might Ditch the Screen Gizmodo
4. Could Apple Be Entering the Whoop-Dominated Screenless Wearables Market? Athletech News
5. The MacRumors Show: Where Does the Apple Watch Go Next? MacRumors

1. ChromeOS 151 rolls out with new features and security updates Chrome Unboxed
2. Critical Vulnerabilities Patched With Chrome 151 Update SecurityWeek
3. Chrome Patches Five High-Severity Vulnerabilities, Bolsters Session Hijacking Defenses with DBSC finance.biggo.com
4. Google Chrome 151 Patches Five High-Severity Use-After-Free Flaws in V8, Blink, and Extensions CyberSecurityNews
5. Google Chrome 151 Update: Bounty Hunters Discover 12 New Security Bugs Forbes

1. The big Xbox exclusivity debate: SHOULD Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls 6 be Xbox console exclusive? Windows Central
2. 'One flag for each laid off dev:' Union workers stage unmissable protest for Xbox boss Asha Sharma Game Developer
3. Fans Try To Decipher The Elder Scrolls VI’s Censored Subtitle Forbes
4. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Gushes About Elder Scrolls VI, Does Not Seem To Notice Giant Rat On Bethesda Office Lawn Aftermath
5. In Protest Of Mass Layoffs, Bethesda Devs Greet Xbox Leadership With A Giant Inflatable Rat Kotaku

1. Best Apple Deals of the Week: Steep Discounts Hit AirPods, MacBook Pro, and Anker Accessories MacRumors
2. Rare Apple sweep: Every AirPods model is on sale right now at Amazon Mashable
3. Deals: AirPods Pro 3, M5 MacBook Air $270 off, UWB smart lock, Thunderbolt 5 dock, Nomad cases from $17, more 9to5Mac
4. AirPods Max 2 Are Back Near Their Prime Day Low for Back-to-School on Amazon, Cheaper Than at the Apple Store Gizmodo
5. AirPods 4 with ANC just hit the best price in 6 months at Amazon, now 25% off 9to5Toys

1. Next Week on XBOX: New Games for August 17 to 21 XBOX Wire
2. The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – August 14, 2026 Game Informer
3. Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 15-16) Pure Xbox
4. Out this week: Madden NFL 27, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Duskfade, Wild Blue Skies, Skatesterre, more Games Asylum
5. August 13 Is About To Be an Incredibly Busy Day For Millions of Gamers Polygon.com

1. I sifted through 100s of new Lululemon We Made Too Much finds — 21 bags, tops & more worth your attention, all under $150 Yahoo Lifestyle Canada
2. Our Favorite lululemon Lightweight Running Shorts Are 43% Off Right Now Men's Health
3. Lululemon’s We Made Too Much Section Is Ripe for Fall — Shop Our Favorite Pieces from $19 People.com
4. This popular Lululemon Align tank top is finally in the We Made Too Much section | CNN Underscored CNN
5. I gave myself a $100 budget at Lululemon — these are the 11 styles I'd actually buy Tom's Guide

1. How Gemini 3.7 Flash Defeats GPT-5.6 Terra at Long Context Geeky Gadgets
2. Introducing Gemini 3.7 Flash blog.google
3. Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding, agent workflows Reuters
4. New Gemini Flash model arrives before Gemini 3.5 Pro Axios
5. Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot The GitHub Blog

1. 2011 Lord Of The Rings Game Didn't Get A "Fair Shake" Launching Near Skyrim, Former WB Boss Says GameSpot
2. 'Every Review Just Compared It to Skyrim' — Why The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Got 'Lost in the Wash' Back in 2011 IGN
3. Former WB director says Lord of the Rings: War in the North should never have released at the same time as Skyrim videogameschronicle.com
4. The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition Review: An Exciting Remaster of a Fan-Favorite LOTR Game DualShockers
5. A long-lost Lord of the Rings action RPG makes a surprise return to Steam pcgamer.com

1. Leak uncovers design changes coming with One UI 9.5 to Galaxy phones Android Authority
2. One UI 9.5 Leak Explained: What It Means for Galaxy Users Gadget Hacks
3. Millions Of Galaxy Phones Are Weeks Away From Free Samsung Upgrade Forbes
4. One UI 9.5 looks like glass is these new rumors, and it looks pretty clean Android Central
5. Samsung reportedly begins One UI 9.5 development for the Galaxy S26 series while users await stable One UI 9's release - GSMArena.com news GSMArena.com

1. Gboard's new Rambler feature blew me away when I tried it Android Police
2. Putting sign language AI into users’ hands Google DeepMind
3. I Tried Pixel 11’s New Gemini Features. One Made Me Sound Fluent in Spanish CNET
4. DeepMind's Newest Model Allows Pixel 11 Devices To Transcribe Sign Language Into Text Engadget
5. Here Are the Biggest Gemini Updates Announced at Made by Google 2026 extremetech.com

1. Google has another Pixel 11 discount for up to $175 off, here’s where to find it 9to5Google
2. Google Pixel 11 vs Samsung Galaxy S26: Specs, price, camera details Mashable
3. The Pixel 11 series: Your most personal Pixel yet blog.google
4. Google becomes latest company to raise prices thanks to memory shortage Yahoo Finance
5. Here's All the Hardware Announced at Made by Google 2026 extremetech.com

1. McLaren Revives Manual in First Stick-Shift Supercar Since F1 The Drive
2. McLaren's new manual supercar will cost $1.5 million, and client reaction has been 'incredible,' CEO says Yahoo Finance
3. McL 6GT McLaren
4. Gallery: Aston Martin Valen Photos Autoweek
5. McLaren Just Previewed Its First Production Car With a Manual Since the F1 Robb Report

1. You'll Have to Wait Until 2028 to Play PS5's Shiniest, Jankiest Sci-Fi Adventure pushsquare.com
2. Cyberpunk 2077 rival Neo Berlin 2087 gets thrilling first-look GAMINGbible
3. Long-Awaited PlayStation 5 RPG Finally Gets Release Date Window Yahoo Tech
4. Neo Berlin 2087 trailers are not AI-generated - cyberpunk action game developers deny rumors ixbt.games
5. Neo Berlin 2087 Unveils Launch Window with New Trailer Gamesurf

1. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price Ars Technica
2. How to Pick the Foldable That’s Right For You: A Guide to the Latest Galaxy Z Series news.samsung.com
3. These Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 Deals Can Help You Save Big on the Stylish Foldable CNET
4. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 review: your passport to a folding phone future The Guardian
5. iFixit's Galaxy Z Fold8 Teardown is a Preview of Apple's Foldable Challenges MacRumors

1. Apple Warns Users in 110 Countries They May Be Targets of Mercenary Spyware thehackernews.com
2. iPhone spyware alert: What Apple customers need to know Mashable
3. Here's how to check if that Apple Threat Notification on your iPhone is real Yahoo Tech
4. Apple’s Warnings About Spyware Are Real, Don’t Ignore Them CNET
5. If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously TechCrunch

1. Halo: Campaign Evolved studio outlines five key updates that'll drop with next week's big patch Eurogamer
2. Big improvements are coming to Halo: Campaign Evolved OC3D
3. ‘Out of scale, no mystery, damn ugly’ Halo’s original art director shares his thoughts on Campaign Evolved’s architecture videogameschronicle.com
4. Halo: Campaign Evolved Sales Estimates Put it at a Nearly 50-50 Split Between Xbox and PS5 Buyers IGN
5. Halo: Campaign Evolved’s Biggest Competition Might Be Halo GameSpot

1. Sonos Ace Ultra price, specs, and release date leaked Notebookcheck
2. Sonos gets ready to launch new Ace Ultra headphones Lowpass
3. Sonos Plans ‘Ace Ultra’ Headphones and Broad Push Into AI Bloomberg.com
4. Here’s a Leaked Glimpse of Sonos Next Wireless Headphones Gizmodo
5. Sonos Ace Ultra headphones could be on the horizon The Verge

1. Netflix shutters Night School Studio and Moonloot Games GamesIndustry.biz
2. Netflix to shut down two more game studios Game File | Stephen Totilo
3. Netflix Shuts Down Studio Behind ‘Unhinged’ Game 6 Weeks After Release Variety
4. Netflix closing Night School Studio and Moonloot Games Game Developer
5. Netflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood Los Angeles Times

1. I walked 5,000 steps with the Fitbit Air vs Garmin Cirqa — Round 2: We have a new champ Tom's Guide
2. ‘What About Garmin?’ I Tested the Company’s Answer to Whoop WSJ
3. Garmin Cirqa Versus Fitbit Air: How These Two Fitness Trackers Compare Engadget
4. Five Hacks Every Garmin Cirqa User Should Know Lifehacker
5. Garmin Partners With Fitness Influencer Kayla Itsines To Launch The Garmin Recharge Lounge bandt.com.au

1. ‘Slap to the face’: Twitch creators respond to platform policy on Gen AI content NBC News
2. Twitch faces backlash over Amazon using content to train AI BBC
3. Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI The Verge
4. Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI 404media.co
5. Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out WIRED

1. Pokemon Pokopia sales top five million Gematsu
2. Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2 Surpass 5 Million Units Business Wire
3. Nintendo shares pop 7% after 'Pokémon Pokopia' sales top 5 million CNBC
4. 21% of Nintendo Switch 2 owners have bought Pokémon Pokopia videogameschronicle.com
5. Pokémon Pokopia Celebrates Over 5 Million Units Sold Globally Crunchyroll

1. Disgruntled security researcher just dropped another Windows zero-day, right on schedule TechSpot
2. After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug TechCrunch
3. Microsoft's nemesis drops new zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability — attack grants system-level privileges, but it could already be patched Tom's Hardware
4. Nightmare Eclipse Drops Windows Zero-Day Exploit ‘ShieldBreak’ SecurityWeek
5. Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows The Register

1. Ultra-rare Nintendo cartridges found in storage could be worth millions Yahoo Finance
2. Auction starts for rare, untouched Nintendo video game cartridges found in Waukesha video game shop WPR
3. Box of rare Nintendo games found in Waukesha could be worth millions WEAU
4. Nearly 100 never-before-seen Nintendo cartridges found in Wisconsin game shop ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
5. A Wisconsin shopkeeper nearly sold these 97 Super Mario cartridges for $15 each. Instead, a collector flew them to California at 5 a.m., discovered five perfect PSA 10s, and turned a forgotten cardboard box into a fortune worth millions luxurylaunches.com

1. 6 New Features Added To Your Xbox In The August 2026 Update bgr.com
2. Available for XBOX Insiders: More Control Over Captures, Saves, and Wishlists XBOX Wire
3. Xbox hardware update drops feature gamers have wanted for years GAMINGbible
4. Here's a quick look (and listen) at Xbox's new voice clip recording feature, available to insiders Windows Central
5. Xbox Adds Six New Features In August 12th Update, Now Available To Download Pure Xbox

1. Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day Targeted in Active Exploitation Attempts, Can Lead to RCE thehackernews.com
2. Attackers target zero-day vulnerability in geospatial data platform GeoServer csoonline.com
3. Early exploitation attempts observed of GeoServer zero day Field Effect
4. Hackers Exploiting Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day SecurityWeek
5. GeoServer SQL injection active: Zero-day threatens exposed servers SecNews.gr

1. After 50 Years, Physicists Find Strong Evidence For What Really Holds Matter Together ScienceAlert
2. A tiny mismatch built the universe. Physicists are one step closer to explaining how Scientific American
3. The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity sciencenews.org
4. This Hidden Structure Within the Building Blocks of Atoms May Dictate the Imbalance Between Matter and Antimatter The Debrief
5. Physicists Find Evidence for How Protons Carry Their Identity Sci.News

1. GTA 6 Netflix Extended Look Could be Three Episodes Insider Gaming
2. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Rockstar Games
3. DF Direct Weekly #276: GTA 6 An Extended Look Reveal Reaction, Quakecon 2026, Xbox 360 On PC Alienware Arena
4. New GTA 6 Gameplay Features Leak Ahead of Netflix Stream VICE
5. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look is Premiering Exclusively on Netflix Netflix

1. Metagame Mentor: Standard After the Bans and Four Pillars for the RCQs magic.gg
2. Magic: The Gathering Bans Powerful Marvel Super Heroes Card VICE
3. MTG Play Designer On The Fantasticar: Pretty Clear We Made A Mistake Star City Games
4. WIZARDS BANS THREE IN 'MAGIC: THE GATHERING' STANDARD FORMAT ICv2
5. MTG's August 10 Banned & Restricted Update: ATLA Cards Banned, Community Reacts, And Market Movements Yahoo

1. Free Play Days – Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta, Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross XBOX Wire
2. Gears of War: E-Day Multiplayer Beta Opens To All, No More Room In Hell 2 and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Launch This Week With DLSS 4.5 NVIDIA
3. Xbox Game Pass drops $135 worth of freebies for this weekend only, including an exclusive AAA shooter GAMINGbible
4. Gears of War: E-Day's Steam player count has once again blown past the series all-time peak thanks to the b... Yahoo Tech
5. Gears of War: E-Day Details Major Tweaks and Improvements Ahead of Beta Weekend 2 VICE

1. Marvel's Wolverine "fully playable" on disc when it releases, Insomniac clarifies, perhaps making it one of the last few PlayStation games that will be Eurogamer
2. First look at Marvel’s Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 Console bundle and accessories blog.playstation.com
3. Wolverine-Themed PlayStation 5 Consoles And Controllers Drop In September Game Informer
4. Marvel fans apologise to your wallets, the PlayStation x Wolverine collab is here Creative Bloq
5. Marvel’s Wolverine’s Physical Disc is Fully Playable, But Downloading the Day 1 Patch is “Encouraged” GamingBolt

1. Porsche Brings Back Manual 911 Carrera S As A $10,900 Option Due To 'Overwhelming' Customer Demand Jalopnik
2. Porsche U.S. CEO on Stick Shifts: We’ll Try to Sell Them ‘As Long as We’re Legally Allowed’ Road & Track
3. Three pedals. Six speeds. Endless smiles. The manual 911 Carrera S returns to North America Porsche Newsroom
4. Gallery: Acura Nexera Concept Photos Autoweek
5. Score: The 2027 Porsche 911 Carrera S Brings Back the Manual Transmission The Drive

1. First Impressions: Trek Domane SLR 9 Drops IsoSpeed – Gains Performance Bikerumor
2. The new Trek Domane is all speed but, for the first time, not IsoSpeed Canadian Cycling Magazine
3. Why Trek Ditched IsoSpeed on the New Domane—and What Riders Get Instead bicycling.com
4. “Back to the roots of endurance riding” – new Trek Domane ditches IsoSpeed and in-frame storage to save 305 grams BikeRadar
5. Trek Domane 2027 review: Is less more? Escape Collective

1. Total War: Warhammer 3 Just Confirmed the Release Date for Its Biggest Piece of DLC in the Series 10-Year History IGN
2. Four Lords of the End Times join Total War: Warhammer III Warhammer Community
3. Russian tactics game "Sparta 2035" with three add-ons is being given away on PC ixbt.games
4. Creative Assembly dives deep into Lords of the End Times – Release date revealed! OC3D
5. Fan-favourite Warhammer villain Thanquol reveals his grand schemes ahead of Lords of the End Times DLC release gamereactor.eu

1. Should ‘The Downfall Of ARC Raiders’ Be Studied? Forbes
2. Explosive Predictions in Arc Raiders Yahoo Tech

1. iPhone Ultra may face delayed international rollout AppleInsider
2. Apple's iPhone Ultra might have a staggered, country-by-country rollout Mashable
3. I don’t think the foldable iPhone stands a chance against the Galaxy Z Fold 8 PhoneArena
4. Shoppers Outside the US May Have to Wait Longer for the Folding iPhone, Report Suggests CNET
5. EXCLUSIVE: Apple To Show iPhone Fold But Won’t Ship, Australia Faces Months-Long Wait channelnews.com.au

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2. Take-Two touts 'unprecedented GTA VI pre-orders', but maintains bookings target Reuters
3. ‘GTA 6’ Pre-Orders Reach ‘Unprecedented and Astonishing’ Level in June Quarter, Take-Two Interactive CEO Says Variety
4. GTA 6 Preorders Alone Could Pay For Production Budget – Expert GameSpot
5. GTA 6’s $100 Ultimate Edition Makes Up 89% of Pre-Orders Insider Gaming

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5. Chinese Games on a Roll: Phantom Blade Zero Hits #1 on Steam in One Day, Wukong Sales Surge with Discount Inven Global