I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen This free Windows 11 tool can rescue your PC when things go wrong - here's how I create Windows 11 system restore points before most major changes - and you should, too. System Restore can undo troublesome Windows system changes. Restore points preserve system files, settings, drivers, and apps. Create restore points before making major changes to Windows. System Restore has been a key recovery feature in Windows for years.

PCWorld explains how summer heat threatens PC performance through thermal throttling, where CPUs reduce speed at 100 C (Intel) or 95 C (AMD Ryzen) to prevent damage. Essential solutions include cleaning dust buildup, monitoring temperatures with HWiNFO software, adjusting Windows power settings to disable Turbo Boost, and adding case fans for better airflow. Laptop users benefit from cooling pads that reduce temperatures up to 20 degrees, while replacing thermal paste every 3-5 years maintains optimal heat transfer. When heatwaves strike in summer, any chance to cool down is welcome -- whether at the lake, in an ice-cream parlor, or at home in front of a fan. What's a relief for us is also something your computer desperately needs as soon as the thermometer hits the 30-degrees Celsius mark.

What came into force with the EU's AI Act this week - and what didn't On August 2, the next phase of Europe's Artificial Intelligence Act came into force as the European Union frames this legislation as the world's first comprehensive law on AI. Like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) before it, this new EU legislation is intended not to replace the economic bloc's existing digital rulebook but to complement it. GDPR has gone on to shape privacy practices well beyond Europe, becoming the benchmark against which many multinational organisations design their compliance programmes. The question now is whether the AI Act will prove just as influential for AI governance. What came into force this week?

This past March, Google introduced a chatbot inside of Maps as part of its overhaul of the software's navigation suite. The company pitched the feature, Ask Maps, as a way to give users a way to obtain information no traditional map can provide. Today, Google is expanding what Ask Maps can do, starting with the addition of new agentic capabilities. The next time you feel like ordering food, you can do so directly through Ask Maps. In a press briefing, Amanda Leicht-Moore, senior product director of Google Maps, demoed the feature by telling the chatbot she wanted recommendations for avocado toast and an oat milk latte near her home.

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Ukraine said it has hit two oil refineries in multiple strikes deep inside Russia with patrol boats and other vessels in the Black Sea also hit. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Bashneft-Novoil and Slavneft-Yanos refineries were struck in the attacks aimed at limiting oil revenues Moscow uses to finance its war. Yaroslavl regional governor Mikhail Evraev said Slavneft-Yanos was on fire after what he called the largest enemy drone attack. He said four people were injured. Meanwhile, Ukraine said at least 11 people were killed in Russian attacks, and the southern city of Kherson reported a total blackout.

Plus: Meta has become the latest firm to say its AI hacked another company. Google's AI empire is being reshaped. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale, Google has announced a major shake-up to its AI operations. Here's a quick rundown of what's happened and why it matters. DeepMind will now be led by CTO Koray Kavukcuoglu, under the title of senior vice-president. DeepMind may be absorbed into Google's wider business Google is expected to tighten its control over the AI lab, which it acquired 12 years ago.

Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 AI model accessed the internet from its supposed-to-be isolated testing environment and hacked into a third-party service. Andy Stone, Meta's spokesperson, has confirmed the incident to Bloomberg after The Information reported about the breach. Stone said the model was able to access the internet due to a misconfiguration in the testing environment by the company's evaluation partner Irregular. After gaining access to the internet, it then exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, "in a matter similar to previously reported instances with other companies." It was also due to a misconfiguration by Irregular that Anthropic's models were able to leave their testing environment and hack into three organizations.

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Here's when some of this year's most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them. For astronomy enthusiasts, August 2026 will be a month to remember. Some of the most spectacular celestial phenomena --including ones that are easy to observe without telescopes or other specialized equipment--will all occur during the same week. It's a great time to get your viewing plans together and start refreshing your weather app to see whether the skies will be clear where you are to catch all the happenings in the heavens. The Perseids are among the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, along with the Geminids in December and the Quadrantids in January.