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Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend
Technology

Pixel 11 gets in on the digicam trend

I recently looked back at a photo I'd taken on a smartphone in 2014, and I was struck by just how good it looked. The details were soft, the shadows were dark....

Jacob Kastrenakes · 21 Aug, 2026
Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers
Business

Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers

There are lots of reasons Americans overwhelmingly oppose data centers. But for some tech types, it's just easier to blame China.

Peter Kafka · 21 Aug, 2026
I moved to Japan with one suitcase and a carry-on. There are 3 things I'm glad I packed — and a few I wish I'd brought.
Business

I moved to Japan with one suitcase and a carry-on. There are 3 things I'm glad I packed — and a few I wish I'd brought.

When I moved to Japan for a year, I just packed a suitcase and carry-on. There are a few things, like deodorant, that I wish I'd brought from home.

Alessa Hickman · 21 Aug, 2026
WPP seeks to seal 'highly confidential and sensitive' client information from lawsuit with former exec
Business

WPP seeks to seal 'highly confidential and sensitive' client information from lawsuit with former exec

WPP says recent lawsuit filed by an ex-employee, is a "naked attempt to leverage an exorbitant payout."

Lara O'Reilly · 21 Aug, 2026
Waffle House tests unexpected new menu items as customers deliver mixed verdict
World

Waffle House tests unexpected new menu items as customers deliver mixed verdict

Seven taco varieties are being tested at 45 Atlanta-area Waffle House locations, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner options drawing mixed social media buzz.

Moises DuBuque · 21 Aug, 2026
A Jensen Huang double-signed workstation Blackwell GPU sold for over $57,000
Business

A Jensen Huang double-signed workstation Blackwell GPU sold for over $57,000

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang signed one of the chipmaker's desktop GPU units as a prize in March. It just fetched over $57,000 at auction.

Brent D. Griffiths · 21 Aug, 2026
Here's When Walmart Will Finally Start Allowing Tap to Pay
Technology

Here's When Walmart Will Finally Start Allowing Tap to Pay

Good news: Walmart is finally getting Tap to Pay.

Jake Peterson · 21 Aug, 2026
We have more details on Apple's camera-equipped AirPods and they are pretty dang weird
Technology

We have more details on Apple's camera-equipped AirPods and they are pretty dang weird

Each earbud takes its own image, which is then synchronized for use by Visual Intelligence.

Devin Lakin · 21 Aug, 2026
NCAA wins Tenth Circuit 'stay', but faces more eligibility lawsuits from 2022 class athletes in chaotic time
World

NCAA wins Tenth Circuit 'stay', but faces more eligibility lawsuits from 2022 class athletes in chaotic time

The Tenth Circuit granted the NCAA a stay on the blanket waiver, but eligibility lawsuits filed in state court are only expected to increase from here.

Corine Feest · 21 Aug, 2026
I served as Trump’s NSA. SCOTUS need to stop courts putting the president's security at risk
World

I served as Trump’s NSA. SCOTUS need to stop courts putting the president's security at risk

Trump's former National Security Advisor reveals why the White House ballroom project is an urgent matter of national security and presidential safety.

Clement Mann · 21 Aug, 2026