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Bill Gates's Daughter's Startup Comes Clean: Slack Messages Blow Holes in "Technical Glitch" Story
Internal conversations obtained by Bloomberg show that Phoebe Gates's shopping platform Phia knew about the cookie-stuffing scheme to steal commissions since at least last December. Lawyers warn she could face up to 20 years in prison.
Pereira Art Museum Shuts Down After Earthquake Damage, Exposing Colombia's Museum Funding Woes
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has left Museo de Arte de Pereira's building badly damaged, forcing a closure that lands right as Colombia welcomes in a new right-wing government vowing to slash spending—putting the museum sector's shaky finances under an uncomfortable spotlight.
Meta Files New Patent: Glasses That Don't Just Record You—They'll Know Your Name
From the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses mockingly dubbed "pervert glasses" to a patented system that can automatically tag faces and generate behavior logs, Meta's lenses are evolving from "seeing what's there" to "knowing who it is and what they did."
Qwen 3.8-27B Goes Open Source: 27 Billion Parameters Squeezed Into a Laptop, Benchmarks Are Self-Reported
Alibaba has open-sourced Qwen 3.8-27B, a 27-billion-parameter multimodal model that runs on a laptop once quantized. The company claims it edges out Claude Opus 4.6 Max on several benchmarks — but the numbers haven't been independently verified.
After a Stomachache, Tomoko Nagao Went Searching for Summer's "Mild-Tasting Drinks"
In the seventh installment of "Today's Kitchen Too," food writer Tomoko Nagao talks about how a bout of stomach trouble from an icy plum-shiso drink pushed her toward room-temperature, lightly flavored summer beverages—plus a kitchen habit of turning disposable chopsticks into stirring sticks.
Wearing the "Ultra" Name Isn't Enough: The Common Complaint in Engadget's Latest Reviews
From the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra to the Dell XPS 13, Engadget's reviews over the past two weeks keep pointing to the same issue — specs that don't live up to the name. Meanwhile, a soundbar and an action cam turned in more honest report cards.
Waking Up Asking Just One Thing, "Where's Kathy?": EWF Drummer John Paris's Brief Moment of Consciousness Amid Coma
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris suffered a sudden medical emergency before a show and fell into a coma. After briefly regaining consciousness, he slipped back into sedation. His family has released an update on his condition, and the band has brought in a fill-in drummer to continue the tour.
Ether.fi's New App Ditches the "Crypto Vibe": Stocks, Precious Metals, and Lending All in One Interface
Ether.fi has updated its app, adding tokenized stocks, precious metals, and Aave-powered asset-backed lending. The company describes the interface as "less crypto-forward," aiming for "a much broader audience."
Trezor User Data Leaked—The Breach Wasn't in the Wallet, It Was in the Shipping Partner
Trezor has confirmed that its shipping partner ShipMonk was breached, exposing personal data of nearly 14,000 hardware wallet customers, some including shipping addresses. The cold wallets themselves were never compromised—but who bought them and where they live got exposed first.
3x Leveraged Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Knock on US Door as Cboe Files with SEC
LeverageShares has already launched the world's first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in Europe. Now Cboe is filing with the SEC—if approved, it would be a first for the US market.
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Gets Preliminary Approval for National Trust Bank
The OCC issued conditional approval on Friday for World Liberty Financial's national trust bank application, moving the Trump-backed venture officially into the next stage of traditional banking oversight.
BTS Refuses to Submit Album for Grammy Consideration, Recording Academy Flips From Defense to Admission in Two Weeks
Just two months after the new Best Asian Pop category was announced, it's already on shaky ground after BTS declined to submit *Arirang* for consideration. The Recording Academy CEO's tone shifted from firmly defending the award to publicly admitting "this category may not represent the way these artists feel about the music they've worked hard to create."
Miru Hasn't Posted Since June 9th
Label S1 has dropped the preview for its September 8th release, marking Kohinata Miyu's return after a three-month hiatus — but miru, who boasts a million-strong fanbase, is confirmed absent from this month's lineup. Her SNS has also gone quiet for two months, with fans across Taiwan, Japan, and Korea all keeping a close eye on her whereabouts.
Was Remu Suzumori Really a Nurse? Streetwear It-Girl Reveals Her Real Dream Was Becoming a Surgeon
From being spotted alongside Edison Chen as a streetwear darling to pulling all-nighters on an internal medicine ward as a nurse, one short video from Remu Suzumori just showed fans a whole other side of her beyond the camera.
Waymo Gets Green Light Across 18 California Counties, But Official Records Haven't Caught Up to This Tweet Yet
The CPUC has approved Waymo's expanded robotaxi service area, with Sacramento and San Diego joining the service zone for the first time, while the Bay Area and LA also get wider coverage — though the company itself says the rollout will be "gradual."
How to Eat Your Way Through Shanghai in 30 Dishes: From Crab Roe Devotion to the Great Sheng Jian vs. Guo Tie Debate
A local food writer has put together a definitive 30-dish must-eat list for Shanghai, complete with specific restaurant picks for crab roe noodles, sheng jian bao, and scallion oil noodles — and even walked food YouTuber Joshua Weissman through two of the stops in person.
On Total Eclipse Night, the First Song Brits Hit Play On Was Hers
During the UK's total eclipse on August 12, streams of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" surged 94% — just five weeks after her death. Spotify data reveals the unexpected soundtrack to this astronomical spectacle.
VANDYTHEPINK x ASICS Gel-Kayano 12.1 Goes Minimalist — No Candy Colors This Time
Known for its vibrant macaron hues and cartoon character collabs, VANDYTHEPINK switches things up with ASICS this time around, dressing the Gel-Kayano 12.1 in a monochromatic "Antique White" colorway. Dropping August 14 on ASICS.com for $195.
Nike Ja 4 "Nightmare" Revealed: Ja Morant's Fourth Signature Shoe Set to Drop in August
Nike has unveiled the "Nightmare" colorway for Ja Morant's fourth signature shoe, blending Obsidian with Multicolor and Black accents. It's set to launch on August 13, 2026, for $130.
Didn't Even Make It a Year: Microsoft's AI Mascot Mico Booted from Voice Feature
Mico, the anthropomorphic AI character Microsoft launched just last October, has now been pulled from Copilot's voice chat interface and reassigned to the Learn Live tutoring section. The official explanation reads like the kind of euphemism you'd use to explain sending the family dog off to live on a farm.
Interviewer Never Turned On Camera: Singapore Uncovers $11.8M LinkedIn Job Scam
Singapore police and the Cyber Security Agency have exposed a scam that used fake LinkedIn recruitment as bait, with hackers planting malware through bogus coding tests to steal session tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication — racking up total losses of $11.8 million.
Binance Blocks HTX and 10 Other Exchanges Under EU Russia Sanctions
Binance has announced it will stop processing transactions from 16 exchanges, with HTX among them. Five others were already blocked previously, with the official reason cited as regulatory compliance requirements.
Israel's Largest Bank Knocks on Bitcoin Trading's Door Again — Same Gatekeeper Still Blocking the Way
Five years ago, Bank Leumi partnered with Paxos but got stuck waiting on approval from Israel's central bank. Now it's back with Galaxy's trading and custody systems, targeting early 2027 for launch — but facing the exact same regulatory checkpoint.
Hellstar Rips Off the Cage on adidas' Megaride, Adds a Zipper Instead
Hellstar teams up with adidas to overhaul the 2000s bounce-cushioning silhouette Megaride S2, ditching the signature TPU cage for a zipper system and flame graphics. The Cloud White/Core Black colorway is dropping soon.
Kalshi's Valuation Doubles in Three Months to $40 Billion, Sequoia and Wellington Rush In With $750 Million
Kalshi raised funding at a $22 billion valuation just in May, and three months later the number being floated is $40 billion. Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management are both in talks to lead the round, backed up by annualized revenue that doubled in a single month.
Three-Week Iteration Cycle: Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Playing the Price War
Just three weeks after 3.6 Flash launched, Google rolled out 3.7 Flash, focused on software engineering and agentic tasks, priced well below Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra. Meanwhile, OpenAI is fighting a different battle with Sol Ultrafast, hitting 750 tokens per second.
Shanghai Fu He Hui's Spring Menu: The Malantou Cold Noodles Outshine Every Meat Dish on the Table
A visit on the last day of Michelin two-star vegetarian restaurant Fu He Hui's 2026 spring menu—malantou pistachio noodles and an open-secret mapo tofu prove vegetables can carry the weight and finesse of meat.
Same Address, Four Italian Restaurants: How Eclectic Is Sheung Wan's Appetite?
From 1908-style British Chinese cuisine to Nordic tasting menus, Foodie Hong Kong has compiled 17 restaurants in Sheung Wan—the neighborhood wedged between Sai Ying Pun and Central turns out to have a far more eclectic appetite than you'd expect.
Jorja Smith drops third album at 29, this time throwing all her feelings onto the dance floor
Working with producer P2J across three immersive recording sessions, Jorja Smith packs heartbreak and fame anxiety into house and afro-house beats on her new album "What Are The Odds," out August 21 via FAMM.
Same Menu for 12 Years — That's Exactly Why Shanghai's Albaluz Still Works
Tucked away in Shanghai's Hengshan Fang, Spanish veteran Albaluz hasn't changed its signature dishes in 12 years. Owner Jessie Peng flies to Spain twice a year, bringing back more than just new wine lists—she brings back a commitment to the classics.