3 August 2026

Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Samsung says it's restricting app registrations and removing apps with SDKs that can turn smart TVs into residential proxy exit nodes, after a similar ban by LG  —  Several popular Samsung smart TV apps contain code that share the owner's internet connection with strangers …

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Court docs: an FBI agent has been charged with amassing ~$1M worth of cryptocurrency, largely by making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas (Devlin Barrett/New York Times)

Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Court docs: an FBI agent has been charged with amassing ~$1M worth of cryptocurrency, largely by making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas  —  The agent confessed to making unauthorized withdrawals from a criminal target overseas, according to court papers.

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US satellite internet provider Hughesnet files for Chapter 11 after losing subscribers to Starlink and plans to focus on business and government customers (Michael Kan/PCMag)

Michael Kan / PCMag:
US satellite internet provider Hughesnet files for Chapter 11 after losing subscribers to Starlink and plans to focus on business and government customers  —  US satellite internet provider Hughesnet has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after running low on cash and losing subscribers to Starlink.

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Leaked doc: Microsoft plans to bring Xbox 360 games to PC, and the games will be able to run on the next-gen Project Helix console, "Xbox PCs", and handhelds (The Verge)

The Verge:
Leaked doc: Microsoft plans to bring Xbox 360 games to PC, and the games will be able to run on the next-gen Project Helix console, “Xbox PCs”, and handhelds  —  The disc to digital program seems like it's close to launching, too.

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The White House says it has met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models; it did not provide details of the framework (Maria Curi/Axios)

Maria Curi / Axios:
The White House says it has met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models; it did not provide details of the framework  —  The White House said on Monday it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models …

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