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• Heather
Ars Technica - All content
• Ryan Whitwam
Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels
The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year.
Ars Technica - All content
• Scharon Harding
Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers
Logitech increased prices by up to 25 percent last year.
Archery Feat
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McSweeney’s
• Devon Anderson
Reasons That I, a Billionaire, Am Still Miserable
Vasily Kandinsky, Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 1, 1914 #vasilykandinsky #museumarchive
Fox: On the campaign trail, Trump promised to bring down grocery prices. But it looks like he is acknowledging he hasn't succeeded, at least with beef.
Mike Johnson is interrupted by a waiter during a campaign stop at a restaurant
This video of JD Vance's awkward donut shop visit where he orders "whatever makes sense" is going viral after he stopped at a donut shop today
Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
• Heather
Talarico: Paxton Makes Cruz Look Like A Statesman
Electrek
• Fred Lambert
Podcast: Tesla kills Solar Roof, Cybercab launch, Genesis GV90, and more

In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla killing the Solar Roof, Cybercab launch, Genesis GV90, and more.
Today’s episode is sponsored by GM. GM EV charging made easy, with Energy Pass and Plug and Charge. Learn more at https://gmenergy.gm.com/energypass
Walmart Finally Caves, Will Soon Support Apple Pay
corporate.walmart.com/news/2026/08/21/more-ways-to-pay-tap-to-pay-is-coming-to-walmart-and-sams-club
Walmart:
When we think about convenience, we think about a lot of things, but making shopping feel simpler and more seamless from start to finish is a big part. And one of the moments where that matters most is at checkout.
We want customers and members to have choice in how they pay, so they can check out in the way that works best for them. Now, beginning Aug. 24, we will be adding Tap to Pay to our payment options at select Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations, with plans to roll it out to all U.S. stores and clubs by the end of 2026 and to fuel stations by mid-2027.
When I think about convenience, I think about CurrentC, scanning stupid-ass QR codes, and waiting 12 years to adopt Apple Pay.
Ars Technica
• Ryan Whitwam
Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels
The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
U.S. Says American Held by China Wrongfully Detained
“The United States has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, the State Department said, a move that makes securing his release a top U.S. priority,” Reuters reports. “The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just […]
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Frederic Lardinois
Anthropic brings Mythos 5 to its Claude Security vulnerability scanner

Earlier this year, Anthropic launched Claude Security, an enterprise tool that helps development teams scan their codebase for security vulnerabilities
The post Anthropic brings Mythos 5 to its Claude Security vulnerability scanner appeared first on The New Stack.
Longreads
• Carolyn Wells
The End of the European Summer
"As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand."
While working on a new blog post, I asked AI a question about my older blog posts and it showed me this one from 2016: Blog when you disagree. I still think this is a powerful aspect of blogging. Posting to your own blog is inherently independent. You post for yourself instead of for a community.
Tens of thousands of residents in Gary, Indiana have been without power for 10 days after storms and flash floods.
Trump has yet to comment on the disaster, which has killed at least 7 people.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Mark Sanford Backs Ralph Norman in Senate Runoff
“Mark Sanford, who previously served as both a congressman and the governor of South Carolina, endorsed Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican primary for the state’s U.S. Senate seat,” NOTUS reports. “Sanford, a Republican, is putting himself again at odds with the president, who endorsed Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister who is […]