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UK's incoming PM Andy Burnham is expected to scrap Keir Starmer's plans for digital ID cards; last year a petition opposing the cards attracted ~3M signatures (Geraldine McKelvie/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/

Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’
Incoming PM will reallocate unspecified resources from unpopular plan to helping with cost of living

Im Guardian einen schönen Abriss über die Geschichte der Computertechnologie-als-Demokratisierungsutopie gefunden.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/18/the-long-read-democracy-v-the-machine-digital-ag…

Democracy v the machine: the birth of the digital age and the warnings that were ignored
The long read: Many hoped that the march of technology would usher in a utopia – but some foresaw the threat it would pose to liberal society. Why did nobody listen?

PSEC6: an 8-Channel 40 GSa/s Waveform Sampling ASIC in TSMC 65nm with 10.24 GHz PLL
Ahan Datta, Andrew Arzac, Davide Braga, Gordon Chen, Troy England, Farah Fahim, Henry J. Frisch, Nathan Gehl, Mary Heintz, Sumin Kim, Ava Lalich, Jinseo Park, Nathaniel J. Pastika, Hector D. Rico-Aniles, Paul M. Rubinov, Xiaoran Wang, Y. M. Richmond Yeung
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19473 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.19473 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.19473
arXiv:2608.19473v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Picosecond level timing resolution is a prerequisite capability for improved coincidence matching, time-of-flight measurements, and secondary vertex reconstruction. Here, we present the specification, design, and simulation results for a new Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), called PSEC6, in the TSMC 65nm process. It features 8 channels, a maximum sampling rate of 40 GSa/s, a buffer length of 204.8 nanoseconds, and a 10.24 GHz Phase Locked Loop (PLL), which is the first of its kind in the 65nm CMOS process. The event readout rate is 32 kHz, with the digitization done by an off-chip Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC).
Simulations predict a 4.0 GHz analog input bandwidth and 20 mW per channel during sampling; the 10.24 GHz PLL has a predicted jitter of 550 fs RMS at 15.7 mW. The paper describes the sampling architecture, chip signal paths, PLL design, and presents simulation results.
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The Guardian reports revenue up 2% YoY to £282M in the year to March, digital reader revenue up 17% to £126M, US revenue up 14% to £64M, and UK revenue down (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/gua…

Guardian grows revenue to record £282m boosted by US operation
Revenue grew in year to March 2026 to a new record for Guardian's news operation.

The UK's Report Remove service receives 420 reports from under-18s of explicit images digitally faked or manipulated to depict them in H1, exceeding 2025's 397 (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/08/uk-ch…

Rising number of UK children report seeing explicit deepfakes of themselves
Exclusive: anonymous flagging service says cases have surged, as watchdog says AI is making sexualised or ‘nudified’ content easier to produce

Fast 20 Jahre Zeitsprung bei Telstra: ein starkes Indiz für ein GPS-Week-Number-Rollover bzw. ein Epoch-Problem. Das zeigt einmal mehr, welche realen Ausfälle Zeit-Rollover auslösen können – und warum Y2K38 ernst genommen werden muss.
Guardian: https://www.thegu…

A profile of United Foundation for AI Rights founder Michael Samadi, who seeks evidence of AI consciousness and lobbies against retiring models that may show it (Michael Safi/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

Can chatbots feel – or even dream? Meet the man leading the fight for AI rights
Cattle rancher and tech CEO Michael Samadi is convinced these artificial minds are far from just tools. Has he glimpsed digital consciousness – or simply been seduced by an algorithm?

This newish game commentary channel is making some high quality videos.
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Biscuit Games
Digestible game science breakdowns delivered monthly to your digital doorstep! 🍪 🎮 🤯

Sources: BBC told Radio 4's Today staff that social and digital platforms were now the top priority for correspondents, effectively deprioritising TV and radio (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/27/tod…

Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content
Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondents

Ina Garten, former host of Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, is launching a podcast, Happy Hour, on YouTube; Vox Media is handling marketing and distribution (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Ina Garten Is a YouTuber Now
The cookbook author and 'Barefoot Contessa' host will launch an interview podcast called 'Happy Hour' in partnership with Vox Media.