Google Pixel 11 series hands-on: a $100 hike, minimal design changes, a new HiLight status light, new colors, and small camera and performance improvements (The Shortcut)
https://www.theshortcut.com/p/google-pixel-11-pro-hands-on
The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention
laid the groundwork for recent violence
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/george-w-bush-torture-9-11-trump?CMP=…
"Respected news sites are mirrored then manipulated with fake information in the hope that readers will not be able to tell the difference."
‘A very good clone’: news stories faked to lure victims to scam investment sites
https://www.theguardian.com/mo…
"We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/29/were-up-…
This may be this year's second-best news for SF housing costs (passing Prop I will be the first).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/openai-delays-ipo-sam-altman-ai-safety-concerns
Tachertinger (16) gräbt Familiengeschichte(n) aus
#Tacherting. Mit zwölf hat Rocco Schweiger begonnen, Ahnenforschung zu betreiben. Jetzt, mit sechzehn, hat der Tachertinger schon mehr als 1330 Vorfahren aufgespürt.
The Guardian's tech team share their shoe-leather experiences covering AI data centers, as field investigation becomes increasingly important in tech coverage (Gautam Malkani/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/membership/202
Pete Hegseth announces that the DOD and DOJ have created a joint taskforce to identify and prosecute "unauthorized disclosure" of information to the press (Anna Betts/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/pete-hegseth-d…
Disney secures rights to podcast content of Gary Neville's soccer media group The Overlap in a multimillion-pound deal; shows will still broadcast on YouTube (Matt Hughes/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/
Sources: Apple has had preliminary discussions about bidding for US rights to golf's Open Championship, whose current US deal with NBC expires in 2028 (Matt Hughes/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug