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The Wi-Fi 8 standard is far from finalized, but TP-Link is almost ready to release its first hardware targeting the next-gen spec. It unveiled the Archer 8 Ultra tri-band router and Deco 8 Ultra mesh system at IFA 2026, which utilize the upcoming IEEE 802.11bn standard to “address the connectivity problems people actually notice” instead of focusing on speed upgrades, according to TP-Link’s announcement.The Archer 8 Ultra features 18 internal antennas, and can deliver wireless speeds of up to 19Gbps and 10Gbps over wired connection. The Deco 8 Ultra mesh system provides up to 22Gbps over wireless and 10Gbps wired…

Ravie LakshmananSep 01, 2026Cyber Attack / Artificial Intelligence METR (short for Model Evaluation and Threat Research and pronounced “Meter”), a research non-profit that evaluates frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models for their ability to carry out long-horizon, agentic tasks, disclosed that it suffered “two notable security incidents” where external actors attempted to gain unauthorized access to its systems. No sensitive information is believed to have been accessed as a result of these incidents, it said, adding that a version of its findings was shared with AI companies it works with prior to public disclosure. The attacks have not been attributed to…

In brief The UK’s National Crime Agency has frozen $13.6 million (£10,024,041.33) held in a Premier League bank account under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The money was the opening instalment of a four-year sponsorship deal with Sorare, the crypto fantasy soccer card game. Sorare separately faces a Gambling Commission prosecution over allegedly running gambling without a licence, with trial due next June. Britain’s National Crime Agency has frozen more than $13.6 million (£10,024,041.33) sitting in a bank account belonging to the Premier League, England’s top soccer division and the most-watched league in the world, as it investigates the crypto…

The ingredients needed to build rocky planets may have appeared as early as 100 million years after the Big Bang, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth. That would place the beginnings of planet formation remarkably close to the dawn of the Universe, even before the first galaxies had fully emerged. Scientists have long thought that planets took much longer to become possible, with significant planet formation beginning several billion years into cosmic history. The new findings suggest that the necessary conditions may have developed far sooner. The First Stars Seeded Space With Planet Ingredients Some of the…

The Cali Fund, established to channel companies’ contributions from the use of digital genetic data back to the countries and communities of origin, has received just $6,000 from two companies since its launch in February 2025 — far short of the $1 billion a year it was expected to raise.“Nobody knows about the fund,” said Astrid Schomaker, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, citing low awareness, a limited operational framework, and the reluctance of large companies to make the first move.Experts also flagged limited recognition of the fund’s compliance certificates by countries, and concerns over a…

Sarah Rogers, who leads the U.S. State Department’s public diplomacy section, loves to be undiplomatic. The Biden administration State Department had sought to create maps that were “more gay,” the former elite trial lawyer and free speech activist told Rep. Brian Mast during a congressional hearing in March that covered diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. A “civilizational death drive stalks Europe,” she tweeted in December. In January, she wrote that the perpetrators of 2015 sex attacks in Cologne were “barbarian rapist hordes,” in a deliberately provocative statement she said was aimed at pushing back on how German law regulates similar types…

In the days after Dolly Parton’s death, rumors spread online about recent public funding cuts to the country legend and philanthropist’s Imagination Library, which sends free books to children up to age 5. Readers asked us whether “Republicans,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and/or Congress had defunded Parton’s organization, either before or after her death. Parton’s Imagination Library, which has a presence in all 50 states, receives state government funding in about two dozen states. Two Republican-controlled and two Democrat-controlled states — Indiana and Missouri, and Maine and Washington — cut that funding months before Parton’s death. In Nevada, which…

At least three killed and several wounded in an Israeli air attack in the al-Kateeba district west of Gaza City, medical source tells Al Jazeera.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026At least four people have been killed and several wounded in Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, health officials said.At least three people, including two children, were killed and eight people were wounded in an Israeli drone attack in the al-Kateeba district west of Gaza City in northern Gaza on Tuesday morning, a medical source at al-Shifa Hospital told Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listImages shared…

Almost half of all terrorism arrests in Great Britain since the 9/11 attacks on the twin towers in 2001 have come in the past year, official data shows.There have been 6,539 arrests for terror-related activity in Great Britain since the 2001 attacks and 3,021 of those arrests were in the year ending 31 March 2026, according to the Home Office.The increase coincides with the proscription of Palestine Action, which came into effect on 5 July last year and has led to thousands of arrests of people for allegedly supporting the direct action protest group, the first such group to be…

Dyson is once again expanding its line of personal care products with a device that focuses on your teeth instead of your hair. As the name implies, the $499 CameraJet is the first electric toothbrush to incorporate a camera into the brush head. Available starting today in ceramic blue or ceramic pink color options, it can let you inspect the inside of your mouth by livestreaming video over Wi-Fi to your phone. But the camera also works alongside an AI algorithm to detect and blast the gaps between your teeth with mouthwash. So while you’re brushing, the CameraJet simultaneously takes…