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In brief A breach at ShipMonk, one of Trezor’s fulfillment partners, exposed personal data belonging to 13,689 Trezor customers. Full names, phone numbers, email addresses and shipping addresses were taken for 11,742 of them. Trezor says no device, private key or wallet backup was affected, and that its systems were not compromised. A data breach at one of Trezor’s shipping providers has exposed the names, phone numbers, email addresses and home addresses of thousands of the hardware wallet manufacturer’s customers, the company disclosed on Thursday.ShipMonk, which stores and ships Trezor’s products, told the company on Monday that an unauthorized party…

Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears. Scientists and dog owners have recognized this ability for years, but the biological mechanisms that make it possible have remained largely unknown. A study published August 7 in the Cell Press journal iScience offers a closer look at what happens inside a dog’s brain when it sees different human facial expressions. Researchers found that smiles trigger distinctive activity in specific parts of the canine brain. They also uncovered the first evidence that dogs can tell apart several negative expressions, including anger, sadness, and fear.…

It’s been a wild first half of the year in the U.S. power sector, with announcements of gigantic natural gas power plants and some long-awaited renewable energy projects coming online. At times of rapid change, forecasting is difficult. So I feel a measure of comfort focusing on something concrete like the list of 368 utility-scale plants that began operation from January to June, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The group is dominated by utility-scale solar. This is a top-heavy list, led by SunZia Wind South and SunZia Wind North in New Mexico, which went online this…

Reporting Highlights Promised Reforms: The Amateur Athletic Union said it would implement “historic” reforms after a child sex abuse scandal in 2011, including mandatory training. It still hasn’t done so. “People Tried to Cover It Up”: A few years later, the AAU exonerated a top executive accused of sexual abuse without interviewing a single witness. Banned Coaches: The AAU said it would bar coaches banned for misconduct by other youth sports groups. But we found eight banned coaches working with kids in the AAU. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In the…

 A claim that “Harry Potter” fans forced the diversion of an energy project between the United Kingdom and Ireland so that it would not interfere with the fictional grave of Dobby, the house elf who helped the titular character throughout the series of movies and books, appears to be true based on available evidence. The claim is based on comments made on a podcast by Simon Ludlam, founder and CEO of Etchea Energy, the company behind the project. Ludlam said the company received “hundreds of calls” from people concerned about the planned project because it would go “straight through Dobby’s…

Three nations to group ministers, hold ⁠joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under the pact signed last week.Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will group senior ministers, hold ⁠joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under a military pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkiye’s defence ministry says.The three countries on August 7 signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, which stipulates that an armed attack against any member would be regarded as ‌an attack on all, similar to NATO’s Article 5 collective defence clause.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend…

Other Cases to ConsiderPhotograph: Louryn StrampeSpigen Tough Armor ($23) and Nano Pop MagFit ($20) Cases: These affordable cases both look nice and perform well for the price. The Nano Pop case was just a little too slippery for me, and the Tough Armor case’s kickstand was flimsier than I’d have liked. But if none of our other recommendations tickle your fancy, these options aren’t the worst.Dbrand Tank Case for $60: This case looks very tactical. If that’s the look you’re after, it’s worth considering. For me, I found the back textures to be a little overstimulating and unpleasant. I wasn’t…

Israel-based venture fund Team8 announced this week that it has secured $365 million in additional capital.  The company says $265 million is for Team8 Capital’s third fund, while $100 million will be used for additional investments in the most promising portfolio startups. Team8 says the new funding brings its assets under management to close to $2 billion since it was founded in 2014.  The venture capital firm incubates and funds early-stage enterprise technology companies. It uses a venture-creation model to co-found and support startups spanning cybersecurity, AI, fintech, and digital health.  Its cybersecurity portfolio features prominent ventures such as Talon,…

A future Bitcoin buyer may encounter the asset through a portfolio they already own. An adviser can add a small allocation, a brokerage account can hold a spot ETF, and future retirement products could place Bitcoin inside another familiar investment wrapper.Grayscale expects Bitcoin ownership to keep broadening as government deficits persist, blockchain finance reaches more institutions, and younger investors gain a larger share of financial assets.Those forces now operate through a distribution system that gives people more ways to own Bitcoin through conventional finance.Bitcoin trades near $63,527, yet price alone is only one measure of adoption. Adviser access, institutional portfolio…

Alexander Ionides, a consultant eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London says if you have damaged your eyes, the symptoms will start to come on within a few hours.”It’s a central spot in the visual field, whatever you’re looking at, if you’re looking at someone’s face, or the writing of the page or the clock on the wall, you may have a distortion.”It’ll be a grey or a yellow or a dark spot right in the very centre of your vision.”It doesn’t hurt, there’s no pain like what a burn might be considered to be like, and it can…