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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it’s idiotic

Beth Mole • August 11, 2026 Backlash to Trump’s vaccine order on Monday has been swift and sharp, with various public health and medical organizations and independent experts calling it “dangerous,” “unscientific,” “false and misleading,” “so wrong,” and saying it is “putting children’s health at risk.” The responses are unsurprising; the medical and health communities

Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up

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Jeremy Hsu • August 11, 2026 Romanian army divers used explosives to destroy two Russian-made drones found floating in the Black Sea near Romania’s largest natural gas project, according to the NATO member country’s defense minister. Defense Minister Radu Miruță posted a Facebook video supposedly showing one of the drones being blown up in the

Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

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Dan Goodin • August 11, 2026 Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication, passkeys, and similar protections. The new Chrome protection is known as device-bound session credentials (DBSCs). The measure stores a

Meta can’t stop states’ $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial

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Jon Brodkin • August 11, 2026 Meta and TikTok tried to defeat thousands of social media addiction lawsuits in one fell swoop, but an appeals court rejected the attempt in a ruling issued yesterday. First up among the lawsuits is a case brought against Meta by the California attorney general and other state AGs. Meta

Another OpenAI executive takes off

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Hayden Field • August 11, 2026 Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s special projects lead and the company’s former COO, announced his departure after an eight-year stint at the AI lab. In an internal memo he later posted to X, Lightcap told colleagues he’d be starting “something new.” “Over the last few months, I’ve been focused on the

The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now

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Brad Bourque • August 11, 2026 The Google Pixel Buds 2a in hazel. | Image: The Verge Looking for great pair of earbuds that work particularly well with Android phones? The Google Pixel Buds 2a are currently discounted to $99 (usually $129) at various retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, and directly from Google. These very

Google’s upcoming Pixel phones are for the fans, even if its launch event isn’t

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Dominic Preston • August 11, 2026 The Pixel 11 Pro has a flashy new light on the back. | Image: Google Last year’s Made by Google event for the Pixel 10 resembled a late night talk show, complete with Jimmy Fallon as host, and it aired an hour after the phones were revealed. Spec dives

Google’s free streaming service now lets you pick shows and movies to watch

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Emma Roth • August 11, 2026 Google TV Freeplay, the company’s free, ad-supported streaming service, now supports video on demand. Instead of tuning into Google TV Freeplay’s selection of always-on channels, you can now choose from over 10,000 shows and movies to watch whenever you want. The update introduces titles like Lady Bird, Seventeen Again,

Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

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Sean Hollister • August 11, 2026 Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can’t say, but a Redditor has legit-looking photos of a prototype Xbox controller that’s almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp. In May, a Brazilian

An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon

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John.Higgins • August 11, 2026 It looks like we’ll be getting a successor to the Sonos Ace headphones sometime this fall, which was hinted at by CEO Tom Conrad during a third quarter earnings call. As reported by What Hi-Fi?, an FCC filing by Sonos, Inc reveals details about upcoming wireless headphones with the model

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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it’s idiotic

Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up

Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers

Meta can’t stop states’ $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial

Another OpenAI executive takes off

The budget-friendly Pixel Buds 2a are even cheaper right now

Google’s upcoming Pixel phones are for the fans, even if its launch event isn’t

Google’s free streaming service now lets you pick shows and movies to watch

Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen

An FCC filing points to new Sonos headphones coming soon