2026-08-08

xAI Ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 With Precise Editing and a Top Arena Ranking

xAI shipped Grok Imagine Image 2.0 on August 7, 2026, making the new model generally available as the Quality Mode on grok.com/imagine and inside the company's iOS and Android apps, according to the company's announcement. The release lands as xAI lists its models under the SpaceXAI name, and it arrives with region-level editing tools, multi-image reference inputs, and a claim to the num [...]

2026-08-08

Claude Cowork Record a Skill: I’m Never Hiring a VA Again

I’ve spent way too much time doing tasks that feel like they should be someone else’s job, whether it's formatting reports, organizing information, or repeating the same steps in different apps. At some point, you start thinking, “Maybe I should just hire a VA.” That’s why Claude Cowork’s Record a Skill feature caught my attention. Instead of writing out a giant list of instructio [...]

2026-08-08

Denza claims its latest Z9S model boasts the world’s longest electric range — allowing owners to drive from New York to Detroit without a stop

This new EV claims a staggering 683-mile range on a single charge [...]

2026-08-08

Russia is kickstarting its plans to dominate the space race once again — but it will have to depend on Chinese hardware to do so

Russia's Angara expansion combines domestic machinery with strategically important Chinese equipment supporting critical manufacturing processes. [...]

2026-08-07

I asked Gemini and ChatGPT to build OpenAI's mythical AI hardware — the results are shockingly good but still don't make me want this $300-plus device

We have fresh rumors on OpenAI's AI hardware, but what do they really mean? We turned to Gemini and ChatGPT for fresh perspective, renders, and have new thoughts about why the gadget still won't work for us. [...]

2026-08-07

Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon

NASA believes the crater left by the rocket is around 60 feet wide. [...]

2026-08-07

'A quality, highly adjustable, and highly supportive chair that will last for years': FlexiSpot's C7 ergonomic office chair is our mid-range favorite, and it's 30% off

When we tested this fantastically comfortable chair, we found it perfect for long days at your desk. [...]

2026-08-07

10 frozen desserts you can make without an ice cream maker

These simple no-churn recipes turn pantry staples and fresh fruit into frozen desserts without an ice cream maker or any special equipment [...]

2026-08-07

OpenAI Says Upcoming Astra Model May Cross Critical Cybersecurity Threshold

OpenAI said on August 7, 2026 that internal evaluations of Astra, one of its upcoming models, show such strong agentic coding and cybersecurity performance that the company can no longer rule out the Critical cybersecurity capability level defined in its own Preparedness Framework. It is the first time OpenAI has attached that label's possibility to a specific model, and it triggered immediat [...]