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Gizmodo The Future Is Here Anthropic’s Claude Will Start Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Text 12 Aug 2026, 16:00 by Bruce Gil This is meant to make content generated by AI easier to detect. AnthropicClaudeChatbot-1280x853.jpeg 434 KB ‍ Chris Carter on How the Real World Has Caught Up With ‘The X-Files’ 12 Aug 2026, 16:00 by Cheryl Eddy The franchise creator tells io9 about 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe - Vrach Frankenshteyn,' his director's cut of the 2008 feature film, which comes to Hulu and Disney+ this week. X-FilesIWTB-Interview-1280x853.jpg 476 KB ‍ A ‘Super’ El Niño Could Push the Amazon Toward a Tipping Point, Scientists Warn 12 Aug 2026, 15:40 by Ellyn Lapointe This critical region may be facing a devastating year of drought and wildfire at the worst possible time. Amazon-rainforest-wildfire-1280x853.jpg 316 KB ‍ ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Proves the Movie *They* Didn’t Want You to See Was Always Worth the Fight 12 Aug 2026, 15:30 by Isaiah Colbert Will Forte stars alongside Lana Condor and John Cena in the wacky 'Looney Tunes' hybrid animated film, in theaters on August 28. Coyote-Vs-Acme-1-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Object: Part Black Hole, Part Star 12 Aug 2026, 15:00 by Gayoung Lee The researchers are calling it a "one in a billion" discovery. black-hole-star-artist-impression-1280x853.jpg 777 KB ‍ ‘The End of Oak Street’ Is the Family vs. Dinosaur Adventure You Didn’t Know You Needed 12 Aug 2026, 15:00 by Germain Lussier Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway star in the new film from 'It Follows' director David Robert Mitchell, out August 14. End-of-Oak-Street-review-1280x853.jpg 534 KB ‍ Xbox’s Leaked Elite 3 Controller Straddles the Brand’s Warring Identities 12 Aug 2026, 14:35 by Kyle Barr Is Xbox still hoping cloud gamers will cough up more money for the best experience? Xbox-Elite-Series-2-Controller-1280x853.jpg 354 KB ‍ This Satellite Is So Bright It Could Fry Your Retinas Through a Telescope 12 Aug 2026, 14:15 by Passant Rabie Don't look up. reflect-orbital-1280x853.jpeg 127 KB ‍ Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Keeps the Same Design and Leans Harder Into Health 12 Aug 2026, 14:00 by Raymond Wong I got some brief hands-on time with Google's new smartwatch. Google-Pixel-Watch-5-02-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Pixel 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Fold Hands-On: Better Cameras and Gemini, Gemini, Gemini 12 Aug 2026, 14:00 by Raymond Wong Google is hell-bent on transforming its Pixel phones into AI phones. Google-Pixel-11-Pro-Fold-Group-1-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Google Couldn’t Resist Making Its Own AirTag-Like Item Tracker 12 Aug 2026, 14:00 by Raymond Wong It's called the Pixel Tag. Pixel-Tag-1-1280x853.jpg 837 KB ‍ ‍ Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Are About To Steal One of AirPods’ Best Accessibility Features 12 Aug 2026, 13:50 by James Pero The Galaxy Buds 4 Pro and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are cleared for use as hearing aids, with features slated to arrive later this year. Samsung-Galaxy-Buds-4-Pro-review-1-1280x853.jpg 834 KB ‍ Your Personal Care Products Are Likely Hiding 3 Times as Many Chemicals Than Labeled 12 Aug 2026, 13:45 by Ed Cara In a new study, researchers found that 85% of tested products contained at least one undisclosed, potentially hazardous chemical. Personal-care-products-1280x853.jpg 232 KB ‍ Insta360 X6 Review: The King of 360 Cameras Reclaims Its Crown 12 Aug 2026, 13:00 by Kyle Barr The X6 has the best 360 camera quality available now. It still won't be your one and only action cam. insta360-X6-review-07-1280x853.jpg 446 KB ‍ Insta360’s X6 Reimagines the 360 Shooter as the Everything Camera 12 Aug 2026, 13:00 by Kyle Barr It’s the most premium—and expensive—360 camera yet, but will it replace all the other lenses in your life. X6-Black-Outdoor-11-1280x853.jpg 473 KB ‍ ‘Jeff the Killer’ Movie in Development From TikTok Creator Savannah Moss 12 Aug 2026, 11:41 by Gordon Jackson Plus, Brad Caleb Kane promises impatient slasher fans that Pamela Voorhees kills people in 'Crystal Lake.' MS-August-12-1280x853.jpg 233 KB ‍ Archaeologists Think a 2,400-Year-Old Grave Belongs to an Ancient Greek Wrestler 12 Aug 2026, 11:30 by Gayoung Lee Researchers will have to take a closer look to find stronger evidence, but the findings offer a rare look into the people who lived in a wealthy Greek city. aspendos-necropolis-skeleton-1280x853.jpg 2 MB ‍ Linda Cardellini Teases Her Killer Character Arc on ‘Crystal Lake’ 12 Aug 2026, 11:00 by Germain Lussier The 'Friday the 13th' prequel series debuts on Peacock October 15. Linda-Cardellini-Crystal-Lake-Boat-1280x853.jpg 284 KB ‍ Federal Government Demands That Kalshi Keep Operating in New York State Despite Lawsuit 12 Aug 2026, 09:00 by Mike Pearl The CFTC says it's "required by law to ensure order in these markets, and that is what we have done today." Best-VPN-for-Kalshi-1280x853.jpg 106 KB ‍ Turns Out You Don’t Need The Most Powerful AI Models to Cause a Major Cybersecurity Incident 12 Aug 2026, 09:00 by AJ Dellinger Doom and Zoom. 584408a8d64e9217ad122759a92a4adb-1024x576.jpg 156 KB ‍ ‍ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. By using Blogtrottr, you agree to our terms. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, edit this subscription, or manage all your subscriptions.