TechnologyVentureBeatTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minLTX-2.5 can generate a 10-second AI video from an image in just 6.8 seconds on Nvidia superchips — and it's open weightsLTX , the open world model company spun out of Lightricks, today released LTX-2.5, the newest version of its open-weights video and "world" model and it arrives natively integrated into ComfyUI , the node-based workflow tool that has…VentureBeat
TechnologyVentureBeatTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minYour AI agent may be ready. Your sales motion probably isn’t.Presented by Salesforce Interested buyers don't generate revenue. Live customers do. That's the lesson I keep drawing from watching hundreds of ISV partnerships navigate the agent economy over the last 18 months. The companies pulling…VentureBeat
TechnologyEngadgetTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minBumble now lets either person send the first message after matchingThe company previously teased it would change messaging in May.Engadget
TechnologyTechRadarTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minLondon Underground is trialing live face scanning from today as privacy groups say it 'treats the public like suspects'Facial recognition systems are expanding to the London Underground British Transport Police say images will be checked against a watchlist Privacy groups are calling the technology intrusive The debate over public surveillance and privacy…TechRadar
TechnologyRio TimesTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minBrazil, Colombia and Peru Launch a Joint Amazon River OperationBrazil · Security Key Facts Operation BRACOLPER 2026, the 52nd edition of the trilateral river exercise. Participants Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Launch July 18, 2026, with the first phase held in Leticia, Colombia, from July 18–22…Rio Times
TechnologyTechRadarTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 min'Our goal is to deliver way more value to consumers than what we charge them'Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick defends Grand Theft Auto 6 's $80 base price He says, "Our goal is to deliver way more value to consumers than what we charge them" The CEO says GTA 6 will be "an incredible bargain" Take-Two…TechRadar
TechnologyZDNetTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minThis $50 power bank is safer than my lithium-ion battery - and it's coming on my next flightLithium-ion power banks keep catching fire. Is semi-solid-state the safer solution?ZDNet
TechnologyAllAfricaTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minMalawi: Fake Gun and Pepper Spray - Motorcycle Taxi Robber, 29, Arrested After Terrifying Hijacking Ordeal[Nyasa Times] A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Balaka after allegedly hijacking a motorcycle taxi driver at fake gunpoint, before spraying him with pepper spray and fleeing with his bike.AllAfrica
TechnologyHacker NoonTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minReclaim Security Names Stephen Wadsworth VP of Sales as Cybersecurity Shifts From Exposure DiscoveryThe cybersecurity industry has become increasingly capable of telling organizations what is wrong. Across endpoints, identities, cloud environments, email systems and browsers, security teams have access to an expanding stream of findings…Hacker Noon
TechnologyAllAfricaTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minNigeria: Nigerian Troops Arrest Kidnap Commander, Recover $1000, Weapons[Premium Times] An official said the suspect was arrested during "a coordinated intelligence-led operation" in the forest located in Gariki General Area of Enugu State.AllAfrica
TechnologyWiredTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minA Zoom Screen-Sharing Bug Let Anyone Take Over Other Devices on a CallResearchers say it took fewer than 20 prompts for a public AI tool to find a flaw (now fixed) allowing anyone on a Zoom call to hijack another participants’ device.Wired
TechnologyTASSTechnologyAug 11, 2026 · 1 minUkrainian troops burn corpses of Colombian mercenaries with acid — war prisonerThe captured Ukrainian soldier added that he was guided to the position by a drone and was not provided with water or food, so he decided to surrenderTASS