e dot dot dot 08 11 2026

Why some Windows apps install without ever asking for admin rights

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Some installers ring the doorbell; other already have a key.

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Meta chief strategy officer Dave Wehner leaves to join AI infrastructure startup Fireworks as CFO

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Dave Wehner, Meta's chief strategy officer, is leaving the company to become CFO of Fireworks, the AI infrastructure startup valued at $17.5 billion in July.

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America's newest small business owners with no employees are off to a hot start in AI era

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New small business formation is rising for owners who can grow with AI serving in finance, marketing and design roles, eliminating the need for hiring.

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I nearly bought a fake power tool, and the packaging almost fooled me

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Fake power tools don't always look fake anymore.

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Democrat shaping AI policy bought chip stocks despite backing congressional trading ban

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer disclosed new AI-linked stock purchases months after voting for a congressional trading ban, as Democrats prepare to regulate the industry.

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I stopped juggling cloud apps after finding this open-source Android file manager

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I didn't know my cloud drives needed a group chat until now.

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