Synology reveals a host of new NAS devices it says can balance budget and power requirements for all users
Synology reveals a host of new NAS devices it says can balance budget and power requirements for all users

Synology launches four DiskStation neo+ NAS models offering lower entry pricing, expandable hardware, unchanged DSM software, and worldwide availability without pricing.

Survey Sunday: this is how Chinese EVs will make it to America
Survey Sunday: this is how Chinese EVs will make it to America

For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey how (or if) Electrek readers think the first Chinese electric cars will make it onto US roads. After receiving more than 3,000 responses, here’s what you told us.

Anthropic is turning Claude Code’s auto mode on by default

Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight.

I went down a privacy rabbit hole and came out with a whole new digital setup — here’s which security tools I recommend so you can do the same
I went down a privacy rabbit hole and came out with a whole new digital setup — here’s which security tools I recommend so you can do the same

Staying private and secure on your phone and online is becoming increasingly challenging, but there are plenty of tools to help.

I test 4K Blu-ray for a living, and these are the 4 new discs from August 2026 I’m most looking forward to trying out

As TechRadar’s 4K Blu-ray tester, I’ve picked new titles from August 2026 that I’m keen to try out as part of the Blu-ray Bounty.

Microsoft brings its fourth Indian cloud region online in Hyderabad, the first delivery against a $17.5 billion commitment
Microsoft brings its fourth Indian cloud region online in Hyderabad, the first delivery against a $17.5 billion commitment

Microsoft has brought its fourth Indian cloud region online in Hyderabad, declaring general availability of India South Central on August 6. The three-availability-zone build is the largest hyperscale region Microsoft operates in the country and, by th…

AI Isn’t Plotting Against Us; It’s Cheating On Its Tests

A cluster of recent stories about rogue AI evading control may just be cases of running a task in a room with a bad lock.

Chinese ship spotted ‘lurking’ near Taiwan’s subsea internet cables linking it to the US
Chinese ship spotted ‘lurking’ near Taiwan’s subsea internet cables linking it to the US

Taiwan tracks a Chinese research vessel above a major Pacific internet cable, renewing attention on regional maritime security concerns.

Pony.ai to put 100,000 autonomous electric trucks on the road by 2030 [video]
Pony.ai to put 100,000 autonomous electric trucks on the road by 2030 [video]

Chinese autonomy experts Pony.ai are planning to put 1,000 autonomous electric commercial trucks to work by 2027, but it’s the company’s plans to put 100,000 self-driving trucks on the road by 2030 that’s making headlines.

Grok’s image tools get a professional upgrade with templates, precise editing, and an Arena number two ranking
Grok’s image tools get a professional upgrade with templates, precise editing, and an Arena number two ranking

SpaceXAI shipped Grok Imagine Image 2.0 on Thursday, making editing a first-class capability rather than an afterthought. The update adds a magic wand tool that changes only the region a user points at, segmentation for selecting precise areas to modif…