Tech News Roundup — August 10, 2026 (NOON)
A cybersecurity incident at Valve’s EU logistics partner is the day’s headline. Microsoft confirms a hard deadline for uBlock Origin on Edge, Meta opens up a 30-billion-parameter agentic model, and Linux 7.3 starts cutting legacy code paths. Ford puts an AI assistant in its mobile apps, an orbital mirror prototype reaches orbit, and a Portuguese-language jailbreak project targets iOS 26.
Valve’s European Shipping Partner Hit By Cyberattack
CEVA Logistics, Valve’s European shipping partner for Steam hardware, suffered a data breach on August 7 affecting European customers who ordered the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, or other Valve hardware between July 29 and August 1. Compromised data may include names, postal addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and the product type and price of each order. Payment information, passwords, and Steam Guard codes are not affected, and Steam accounts themselves remain secure. Valve is notifying the relevant data-protection authorities and is “pressing CEVA for the full scope of what was taken.” Customers should expect phishing attempts referencing the hardware order. Windows Central
uBlock Origin’s Edge Clock Starts Ticking
Microsoft has set an end-of-2026 deadline for Manifest V2 extension support on Microsoft Edge. Some users will see notices this month (August 2026), with MV2 extensions gradually disabled by default over the coming months; enterprise customers transition in 2027. The biggest casualty is uBlock Origin, which depends on the WebRequest API that MV3 restricts. Microsoft says 95% of the top MV2 extensions are migrating to MV3, and the change brings real security and performance benefits — but ad-blocking on Edge is the practical loser. Windows Central
Meta Ships Muse Glimmer As A 30B Open Agentic Model
Meta Superintelligence Labs released Muse Glimmer as a 30-billion-parameter large language model designed for always-on local agent workflows. The model weights are open-source under an Apache 2.0 license, positioning Glimmer as a competitor in the small-but-capable open-weight space aimed at agentic tasks that run locally on user hardware rather than in the cloud. Phoronix
Linux 7.3 Cleans House And Tunes Legacy Silicon
Linux 7.3 is shaping up to bring ~1W power savings on the Apple M1 series, alongside initial support for the M3 Pro, M3 Max, and M3 Ultra SoCs that remain less mature on Linux. On the legacy side, a small SSE optimization targets roughly two-decade-old CPUs — AMD Athlon XP, early Sempron, and some Intel Celeron and Pentium III models — squeezing a little more performance from hardware that lacks SSE2. The kernel is also removing several old Silicon Graphics (SGI) drivers over security concerns, part of a broader cleanup driven by AI/LLM coding agents generating noise in the old-driver maintenance subsystem. Phoronix
Ford Rolls Out An AI Assistant That Knows Your Fuel And Tires
Ford is shipping an AI-powered chatbot inside the Ford and Lincoln mobile apps that can answer questions about a customer’s vehicle — fuel levels for an upcoming road trip, whether the truck can tow a new boat, when the next service is due. Because the app is linked to the vehicle, the assistant knows specifics like fuel level, cargo capacity, and tow rating without manual entry. A voice-powered version is planned as a follow-up. [The Verge]
Space Mirrors Could Wreck Astronomy — And Your Eyes
California-based Reflect Orbital has launched Eärendil-1 as the first test satellite for a planned constellation of up to 50,000 orbital mirrors designed to reflect sunlight onto specific areas of Earth’s surface for nighttime illumination or solar-power generation. Astronomers warn the constellation would devastate ground-based astronomy by adding moving bright objects to the night sky, and the company itself acknowledges a risk of eye damage from glancing reflections. The FCC filing is being watched as a precedent for future large-constellation lighting proposals. [The Verge]
An iOS 26 Jailbreak Lands — Is It Worth The Risk?
A new jailbreak targeting iOS 26 has appeared, marking the latest chapter in Apple’s tightening mobile security. With each iOS release closing off more attack surface, working jailbreaks are increasingly rare — but the new tool claims a working exploit. Whether to install remains a personal-risk calculation: jailbreaks re-open the door to system-level access that Apple has spent a decade closing, and the usual caveats around stability, battery life, and app compatibility apply. Pplware
In Brief
- Microsoft admits OneDrive Photos error. A new OneDrive Photos app forcibly appeared in the Windows 11 Start menu on millions of PCs last week; Microsoft’s EVP of Apps and Agents Jeff Teper acknowledged the rollout “went more broadly than it should have” and promised a fix. Windows Photos remains the default photo viewer, with users retaining the choice to use OneDrive or not. Windows Central
- Aptoide launches inside the US Play Store. Following the latest twist in Google’s legal battles with Epic, Aptoide Games has become the first third-party app store discoverable through Google Play in the US — a precedent that could open the door to more rival storefronts. [The Verge]
- Sunbird brings iMessage back to Android. The controversial app that previously offered iMessage access on Android has returned, riding Europe’s interoperability pressure on Apple’s walled garden. Pplware
Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 10 articles from 4 sources summarized (Windows Central, Phoronix, The Verge, Pplware).