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Can Firefox Smart Window Run Fully Local? What Ollama Changes—and What Still Leaves Your Device
AI·23 August 2026

Can Firefox Smart Window Run Fully Local? What Ollama Changes—and What Still Leaves Your Device

Firefox Smart Window can use a local Ollama or Lemonade model, but that does not make every AI feature local. Here is the data path for chat, memories, web search, and browsing context—and how to configure it deliberately.

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New York Stock Exchange trading floor
Investing·23 August 2026

Sunday US Catch-Up Reset: Cadence Still Has the Best Turn, but Wednesday Is Too Important to Ignore

Cadence remains the only laggard showing a genuine absolute-and-relative turn after Friday, but Synopsys and Nvidia both report Wednesday. UPS is still a secondary watch; cybersecurity remains quarantined. There is no clean Sunday buy.

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Chrome Web Store Now Starts Publishers at Two Extension Slots: What Happens When You Hit the Limit?
Development·23 August 2026

Chrome Web Store Now Starts Publishers at Two Extension Slots: What Happens When You Hit the Limit?

Chrome Web Store publishers now start with two extension slots. Here is what the new limit means for existing extensions, updates, increase requests, and teams deciding whether to split a product into another extension.

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Will Your Edge Extension Stop Working in 2026? Microsoft’s Manifest V2 Shutdown Explained
Development·22 August 2026

Will Your Edge Extension Stop Working in 2026? Microsoft’s Manifest V2 Shutdown Explained

Microsoft Edge has started its consumer transition away from Manifest V2. Here is the actual 2026 timeline, what remains uncertain, how Edge differs from Chrome, and the migration checks extension developers should make now.

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New York Stock Exchange trading floor
Investing·22 August 2026

Weekend US Catch-Up Screen: Cadence Is the First Real Turn, UPS Still Hasn’t Broken Out

Cadence is the first laggard this week to show both absolute and relative repair, while UPS still has a large unresolved FedEx gap without a breakout. Cybersecurity bounces remain contaminated by peer weakness. There is no clean buy yet.

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Does Claude’s New Browser Use Tool Replace Playwright? What Developers Still Have to Run
AI·22 August 2026

Does Claude’s New Browser Use Tool Replace Playwright? What Developers Still Have to Run

Anthropic’s new Claude browser use tool adds a standard agent interface for navigating and acting on webpages, but it does not run the browser for you. Here is where Playwright still fits, when direct automation is better, and how to choose the right architecture.

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Slack Code Is Live: Does It Replace Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Pull Requests?
AI·21 August 2026

Slack Code Is Live: Does It Replace Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Pull Requests?

Slack Code puts AI coding agents into shared project channels. Here’s what it changes, what still belongs in an IDE or pull request, and a practical pilot framework for engineering teams.

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Does Sending User Prompts to an AI API Count as Data Collection on Google Play?
AI·21 August 2026

Does Sending User Prompts to an AI API Count as Data Collection on Google Play?

Google Play now explicitly applies its User Data rules to third-party AI integrations. Here’s how prompts, files and server-side AI calls affect Data safety, privacy disclosures and consent.

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New York Stock Exchange trading floor
Investing·21 August 2026

Friday US Catch-Up Screen: UPS Has the Right Shape, but Cyber’s Relative Strength Is a Trap

UPS is the only fresh laggard with the right short-vs-medium relative shape, but its turnaround still has real company-specific risks. Fortinet and F5 look better only because cybersecurity peers fell harder. There is no clean buy today.

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GitHub Spark Ends August 31: What Keeps Working, What Already Broke, and What to Export
AI·20 August 2026

GitHub Spark Ends August 31: What Keeps Working, What Already Broke, and What to Export

GitHub Spark retires on August 31, 2026. Here’s what happens to deployed apps, why llm() features are already broken, and the code-and-data migration checklist to run before the workbench closes.

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Apple’s EU App Store Fees Change October 1: 26%, 20%, 15%, or 5%—Which Route Applies?
Technology·20 August 2026

Apple’s EU App Store Fees Change October 1: 26%, 20%, 15%, or 5%—Which Route Applies?

Apple’s new EU App Store terms take effect October 1, 2026. Here’s how the 26%, 20%, 15%, and 5% fee paths differ, what the 12-month payment-choice lock means, and how developers can compare them before switching.

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New York Stock Exchange trading floor
Investing·20 August 2026

Thursday US Catch-Up Screen: FTNT Broke Support, LHX Is Disqualified, and There’s No Clean Buy Yet

Fortinet still has an unresolved medium-term peer gap, but it broke the price invalidation. L3Harris is clouded by a company-specific governance shock, and the screen stays empty.

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