Mobile News
HTC apparently wants to sell you a new mid-range Android tablet:
https://www.xda-developers.com/htc-a100-mid-range-tablet-leak/
HarmonyOS 2: Eligible Devices, Beta, Rollout Date, Leaks and more:
https://www.huaweicentral.com/latest-hm-os-features-update-released-for-huawei-mate-40-series-cn/
IMDb TV apps now available on Android and iOS:
https://www.xda-developers.com/imdb-tv-apps-android-ios/
YouTube tests a new gesture to let you scrub videos faster:
https://www.xda-developers.com/youtube-slide-to-seek-gesture/
Google may soon bundle Play Pass with your Google One subscription:
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-preparing-play-pass-google-one-bundle/
OnePlus releases kernel sources for the OnePlus Nord 2:
https://www.xda-developers.com/oneplus-nord-2-nord-200-kernel-sources-released/
Crypto
The Future of Cryptocurrency Is Being Decided in Biden's Infrastructure Bill:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvzbmw/the-future-of-cryptocurrency-is-being-decided-in-bidens-infrastructure-bill
Ethereum’s Hotly Anticipated ‘London’ Hard Fork Is Now Live:
https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-hotly-anticipated-london-hard-fork-is-now-live
Town Puts 90-Day Ban on New Bitcoin Mines Because They're 'Unsightly':
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4avpdp/town-puts-90-day-ban-on-new-bitcoin-mines-because-theyre-unsightly
Coinbase Users Can Now Buy Crypto Assets Using Apple Pay:
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/08/06/coinbase-buy-crypto-apple-pay/
Desktop
Asus is helping its motherboard owners with Windows 11 compatibility:
https://www.techradar.com/news/asus-is-helping-its-motherboard-owners-with-windows-11-compatibility/
Privacy and Security
AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails Than Humans in a Recent Test:
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-phishing-emails
Privacy Whistleblower Edward Snowden and EFF Slam Apple's Plans to Scan Messages and iCloud Images:
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/08/06/snowden-eff-slam-plan-to-scan-messages-images/
Apple Confirms Detection of Child Sexual Abuse Material is Disabled When iCloud Photos is Turned Off:
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/08/05/apple-csam-detection-disabled-icloud-photos/
Other News
‘Pub Testers’ Being Recruited To Clamp Down on Football Piracy:
https://torrentfreak.com/pub-testers-being-recruited-to-clamp-down-on-football-piracy-210808/