Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider SafePal is warning of a data breach affecting about 39,798 customers after a flaw was exploited to steal customer order information, and a threat actor is now claiming to be selling the stolen data.
SafePal says the breach impacts customers who placed orders between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026, exposing their names, email addresses, shipping addresses, phone numbers, and purchase information.
The company says the breach did not expose customers’ wallet seed phrases, private keys, passwords, bank account information, payment card numbers, government-issued identification numbers, or other credentials.
“No evidence has been found that the incident itself compromised access to SafePal wallets or funds,” SafePal said in a security advisory published Sunday.
The company says it notified all impacted customers via email on August 16 with the subject “[Important] Your SafePal Order Information Has Been Affected.”
SafePal has also launched an online verification tool that lets customers enter their order number and shipping country to determine whether the details of that order were stolen.
The company warns that the stolen information could be used to conduct targeted phishing and other social engineering attacks, with customers reporting SafePal phishing emails and phone calls as early as May.
A threat actor now claims to be selling the stolen SafePal customer data on a cybercrime forum.
As spotted by DarkWebInformer, the seller referenced the same affected order period and approximately 39,798 customers disclosed by SafePal.
For potential buyers, the threat actor is also willing to share order ID and shipping country information from stolen orders, which can be confirmed on SafePal’s online verification tool as proof that the sale is legitimate.
“Not interested in low balls , please come correct and with a good price or do not message me at all,” reads the forum post.
BleepingComputer has not independently verified that the threat actor possesses the stolen data.
SafePal says it first received a report consistent with the incident in early May 2026, which it initially treated as an isolated case.
While it is unclear whether this report is related, a customer posted on X that they received a SafePal phishing email and a phone call from someone claiming to be a company employee in May. The phishing email claimed that a security vulnerability had been discovered in the SafePal X1 hardware wallet and that a firmware update was required to fix the flaw.
“We first received a report consistent with this issue in early May, and treated it as an isolated case at the time, but escalated it into a formal security investigation and introduced additional protections,” reads the advisory.
“As our e-commerce system involves multiple interconnected components and external integrations, as well as third-party logistics partners, we could not immediately rule out several possible explanations.”
In July, SafePal began what it described as a “full review and rebuild” of its order-processing system and discovered an authorization flaw in the order-tracking function of a plug-in that allowed unauthorized access to another customer’s order information.
SafePal says it fixed the vulnerability and implemented additional security measures. The company is also working with a third-party security firm to validate the fix and conduct a broader review of its order-processing systems.
However, as part of this investigation, SafePal determined that a threat actor exploited the flaw to steal order information belonging to approximately 39,798 customers.
During the investigation, SafePal also discovered a separate configuration error that caused a data-cleanup process to stop functioning correctly between September 2025 and April 2026, resulting in order data being retained as far back as March 2025.
For affected orders, SafePal says it has purged personal data from active e-commerce servers, although it is retaining an encrypted offline copy for potential law-enforcement investigations.
SafePal also warns customers to watch for targeted phishing emails and phone calls about firmware upgrades, product returns, refunds, or legal investigations.
The company says it has already taken down more than 30 fraudulent websites and phishing links tied to this incident.
Customers whose order information was exposed do not need to replace their hardware wallets or move cryptocurrency because of the breach, according to SafePal.
However, if a customer already shared their seed phrases or private key in response to a phishing email or text, they should treat their wallet as compromised and transfer any assets to a new wallet on a trusted SafePal device or official application.
Overall prevention scores can hide what happens after initial access. Once attackers are using valid credentials, prevention drops sharply.
The Blue Report 2026 measures defenses technique by technique across 338 million simulations run in customer production environments.
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Cheerble Pet Fountain Elfin E1+ for $70: This simple automatic water fountain would’ve been a top pick, but I’m trying to pare down my top picks to only stainless steel or glass—unless they have a feature not seen elsewhere, like the Petlibro RFID fountain—because plastic gets dirty with the potential to cause serious health problems (more on that below). But overall, I have no complaints besides the plastic with this fountain. Like other top models, it has a wireless pump for safer and easier cleaning and a hygienic stainless steel top, and it sits on a charging dock where it can be moved around the house cord-free for up to 30 days. It has intermittent flow that goes off when it senses a cat is near, and the top lights indicate things like filter replacement and battery level. Overall, it was super easy to clean this model because everything sits on one another; and it has few parts and a wireless pump. This was a reliable model, and I’d recommend it if you’re OK with cleaning more frequently because of the plastic design.
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Bissell HydrateWell Automatic Water Fountain for $26: I tested this fountain and a brand-new automatic litter box (review forthcoming) from cleaning titan Bissell, whose handheld and cordless vacuums have been long-time favorites of the Reviews team. This fountain had Bissell’s signature sleek aesthetic, but there were several design features that reminded me that Bissell is still used to designing cleaning tools. The biggest problem is that it was designed like a vacuum, with the cord wrapped underneath the fountain, making it difficult to unspool, clean, or move without the water spilling from the top or the cord getting wet. The top basin parts were also a bit modular; I felt like it should’ve twisted into itself to connect, but it sort of haphazardly sat on top. There was also a taller spout addition (not pictured), but I took it off because water kept spraying outside the bowl. I also didn’t love the all-plastic design and the fact it needed to be plugged in at all times. It worked well throughout testing, but there are some design flaws (namely the bottom cord spool) that made moving and refilling a little needlessly difficult.
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Petlibro Capsule Dog Fountain for $45: Petlibro’s Capsule Dog Fountain is right at snout level for my small dogs, which I prefer for when they eat and drink to prevent choking. It holds 2.1 gallons of water in the large tank, and the water quietly flows via a whirlpool to the top tray. Plus, there’s a splash guard that keeps droplets from flying all over the place. It’s recommended that you replace the five-layer filter every two weeks, which can rack up the price. Be sure to stay on top of cleaning, as its BPA-free plastic body isn’t as impervious to bacteria as glass or stainless steel is, even with a filter in use. Despite not being as high-tech (there’s no app connectivity like some of our other tested options), it’s become a reliable tool for us. I can see this working well for parents of rambunctious dogs who don’t need high-tech functionality, just something consistent. —Julia Forbes
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Petlibro Stainless Steel Fountain for $40: There’s no connected app, and the pump isn’t wireless for this solid, all-stainless steel fountain that’s pretty pared down and basic. But the steel keeps water cold and clean, and the spout is easily adjustable to allow control of the flow based on your pet’s preferences. It uses three-layer filtration and has a generously sized reservoir. I wish there were a little window to easily see water levels from the outside, and wireless pumps are a lot more convenient. But this is a solid, whisper-quiet stainless steel fountain that has worked reliably. I love the adjustable spout, and my pets seem to prefer it over some other models I’ve tried.
Photograph: Molly Higgins
Petkit Eversweet 3 Pro for $70: Like many other styles we tested, this circular automatic fountain connects to power via USB and has an app to monitor water levels and remind you when it’s time to fill or change the filter. The top part also has a small reservoir that keeps 2 ounces of water in the tray at all times, ensuring your kitty always has access to water. Although the top is made of plastic, there’s a filter with three layers (replacements are $20), a pump with a foam filter, and a UV light to further sterilize water by killing potentially harmful bacteria. Like many of Petkit’s products, the app is lacking. When I went out of town, the app had trouble adjusting to the time change and didn’t send me a notification that water levels were low. When I got back home, the machine had stopped the water flow without alerting me via the app.
Photograph: Molly Higgins
Petlibro Capsule Fountain for $34: A solid, inexpensive choice, this fountain is made from BPA-free plastic and has a five-layer filtration system and stainless steel top reservoir. There’s a transparent water tank for easier monitoring, and it comes in a bunch of cute colors. The spout is tall and has a continuous flow, making it ideal for cats who love to drink from faucets. However, it’s not connected to an app, so you’ll have to monitor water levels and set manual reminders for filter replacement and cleaning. The plastic is also harder to clean, and it has a wired pump, which makes cleaning trickier (water and electricity are never an ideal combo). It works effectively but there are better options out there at this price point.
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Petkit Eversweet Max for $76: This techy automatic fountain is battery-powered (lasting up to 83 days on a charge), and the drinking bowl is made of stainless steel, but the reservoir is plastic. Because of the shape of the basin with the chunky battery and reservoir bowl, it’s a little awkward to clean. The app logs every time a pet drinks and compares it over time to determine whether your cat’s drinking habits have changed. The app also keeps track of when the filter needs replacing and when you last added water. However, it doesn’t monitor or show how much water is left in the basin; you have to check manually. The design also made it a bit difficult to clean and refill easily.
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Enabot Rola Smart Pet Water Fountain for $25: Cordless and running on a rechargeable battery that lasts up to 60 days (although it can stay plugged in, too), this fountain has a wireless pump that uses magnetic induction—one of the easiest and most hassle-free pumps to clean of all I tested. The fountain has a stainless steel top that holds a decent amount of water even when not running. However, the tank is plastic—I’m wary of plastic because of its propensity to harbor bacteria (plus it doesn’t keep water as cold). The app gives reminders of when the water’s low, the fountain needs cleaning, or the filter needs replacing, plus it automatically stops dispensing water and sends you a reminder to refill via its app. It also logs the number of times your pet drank and for how long, monitoring hydration patterns over time. A complaint I had is that this fountain wouldn’t stay on continuous stream mode, even when plugged in, instead automatically switching to the motion-sensing stream.
Homerunpet Wireless Pet Fountain for $60: This cordless fountain can be used as a traditional fountain plugged in on its base, or can be detached and moved around the house with 30 days of battery life. I don’t love that this fountain is all plastic, but it’s easy to see water levels from the outside, the top and filter layers are super easy to remove, clean, and replace, and the wireless (basically silent) pump makes it a whole lot easier to clean. Plastic doesn’t keep the water as cold or clean as stainless steel, so you’ll have to clean it a lot more often. The fountain only begins bubbling when a cat (or human) approaches to save battery power, and there’s no option to control the flow (and no connected app). I like the wireless pump, but I’m really over plastic at this point.
Photograph: Kat Merck
Wonder Creature Cat Fountain for $18: My two cats have cycled through several water fountains over the past few years, but this no-nonsense version has been a stalwart. The inside is lit by a blue LED (bright enough to glow in the dark), and a clear viewing window on the side makes it easy to monitor the water level from afar. I also like the dishwasher-safe metal bowl and the fact you can remove parts of the white-and-yellow flower to create a fountain configuration your cat likes (waterfall, low bubble-up, tall bubble-up). The only major downsides are the fact it requires very frequent cleaning and filter changes due to the plastic body, and that there is no reservoir to hold water in case of power outage or pump malfunction. When I went on vacation, I had to swap it out for an old-school gravity dispenser. —Kat Merck
Happy & Polly Gothic Cat Drinking Fountain for $66: If you prefer gothic decor to neutral blandness, this ghostly ceramic cat fountain from Happy & Polly may tempt you to bite. The water bubbles up out of the top of the ghost and pools on the ceramic top. It’s fairly quiet at around 35 decibels, but it gets loud when the water is running low, and I worry about the motor burning out, as the 1.5-liter capacity can run dry fast. While the ceramic finish is easy to clean, it is fiddly to take apart. You will want to clean it once a week to prevent it from becoming slimy, and you must change the filter once a month. —Simon Hill
Petkit Eversweet Solo 2 for $45: I love three key features of this fountain: The bowl sits on top of a wireless charging base, so you don’t have to fiddle with cables, it is super easy to clean, and it’s very quiet at around 25 decibels. A flashing light warns you when the water is running low, and you can check when the filter needs to be changed in the app. There’s an optional smart mode that pumps intermittently and a night mode to turn the light off. Pleasingly, all three of our cats drink from this fountain, though that does mean I have to refill it often, as it only holds 2 liters. —Simon Hill
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Oneisall Stainless Steel Pet Fountain for $43: This drinking fountain is about as simple as they come. As it’s designed for cats or small dogs, it has a large bowl, but some cats will prefer that. I love the mostly stainless steel construction, as it’s easy to keep clean and less prone to dirt and bacteria buildup. You can even stick parts into the dishwasher. This fountain can hold up to 7 liters of water, so you don’t have to refill as often. It’s fairly quiet at around 35 decibels, but it gets louder when the water is running low (a red light warns you when it needs a refill). You should clean once a week and rinse the filter. The filter packs are relatively affordable, and you need to swap them once a month. —Simon Hill
Photograph: Molly Higgins
Petcube Ceramic Pet Water Fountain for $65: I really wanted to love this fountain; although its basin is plastic, it has a ceramic top, which is more hygienic than plastic (plus, I had never tested a ceramic model before), and the brand makes some of my favorite pet cameras. However, setup was a bit confusing; it took a long time to get the base charged to power the fountain’s water flow, and the sensor to start the water flow can only be triggered from one side, making placement awkward. After a few days, it would only run while plugged in. Soon, its stream was barely strong enough to reach the top, and after just over a week, it stopped working altogether. Also, it’s overly expensive for what it is.
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Cat Mate 3-Level Pet Fountain for $28: This tall automatic Cat Mate fountain sets itself apart with three tiers for cats who like to drink at every level. Cleaning the motor requires disassembly using tools and extended soaking. Because of the long distance the water has to travel, it evaporates quickly and needs to be refilled about every other day. Plastic also harbors bacteria, and previous plastic models I’ve owned have had mold issues. The basin is quite large and sits flat. Because of this, some debris lingers in the front rather than flowing to the filter system behind. The plastic material and lack of ergonomic gravity design caused this fountain to be dirtier than others.
Whisker City Free Fall Cat Fountain for $30: This huge fountain is better suited for dogs, with its 150-fluid-ounce bowl and waterfall design. Although the basin has a small splash pad to help offset the waterfall noise, this was one of the loudest fountains I tested. The evaporation from the waterfall-like system also caused me to refill it every other day. Because of the structure of the fountain, my cats had to bend their head at an awkward angle. They tended to avoid drinking from the basin because of that, and their heads got slightly wet from the splatter of the waterfall. The basin is also not angled, so crumbs and debris sit at the bottom of the bowl.
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Petkit EverSweet Solo SE for $25: This very simple, straightforward fountain has a square-shaped body, is translucent to easily see water levels from the outside, and has a nearly silent 25-decibel cordless pump to circulate water from the basin to the top level, where 2 ounces of water are always available for drinking, even in case of power failure. The basin sits on a base and all parts easily detach, making it easier to clean. This fountain doesn’t have multiple modes or an associated app—you’ll have to check water levels manually. I noticed this fountain didn’t keep water as cold as some of the others, and because of the design of the top, debris often pooled in the dipped areas, which required more frequent cleaning.
I used each fountain for a week as my cats’ main source of water. As mentioned, I noted the ease of setup, evaluated parts and filters, and generally compared the various types of water fountains—spigot, bubbling, or waterfall. Some flows were continuous and some were intermittent (my cats didn’t prefer intermittent). Cats may also be intrigued and want to play with the machine rather than drink, so be sure to give them time and keep another water source around until they are fully adjusted to the new gadget.
Cats sometimes struggle to consume enough water, which can lead to potentially lethal UTIs and blockages, especially in male cats. This is one of the reasons vets are moving toward encouraging owners to give their cat at least a partially wet-food diet, as this helps them consume more moisture, especially since cats don’t naturally drink as much as dogs. Also unlike dogs, cats are generally quite particular in their likes and dislikes, and cats can see stagnant water as potentially harmful. (If the cat was in the wild, stagnant water has more potential for harmful bacteria). Cats are more drawn to moving water in nature, and these fountains help encourage them to drink more by emulating what they’re naturally drawn to.
While automatic water fountains are better for cats’ overall water consumption, they do require a bit more work and money. Rather than refilling a bowl, these take a little elbow grease—but it’s worth it for your cat’s health. Along with routine refilling and cleaning, you’ll need to disassemble the fountain to clean all parts, including using a brush for the bowl and tubes. You may also have to disassemble the motor to deep-clean mineral buildup. There are different types of filtration cartridges in specific shapes for the brand’s fountains, which require you to buy and change out filters, usually monthly but sometimes more often.
What to Look for in a Fountain
Let’s be honest, a lot of these fountains are pretty much the same. I looked especially for the overall design—I am a fiend for stainless steel because of the potential of porous plastic harboring harmful bacteria. I also favor a wide reservoir without high sides to help reduce the chance of whisker fatigue. I prefer fountains that have a small basin reservoir of water available at all times, in case of low water levels or power failure. I took into account ease of setting up, refilling, and cleaning, as well as overall design. And of course, there were some that my cats took to straight away, and some they didn’t seem to favor as much.
After prolonged testing, I now look for these three things and encourage you to as well: a cordless pump for easier (and safer) cleaning, hygienic stainless-steel construction, and a window to monitor water levels (especially if it’s not connected to an app).
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The total solar eclipse on August 12 produced some of the most spectacular images of this phenomenon in recent years. But the mini golden age of eclipses in Europe is just beginning. The so-called “Iberian eclipse trio” still has two events to go—and both promise to be even more incredible than the one that just occurred.
The next eclipse will occur in 2027 and has been dubbed “the eclipse of the century” due to its extraordinarily long duration, while the last one—set for 2028—will offer a chance to glimpse the “ring of fire” associated with an annular eclipse. Whether you’re in Spain or planning to be there (or elsewhere in the path of totality), it’s not too early to create your viewing plan.
On August 2, 2027, one of the longest total solar eclipses of this century will occur. At its peak, the moon will completely cover the sun for 6 minutes and 23 seconds. To put that in perspective, the totality phase of the August 12 eclipse lasted approximately 2 minutes and 18 seconds. The 2027 eclipse will keep the sun hidden for nearly three times as long, making it the longest eclipse in 100 years.
A narrow band across the planet will be able to view the total eclipse. The path will begin in southern Spain and northern Africa, cross Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, and then continue through Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia. Spain will be the only European country from which the total phase can be observed. (Well, technically, UK residents and visitors in the overseas territory of Gibraltar will also get a view.)
Egypt will see both the peak of the eclipse and the longest duration. The moon’s shadow will fall over ancient Thebes, home to the temples of Karnak and Luxor, and, on the other side of the Nile, the Valley of the Kings. The pyramids of Giza, further north, will lie just outside the path of totality and will experience a partial eclipse.
The third eclipse in the series will occur on January 26, 2028. This time, the moon will not completely cover the sun. Instead, it will leave a bright ring of fire visible around it. The path of annularity will cross South America, from Ecuador and Peru to Brazil, before crossing the Atlantic and ending in Portugal and Spain.
Brazil will offer the longest-lasting spectacle. There, the ring will remain visible for 10 minutes and 27 seconds—a duration that makes this event one of the longest annular eclipses of the century. Spain will experience a shorter but potentially very photogenic version. In cities such as Seville, Córdoba, Albacete, and Valencia, the ring of fire will last about seven minutes and will appear very close to the horizon, shortly before sunset.
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish.
SECURITY
Unnamed third party spotted suspicious activity, with names, roles, and email addresses potentially affected
Scotland’s public prosecution service has warned 300 staff that their personal information may have been caught up in a cyberattack on one of its suppliers.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) disclosed the incident on Thursday, saying an unnamed third-party supplier detected suspicious activity on August 5 and subsequently launched an investigation.
COPFS said its own systems were not compromised and that the incident involves information provided for an online data maturity assessment completed by the prosecution service last year.
The Scottish government organized the assessment, which was managed by the affected supplier. COPFS said the potentially exposed information is limited to employment-related data submitted for the exercise, including staff names, roles, and work email addresses.
In a statement to The Register, a COPFS spokesperson said: “COPFS is aware that a Scottish Government partner has been subject to a data security breach. We understand that this has affected around 300 COPFS colleagues who participated in a public sector data maturity survey.
“This is unconnected to casework and did not involve sensitive or confidential case information. There is no impact on the work of the prosecution service.
“Colleagues have been reminded of guidance on responding to any phishing or scam attempts which may arise from this third-party breach.”
According to COPFS, the supplier has taken steps to secure its systems and is still investigating how the intrusion happened and precisely what information may have been accessed. COPFS said it would provide further updates if “significant new information” emerges.
It is unclear whether the incident is connected to the recent exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in business intelligence platform Metabase. The Scottish government did not answer our question about whether the affected supplier used the software.
Metabase disclosed this month that attackers had exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in its cloud service, potentially allowing them to gain administrator access and reach connected databases. As we reported earlier this week, modular laptop maker Framework was among those affected.
For now, the supplier breach leaves plenty of questions and few answers about who got in or what they accessed. ®
OFFBEAT
Turns out this space thing really is hard
Virgin Galactic has delayed its return to commercial spaceflight until February 2027, and plans to raise ticket prices later this year.
The delay was disclosed alongside the company’s financial results, which showed a net loss of $56 million for the second quarter of 2026, down from $67 million a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter was $0.1 million, compared to $0.4 million in 2025.
According to CEO Michael Colglazier, demand exceeded the number of seats offered in the first $750,000 batch, prompting the company to prepare another at a higher price. Those customers will, however, have to wait a little longer. Colglazier said: “Our first ship is now expected to enter commercial service in February 2027 rather than the fourth quarter of 2026.”
He blamed the delay on the extra time needed to “complete avionics and systems installations.”
During an earnings call, Colglazier said: “No single issue is driving the schedule push. Rather, we have experienced modest time duration extensions across hundreds of relatively small but important installation tasks involved in the first build of our new spaceship.”
In response to an analyst question, Colglazier elaborated: “The number of those kind of ‘Oh, we did not expect this to not fit just perfectly,’ coming in is higher than we had allotted for. That just has started to accumulate on us. It really picked up at the tail end of July. For a bit, we thought we could manage that end, but the team just needed more time to do it the correct way.”
Integrated vehicle ground testing is expected to begin later in August, followed by flight testing in October. A second spaceship is due to join the fleet in March 2027, and the company expects to stop burning cash and “deliver positive quarterly cash flow within 2027.”
When Virgin Galactic reopened suborbital ticket sales in April, it charged $750,000 for a seat, up from the $600,000 price it cited in 2023. That was a substantial jump from the $100,000 envisaged more than two decades ago, when Sir Richard Branson announced plans for a scaled-up version of Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne. At the time, the company said commercial flights would resume by the end of 2026.
Virgin Galactic’s last commercial flight took place in 2024, after which the company paused operations to focus on its next generation of spacecraft. Virgin Galactic is not alone in pausing its space-tourism service. Earlier this year, rival Blue Origin announced that New Shepard flights would pause for “no less than two years” while it worked on its crewed lunar program. ®
Updated 8/18 at 10:19 GMT: A previous version of this story said that the program was “grounded,” but the more appropriate term is “paused.”
The first Ferrari Luce off the production line has sold for big money, with the Jony Ive-connected vehicle fetching a staggering $40 million at auction.
The car company’s first production electric vehicle, the Ferrari Luce, is an attempt to take on a challenging and growing market. While it has had a troubled existence since launch, the very first one off the production line has been sold for a considerable sum.
The Ferrari Luce “Tailor Made” went under the hammer at RM Auction in Monterey, California, late on Sunday. The car, bearing the chassis number 0, was a highlight sale for the event, reports The Autopian
Normally sold starting from $600,000, the opening bid for the special lot was $1 million, before it immediately shot up to $5 million and beyond. It eventually capped out at $40 million.
The price is one of the highest ever spent on a Ferrari, let alone a brand-new model. In 2025, a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM sold for $40.3 million, and that car had a history to help push up the price.
This particular edition is not just about the chassis number, as it has an exclusive Madreperla Semi-Gloss finish specifically made for the car. It also uses Le Mans metallic leather in Perla, and interior elements are finished in Grigio Corvara instead of black.
Part of the reason for the high price is that it’s a charity lot. 100% of the money raised from the sale is going to Save the Children.
It’s likely that the buyer will benefit from tax write-offs with the purchase.
The Ferrari Luce has been an unusual vehicle for the automaker to design and produce. Not least because of its Apple connection.
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and his LoveFrom design studio helped design the outside and the inside of the Luce. That included the steering wheel and physical controls at the hands of the driver.
However, the car hasn’t had the best reception since its introduction. Rather than the classic Ferrari styling, the car instead looks a lot more like a typical road-going vehicle.
It’s not even Ferrari Red, with the company instead going for a more pastel color approach.
It does have Ferrari speed, though, with a combined 1,035 horsepower from four motors and a 0-60mph of 2.5 seconds.
Claude is experiencing a major outage, with users reporting login problems and degraded performance across several Anthropic services.
The incident began on August 16, 2026, at around 21:58 UTC, and is affecting Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork.
According to Anthropic’s status page, the company first said it was investigating an issue preventing some users from authenticating to Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork.
A few minutes later, Anthropic reported a broader service disruption involving degraded performance on Claude.ai and platform.claude.com.
For users, the outage can result in problems signing in, Claude failing to load, requests not completing, or other errors when using the affected services.
Anthropic’s status page currently classifies Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork as experiencing a major outage.
Claude Console and the Claude API are currently listed as operational.
Anthropic has not disclosed what is causing the outage, and both incidents remain under investigation at the time of writing.
Update 1: Anthropic said at 21:58 UTC on August 16 that it was investigating authentication issues affecting Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork.
Update 2: At 22:07 UTC, Anthropic reported degraded performance affecting Claude.ai and platform.claude.com. The company says it is continuing to investigate the disruption.
Update 3: By 22:40 UTC, Anthropic confirmed all services were restored.
Overall prevention scores can hide what happens after initial access. Once attackers are using valid credentials, prevention drops sharply.
The Blue Report 2026 measures defenses technique by technique across 338 million simulations run in customer production environments.
Bottom line: A study of Backblaze’s hard-drive fleet found that HGST and Western Digital drives had lower failure rates than Seagate and Toshiba drives after accounting for factors such as age, capacity, operating temperature, and form factor. The results show how raw fleetwide failure figures can obscure meaningful reliability differences when manufacturers’ drives are at different stages of their service lives.
The peer-reviewed IEEE study was written by Christoph Siemroth of the University of Essex and Yeomyung Park of Sungkyunkwan University. It reviewed data on 443,156 drives used in Backblaze data centers from 2013 through the second quarter of 2025. The sample covered more than 1.66 million drive-years.
The researchers found that HGST drives failed at about 41% of Seagate’s rate when compared under similar conditions. WD drives failed at about 52% of Seagate’s rate. Toshiba drives had a rate equal to 107% of Seagate’s rate.
HGST ranked first in the analysis, although the brand is no longer sold as a separate new-drive option. Western Digital acquired HGST in 2012 and later phased out the brand.
The study takes a different approach from Backblaze’s regular quarterly reliability reports, which compare the drives active in the company’s storage fleet at a given time. The authors said that can produce uneven comparisons because the fleets are not the same age.
HGST accounted for many new Backblaze installations in 2014. Seagate was the main supplier from 2015 through 2020. Toshiba had the most new installations in 2023, and WD led in 2024. As a result, reported failure rates can compare old Seagate and HGST drives with newer Toshiba and WD models.
The researchers adjusted their analysis to account for those differences. They also excluded some of the bias created when drives leave service before they fail. About 146,943 drives, or 31% of the sample, were removed from Backblaze’s dataset without a recorded failure. Most were likely replaced as the company moved to higher-capacity hardware.
Toshiba showed the clearest change in failure behavior as drives aged. Its monthly failure rate rose more than fourfold after 60 months in service. From 50 to 100 months, Toshiba drives failed at a rate of five to six per 1,000 drives each month. The other three brands generally remained at or below 2.5 failures per 1,000 drives per month over that period.
Seagate had the highest failure rate among newer drives in the study. But its rate did not increase as sharply with age as Toshiba’s did. Backblaze has previously reported that many drive failures occur before a drive has been in operation for three years.
Operating temperature also mattered. The study found that each 1-degree Celsius increase in average drive temperature raised the failure rate by 2.1%. A 10-degree Celsius increase would raise the rate by about 23% when compounded.
Higher-capacity drives performed better in the model. Each additional terabyte of capacity was linked to a 3.4% decline in failure rates. The researchers said that may be partly tied to newer drive designs, including helium-filled enclosures and advances in head manufacturing.
The results do not necessarily apply to hard drives used in consumer PCs or home storage systems. Backblaze operates enterprise drives in data-center conditions, and the dataset does not include comparable workload data for each manufacturer.
The analysis is also weighted toward shorter service periods. Only 0.52% of drives in the study stayed in operation for more than 10 years. That makes the results more useful for evaluating reliability during a drive’s early and middle years than for estimating its full lifespan.
WD and HGST finished close together in the adjusted ranking. The authors said that could reflect technology sharing after WD acquired HGST. Backblaze’s most recent annual report put the company’s overall annualized drive failure rate at 1.36% in 2025.
If you really want one, you can make it work.
If you’ve been eyeing a OnePlus phone, you likely have your priorities set on performance, value and software. Though the company had a couple of rocky launches, the previous few generations of OnePlus smartphones have reclaimed the “flagship killer” title that helped put the brand on the map in the first place. In our review of the OnePlus 15, we had very little to complain about aside from the cameras. At $900, you’d be hard-pressed to find an alternative that delivers the kind of performance the OnePlus 15 does while offering exceptional battery life and an unparalleled software experience.
Alas, after months of rumors, OnePlus confirmed its exit out of North America and Europe in July. Most of OnePlus’ catalog is currently out of stock on its website, but you can still shop for its phones and audio accessories through other retailers like Amazon. The question, however, is should you buy a new OnePlus device now that the company has ceased operations in the US? For most buyers, the answer is probably a no.
Although OnePlus has promised that software and after-sales support for existing OnePlus devices will continue, the company is making a big change to how future software updates will be handled. Longtime OnePlus users will know just how essential OxygenOS has been to the brand’s identity, and if they’re not getting the software experience they signed up for, it becomes harder to justify buying into an ecosystem that has no future.
Easily OnePlus’ greatest strength (besides its lineup of overkill smartphones) was the software experience its users got to enjoy. The OnePlus One debuted with CyanogenMod, which was a very community-driven version of Android. The company then made the jump to its own flavor of the operating system, OxygenOS. It was known to offer a clean experience while packing in a ton of customizability. In every review you’ll come across of a OnePlus smartphone, you are almost guaranteed to see the reviewer sing praises of how snappy and feature-rich OxygenOS is.
Well, that’s changing. Although OnePlus isn’t dropping support for the phones it has sold in the US, users who wish to experience newer versions of Android are expected to make the switch to ColorOS — the same software interface that Oppo smartphones use. Users have, understandably, expressed frustration with this decision. However, if you’ve picked up an Oppo smartphone recently and put it next to your OnePlus device, you’ll realize that OxygenOS and ColorOS are darn near identical at this point.
They’ve been sharing the same codebase since 2021, so there really isn’t anything you’ll be missing out on by making the switch. Oppo’s ColorOS does pack in a bit of bloatware compared to OxygenOS, and it would be sad to see if OnePlus drops the few Easter eggs that helped set its version of Android apart.
At the beginning of 2026, I had an itch to upgrade to the OnePlus 15, despite all the rumors pointing to the company’s potential exit from a few global markets. The phone was simply too good to ignore, so I decided to roll the dice and pick one up. It cost substantially less than competing flagships from Samsung and Apple, and I am okay with not having the best camera system in my smartphone. In return, I get to enjoy a bright OLED display, the insane horsepower that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 delivers, the obnoxiously fast 120W charging speeds and a software experience that feels snappier than any other Android skin I’ve used.
It also helps that OnePlus doesn’t lock you in its ecosystem like Apple does. Even if you decide to pick up a pair of OnePlus Buds or a OnePlus Watch, you can pair them with other Android smartphones without giving up key features.
The bottom line is, if you really want to pick up your final OnePlus smartphone, you can make it work, assuming you’re okay with switching to ColorOS. Both the OnePlus 15 and OnePlus 15R are set to receive four major Android OS updates and six years of security patches. After-sales service can be accessed by heading to the OnePlus Support website, and the company claims it will honor existing warranty commitments.
Live at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Friday night as part of Disney’s D23 fan convention, Lucasfilm President Dave Filoni announced some of what’s coming next in the Star Wars universe.
And perhaps the biggest reveal was a trailer for the upcoming film, Starfighter.
Corinne Reichert/CNETDisney’s D23 event gave fans a peek at the new chapter in the Star Wars franchise during its entertainment presentation on Friday, revealing a trailer for Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter film. The movie was announced in early 2025 and is due to hit theaters on May 28, 2027. The film features Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray portraying the lead characters.
Gosling, in a jacket with a skull and crossbones, was on hand to reveal fresh details about his upcoming Star Wars film. The emblem is the signature of his character, whose name was revealed to be Kade Auberon — not one franchise fans should recognize, but certainly one that sounds like it came from a galaxy far, far away.
Gosling called it a life-changing role before introducing the trailer.
Set five years after the events of 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, the space-faring tale teases Gosling riding “the fastest starfighter ever built.”
Gosling plays a talented pilot, while Gray is the young boy he’s charged to protect. The packed cast also includes Aaron Pierre, Mia Goth, Amy Adams, Daniel Ings, Jamael Westman, Simon Bird and House of the Dragon’s Matt Smith.
Shawn Levy is directing the adventure flick. At the Star Wars Celebration in Japan last year, he explained how this story is in a lane of its own. “This is a stand-alone,” he said. “It’s not a prequel, not a sequel. It’s a new adventure. It’s set in a period of time that we haven’t seen explored yet.”
It’ll hit theaters on May 28, 2027.
Corinne Reichert/CNETJoining Filoni on stage were Ahsoka live-action actress Rosario Dawson; Eman Esfandi, who plays Ezra Bridger; and, surprisingly, Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episodes II and III.
Anakin was a big part of the original Ahsoka Tano story in the animated Clone Wars series, and Christensen’s return to the character in a pivotal episode during the first season of Ahsoka was arguably its best. It makes sense for him to return in season two, seemingly in flashbacks of Ahsoka’s past and as a guiding Force ghost in her present.
The teaser trailer showed Christensen leading Ahsoka to, perhaps, become a Jedi once again.
Ahsoka season 2 will stream on Disney Plus on Jan 20, 2027.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Wars, which was released in 1977, the original movie will be rereleased in its original form in theaters next year.
The US Air Force is searching for an artificial intelligence agent capable of centralizing the fractured data behind its aging nuclear missile fleet.
An active industry notice indicates that the Minuteman III program relies on roughly 60 disparate, disconnected systems.
Those systems range from local hard drives to shared networks, and no single tool currently governs them all.
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Sustaining the decades-old missile fleet counts as a national security imperative under a mission commonly called “no fail”, since failure could bring catastrophic results.
The US Air Force must continuously keep 400 missiles ready to launch at a moment’s notice, a responsibility that leaves little room for error.
According to the notice, the requested AI agent should construct a single unified interface that pulls information from design drawings, maintenance records, and other scattered sources.
Previous attempts to build a centralized digital ecosystem for the missile’s lifecycle have failed for a range of unspecified reasons.
Officials expect the new system to collate information in near real time and reduce manual compilation by an amount still to be negotiated with a winning contractor.
The notice adds that the initial phase will cover only data marked as controlled unclassified information, though that scope could later expand to include secret-level material.
The Minuteman III missile first entered service in 1970, and its originally planned retirement year of 2036 would have made it exactly 66 years old.
That 2036 timeline has since slipped, however, as delays to the Sentinel replacement program have pushed the schedule further out.
A Government Accountability Office review found that extending Minuteman III operations to 2050 remains feasible, though it carries significant sustainment risks.
Under that revised outlook, the fleet’s oldest missiles could approach 80 years of service.
The notice does not describe any AI role in launching or operating the nuclear missile fleet, and officials insist that such decisions are not for AI tools, but remain in human hands.
This search for a data tool follows years of delay facing the Sentinel program, which is meant to eventually replace the Minuteman III fleet entirely.
Because Sentinel remains years away from deployment, the aging missiles must keep functioning far longer than military planners originally anticipated.
The effort also arrives as the Defense Department pushes AI adoption across its ranks and seeks hundreds of additional software engineers.
Other Air Force programs have tested similar autonomous capabilities recently, including a modified F-16 that used AI to analyze sensor data during a live intercept exercise.
Before the latest notice, the Pentagon had separately awarded a $31 million contract to Air, a firm formerly known as Govini, to support ICBM fleet sustainment.
That company said its work would help build a clearer view of the missile program’s industrial base and supply chain risks.
It remains unclear how that platform might eventually connect with whatever AI agent the Air Force ultimately selects for its centralized data project.
Given the scope of the request, the Air Force appears more focused on modernizing data management than on introducing autonomy into weapons decisions.
Whether contractors can deliver a workable system for such a sprawling, decades-old infrastructure remains an open question.
Via Breaking Defense
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