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Should you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? - TechCrunch

03 Aug 2026
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Andrei Miroslavescu
The smartphone industry’s next battleground may not be the phone itself, but how consumers get it. As premium devices become more expensive, Apple, Samsung, and others are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive. This week, Apple launched Apple Upgrade in the U.S. in partnership with Klarna,
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allowing consumers to lease an iPhone, Mac, iPad, or Apple Watch for a monthly fee with the option to upgrade, return, or eventually purchase the device. Samsung, meanwhile, has been offering its Galaxy Forever program in India, combining financing with a guaranteed buyback to let consumers upgrade flagship Galaxy smartphones more predictably.
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Budget airline Jetstar to charge passengers for storing bags in overhead compartments - Fox Business

Budget Australian airline Jetstar will begin charging passengers for storing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments as part of an overhaul of the airline's cabin baggage policy. The new policy will take effect in February 2027, costing travelers between A$25 and A$52 ($18 and $37 USD), depending on the route, to stow large bags on a one-way flight.

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OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again - WIRED

The most alarming behavior disclosed on Tuesday appears to have been tied to testing conducted by the UK’s AI Security Institute, which evaluates frontier models to identify potential issues before public release. AISI tests those models in “cyber ranges,” a simulated network in which AI agents are tasked with solving cybersecurity challenges, and intentionally disables some safety features, including cybersecurity guardrails.

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Canada's WestJet airline flight attendants go on strike - can I get a refund? - BBC

ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNadine Yousif,Senior Canada reporterandJessica Murphy,Canada digital editorGetty ImagesThe union representing flight attendants at WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, says it has reached a "tentative agreement" to end strike action. The strike, which began on Sunday, forced some 600 flights to be cancelled during one of the busiest summer holiday weekends in the country.

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Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million - coindesk.com

2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)#se-_R_99qanpfiupanivb_ .document-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter{float:none!important;font-size:inherit!important;line-height:inherit!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-top:0!important;font-weight:inherit!important}SummaryShowA vulnerability in a March 2021 Coldcard firmware release has enabled attackers to systematically drain bitcoin from thousands of wallets by reproducing keys generated with weak software-based randomness.Three distinct waves of attacks have now swept 1,367 bitcoin—nearly $89 million at recent prices—from 4,585 addresses, with the latest wave targeting smaller balances and using more complex, harder-to-trace transaction patterns.Galaxy Research believes each wave is the work of a single operator, but cannot determine whether the same attacker is behind all three, as the blockchain does not reveal whether separate sweeps are coordinated.The attacker working through Coldcard-generated keys is now emptying wallets worth a few thousand dollars each. Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps early Sunday, roughly 208 bitcoin drained from 1,912 addresses between Friday midday and Saturday morning UTC.

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