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5 useful ESP32 projects that work perfectly without the internet

XDA developers | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m. | Original

These projects can stay completely offline while delivering the goods

Indie App Spotlight: ‘Notepad.exe’ is an ultra-fast, lightweight code editor for your Mac

9to5mac | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:30 p.m. | Original

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight . This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact .

Writing a little bit of code shouldn’t be a hassle. Typically you have to set up a project and go through layers of menus before you can even start to write. Notepad.exe flips that script, and believes you should start with a blank file first, and figure out

France's court just blocked Macron's plan to ban kids from social media

TechSpot News | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:27 p.m. | Original

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The big picture: As various governments grapple with how to rein in the effects of social media on children, many, including several European countries, are considering an outright youth ban. However, France has just demonstrated that balancing such legislation with constitutional freedoms remains tricky.

France's highest court struck down a law this week that would have banned children under 15 from accessing social media networks such as Facebook and X.

Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta

BBC World News | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:16 p.m. | Original

Moroccan authorities intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into the Spanish North African exclave of Ceuta on Saturday, reports say.

More than 100 people were blocked trying to make their way to the border on the outskirts of the town of Fnideq, according to Moroccan security sources cited by Spanish media and the Reuters news agency.

It comes a fortnight after roughly 78,000 migrants arrived in the exclave by sea in a matter of hours - 100 of whom died, according to the city'

Archdiocese of Quebec to pay out $31.5M to sexual abuse victims after judge approves settlement

CBC News | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:14 p.m. | Original

A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement against the archdiocese of Quebec. The deal ends years of legal action for claimants who said they were sexually assaulted by members of the archdiocese since 1940.

University of Toronto’s law school to ban laptops in some classes

Citynews | Aug. 15, 2026, 3:03 p.m. | Original

A new policy at the University of Toronto's law school that would make some classes laptop-free is getting push back from students.

I almost bought a cheap TV streaming stick until I saw what it was doing on my network

XDA developers | Aug. 15, 2026, 3 p.m. | Original

Cheap streaming sticks are a bargain, but there's a catch.

美國撤走亞洲最後一艘航母，重心轉向伊朗與西半球，中國或成最大受益者？

Radio France Internationale | Aug. 15, 2026, 2:58 p.m. | Original

美聯社周六（8月15日）的消息顯示，美國海軍的“喬治·華盛頓”號航空母艦（USS George Washington）正在離開太平洋，預計將前往中東，接替“亞伯拉罕·林肯”號航空母艦（USS Abraham Lincoln）。目前，各種跡象都在表明，特朗普對伊朗的戰爭

Rewatch the Live Hangout with the L-Bracket Peak Design team

sonyalpharumors | Aug. 15, 2026, 2:48 p.m. | Original

Peak Design had this Live Hangout to discuss their new L-bracket that collected over 600k on Kickstarter (Click here) .

This video shows how it works:

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Iran urges Qatar to release pilots shot down in Middle East war

SCMP | Aug. 15, 2026, 2:44 p.m. | Original

Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft are seen in the Baltic Sea in April 2016. The Iranian pilots were also flying Su-24s. Photo: US Navy via AP,

Published: 2:44am, 16 Aug 2026 Updated: 3:07am, 16 Aug 2026

Iranian authorities revealed on Saturday that three of Tehran’s pilots who went down early in the Middle East war were still being held in Qatar, calling on the Gulf state to release them.

Iran had previously reported one pilot killed and others missing after a sortie to Qatar in March, but news of their alleged capture was not publicised at the time.

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