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Tech News Top Trends - 2026-08-02

This is the archived top ranking data for Tech News on 2026-08-02.

1 China outs Nvidia-powered AS2-W quad-wheel 'robot wolf', just weeks after its armed version surfaced in joint military drills in Mongolia ↗2 'They’re closer to architecture than landscaping': inside Walt Disney World’s eight-month process to build EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival topiaries ↗3 NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148) ↗4 NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #882) ↗5 Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1651) ↗6 $10 billion startup gets SK Hynix backing to build a transformer that does just one thing but exceedingly well ↗7 Quote of the day by investor Warren Buffett on AI capex: "That's real money... That kind of money wasn't even put in the railroad business" — outlining his bullish long-term thesis on AI ↗8 Back to the '90s: I turned my Frankenstein’s monster of a gaming PC into a retro beige beauty in honor of a time when computers used to be fun ↗9 Ukraine will mass-produce Stone Cloak EW tech after the UK allows Kyiv to build a tablet-sized device ↗10 I replaced Ford BlueCruise with an open-source driver-assistance system — after 1,000 miles, I'm not going back ↗11 A cultural crime against humanity? AI firms are destroying ultra-rare books so nobody else can read them ↗12 The Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade ↗13 Apple Arcade is packed with console-quality games, but you'll need a compatible controller to get the best from them. Here are my recommendations ↗14 Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know ↗15 What kind of iPhone gamer are you? Find out in our quiz and get some hand-picked Apple Arcade recommendations ↗