(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseArmy subbing Polaris MRZR unmanned trucks for ISVs: OfficialThe service has swapped ISVs for MRZRs for its UxS initiative, an Army official told Breaking Defense. (opens original source in a new tab)Carley Welch·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)The Hacker NewsSandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run CommandsThe Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters to trick them into installing malware. CERT-UA pinned the activity on a threat cluster it tracks as UAC-0145, which is a subgroup within Sandworm (aka APT44, (opens original source in a new tab)info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)·11 August 2026
Logistics Tech (opens original source in a new tab)FreightWavesTrucking M&A: 3 Reasons Private Equity Struggles With AssetsThe freight market is showing signs of recovery, reigniting interest in M&A across the logistics sector. But while non-asset brokerage deals have historically attracted private equity, asset-based trucking presents unique challenges. Craig Decker, Managing Director at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, explains why financial engineering alone isn’t enough in asset-heavy operations and how a lack […] The post Trucking M&A: 3 Reasons Private Equity Struggles With Assets appeare (opens original source in a new tab)FreightWaves Staff·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)AxiosTrump's DOJ lays groundwork for subpoena fights with a Democratic CongressExecutive privilege can shield President Trump's communications with "private advisers" outside of the government, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel concluded Monday.Why it matters: Democrats have been planning to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/03/trump-financial-disclos (opens original source in a new tab)Avery Lotz·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekAnker SOLIX Mega Sale offers up to 48% power station discounts + one-day-only C1000X $399 off, AeroGarden, moreWe’ve got a power station-heavy Green Deals for you today, starting with the freshly launched Anker SOLIX Fan Fest Mega Sale with up to 48% initial discounts, an exclusive bonus savings code, a FREE power station gift – all starting from $190. We also spotted a one-day-only deal on Anker’s SOLIX C1000X 1,024Wh Portable Power Station down at $480, as well as a similar one-day deal on the Bluetti AC50B 488Wh Portable Power Station for $259. From there, we also have AeroGarden’s Harvest XL Indoor H (opens original source in a new tab)Reinette LeJeune·11 August 2026
Industry News (opens original source in a new tab)IPWatchdogFractured CAFC Denies En Banc Rehearing in Case on Proper Test for Design Patent InfringementA split U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today denied a request for rehearing or rehearing en banc of a decision issued in February of this year relating to the proper test for determining design patent infringement. In the February precedential decision, the court affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement to Armaid Company, Inc. that its massage product did not infringe Range of Motion Products LLC’s (RoM’s) design patent claims. The opinion w (opens original source in a new tab)Eileen McDermott·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)ElectrekChina sales numbers are in: EVs up while everything with an engine collapsesThe structural collapse of gas car sales has continued in the world’s largest auto market, with July numbers showing that the only type of vehicle doing well is pure battery-electric cars, while sales of every other type of vehicle continue to drop precipitously for months on end. (opens original source in a new tab)Jameson Dow·11 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchBluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the appOver a year following its post-election surge, Bluesky’s mobile app is seeing a continued decline in active users, though its remaining community is still relatively engaged. (opens original source in a new tab)Sarah Perez·11 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchWhat’s Scaleup Europe, the $5.7B fund that just backed satellite company ICEYE?Scaleup Europe, a public-private fund with a $5.7 billion target, made its first investment by backing Finnish satellite company ICEYE. (opens original source in a new tab)Anna Heim·11 August 2026
Startups (opens original source in a new tab)TechCrunchBrad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’One of OpenAI's longest-serving executives is headed out the door, although the longtime COO told staff that he was "excited to help you all advance the mission from a different vantage point." (opens original source in a new tab)Lucas Ropek·11 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)Breaking DefenseIsland surge: The Army’s Next Generation Command and Control in action[Sponsored] Lightning Surge exercises are turning soldier feedback on NGC2 into operational software changes in days, not years. (opens original source in a new tab)Breaking Defense·11 August 2026