This week, on The DogHouse 27, we cover data breaches for a women's safety app, Waymo's coming to Dallas in 2026, and Microsoft's zero water solution for all their data centers. Check it all out and more stories on The DogHouse. Wanna read more about the articles? Check out: Bark Bits Articles Tea App Data Leak Worsens, Recent Sensitive Chats Exposed | PCMag Waymo's Robotaxi Service Is Expanding to Another Texas City Next Year | PCMag Uber Tests Matching Female Riders With Female Drivers for Added Safety | PCMag Whoops! ChatGPT Ruined This Woman's Gender Reveal | PCMag Sick of AI Slop? DuckDuckGo Now Lets You Block AI-Generated Images | PCMag Microsoft Gets Out of the Movie and TV Business: How to Save Everything You Bought | PCMag Microsoft Zero Water Solution for Data Center Cooling | Sustainability Mag Asus says 'all issues have been resolved' regarding Armoury Crate, MyAsus, and router vulnerabilities, so I'd jump on those updates now if you were putting them off | PC Gamer Microsoft Edge transforms into an AI browser with new Copilot Mode | The Verge Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense - Ars Technica ChatGPT’s new Study Mode is designed to help you learn, not just give answers - Ars Technica The Internet Archive is now an official federal documents library | Mashable YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch Age Verification Laws Send VPN Use Soaring—and Threaten the Open Internet | WIRED Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima | PC Gamer Mega Dragonite's silly design has Pokémon fans reviving decade-old arguments | Polygon Sony sues Tencent over blatant Horizon Zero Dawn clone, Light of Motiram | TechSpot Blender is going beyond mouse and keyboard with a new touch-friendly interface for tablets | TechSpot Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s | Tom's Hardware A Pigeon is still faster than the Internet | Jeff Geerling Tech Treat Games & Entertainment All these are available as of the 8/1/2025 recording! Epic Games of the Week Keylocker:  Cyberpunk turn-based rhythm JRPG - Available until 8/7 at 10 am. Pilgrims -playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost - Available until 8/7 at 10 am. Humble Bundles Star Trek Comics Megabundle: Captain the Starship Enterprise from the comfort of your own home with the Star Trek Comics Megabundle! - Pay at least $24 for all 93 items Gear up for Borderlands 4: Jump into the chaotic world of Pandora with the Borderlands & Tiny Tina Bundle from Gearbox Software - Pay at least $16 for all eight items. Pack Talk Robert joins the show to discuss his newest game, Death Stranding 2! Listen to all his thoughts on the game and the previous iteration, Death Stranding! Tags: DogHouse 27 Tech News, Gaming Industry, AI Developments, Privacy & Security, PC Gaming, Tech News, Gaming Industry, AI Developments, Privacy & Security, PC Gaming, AI, Privacy & Security, Microsoft, Streaming & Media, Gaming, Tech Regulation, Age Verification, Web & Browsers, App Updates, Weird Tech, Design & UX, ChatGPT. Wanna Join Our Mailing List? Click Here! Contact Us: Email: podcast@doghousesystems.com Leave us a voicemail: 214-810-4347 Direct Message: Instagram | Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Threads Subscribe: Download MP3 | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeart Radio | Pandora | YouTube Music | Blubrry © 2025 DogHouse Systems, Inc.