--- title: Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026 | daily.dev description: A weekly roundup of hardware and tech news covers NASA's decision to end the commercial mission meant to boost the Swift Observatory into a higher orbit after... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026 | daily.dev og:description: A weekly roundup of hardware and tech news covers NASA's decision to end the commercial mission meant to boost the Swift Observatory into a higher orbit after... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vOTl3NtXC.png og:image:alt: Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026 **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A weekly roundup of hardware and tech news covers NASA's decision to end the commercial mission meant to boost the Swift Observatory into a higher orbit after the LINK spacecraft's attitude control issues, a class-action lawsuit against Oura over sleep-tracking accuracy claims, Microsoft's investigation into an August Windows update breaking RGB lighting software for some PC games (with a registry workaround), and an update to the ASCII CITY browser-based 3D city project which now has a playable prototype with enterable buildings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why are some PC games becoming unresponsive after installing the August Windows update? Microsoft has identified RGB lighting control software as the likely culprit. The August Windows update modifies a system component that RGB lighting drivers rely on, specifically inpoutx64, causing conflicts that make certain games unresponsive. Microsoft has published Windows Registry key changes as a workaround, though applying them may disable the RGB lighting effects. _Track how this Windows RGB conflict and its registry fix evolve by following it on daily.dev._ ### What happened to the mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory from reentry? The commercial mission using the LINK spacecraft, operated by Katalyst Space, failed to achieve its goal of docking with and boosting the Swift Observatory's orbit due to attitude control issues that began shortly after launch. NASA says the observatory is now expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere and burn up before the end of the year, though a non-contact rendezvous attempt will still proceed for data collection. _Space enthusiasts following commercial satellite servicing missions can keep up with outcomes like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-may-10-2026-dmyfmz1hx) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Links: January 18, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-january-18-2026-quthktgbx) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Links: July 5, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-july-5-2026-y2tchcmpy) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Links: April 19, 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-april-19-2026-eipytihmg) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Download: NASA’s new telescope and Chinese tech import curbs](https://daily.dev/posts/the-download-nasa-s-new-telescope-and-chinese-tech-import-curbs-3o0jvwdoy) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows), [#space-technology](https://daily.dev/tags/space-technology) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T23:18:49.071Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T23:19:29.008Z","description":"A weekly roundup of hardware and tech news covers NASA's decision to end the commercial mission meant to boost the Swift Observatory into a higher orbit after...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7b7f0fc189d91e36b5b9e0d6ad7eb93b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7b7f0fc189d91e36b5b9e0d6ad7eb93b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hackaday","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hackaday","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--JhDfhy70--/f_auto,q_auto/v1767541814/logos/hackaday","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"microsoft,hardware,windows,space-technology","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hackaday","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hackaday Links: August 23, 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-links-august-23-2026-votl3ntxc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why are some PC games becoming unresponsive after installing the August Windows update?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Microsoft has identified RGB lighting control software as the likely culprit. 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