China Just Performed the World’s First Implant of a Commercial Brain-Computer Interface
Gizmodo / 9h
The device, called NEO, records neuronal activity and translates it to movements made by a metal glove worn by a patient.
Gizmodo / 9h
The device, called NEO, records neuronal activity and translates it to movements made by a metal glove worn by a patient.
xAI sues Grok user for generating nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes
Engadget / 3min
xAI has filed a lawsuit against a man who used Grok to generate sexualized images of adults and children.
This gorgeous Dark Side of the Moon portable modern tape player will make you believe the cassette revival isn't nonsense after all — especially since it comes with a new remastered tape of the album
Latest from TechRadar / 13min
We Are Rewind's WE-001 tape player gets a limited-edition The Dark Side of the Moon edition with a custom design Includes the first tape version of the album's 50th anniversary remastered edition in the box Available today for $199 / £159 (about U$310) Every so often, I'll receive an email about products that a product launch that actually makes me say "Oh damn!" out loud. And seeing the first im
AppleCare+ prices just went up for Macs and iPads
Engadget / 18min
Applecare+ prices for Mac, MacBook and iPad products just rose by $.50 per month or $5 per year.
Buy Avianca Lifemiles With Up To 130% Bonus: Worth It For 1.43 Cents Each?
One Mile at a Time / 22min
Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value , especially for first and business class travel. The avianca lifemiles program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased miles. Historically the program has almost constantly offered these kinds of promotions, though there has been an extended gap in the last few months — we’re finally now seeing these offers return. Note
Ofcom launches investigation into TikTok child safety concerns
BBC News / 32min
It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.
New Chase Sapphire Lounge DFW Now Open, With Some Unique Features!
One Mile at a Time / 50min
We’re seeing credit card issuers invest in airport lounges like never before, including Amex Centurion Lounges , Capital One Lounges , and Chase Sapphire Lounges . Chase in particular has been doing an impressive job with the pace at which it’s opening lounges. Over three years ago, we learned how a Chase Sapphire Lounge would be coming to DFW. There’s now an update, as this lounge is open as of
Loewe's new OLED TV wants to be the ultimate AV experience: each panel is 'individually calibrated before leaving the factory', and you can choose custom speaker setups — including the TV being the center of a wireless surround system
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Loewe's Antares is a 4K OLED TV with triple tuner, HDMI 2.1 and 144Hz VRR Selection of wall mounts, floor stands, rotatable table stands and speakers From £2,500 (about $3,350 / AU$4,799) German luxury brand Loewe has unveiled what it calls its "most individual Smart OLED TV to date," the Loewe Antares. It's a 4K TV with a modular design that enables you to personalize it to suit your particular
Amazon flips the bird to Apple — drops iPad (A16) price back down to pre-hike level
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
It was the news none of us wanted to hear, but at the turn of the new financial year in Australia, Apple made the move to raise Australian prices across its entire product lineup. The tech giant has often been better than other tech companies at absorbing increased supply-chain costs, but the current RAM and component crisis meant it could no longer hold out. Perhaps the biggest and most upsettin
The Onyx Boox Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi is a good Android-toting Kindle Scribe alternative, but it disappoints in a couple of key areas
Latest from TechRadar / 1h
Boox Go 10.3 Gen II Lumi: One-minute review As far as epaper writing tablets go, Boox has some of the most versatile options thanks to their Android-based operating systems, and the Boox Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi is arguably the best of them despite its rather mouthful of a name — I’m just going to call it the ‘Lumi’ from here on in. I was already a fan of the original model, calling the reMarkable d
The Pinwheel Home is a retro-inspired landline phone that will keep your kids safe from doomscrolling
Latest from TechRadar / 3h
The Pinwheel Home is aimed at kids aged 5-10 years It only makes phone calls to approved contacts There's an optional subscription for calling real numbers The question of how much time young people should spend on their smartphones and social media has dominated the headlines in recent months, and a new retro-styled phone from Pinwheel is the latest device looking to give parents easier choices.
Elon Musk Quietly Bought a Medium Sized Fossil Fuel Energy Company Back in May
Gizmodo / 3h
Huh!
Europe Wants to Break Free From American and Chinese Technology. But How?
NYT > Technology / 4h
France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.
Lululemon backs nylon-recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
TechCrunch / 4h
Syntetica, a French startup that has developed a novel approach to recycling nylon, has already obtained big-name partners and investors.
Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant
TechCrunch / 4h
Applied Computing has raised a $20M Series A to build a foundation AI model for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.
Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on July 16
Mashable / 4h
The Moon is starting to reappear on its right side (this will be the left side if you're in the Southern Hemisphere). This means we're in the Waxing Crescent portion of the lunar cycle. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, July 16, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon phase is in Waxing Crescent phase, with just 5% of its surface visible. Even with visual aids, this is too sma
NTSB Confirms Texas Tesla Had 100% Floored Accelerator Pedal During Fatal Crash
Gizmodo / 4h
In a way, this exonerates Tesla FSD. But it certainly leaves one with questions.
How to watch The Open 2026: Free Live Streams, TV Channels & Preview — Round 1
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
The Open 2026: Thursday, July 16 to Sunday, July 19 | 1.35am ET / 6.35am BST Stream on Peacock / NBC & USA Network via Sling TV (US) US free trials: YouTube TV (10-days) / DirecTV (5-days) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save up to 75%) Watch The Open 2026 live streams, as the oldest golf tournament in the world returns for its 154th staging, at the links of Royal Birkdale. Scottie Scheffler wil
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you watch Indiana sports. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight, and each new
NYT Pips hints, answers for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you co
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're precise. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to
NYT Strands hints, answers for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you don't have a good sense of direction. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be
Wordle today: Answer, hints for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're into landscapes. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connectio
Hurdle hints and answers for July 16, 2026
Mashable / 6h
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle , then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give
The Australian government just told thousands of people to throw out their routers — despite experts warning it could be a major security risk
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has bricked thousands of routers Flashing alternative firmware like OpenWRT is an option that the ACCC has ignored Disposed SamKnows SK-WB8 routers can pose a security risk if they’re not first wiped with a factory reset The Australian government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), has initiated
5 amazing tools built with GPT-5.6 that people are showing off to Sam Altman — from a wardrobe assistant to Pokémon Go for cats
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
OpenAI's debut of the new GPT-5.6 model prompted the usual ritual of benchmark charts and arguments over whether it is really smarter than the last version, but CEO Sam Altman asked for a little more this time. He publicly asked to see what people actually built with it. i'd love to see interesting things people have built with 5.6 sol.i will send the person who made the coolest thing a special g
First look inside the new Chase Sapphire Lounge at DFW — complete with network's first whiskey lounge
The Points Guy Articles / 7h
A Chase Sapphire Lounge has officially landed in the Lone Star State, as a new 18,000-square-foot location officially opens on July 16 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) — and TPG just got an early peek inside. Once you start exploring the space, you can't miss that this is one of Chase's larger lounges , measuring just behind locations at New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Phil
Why Greylock capped its new fund at $1.5B when it says it could have raised more
TechCrunch / 7h
By keeping the number of investments to about 25 per fund, Greylock aims to remain what it calls "the most important partner" to its founders.
'This computer works almost like a guitar': Fingernail-sized quantum chip uses vibrations to store data
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
ETH Zurich quantum chip sees superconducting qubit act as CPU and the vibrational modes of a fingernail-width acoustic resonator serve as quantum RAM The approach borrows from classical computer architecture as it completely flips the script on how modern quantum computing might store short-term data The team demonstrated a universal gate set and ran small instances of the quantum Fourier transfo
Can Bose Help Skullcandy Shake Its Bargain-Bin Reputation?
Wired / 8h
Skullcandy’s audio products aren’t exactly known for their stellar audio quality or noise cancellation, but its latest headphones are getting an assist from Bose to turn things around.
Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
ROCKVILLE, Maryland—Hundreds of Bethesda Game Studios and Zenimax Online Studios employees and their supporters braved nearly 100°F temperatures to protest sweeping layoffs across Xbox during a lunchtime rally in front of parent company Zenimax's headquarters today. The rally was one of five organized today by Zenimax Workers United and its parent union, the Communication Workers of America, at o
Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
A dried-out felt-tip marker and a snapped-off piece of molded black plastic sold for $857,600 at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday. What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA's Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity's first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. More than flown odds and ends, one
Skullcandy Crusher 1080 review: Haptic bass meets whisper-quiet ANC
Engadget / 8h
Skullcandy's new flagship Crusher 1080 headphones blend Bose audio and big bass.
'Bose features at a non-Bose price, for the first time': Skullcandy launches its most premium headphones ever, getting by with a little help from its friend
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Skullcandy launches Crusher 1080 ANC, new premium over-ears They mark the debut of three Bose-made features in a non-Bose product Just launched and available right now, for $280 / AU$399.99 (about £210) It is as I foretold: after we saw Skullcandy teases about new headphones , the brand has unveiled exactly the pair of cans I predicted. Meet the Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC; they're the pair that
Microsoft is reportedly training salespeople to talk down OpenAI and Anthropic
TechCrunch / 8h
Microsoft is looking to sell its in-house AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than its competitors' models.
Skullcandy’s New Wireless Headphones Have So Much Bose in Them
Gizmodo / 8h
There are three technologies in the Crusher 1080 ANC that have never been in a non-Bose pair of wireless headphones before.
My Worst, Most Memorable Flights Ever, From The Scary To The Awkward
One Mile at a Time / 8h
Over the years, I’ve flown well over five million miles, across a countless number of airlines. Obviously there’s some variance between flights, but for the most part, things go pretty smoothly, and not much catches me off guard. Of course some flights are more memorable than others. I typically make lists with what I consider to be my best flight experiences, though in this post, I figure it’s f
Review: Schgaguler Hotel (Marriott Design Hotels), South Tyrol (Fantastic!)
One Mile at a Time / 8h
We recently took a family trip to South Tyrol , the autonomous region in the Dolomites, in northern Italy. In this post, I’d like to review the the 42-key Schgaguler Hotel , part of Design Hotels, which belongs to Marriott Bonvoy. So while the property isn’t managed by Marriott, you can earn and redeem points, and take advantage of select elite perks. This was the third and final hotel we stayed
USAF wants to replace $30 million MQ-9 Reaper drones with cheaper UAVs after "dozens" were lost in Iran, costing taxpayers billions
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Pentagon seeks an affordable drone capable of replacing many MQ-9 Reaper missions Reaper drones hit hard in Iran, and losses force demand for lower-cost unmanned combat aircraft New aircraft must combine long range with substantial payload capacity The United States Air Force is examining a lower-cost unmanned aircraft concept after losing “dozens” of MQ-9 Reaper drones during the recent conflict
Smoke From Canada's Wildfires Turns Skies Sickly Orange Across the Eastern US
Wired / 9h
Roughly 100 fires are raging out of control in Ontario, sending smoke streaming 1,000 miles to the south and east.
United Said Iran War Cost It $6 Billion In Fuel, Passengers Can Expect Reduced Flights
Gizmodo / 9h
Fuel cost United 84% more than normal in the past three months as the war raged on.
First Look: DFW’s New Chase Sapphire Lounge Is The Airport’s Best Bank Lounge—With Whiskey Tastings, Facials And Elevated Food
View from the Wing / 9h
The 18,000-square-foot Chase Sapphire Lounge opens July 16 across from Gate D25 in DFW Terminal D. After a preview, I’d rank it as Dallas’ best bank lounge, with elevated food, a dedicated whiskey room, bookable facials and relaxation pods, showers and Chase’s first grab-and-go experiment.
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, July 16 (game #1634)
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, July 15 (game #1633) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still g
NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, July 16 (game #1131)
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 15 (game #1130) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's cl
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 16 (game #865)
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 15 (game #864) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wo
JetBlue drops 2 cities, 7 routes in shift to beef up Fort Lauderdale
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
JetBlue is doubling down on Fort Lauderdale. The carrier is dropping two destinations – Antigua in the Caribbean Daytona Beach in Florida – and cutting four other routes as it looks to keep growing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). In total, seven routes are being cut when the destination cuts are counted. JetBlue detailed the moves Wednesday in an employee memo, which was
‘Goodbye, Lara’ Is Easily the Most Enchanting Fairy Tale Reimagining You’ll Watch This Year
Gizmodo / 9h
Kinema Citrus' vivid 'Little Mermaid'-inspired fantasy rises above the wave of retro-style shows.
Quote of the day by Sam Altman: 'It also takes a lot of energy to train a human' — a staunch defense of the cost of AI training
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
The AI buildout is well and truly underway with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leading the charge, having made various deals with companies including Oracle and Nvidia to guarantee the infrastructure needed to train future AI models is installed. But as this ensues, the spotlight has been thrown on how much energy these models will need. Eating machines Altman was speaking during an AI summit in India ear
AI Music App Suno Got Hacked, Giving a Glimpse of Just How Much Music It Scraped
Collection (Enterprise TA0009)•
Gizmodo / 10h
That's a lot of artists not getting paid.
Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Sheetz, a US convenience store chain, is moving its 838 locations off VMware. Sheetz has used VMware virtualization across two Dell R440/R450-series servers at each of its locations since 2019. Now it’s migrating 12 to 14 virtual machines (VMs) in each of its stores from VMware vSphere to StorMagic’s SvHCI, “with an additional two VMs to be replaced over the coming months to transition from Windo
Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
This week, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) won a key battle in its fight to reverse a visa-restriction policy that the Trump administration had used to attempt to revoke green cards and deport non-US citizens who work on misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety. In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge J
Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
Ars Technica - All content / 10h
Jurassic Park , while beloved as a film, has been the subject of snarky memes for the infamous line in which one of the characters declares, "This is a Unix system, I know this!" while using a computer with an unusual 3D file manager interface. Despite the memes, the film's production team was meticulous in accurately sourcing the right PCs (and adjacent details) for the sets—not too much of a su
Elon Musk bought a gas turbine company
Engadget / 10h
It's likely to become a direct power source for SpaceXAI's data centers.
Is the UKs age-verification law working? Kinda.
Mashable / 10h
Close to a year after the enactment of the UK's age assurance law, the Online Safety Act , Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, has released a report on its progress. The Online Safety Act requires robust age checks for sites that have content "restricted to adults," which extends from pornography to non-explicit content like the r/stopsmoking subreddit. UK age verification, one year later O
Evidence Grows That Taco Bell Infected Massive Number of Customers With Explosive Diarrhea
Futurism / 10h
Apocryphal tales of its meals causing the runs have plagued Taco Bell since time immemorial. But this latest parasitic outbreak is something else entirely. As the Washington Post reports , federal and state authorities are investigating whether the fast food chain is behind the outbreak of explosive diarrhea cases across the country — further cementing its scatological legacy. The illness, caused
Turns Out ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Will Yip Its Way Into Select Theaters After All
Gizmodo / 10h
For one week only, 'Avatar' fans in Los Angeles and Manhattan will get to see the Gaang on the silver screen.
OpenAI Just Launched Its First Hardware Product—and It’s a Tiny Keyboard for Bossing Around AI Agents
Gizmodo / 10h
The AI company teamed up with Work Louder on a programmable keyboard designed specifically for Codex.
First look: Portugal's first Andaz radiates color and culture
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
Lisbon's hotel scene has as much character and charm as the city itself — and its newest arrival comes courtesy of World of Hyatt's Andaz brand. Just opened in March, Andaz Lisbon made not one but two of TPG's lists of most exciting hotels opening in 2026. The Andaz brand's Portugal debut promised a prime location in the bustling Baixa district, views of historic Lisbon landmarks and the brand's
Orbiting space data centers may face an unexpected hurdle — from environmental politics
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Environmental groups seek broader review before massive satellite constellations receive approval More than one million proposed satellites face increased regulatory scrutiny FCC is reconsidering satellite environmental review rules Environmental groups have petitioned federal regulators to pause approval of orbital data center satellite constellations pending a full environmental review process.
GE Profiles viral Opal nugget ice maker now comes in a mini version
Mashable / 11h
If you were on TikTok in the early 2020s, you're probably deeply familiar with the GE Profile Opal Nugget Ice Maker. It went super viral as creators made content about their iced coffee concoctions, sodas, and even water recipes . But for most people, the price and size of the Opal ice maker made it an impractical purchase. At a press event with GE Profile in New York City, André Zdanow, executiv
OpenAIs first physical device is here, and its not what we expected
Mashable / 11h
OpenAI's long-anticipated entry into consumer hardware has arrived, but it's not the Jony Ive collab everyone has been waiting for. The company has launched Codex Micro, a $230 mechanical keypad developed with peripheral maker Work Louder, sold through OpenAI's "Supply Co." storefront as part of a "Work Louder Co-Lab" collaboration. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has
Meta smart glasses get pro cyclist kicked out of race
Mashable / 11h
Professional cyclist Willie Smit went 14 years without being disqualified from a race. Then he put on a pair of smart glasses . The 33-year-old South African veteran cyclist was removed from the opening stage of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai after officials determined that his video-recording glasses violated Union Cycliste Internationale rules governing onboard technology. Smit, who was racing
Intel Officials Predict the Pentagon’s Bill for the Iran War Will Exceed $100 Billion
Wired / 11h
The Trump administration has not disclosed its cost estimates for the Iran war.
Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’
Wired / 11h
Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.
How to Watch Starship Flight 13, the Second Launch Attempt of the World’s Biggest Rocket
Gizmodo / 11h
This time, SpaceX will try to correct some issues that occurred during the first flight and launch a batch of next-generation Starlink satellites.
Netflix Sure Is Having a Hard Time Letting Go of ‘Stranger Things’
Gizmodo / 11h
The show wrapped up its final season late last year and has now pivoted to celebrating the 10th anniversary of its debut.
5 Samsung One UI features I disable on every Galaxy phone
How-To Geek / 11h
Every Android phone brand likes to do its own thing when it comes to the launcher and overall look of its phones. Some (like Xiaomi) opt to make their phones look and feel more like Apple's iOS, but Samsung has been putting years and years into the development of its One UI.
Thank God, macOS Golden Gate’s Siri Is a Terse Idiot
Gizmodo / 11h
AI Siri in macOS 27 is occasionally useful, but the real gold is in the AI-enabled Shortcuts app.
This is the only new 3-row SUV you can buy for under $30,000
How-To Geek / 11h
Three-row SUVs have become increasingly expensive, with many popular family haulers now starting well above the $40,000 mark. For shoppers on a tighter budget, finding one with enough seating for the whole family often means making significant compromises or shopping used.
Sixteen Nobel-Winning Economists Warn That Major AI Job Losses Are Coming
Futurism / 11h
Over 200 economists, researchers and industry executives, including sixteen Nobel Prize winners, signed an urgent letter warning that AI could radically transform the economy at an unprecedented pace and scale — and that policymakers and governments need to move to mitigate the fallout. Titled “We Must Act Now,” the letter is brief. It predicts that “AI may become radically more powerful over the
Relax, Apple, OpenAI and its rumored AI smart speaker plans are no threat to you, Siri, HomePods, robots, or any other part of your business
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
OpenAI is building an AI-powered smart speaker nobody wants. That is, if you believe the Bloomberg report from Mark Gurman and you've read his description of said rumored device. According to the report: "OpenAI believes the product’s defining feature will be its personality and ability to connect on a humanlike level with users. The speaker incorporates mechanical elements that can move on their
This person made the world's smallest Arduino board—it fits on your fingertip
How-To Geek / 11h
You might just have a solution if you need an extra-tiny board for your do-it-yourself electronics projects . Moddo has made what it says is the "world's smallest" Arduino-compatible board, the Pinch.
Here's How to Officially Suggest New Emojis
Lifehacker / 11h
Next spring, you'll notice a handful of new emojis pop up on your iPhone or Android device. As shared by Unicode Emoji Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Daniel , there are nine additions slated for 2027, including "Cracking Face," "Leftwards Thumb Sign," "Rightwards Thumb Sign," "Monarch Butterfly," "Pickle," "Lighthouse," "Meteor," "Eraser," and "Net With Handle." It's not the biggest update in emoji
These 4 open source Docker containers prove you don’t need powerful hardware to run a next-level homelab
How-To Geek / 11h
If you think that you have to have expensive or powerful hardware to run your homelab, then you're sorely mistaken. Here are four open-source Docker containers that will turn your beginner homelab into a powerhouse, even without expensive hardware.
Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
TechCrunch / 11h
The safety board confirmed Tesla's account of the crash, which the company shared days after it happened last month.
SpaceX Fourth Quarter 2026 Could Show Cashflow Positive
Next Big Future / 11h
SpaceXAI has a huge fourth quarter in 2026. It will most be revealed in the November, 2026 earning call. Google’s $920M/month lease hits its full rate on October 1. Anthropic and Reflection are already paying. For the first time, three signed compute contracts run at full freight in the same quarter, against a facility whose ... Read more
The Explosive Diarrhea Outbreak Is Officially Blowing Up
Gizmodo / 11h
It took weeks for the CDC to issue a health advisory over the growing number of cyclosporiasis cases.
Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
3 TTPs•
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
Right on the heels of Microsoft releasing a record number of security patches, a researcher has published exploit code that can enable low-privilege Windows accounts to make sensitive changes to administrator accounts. The exploit, which multiple researchers say works , is sending Microsoft scrambling, yet again, to patch a zero-day released by an anonymous researcher who has complained about the
Samsung isn't sure why some Galaxy S26 Ultra screens are turning red
Engadget / 11h
Samsung appears to be internally investigating the discoloration defect.
European Commission will not force smartwatches and other wearables to have replaceable batteries
Engadget / 11h
The EU adopted regulation in 2023 that requires many electronics to have replaceable batteries by 2027.
Chase Sapphire Preferred lifetime bonus rule explained: What does the bonus eligibility pop-up mean?
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
One of our favorite travel cards here at TPG, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees ), is offering new cardholders a can't-miss bonus . New cardholders can earn 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 on purchases in the first three months from account opening . TPG's July 2026 valuations place this offer at $2,050, which is stellar value given the Sapphire Pr
Unlock $2,500+ in value with this Capital One Spark Cash Plus bonus offer
The Points Guy Articles / 11h
If you're a business owner looking to earn cash-back rewards for your purchases, Capital One offers a solid suite of cards for you to consider. Right now, Capital One's Spark Cash business cards are offering elevated welcome bonuses , making it a good time to compare the lineup. New cardholders can receive a haul of bonus cash-back upon meeting spending requirements, depending on the card they ch
Judge Dismisses Suit Accusing Apple of Failing to Limit Child Sex Abuse Material
NYT > Technology / 12h
The lawsuit highlighted concerns that the privacy of Apple’s iCloud allows illegal material to be easily stored and shared on the service.
Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
AI hallucination can be weaponized, new report warns HalluSquatting is short for “adversarial hallucination squatting” GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenClaw are all affected Your favorite AI service could be subverted to deploy code that turns your phone or PC into a botnet, according to researchers at Intuit, Technion, and Tel Aviv University. The technique has been given the name HalluSquatt
A New York school district is testing robot teachers
Mashable / 12h
A New York school district is piloting a humanoid robot teacher to help students with summer school classes. Announced earlier this year, Salamanca City Central school district, located in Salamanca, New York, and Toronto-based robotics company Realbotix have partnered to integrate a new AI teachers' assistant into classrooms — and potentially debut a fleet of robot tutors this fall. The AI, call
The Criterion Release of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is Jaw-Dropping
Gizmodo / 12h
With a ton of extra features, and artwork by Denver Balbaboco, we're already in love.
Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
TechCrunch / 12h
Neko Health has developed proprietary body-scanning technology, which it couples with bloodwork, to assess a person's health.
I bought a Roku for the hardware but stayed for the free streaming library
How-To Geek / 12h
I’m no Apple fanboy, but I’m not afraid to admit that when it comes to streaming devices, Apple TV has been my go-to for years. One sits under the TV in my main home theater; my family uses iPhones and iPads, and it's the hub of our entertainment at home. But when I needed streaming devices for the older TV at our family cottage and for a second TV at home, the math got ugly — Apple's box current
Amid hardware legal battle, OpenAI releases a $230 keyboard for Codex
TechCrunch / 12h
OpenAI, which is in the middle of a legal battle with Apple over hardware trade theft allegations, just released a light-up keyboard designed to be paired with its agentic coding app.
Legos first SpongeBob SquarePants set for adults builds into a pineapple under the sea
Mashable / 12h
Firmly grasp it — your wallet, that is. Lego unveiled two new SpongeBob Squarepants-themed building sets this week, its first in nearly 15 years. The new Lego Icons SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom set marks the inaugural SpongeBob Lego kit geared toward adults, while the new Lego BrickHeadz SpongeBob SquarePants Figure is the latest entry in its blocky line for kids. Both sets are slated for
OpenAI Strikes Bold Deal With Kalshi to Mix Together the Most Hated Technologies in Existence: AI and Prediction Markets
Futurism / 12h
Is it not enough to simply watch the beautiful game, unadorned? These days you might use an AI chatbot to keep abreast of what’s happening in the World Cup. And that AI chatbot, in a sign of the times, might try to shove prediction market odds in your face as another way of ostensibly keeping you up to speed. Because are you really getting the full picture if you don’t know where a bunch of gambl
This software team will charge you $10,000 a week to remove all AI-generated code from your systems — and use AI to do it
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
The three man team is known as “Slopfix” It claims to be able to reduce AI generated codebases by up to 65% in size They aim to "refactor vibecoded codebases back to maintainability" Vibecoding has a lot to answer for, not least some excessively large codebases. A new team of software engineers are collaborating to reduce the size of these cumbersome projects… with a $10,000 per week bill. Slopfi
From weekend getaways to bucket-list stays: How I'd use 75,000 World of Hyatt points
The Points Guy Articles / 12h
One of my favorite things about points and miles is the way they make travel feel more accessible throughout the year. Instead of saving up for a single annual vacation, I can use rewards to book everything from weekend city getaways and beach escapes to longer international trips and bucket-list hotel stays. And when it comes to hotel points, World of Hyatt remains one of the programs I consiste
China’s War on ‘Lying Flat’ Comes for Companion Chatbots
Gizmodo / 13h
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