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My cat is 15 years old and has graduated high school, college, and graduate school with me ❤️🐱 [OC] I just achieved a lifelong dream of being featured in National Geographic magazine! Found a clam living in a glass bottle GoFundMe raises over $25k for heartbroken cab driver after wild Knicks fans destroyed his car Stop Killing Games fails to secure EU law despite 1.3M signatures TIL Marvin Pipkin, as a new GE recruit, solved the "impossible" task of making an inside-frosted lightbulb—a job handed to new hires as an induction ritual into the challenges of research—since every previous attempt had failed. Nobody had told him it couldn't be done. ▶︎ My boyfriend unboxed our new vacuum cleaner and robbed her of her innocence Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion EU rules out mandate to keep video games playable, seeks voluntary code Women rate their sleep quality lower than men, despite sleeping better. This is because they estimate their night-time awakenings more accurately than men, who tend to underestimate their frequency of wakefulness ▶︎ Argentina and Algeria fans have arrived in time square not so friendly compared to other fanbases Sean Penn To Direct Bradley Cooper In Story Of January 6th Cop ▶︎ BOMBSHELL: Trump and Stephen Miller conjured EXTREME plan to suspend constitutional right, per NYT My mum was grounded when my grandparents came across this picture in their local news paper. Late 1960's, my mum would have been around 16 or 17 CBS Will Pay for Unauthorized Use of 'Peanuts' Song ‘Linus and Lucy’ in ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Finale; Proceeds to be Donated to José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Microsoft's new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly on Windows - Michelle Obama’s womanhood isn’t a question. Josh Hokit’s idea of manhood is.***"The irony of UFC fighter Josh Hokit’s insult of Michelle Obama appears to be lost on him."***…
Which songs often gets misinterpreted and/or misappropriated by the very people it calls out even though the song's lyrics are explicitly mocking them? - My son is obsessed with space and trading cards, so I turned NASA's image library into booster packs he can open every dayEvery night before bed, my son asks if we can go look at the night sky. When I ask him where he'd go if he could go anywhere, he always says the same thing: "The moon."I built Cards From Space so he c…
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Kazuo Ishiguro announces 1930s spy caper to be published next year - [homemade] garlic and rosemary washed curd cheese, aged three monthsI’ve been working on washed curd cheeses for about a year now with real intention. The texture on this one is spot on. Just melts in your mouth. …
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▶︎ Why Americans are injecting themselves with unregulated ‘miracle’ drugs (2026) - short doc about the rapidly expanding semi-legal unregulated Peptide industry [00:16:01] - LPT: Avoid "mystery" rental car option when gas prices are highI don't rent cars often and didn't really care what car I got. I tried to save a few bucks and selected the mystery option and I was saddled with a 15mpg Goliath. The clerk said everyone wants the ga…
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engadget
- Which major chatbot apps work with CarPlay?If you aren't happy with Siri while driving, several other chatbot apps are compatible with CarPlay now.
- 7 ways to get free movies and TV channels on your smart TVWith the influx of premium streaming services, it can be difficult to find apps that offer access to free movies and TV channels in the sea of options.
- How to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PCFaceTime isn't actually an Apple-exclusive feature. While it's not the full experience, joining calls is possible on Android and Windows devices.
- How to use Xbox mode on your Windows PCXbox mode is akin to Big Picture Mode, where you get a gaming-friendly interface that works well with a controller.
- SpaceXAI's Grok Bot is in early beta - Here's how to try itSpaceXAI's Grok Bot is a digital 'teammate' that can handle complex and boring tasks that would otherwise clutter your day. Here's how to get up and running.
- Is there any benefit to keeping your smart TV in standby mode?A Smart TV doesn't just sit idle when you push the power button on your remote. They're designed to perform a number of important tasks without you realising.
- How to use ChatGPT to make stickers for iMessage and WhatsAppThe default sticker options in iMessage and WhatsApp are cool but maybe a little limited. Now, with help from ChatGPT's AI tool, things have got a bit more fun.
- Retroid Pocket unexpectedly expands its Duo lineup with a Lite Plus versionThe handheld maker is offering free exchanges for any Duo Lite customers who want to upgrade.
- The benefits of using an E Ink tablet over an iPadE Ink excels for tasks like reading and note-taking.
- How to customize the side button on your Samsung Galaxy phoneThe side button on Samsung's Galaxy phones has performed different functions over the years, but you can really make it do whatever you want.
- Joby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North CarolinaThe startup is looking to expand beyond electric air taxi rides in major cities.
- What's the 30-degree rule for TVs?The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has a simple method for calculating the ideal viewing distance based on your TV size.
- How to use your phone as a remote for any smart TVSome phones have IR blasters to enable remote functions, but even if yours doesn't, you can do quite a lot over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
- How to set up your Sonos speakers using the appWhether you just got a Sonos speaker or you're adding one to your current setup, you'll need to use the app.
- Before you throw out your old laptop, do this firstGiving away or recycling your old laptop is great, but you need to make sure all your data is fully removed before it finds a new home.
- These small changes can improve your home surround sound in a big wayIf you've just set up your speakers wherever they fit, you're probably not getting the best sound from your surround system.
- Is the original Nintendo Switch still worth buying in 2026?Buying Nintendo's older console used makes plenty of sense, but a one new is much harder to justify.
- Winamp will be reborn in 2027 to take on streamingIt's coming back with a monthly subscription.
- How to improve your audio quality on NetflixTry this simple menu tweak to restore crisp audio.
- Here's what you should look for when buying an Android phone for gamingIf you like gaming on your Android phone, you need a phone that can handle the graphics and processing required.
Hacker News
Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to What Happened to the Snowden Archive ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector Qwen Image 2.1 The Effect of CRTs on Pixel Art Pirate Face Rescues LLM Models from Deletion Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices The Hierarchy of Money I turned Jev into a (lousy) chatbot Show HN: Radius – A Meetup.com Alternative Software Sandboxing: The Basics (2025) Show HN: A competition for small neural networks that play strategy games Exfiltrate Your Weights Laya (OS Jev) on Mac M4 CoreML Offline (45 decisions per second) Ogre Battle 64 Recompiled Project at 99.05% Resident Evil 4 (GameCube) – complete byte-identical decompilation to C/C++ What's been going on in w64devkit the past year Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business Prompts aren’t Real Custom home server built from spare parts Trying the Software Factory Pattern Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented A custom virtual machine for the Stars 4X game Frontier Labs Are Selling Garbage to Fools in Washington
TechCrunch
- 6 days left to save up to $200 to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026Current ticket pricing ends in 6 days on Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then.
- World model companies are keeping a lot of secretsEveryone in the world-models space is sitting on a pile of cash and a ton of buzz, but good luck getting anyone — from the founders to their own data suppliers — to tell you what they're actually buil
- Elon Musk’s latest Boring Company pitch involves a Hyperloop between Austin and San AntonioMany of The Boring Company's announced project have not materialized.
- Is the AI industry really ready to slow down?On Equity, we debated whether Ai executives are serious about wanting to slow down.
- Vocci’s ring adds a new form factor to meeting note-takingVocci's lightweight ring costs $249, and might pose some privacy questions
- ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTokScrollEd turns textbooks into a scrollable, Instagram-like feed with video, audio, and quizzes. The Palo Alto startup, founded by student co-founders (and spouses) Utsav Gupta and Rebecca Neff, pitche
- New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political adsThe new legislation adds teeth to disclosure requirements for online influencers who are paid to post about politics.
- TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click Tech
- A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offlineBrynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits bought them. Putnam, a trained ballerina with a sma
- Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyoutsWithout buyouts, Flock would "almost certainly" need to lay off staff.
- Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI ForceTrump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.
- Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companiesGoogle said Gemini had "acted appropriately" by ending each hack immediately.
- The US Navy just told us what’s on its tech wish list for the next several yearsNavy CTO Justin Fanelli talks co-investing alongside VCs instead of funding early research himself, recent buys like a $562 million autonomous refueling deal, and the Navy's updated wish list — from A
- Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homesPetlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features
- AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievableThis week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.
- Prices go up in 7 days. Get your Disrupt ticket now.Current ticket pricing ends Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ founders, investors and tech leaders at Disrupt and save up to $200 on your ticket until then.
- Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarkingVals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.
- India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcosTruecaller says the one-way sharing requirement would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telecom operators.
- Tilly Norwood’s press tour is going about as well as you’d expect for an AIIn one particularly odd interview, Norwood seems to malfunction and begin speaking Chinese.
- A startup that builds other startups raised $100M and is all-in on physical AIUP.Labs, now doing business under the name Vantora, is building startups for industrial corporations.
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Sidenotes with CSS anchor positioning CSS Curiosities of the Past Stop Treating CSS Container Queries Like Traditional Media Queries Comparing Values With CSS progress() Remove start and end margins with the margin-trim property Container style queries and advanced attr(): rethinking how to wire up my components in CSS Link parameters for SVG Antiquated HTML Snippets and Artefacts Submit your ideas for Interop 2027 Creating Web Widgets Using the Document Picture-in-Picture API
The Onion
- Report: Other Tailgate Looks More FunEAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—After divvying up a Bud Light six-pack and soggy Subway sandwiches purchased at an I-87 rest stop, a glum group of tailgaters in Section J of the MetLife Stadium parking lot confir
- Survey Finds 1 In 3 Americans With Health Insurance Have Medical DebtA new survey found that one third of Americans who have health coverage still have medical debt that they are paying off over time. What do you think?The post Survey Finds 1 In 3 Americans With Health
- Obama Family Dog Passes AwayFormer President Barack Obama announced that his family’s Portuguese water dog Sunny, which they got in 2013 during their time in the White House, has passed away. What do you think?The post Obama Fam
- Pitcher Clearly Ate Rosin BagThe post Pitcher Clearly Ate Rosin Bag appeared first on The Onion.
- Russian Oligarch Bankrolls Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding After PartyA Russian businessman with ties to Putin spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding after party, raising ethical concerns and accusations of buying influence. What do you thi
- Olivia Rodrigo Releases Fantasy Tabletop Game ‘The High Winter Elves Of Girlville’LOS ANGELES—Calling the effort the purest distillation to date of where she is as a dungeon master, pop star Olivia Rodrigo released her long-awaited tabletop roleplaying game The High Winter Elves Of
- Landlord Takes Hornets’ SideHUNTSVILLE, AL—Claiming he had looked into the issue per the tenant’s request, local landlord Ernest Morton told one of his renters Thursday that he had no choice but to take the hornets’ side in a re
- Freida Flores and Anthony AcostaAfter a misprint on the invitations, Flores and Acosta had a strict only-kids wedding.The post Freida Flores and Anthony Acosta appeared first on The Onion.
- Pros And Cons Of Letting Dogs Sleep In The BedPet lovers and health experts are divided over whether dogs should co-sleep with their owners. The Onion examines the pros and cons of letting dogs sleep in the bed. PRO They’ll bark to let you know i
- New Orleans Pelicans Can’t Help But Notice They’re Not On NBA Schedule This YearNEW ORLEANS—Wondering aloud if there had been some kind of miscommunication on the part of the league, New Orleans Pelicans players told reporters Friday they couldn’t help but notice they hadn’t been
- I’ve Got A Bad Feline About ThisThe post I’ve Got A Bad Feline About This appeared first on The Onion.
- Everything We Know About ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ So FarAfter two delays, the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will be released this November. Here is everything we know about the game so far. Open-world activities include playing volleyball, chess,
Frontend Masters
- Custom Glow Rings Inside of ElementsA box-shadow is an obvious choice for an inner glow of an element to highlight it. But with some fancy masking, we can use any overlay style we want.
- Better Centering with CSS text-boxJake has a very nice, clear video about what text-box solves in CSS. It essentially makes even padding on an element (like a button) doable without magic numbers, and that will work across any font (s
- Extracting Grid Information Using CSSIt's an interesting and potentially useful trick to have an element know where it is on a grid. That's tricky enough when the items are in one row/column, but what about when they span?
- Code SnacksLove these little animations (“code snacks”) from Lauren Basser that illustrate basic technological concepts. Check out the ones for Working Directory and Shadow DOM — not the easiest concepts to illu
- Comparing Values With CSS progress()The new CSS progress() function maps a given value to a range. Super useful for responsive layouts, responsive typography, and fun tricks.
- It’s All About The Permissions RecoveryUsers who deny permissions can recover them by adjusting settings, although many may not realize this.
- A Deep Dive into StyleXStyleX has been around for a while, but it’s seeing a resurgence in popularity lately for whatever reason. Seems pretty good to me. You don’t have to write atomic CSS, but you get atomic CSS output th
- Building a Reliable PostgreSQL Queue: Concurrency, Crashes, Retries, and ScaleWe get into building a background task processor using PostgreSQL. It seems easy at first, but there are lots of pitfalls as a system like this scales.
- Custom Scrollbar Component In 2026Thanks to some very modern CSS, we can visually replicate the logic of scrollbars. Then make them actually functional.
- React Now Rusted All The Way OutThe transition to the Rust version of the React Compiler for the 1,036-file React Router codebase resulted in a significant speed increase, improving build times from 14.3 seconds to 0.81 seconds. The
Al Jazeera
- Polls close in Russian wartime election with ruling party set to dominateRussian President Vladimir Putin has cast the vote as a test of support for his ongoing war in Ukraine.
- France to summon Iran envoy after language centre closure in TehranIran accuses the French language centre of conducting 'illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions'.
- Qatar PM urges Gulf security framework with IranQatar’s PM says, the Gulf won't be the same unless there's a framework ensuring no one is a threat to each other.
- Argentina’s Left stages ‘March of Anger’ over Milei’s austerity measuresThousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires for the ‘March of Anger’.
- Eighteen suspects extradited to US over Haitian president’s 2021 killingFederal court in Florida to try men accused of orchestrating the transnational plot to kill Jovenel Moise from US soil.
- Qatar PM describes fallout of US-Israel war on Iran as ‘earthquake’Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Sheikh Mohammed also announces a key shift in Qatar's investment strategy.
- US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summitScott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.
- Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talksQatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson tells Bloomberg that mediators are shuttling between Iran and US to revive talks.
- France’s Macron and Canada’s Carney announce plans to build stronger tiesAnnouncement comes as Canada seeks a closer relationship with the EU amid a trade war with the US.
- How will Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis?Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom.
- Man Utd salvage Fulham draw as pressure mounts on CarrickMatheus Cunha strikes late as Manchester United seal a 1-1 draw at Fulham, but pressure mounts on Michael Carrick.
- Gaza artists honour Macklemore for supporting PalestineArtists in Gaza are painting murals on destroyed walls, honouring US rapper Macklemore for his support for Palestine.
- Jerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor AzariaJerusalem Daily: Israel pardons soldier Elor Azaria
- Trump tariffs hit Canada’s dairy farmers as US sales stallA 50 percent tariff has disrupted dairy exports, leaving Canadian farmers with milk that cannot be redirected overnight.
- Meloni promises to ban burqas, niqabs in Italy’s schoolsPrime minister of Italy's longest serving government since WW2 faces election threat from far-right rival party.
- Central Colombia forest fire threatens tourist town of Villa de LeyvaThe country has battled multiple wildfires amid record-breaking temperatures fuelled by El Nino and drought conditions.
- Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in feisty La Liga derbyThe game hinged on Dean Huijsen's red card early in the second half for pulling down Giuliano Simeone in the box.
- Photos: Nepal flood survivors find little trace of former livesNepal’s floods displace thousands, with survivors mourning loved ones and searching for belongings amid the debris.
- Why have US prosecutors labelled China’s Huawei a criminal enterprise?Huawei faces a landmark US trial, accused of theft, fraud and sanctions violations in a high-stakes legal battle.
- Kenya’s Ngetich breaks women-only half-marathon world record by a secondAgnes Ngetich finished 50 seconds ahead of compatriot Veronica Loleo, who came second.
- Trump says monumental arch in Washington, DC will also be military complexPlans for the arch had been met with opposition along with other projects by the US president to reshape capital city.
- Venezuela quakes rescue dog ‘Tsunami’ honoured with statueA Venezuelan rescue dog has been honoured with a statue for his search-and-rescue work after earthquakes in June.
- Hundreds protest in Tunisia for release of jailed Gaza flotilla activistsHundreds of Tunisians have protested in Tunis, demanding the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
- Humanoid robots fight in cage match in ShanghaiHumanoid robots fight in cage match in Shanghai
- The pro-Israel censors are starting to loseThe Macklemore controversy demonstrates that the cost of speaking up for Palestine is diminishing.
New York Times
- A Diplomat From Myanmar Refuses to Give Up New York City PostFor more than five years, U Kyaw Moe Tun has refused to give up his United Nations post and a sandstone townhouse on the Upper East Side.
- Israeli Tourist Trap ‘Herod’s Pool’ Is Draining Palestinians’ Land DryIsraeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
- Thirty More Arrested in Jovenel Moïse AssassinationThe suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse include 18 men who were extradited from Haiti to Miami, officials said.
- Germany’s Merz Vows to Stay After Another State Election ‘Disaster’Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on Sunday after his center-right party finished behind far-right and far-left parties in state elections in the east.
- On a Dot of France Off Canada, Carney and Macron Talk PartnershipPrime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and President Emmanuel Macron of France met just after the European Union invited Canada to become its first “associate member.”
- Houthis Push to Expand Territory as Tensions With Saudi Arabia RiseThe Iranian-backed militia was engaged in fierce battles with Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen on Sunday, as it seeks to maintain momentum in the war.
- Hundreds of Drones Target Moscow on Final Day of Russian ElectionsUkraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.
- They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.
- The Most Handsome Melon in Mexico? Yes, It’s a Real Contest.In the eastern city of Xalapa, what started as a joke among friends over two decades ago has become a vibrant annual tradition that highlights creativity and absurdity with melons.
- Israeli President Pardons Ex-Soldier Over Killing of Incapacitated PalestinianIn 2016, Elor Azaria killed a Palestinian attacker who had been injured, fueling a public debate both at home and abroad over Israeli military actions.
- Inside the Breakdown of U.K.-Israel Relations Over West Bank SettlementsBritish officials believed Israel had said it would hold off on moving ahead with construction in E1, a piece of land viewed as vital to a future Palestinian state. Israel said it promised no such thi
- ‘Nervous and Skeptical,’ Greenlanders Question the New Deal With TrumpThe U.S. president’s threats to seize Greenland left its people on edge, and with details scarce, the news of an agreement didn’t seem to be putting minds at ease.
- In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi CapitalThe Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.
- Group With Al Qaeda Links Claims Responsibility for Attack in PakistanThe attack on a mosque inside a police compound, killing at least two dozen people, is the latest example of the worsening violence near the Afghan border.
- Let’s Talk ClimateWorld leaders are mostly silent and President Trump is pushing fossil fuels. We’ll explore the stakes at this week’s Climate Forward event.
- Israeli Shot and Killed in West Bank by Palestinian, Officials SayThe Israeli officials said an arrest had been made. The attack was on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Violence in the territory has grown recently.
- An Unused and Divisive Philippine Nuclear Plant Awaits Its FateThe government is exploring nuclear power options to guard against global energy shocks. One proposal is to switch on a plant in Bataan that has been mothballed for 40 years.
- U.N. General Assembly Traffic and Street Closures: What New Yorkers Need to KnowMany street closures are starting on Sunday, and rolling pedestrian and vehicle closures will continue during the week.
- Elaine Mokhtefi, American Witness to Algeria’s Revolution, Dies at 97As a fixer for Algeria’s government, she befriended radicals and revolutionaries and helped the Black Panthers establish an international base in Algiers.
- Trump’s Security Deal With Greenland: What to KnowPresident Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.
- A Half-Century On, Cycling’s World Championship Returns to MontrealMany streets in downtown Montreal and along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River will become a giant sports arena for 1,000 cyclists.
- Millionaire Activist James Chambers Seeks Asylum in SpainJailed in Madrid on an extradition request from the United States that his lawyer says is tied to pro-Palestinian activism, James Chambers fears persecution if returned.
- The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the “new elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.
- How Guyana Is Feeding the Profits of Exxon Mobil, the Largest U.S. Oil CompanyExxon Mobil found a coveted growth engine in Guyana. Now it must navigate Guyana’s fractious politics and a territorial dispute with Venezuela.
- A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in IranOil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.
- Russia Warns New U.S. Sanctions Law Would Harm Trump’s Peace EffortsPresident Trump signed the legislation, named for Senator Lindsey Graham, at the White House, but he has broad leeway to waive its requirements.
- Once Home to Batman, This Faded Mansion Is Now Plagued by Real BatsOfficials in England are alarmed at the state of Mentmore Towers, the 19th century estate that served as Wayne Manor in the 2005 film “Batman Begins.”
- Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate DisastersThe young government of Nepal, a nation with a tiny carbon footprint, is seeking reparations from the world’s major economies as it bears the brunt of collapsing Himalayan glaciers.
- Eugenia Apostol, Whose Journalism Helped Topple a Dictator, Dies at 100A publisher in the Philippines, she used her women’s magazine as a forum for political stories that helped drive Ferdinand Marcos from power.
- Trump Courts North Korea’s Leader, but Might Need China to Reignite the FlamePresident Trump has gotten no love back yet from Kim Jong-un. He could turn to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to help set up a summit when Mr. Xi visits Washington next week.
- A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. DeporteesWitnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
- U.S. Approves Visas for Iran’s U.N. DelegationThe officials will be subject to restrictions while in New York for next week’s U.N. General Assembly, according to the State Department.
- Protests Erupt in Nigeria After Police Pack 66 Miners Into One CellThirty-seven people died in the authorities’ custody, officials said. Survivors said the cell had barely any ventilation, food, or water and people began “collapsing and dying.”
- Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence CampaignsThe countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.
- Manitoba Joins List of Canadian Provinces to Stop Changing ClocksA survey of 72,000 residents found that most wanted to stop falling back and springing forward every year. The region will now follow others that have abandoned the practice.
The Register
- How Windows turned months of inactivity into a 7-hour update hostage situationWindows is getting more efficient. The updates, not so much
- Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solveHigh time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg
- AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around EarthReport says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap
- Firefox 156 arrives with a forest of forks in its wakeFrom Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there's a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter
- Anthropic decides to support OpenAI's markdown instructions specDevs cheer relief from compatibility headache
- Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120KThe Rust compiler remains unperturbed by the antics of the LLM
- Virginia governor wakes up to fact datacenters have become political cancerExecutive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections
- Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AISlinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists
- Claude Code revamps projects so you can work and pay in parallelRunning multiple Claude sessions at once means less waiting around to hit your usage limit
- Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accountsAgentic exploits for the win (again)
- North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devicesWaterPlum recruiters used bogus coding tests to backdoor jobseekers and raid more than 7,000 crypto wallets
- FBI: Fake cop and government impersonation scams cost victims $1.6BAI, fake uniforms, and mock offices help crooks sell the con
- Admins, you've been warned: The clock is ticking on Edge's IE ModeLegacy web apps have guaranteed shelter only through 2029, and Redmond warns modernization can take years
- KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposalAkademy talk imagines Plasma assembling itself around a personal model of each user
- Microsoft fixes the fix that broke Excel paste – partlyHotfix covers only Excel 2016 and may still come unstuck around conditional formatting
- The ideal database for AI agents doesn't exist yet, says Percona CEOIterative workloads caught vendors off guard, but requirements for a clean-slate solution remain unclear
- Former Labour deputy Tom Watson joins Palantir as £330M NHS deal nears break pointUS spy-tech firm insists its new UK senior vice president is there to 'build things, not to open doors'
- KPMG tech cuts come with a severance sum some staff call insultingAI, Cyber, SAP and Testing teams caught in latest reshaping of Big Four consultancy's Advisory arm
- British Army spends £16M on 1,000 pocket-sized eyes in the skySurveillance and training drone systems will come through three UK suppliers, though some are built overseas
- Royal Society slams UK.gov science shake-upWhitehall changes a 'big mistake' as anything going in with Business department gets squeezed
- Techie fixed Wi-Fi dead zone with a drillWhen wires and wireless mix, the combination can be electric
- AI risks make some insurers wary of corporate liabilityRAND wants better data to price machine-made mishaps, apocalypse not included
- AWS confesses its console causes cloudy confusion for new usersImproved signup experience for ‘AI builders’ hides complexity and includes spending cap
- USA’s Venezuela takeover comes with bonus exposure to Chinese AI surveillance techThink tank points out that companies banned by Washington will help run the regime that Uncle Sam now controls
- Marvell pushes GlobalFoundries to light up wafer productionIt might be the next trillion-dollar company, but it'll need some help on the supply side to do it
- AI coding agents' 0-click RCE flaw could hand attackers keys to the kingdomPlugin4Shell attack affects all the major coding agents, researchers say
- Huawei's next-gen Ascend NPUs could become China's best option960DT is set to arrive early, boasting performance far exceeding anything the West could offer the Middle Kingdom
- DoE seeking fault-tolerant quantum computer ... by 2028Entrants get $250K upfront to deliver a demo within a year, which sounds totally feasible given quantum computing's track record
- Researchers find way to listen in on headphones from afarEve's dropping in on Alice and Bob
- China's Salt Typhoon backdoors Latin American orgs with new snooping malwareBeware the SparroWocky, my son! The backdoor that bites…
- Scientific papers become agentic chatbots with new toolWhy go through the hassle of reading a study for yourself when you can turn it into an AI agent and tell it to reproduce the analysis for you?
- London property manager breach may have exposed bank details and lockbox codesCity Relay says intruders accessed its Metabase Cloud instance twice and extracted customer data
- Microsoft configuration change leaves SharePoint pages drawing a blankValidation? Apparently that comes after deployment
- Grassroots coalition asks politicians to choose voters over Big AI's $140M machineQuitGPT-led pledge targets Leading the Future's push for lighter regulation ahead of the midterms
- Microsoft patch gives domain-joined Windows PCs trust issuesMachine Identity Isolation policies can reject valid credentials unless controllers meet the Server 2025 functional level
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- Core77 Weekly Roundup (9-14-26 to 9-18-26)Here's what we looked at this week:An ice cube alternative: Frozen titanium spheres. Chinese cars are now achieving 5-star safety ratings (in Europe, where standards are stricter than in the U.S.).Kon
- A 1973 Fiat Pickup TruckHave you ever wondered what an Italian pickup truck would look like? Well, here's your answer: It's even got a sunroof: Apparently in the 20th century, a handful of Italian motorists with quirky tast
- A Minimalist Wheeled Stool That Doesn't Look Like a Wheeled StoolThis Allround stool is by industrial designer Hirotaka Tako. It comes with a little surprise: Casters hidden beneath the base. There's also a taller version with a third disc to act as a footrest. Con
- From Hexagon to Hive: Designing Play Through the Geometry of BeesHow can a natural form become a design principle capable of shaping not only the aesthetics of a game, but also its narrative and modes of interaction?When designing a children's game, the challenge i
- Pedestal's Power Strip AccessoriesOver the course of the past few decades, we've come to interact with power strips more and more. Despite that the object itself hasn't evolved much, because it doesn't need to, right?Danish tech acces
- Furniture Designer Chiara Verde's Cork Lounge ChairdIn the early- and mid-20th century, we saw the advent of chairs slung with leather. These were radical because they did away with supporting surfaces and upholstery, instead relying on leather suspen
- Why Did the Aerodynamic Look Go Away, and Will It Come Back?For automakers on the cusp of the 1990s, interest in aerodynamic efficiency was high. This yielded popular cars—the 1988 Honda CRX, the 1989 Ford Thunderbird, the 1990 Mazda RX-7—with drag coefficient
- Examples of Well-Worn ObjectsPatina is often romanticized, as it (arguably) improves the look of leather and some metals. But sometimes objects just get worn out. Which they should, right? Ideally we'd all be using things until t
- Industrial Designer Erina Caldeira's Steel Twist on Woven BasketsThis KŌSA container references the directionality of traditional basket weaving, but here the perpendicular elements do not actually touch. Instead the structure comes from the material: Two pieces of
- Strutt's Awesome Powered Wheelchair is Not a Wheelchair (For Legal Reasons)Let's say you've assembled a team and designed an awesome powered wheelchair. One that works better than incumbent designs and is easy on the eyes. How do you bring it to market? In the U.S., the proc
- Cea Design's Incredibly Modernist Hideaway ToiletThis Abaco bathroom system is by Cea Design, an Italian manufacturer of high-end bathrooms. It's designed to not look like a toilet at all, when not in use, and is made of stainless steel. It can also
- The Rainwater Wall: A Space-Saving Water Harvesting TankIn many parts of the world, people harvest rainwater. In rural America, where I live, you'll see people using two solutions. The first is a rain barrel.Rain barrels are something you permanently site:
- How Much Should You Weigh? This 1970s Scale Told YouA bathroom scale has one job: To tell you how much you weigh. But in the 1980s, the industrial designers at Krups decided to go further, with their Data EG scale. The scale contained a pull-out weigh
- Konstantin Grcic's Industrial-Looking Grinder for AlessiThe form of a grinder/peppermill must communicate to the user which part they're supposed to turn. With his new KG01 design, Konstantin Grcic indicates the grab point using a rather industrial design
- Chinese Cars are Now Achieving 5-Star Safety RatingsWhen you think of Chinese automobiles, safety isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But in a relatively short amount of time, China's nascent automaking industry appears to have caught up with, an
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- The kindness of strangers: I was a ball of stress taking my four children on an international flight – then a passenger tucked a blanket around my sleeping sonWalking on to the plane with the kids in tow, I could almost hear people think, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be seated next to them!’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI won’t lie – I was hav
- As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrailsIt’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mountsDonald Trump’s sons, through a series of AI-linked defense and technology venture
- Singer Becky Hill looks back: ‘Aside from the music I was making, I hated every minute of my 20s’The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Be
- Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offlineFourteen years ago, Twitter was the fastest, funniest game on the web. Now I’ve been driven out by so-called ‘online activists’. The only answer is to unplug and try this insteadGod, I love social med
- Don’t discount Reform because it's had a bad year. In our angry, fragile democracy, anything can happen | John HarrisNigel Farage’s tactics are to play up the anxiety and resentment that people feel. Labour’s job is simple: to offer hope and changeDespite the energised start Andy Burnham has made as prime minister,
- Our children may be surprised by what’s in our will – should we tell them now? | Ask Annalisa BarbieriYou don’t have to reveal the contents, but I’ve seen families torn apart by unexpected inheritance plans My wife and I have three children and several grandchildren. Our will may contain some surprise
- European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against NatoExclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-opsEuropean intelligence officials have raised the possibil
- Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaignTensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebelsGovernments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation of violence after Ira
- Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and WalesFunding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forwardSpecialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be in
- Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancerExclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data revealsAdults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physi
- ‘I have nothing in the UK at all’: British man torn from his Swedish wife and homeCharles lands at Heathrow with just two bags and nowhere to go as a result of Brexit and Stockholm’s hardline immigration positionDoubled over a Heathrow baggage trolley, the former British business d
- Man, 82, dies after brawl with 76-year-old over sunlounger on Greek beachRow at Athenian riviera resort turned violent after two elderly bathers reportedly argued over shortage of loungersGreek police are investigating the death of an 82-year-old man after a brawl over a s
- Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police sayJane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from Uxbridge were found on 13 MayThe deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach did not involve any criminality or third-party inv
- Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state electionsFar-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in BerlinGermany’s embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to stay in office and fight for futu
- Victoria Starmer models clothes at London fashion week showWife of former PM takes part in designer Edeline Lee’s show inspired by the Greek myth of SisyphusVictoria Starmer has taken part in a London fashion week show, in one of her first public appearances
- Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictablePM hopes to be firmer with US leader than his predecessor without provoking diplomatic warfare, as the Iran war weighs on the UK economyNo international relationship has more power to determine the su
- Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectorsSelf-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further rightClimbing the party-branded stairs of the Brighton Centre with a Liberal Britain tote bag over his s
- ‘I feel betrayed’: inside Ed Sheeran’s controversial return to the stageSome fans were hesitant to turn the page after Sheeran’s tour resumed in Philadelphia after the removal of Macklemore, who spoke out in support of Palestine“This is not usually how I would open the sh
- Christopher Kane and Mulberry make swaggering joint comeback at London fashion weekAppointment of Kane as creative director signals the return of serious style ambition for former It-bag brandWith spicy leather mini-dresses and shoes with miniature axes for heels, two beloved Britis
- The Split Up review – this soapy divorce drama is loads of lavish, nonsensical funSanjeev Bhaskar plays a patriarch handing over the family firm in a spinoff of The Split. It’s full-on sudsy fun right from the offI do like a soap that doesn’t hang about. That works itself up to a c
- Pizza dough and TV prison dramas: how Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe survived jail in IranFormer charity worker tells Big Brue festival in Somerset of the strange comforts that helped her during imprisonmentIt is a TV show about women confined to prison in the US, but Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcl
- ‘I suck at breaks’: a day in the life of an aerial cellistCellista, an aerialist who regularly performs upside down with her cello, shares what her life looks like training for the stageMastering the cello is hard enough, but Cellista also regularly performs
- This is how we do it: ‘As a Catholic monk, I was celibate. But sex with Orla feels so natural’Rory left the monastery after feeling lonely; with Orla, herself a Catholic, he’s been making up for lost time• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyWe had sex after a week.
- In a world of wars and climate crisis, a new leader could save the UN. But would Trump allow it? | Steve BloomfieldAs the organisation meets this week, it remains the best hope for restoring order. But it relies on goodwill from the US president – and that is lackingIf all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming
- AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather StewartScale of debt issuance being used to fund the hectic pace of the datacentre rollout by tech firms is a worryWarnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week. But
- My mum has died - and every decision I make about her belongings feels wrong | Polly HudsonUntil now I’d never realised how much work is involved in sorting out a parent’s affairs, and how much heartbreakIn all the talk of the five stages of grief, I don’t recall one of them being spending
- Hungry for connection? This is what we lose when we stop eating together | Shadi Khan SaifMealtimes offer a pause in the day for parents and children to sit together, listen to one another and trade storiesMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate
- Star Trek is turning 60 – and the vision it promised feels more distant than ever | Dave SchillingThe US’s deployment of weaponry in space marks the latest backward step from the show’s optimistic conception of the futureWho among us doesn’t dream of space in their youth?OK, maybe some of us. Like
- From Lizzie Borden to Myra Hindley, why are we still so fascinated with female killers? | Rebecca RidealAnother true-crime drama about a woman accused of murder is hitting our screens, feeding into our culture’s unhelpful obsession with ‘female rage’On 20 June 1893, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a pack
- After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie OliverThis week’s government announcement on school food standards is huge. It’s based on common sense and science. Beautiful!More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners
- The Guardian view on AI v mathematicians: humans are still vital to the field, but tech firms refuse to see that | EditorialOpenAI claims its agents have solved the Navier-Stokes problem. But questions remain about how useful and independent its work really isOn 8 September, OpenAI claimed that its AI agents had solved the
- The Guardian view on the last instalment of the Seven Up! series: growing up in public | EditorialThe compelling documentary series is drawing to a close. But following people from childhood raises difficult ethical questionsIn 1963, a television crew documented the lives of 14 children. Michael A
- Our understanding of the slave trade is still evolving | LettersReaders respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to Britain’s politics, economy, institutions and cultureWilliam Pettigrew’s book, Britain’s Slave Trade
- Double cleansing benefits the beauty industry, not consumers | LettersReaders reflect on an article which explored whether we should be cleaning ourselves twiceWith reference to your article about the merits, or not, of double cleansing (Double cleansing: should we real
- Letter: Cheryl Hall obituaryThe actor Cheryl Hall certainly made an impression as a Kent county councillor when I served with her as a Labour member. After her first win for the party in Ramsgate South in 1993, she held the seat
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- M6 Pro Chip Result on Geekbench is Likely FakeA supposed Geekbench result for an unreleased M6 Pro chip surfaced this week, but it is likely fake.MacRumors that he uncovered "internal inconsistencies" that lead him to believe that the M6 Pro resu
- Apple Watch Ultra 4 Sees First Discount After Launch, Now $779.99 on AmazonThe new Apple Watch Ultra 4 just launched yesterday, and Amazon is offering the first cash discounts on select models for the first time since their launch. You can get the Apple Watch Ultra 4 for $77
- Top Stories: iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Out Now, Siri AI Waitlist, and MoreAll of Apple's products introduced at last week's event with the exception of the iPhone Duo are now available, with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 all
- Apple Exec Says 'Hold Us Accountable' on iPhone Duo CreaseApple hardware engineering VP Tom Marieb spoke with TechRadar and shared some candid thoughts about Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo.The iPhone Duo uses a matte nano-texture display, which is meant to cu
- iPhone 18 Pro Max Requires 'Prepare to Ship' Battery Drain Before ShippingThe iPhone 18 Pro Max has a battery capacity over 20 watt-hours, which means there are additional shipping requirements. If an iPhone 18 Pro Max needs to be shipped somewhere, its maximum battery ca
- Hands-On With the Apple Watch Series 12The Apple Watch Series 12 came out today, and we picked one up to get a look at the new feature set. There are no major external changes, but Apple updated the device's internals and health sensors.Su
- iPhone 18 Pro Max in U.S. Has Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 ModemTechInsights has published an iPhone 18 Pro Max teardown that confirms the U.S. version of the device is equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 modem.The device's modem firmware had already pointed t
- M5 Ultra and M6 Chip Benchmark Results Reveal Graphics PerformanceThe first GPU benchmark results for Apple's new M5 Ultra and M6 chips have surfaced, ahead of the new Mac Studio and Mac mini models launching on Tuesday. If you are interested in CPU results, we shar
- Apple Releases Xcode 27.1 Beta With iPhone Duo SupportApple today released the first Xcode 27.1 beta. The latest version of the tool adds support for iPhone Duo app development.Related Roundup: iPhone DuoTag: XcodeBuyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon)R
- Apple Watch Series 12 vs. Ultra 4 Buyer's GuideThe Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 bring new health sensors, a new chip, and more detailed recovery insights to Apple's smartwatch lineup, so how do they compare?Both models feature the
- MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone Duo From iMazingFor this week's giveaway we've teamed up with iMazing to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone Duo and a copy of the iMazing software to go along with it.If you're unfamiliar with iMazing,
- 'Shop Different': Apple Retail Pioneer Ron Johnson Shares the Inside StoryBack in 1999, unhappy at how Macs were being positioned in traditional computer retail stores, Steve Jobs decided that Apple needed to make its own push into retail. The man he brought on to lead the
- Apple Teams Up With ROSÉ for iPhone 18 Pro Camera AdApple is promoting the iPhone 18 Pro with a new Shot on iPhone ad featuring Blackpink member ROSÉ's latest music video. The video for the song "new trick" was filmed using the iPhone 18 Pro.Apple's
- The MacRumors Show: Is the iPhone Duo Actually Worth It?On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we revisit the iPhone Duo debate, early impressions of the AirPods 5, and the merits of Apple's latest iPhone and Apple Watch upgrades.Subscribe to The Ma
- Apple Designers Explain the Thinking Behind iPhone DuoApple's design team reveals how notebooks helped inspire the iPhone Duo, along with interface principles and expectations for future features, in a new interview with GQ.The interview features Apple C
- Are iPhone 17 Pro Cases Compatible With iPhone 18 Pro? Here's What Apple SaysCan you use iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max cases with the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, and vice versa?Apple's official answer is no, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Apple said
- Apple Launch Day Deals on iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and MoreApple's newest products launch today, including the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Many of these devices have launch discounts available a
- Apple Supplier Subsidiary Considering U.S. Flash Memory FactoryApple supplier SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering a U.S. NAND flash memory factory, with upstate New York emerging as a leading candidate, according to Reuters. The move would reduce Solidi
- iPhone 18 Pro Teardown Reveals How Apple Shrunk the Dynamic IslandYouTube channel REWA Technology today shared one of the first iPhone 18 Pro teardown videos, offering a look inside the new device.iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max feature a smaller Dynamic Island,
- iPhone 18 Pro Demand Stronger Than ExpectedApple's latest iPhone upgrade cycle is showing stronger-than-expected demand, with buyers favoring more expensive models and storage configurations, according to an Evercore ISI consumer survey seen b
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- Thermacell LIV 2.0 Review: Taking My Yard BackThermacell LIV 2.0 is expensive and imperfect, but it outperforms nearly every mosquito-control method I’ve tried.
- Welcome to Dogs Anonymous, the Online Support Group for People With Difficult Dogs“This is a place where you can come and say, I fucking hate my dog today,” a Dogs Anonymous cofounder tells WIRED. “And there are people who are going to be like, yeah, that was me last Tuesday.”
- Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping MeThe Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.
- It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data CentersThe president has doubled down on data centers and AI. His base is running in the opposite direction.
- Meet the Academics Trying to Stop You From Having Sex in Robotaxis“You know ‘Bang Bus’? We don’t want that.”
- What You Need to Know About the Foreign-Made Router Ban in the USThe FCC banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers and mobile hot spots manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.
- How to Avoid Scams and Sketchy Products on Amazon (2026)Amazon is a murky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Stay safe while shopping on Prime Big Deal Days and beyond with these tips and tricks.
- What ChatGPT Thinks It Knows About You Is Affecting Its Answers. Here’s How to Change ThatUnderstanding how ChatGPT’s latest memory upgrade works will help you get even more out of OpenAI’s productivity tool.
- Tiny Hairs That Help Corals Breathe May Malfunction in Warming OceansSeveral new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.
- Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already HappeningAI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.
- Tired of Cluttered Productivity Apps? This One’s Just a Text DocumentThe totally free macOS app Tasks.txt makes up for missing features with sheer elegance.
- Samsung Galaxy Watch9 Review: I Don’t Need Another Health ScoreSamsung’s latest smartwatch offers useful health tracking alongside a growing pile of metrics you may never use.
- An Editor’s Picks: The Best Gifts for Bird LoversWhether they’re into feeders, field guides, or games, these tried-and-tested picks are sure to land perfectly.
- Mathematicians Hate AI. They Can’t Quit ItPowerful AI models have created an existential risk to the field, but researchers can’t stop relying on them because they’re too useful.
- The Best Early Prime Day Deals Ahead of Amazon’s Second Sale (2026)Amazon Prime Big Deal Days officially begin on October 6 and 7, but I’ve already spotted early discounts on gear our team recommends.
- Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California LawWhile lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.
- 6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and ReviewedEvery VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
- Join the WIRED World Fair in Miami on November 4For one day only, WIRED is bringing the technologies, people, and cultural forces transforming our world off the page and into real life.
- Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should FearThe SkyNomad—with heated floors, a projector, a pop-up roof, a fridge, swiveling seats, and over 1,000 miles of range—is a “luxury” ride that undercuts Range Rovers by tens of thousands of dollars.
- Paramount+ Coupon Codes and Deals for September 2026Save on streaming with the latest Paramount+ promo codes and deals, including 50% off subscriptions, free trials, and more.
- B&H Photo Promo Codes and Deals This September 2026Enjoy top deals on cameras, computers, and tech essentials at B&H Photo.
- KitchenAid Promo Codes: Save Up to 20%Save on every purchase with top KitchenAid coupons from WIRED, including up to 20% off countertop appliances.
- Newegg Promo Codes and Coupons for September 2026Enjoy up to 10% off your entire order with today’s Newegg promo code and discount codes. Save with the latest deals for gaming PCs, laptops, and computer parts.
- Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This September 2026Whether you're looking for a Whoop free trial, student discount, or military savings, our guide to Whoop promo codes will help you maximize your membership benefits. Stay on top of your fitness goals
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- 20% Off Samsung Promo Code | September 2026Save 30% or 10% with Samsung coupon codes, up to $1,000 on appliances, plus limited-time deals on the Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7, and S25.
- Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers FleeAs dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program, WIRED has learned.
- Apple Watch Ultra 4 Review: The Series 12 Is Closing the GapThe Ultra 4 gets smarter about health tracking and lasts longer between charges. But for most people, the Series 12 gets close enough.
- Here’s How an AI Slowdown Could Actually Be EnforcedEven if big AI companies agree to a pause, ensuring that nobody tries to sneak ahead could prove tricky.
- An Undercover Google Analyst Infiltrated a Notorious Supply-Chain Hacking GangTeamPCP pulled off the worst-ever software supply-chain hacking spree and breached thousands of companies. Now Google’s threat intelligence group says it had a mole inside the hackers’ inner circle.
- AI PACs Have Dumped Nearly $1 Million Into an Obscure Senate RaceThe reliably Republican South Dakota senate seat has an incumbent on the ballot. But PACs associated with AI labs and investors have already spent more money on the race than actual residents have.
- If the AI Industry Followed Its Own Research, It Might Have Paused AlreadyAnthropic’s CEO says that safety hinges on understanding how AI “thinks.” So far the evidence is disturbing.
- Adopt This Data Center Plushie and Hear Its Piercing ScreamThe satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data, “Bezzy” is a cute little doll that spews the sounds of real data centers.
- Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian ProtestersAfter three months of daily anti-government protests—dubbed the Flamingo Revolution—the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators.
- Best Gifts for Mom (2026): E-Readers, Digital Wall Calendar, Smart Bird FeedersFrom a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.
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- Democracy vs Digital Infrastructure: Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Charts 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State ultimately asks the question, "How did we cede control of our democracy to the machines, and can we get it back?" according to the Harvard's Arts and Sciences
- The Brain Is Actually Two Completely Separate Organs"New research led by Stanford Medicine reveals that what we call the brain is two distinct organs that evolved independently over hundreds of millions of years," Stanford Medicine announced this week:
- To Enforce Its Proposed Social Media Ban for 450 Million Pre-Teens, EU Builds an Open Source AppThe European Commission "proposed on Thursday banning children under 13 from social media, with parent-supervised accounts until 15," reports Reuters. "Enforcement would rely on a tool Brussels built
- Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' ProposalSaturday morning President Trump announced he's creating an AI task force and appointing an AI czar, reports Politico. "I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremend
- Customer-Losing Flock Now Offers Buyouts to Avoid Laying Off EmployeesMashable writes:Flock Safety offered employees voluntary buyouts on Friday, WIRED reported... Without the buyouts, those familiar with the situation suspect the company would have to lay off some of i
- Developer Abandons 'PS5 Linux' Project After Sony Patches AI-Discovered Exploit"In April this year, we saw Andy Nguyen turning the PS5 into a Linux-powered gaming PC,"writes the blog It's FOSS. It ran Steam games and emulators using the PS5's on-board hardware. But this week And
- Fake AI Intelligence Almost Made the US Military Start a War With ChinaU.S. military intelligence received an inaccurate report this spring that a Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program, reports CNN. "The US military swun
- US Air Force F-16 Crashes in Michigan After Pentagon Orders More FlyoversThe F-16 "experienced an incident," the Texas Military Department said in a statement, adding that "The pilot successfully ejected the aircraft and is receiving care at a nearby hospital." ABC News re
- Gemini Breached Three Outside Systems, and Claude-Using Researchers Breached OpenAI"Software security researchers used Anthropic's Claude AI platform to hack OpenAI's ChatGPT tool," reports CBS News. Using Claude, "On July 25, 2026, we chained two critical vulnerabilities to comprom
- Has the James Web Space Telescope Discovered a New 'Black Hole Star'?The James Webb Space Telescope has been picking up little red dots in almost every image,writes Quanta magazine. And now two teams of astronomers propose they're looking at a new astronomical object:
- AI Insiders Issue New Warnings - Including Former Anthropic Engineer Jacob CoxonNeither OpenAI or Anthropic is acting responsibly, warned AI researcher Jacob Coxon when resigning last week from Anthropic. But just hours earlier, OpenAI VP of Research Aidan Clark had posted "For t
- Will California Gut Its Net Neutrality Law to Comply with Trump Admin Demands?In 2021, America approved $65 billion to fund broadband internet services as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But Trump's administration announced they'd withhold funds from st
- Rust is Now a 'Tier One' Language at MicrosoftThe Register reports:When Microsoft's developers and engineers sit down to code, they can now choose to work in Rust, which Redmond has added to its list of canonical languages. "Rust now is a Tier On
- Journalist Calls Out 'Collective Amnesia' of Schools' Romance With Big Tech Over AI"Turns out, Silicon Valley isn't especially altruistic," writes the nonprofit education news site The 74. They're reading a new book promising "the inside story of how Big Tech catalyzed, co-opted, an
- America Acknowledges for the First Time: It Has Deployed Weapons In SpaceTuesday U.S. Space Force chief Douglas Schiess said his branch of the U.S. military operates "on-orbit weapons," reports Reuters, to defend "against space-enabled attacks." He promised "disciplined an
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- No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music historyIn August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Little did I know that hosts Carolina Hidal
- No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with
- Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in troubleAfter it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima's Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator's latest title would be coming to Xbox, there were a flurry of rumors about the fall
- Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the
- A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movieAfter the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation univer
- A great new video game movieHi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions a
- The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculatorThe same calculator has been on most kids' back to school shopping list since the early 2000's and the dominance of Texas Instruments' calculator division goes back even farther. In the next episode o
- Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systemsBefore recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were alwa
- All roads lead to cableThis is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on streaming platforms, FAST channels, and the future of entertainment, follow Charles Pulliam
- Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you thinkMeta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts,
BBC News
- German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay onExit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about KingEarl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.
- Specialist courts for rape cases to be rolled out across England and WalesFunding will allow victims to view proceedings remotely and give evidence from a separate room via video link, the government says.
- Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concernsThe National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.
- Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor saysMoscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.
- Burnham hails Greenland deal ahead of expected first Trump meetingWhile Burnham praised the agreement, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory for Trump.
- Kelsey Parker welcomes baby after 'devastating' stillbirth last yearThe widow of The Wanted singer Tom Parker has given birth after last year announcing the "devastating" loss of a stillborn baby.
- Jailed teacher convicted of sexual abuse secretly released early in Indonesia, BBC findsUndercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.
- Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrestedAleema Khanum is accused of mobilising her brother’s supporters ahead of country-wide protests.
- Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipersTrump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
- Man, 82, dies after beach fight with 76-year-old over sunlounger in GreeceOne eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.
- Brigitte Bardot's ballet flats and diamond rings to be sold at auctionMany of the film star's personal items, on sale in Paris, are priced at under €100.
- Will you get £13,000 a year when you stop working? Here's how to checkHow to find out how much state pension you're likely to receive - and what you can do about it now.
- Smart beds and motion sensors - is this the future of dementia care?Jyoti and Bharat Patel are testing dementia technology including sensors in socks, their bed and around the house.
- Workers came across human remains – and unearthed a mass grave of 572 peopleWorkers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.
- What food items should you stock up on in case of an emergency?Extreme weather may be changing the way we need to shop, with the UK government urging people to stock up on canned goods.
- Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe - him or the King?Princess Diana's brother has caused a storm with his new memoir - the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg describes how she put his claims to the test.
- 'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ people fear losing identityA report suggests older LGBTQ+ people experience more social isolation than their heterosexual peers.
- Cultural treasures are being destroyed worldwide - so why is no-one being punished?A cauldron of conflicts is bubbling across the world, with cultural monuments being destroyed. These people are fighting against it.
- Danny Dyer and Becky Hill join water industry protestActivists are calling for the water industry to be returned to public ownership.
- Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel dutySir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.
- Neville calls Man Utd 'pathetic' - but Carrick maintains beliefGary Neville calls Manchester United "pathetic", but boss Michael Carrick maintains belief after salvaging draw at Fulham.
- Man rearrested after missing mum's remains foundThe remains of mother-of-three Joanne Sheen were found almost seven years after she went missing.
- Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversyThe singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.
- No criminality in death of three sisters who died in seaAn investigation by Sussex Police into the deaths off the coast of Brighton has concluded.
- Top Gear star Richard Hammond thanks emergency crews 20 years on from crashRichard Hammond was seriously injured in a jet dragster crash at Elvington in September 2006.
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- Neville calls Man Utd 'pathetic' - but Carrick maintains beliefGary Neville calls Manchester United "pathetic", but boss Michael Carrick maintains belief after salvaging draw at Fulham.
- What have we learned from the Premier League so far?BBC Sport takes a look at the opening weeks of the Premier League season as a long international break arrives.
- Mourinho prints out 'red card' incidents after Real lose derbyReal Madrid manager Jose Mourinho prints out screenshots displaying two incidents he believes should have resulted in Atletico Madrid dismissals.
- Rangers look like they know where they want to go - Celtic just look lostTom English reflects on the first Old Firm league game of the season, in which Rangers repeated their League Cup win over Celtic.
- Holdt scores hat-trick as Spurs thrash 10-player PalaceOlivia Holdt claims a hat-trick as Tottenham score seven times in the second half to condemn 10-player Crystal Palace to their first defeat since being promoted back to the Women's Super League.
- Middlesex beat Leicestershire to win One-Day CupMiddlesex claim their first silverware in a decade as they beat Leicestershire in a thrilling One-Day Cup final.
- Smith wins World Series of Darts Finals as Littler run endsEngland's Ross Smith shocks Wales' Gerwyn Price to win World Series of Darts Finals as Luke Littler's clean-sweep dream ends in last eight in Amsterdam.
Ars Technica
- An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gangGoogle’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
- Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue reviewUnlike previous Ferrari four-seaters, this one is better for humans than cargo.
- T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephantIsotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
- Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthyResearch suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
- Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decadeChariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
- AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attackBut the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
- FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestionFAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
- FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and QatarFCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
- Finding the cells that put our brain to sleepRare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
- US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
- Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contestNing Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
- Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAIResearchers used Claude to reach an OpenAI employee account and sensitive GitHub data.
- Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."
- RFK Jr. names 8 new members to influential preventive medicine task forceThe USPSTF sets insurance coverage for preventive services, like colonoscopies.
- Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targetsScaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
- Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for familiesMultiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.
- Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
- Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sitesBill would help rightsholders obtain court orders to block foreign piracy sites.
- LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is usedSynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise refuse.
- IV drips used for "detoxification" actually filled with toxins; dozens poisonedThe IV drips included glutathione, which was not made to be injected.
Lifehacker
- These Are the Best Smartwatches to Gift in 2026If someone on your list needs a smartwatch, these are your best bets.
- These Are the Best Digital Subscriptions of 2026Unclutter your life with non-tangible services that will make you smarter, more interesting, and better at crossword puzzles.
- These Samsung Mini-LED TVs Are Up to 33% Off Right NowGet a well-equipped 65-inch smart TV for under $650.
- The Best Gifts to Give an E-Book ReaderFrom a wallet-sized e-reader to a page-turning remote, these gifts take digital reading to the next level.
- Do the Apple Watch Series 12's New Health Features Live Up to the Hype?I have the newest Apple Watch in my hands, and I've already begun putting its newest features to the test.
- The Best Home Entertainment Gifts for Every Type of PersonFind the perfect home entertainment gift for everyone on your gift list.
- If You Loved 'Outlander,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch NextIf “Outlander” was your ideal time-travel romance, here’s a movie you should really check out.
- How to Tell If an October Prime Day Deal Is Just HypeNot all "bargains" are truly a bargain.
- This New iOS 27 Feature May Save You From Getting ScammedIt's designed to detect and prevent social engineering scams.
- 10 Keyboard Hacks Every iPhone User Should KnowThese hacks help you make the most of typing on your iPhone.
- These Are the Best Headphones to Gift This YearLet's find the perfect gift for practically anyone on your list.
- This Garmin Fenix 8 Pro Is $250 Off Right NowThe 51mm Garmin Fenix 8 Pro is now $1,049.99, down from $1,299.99.
- This Highly Rated TCL Mini-LED TV Is $1,000 Off Right NowThe 65-inch TCL QM8L is now $1,497.99, down from its $2,499.99 launch price.
- 10 Hacks Every Vivaldi Browser User Should KnowUse these hacks to make the most of Vivaldi.
- 15 Useful Tech Devices You Can Buy for Under $50You don't have to spend a fortune to get high-quality tech.
- 14 Things Every Home Gym NeedsWhether it's the corner of your bedroom or a full-on garage, here's how to build out your home gym.
- What You Need to Know About Walmart's 'Fall Deals' SaleWalmart's promotion will coincide with Amazon's October Prime Day sale.
- Seven Things That Surprised Me About Apple's New Health AppIncluding when we'll get it, and what's actually in the Longevity tab.
- If You Loved 'Friends,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch NowIf you miss the comic stylings of one of the most famous and successful sitcoms ever, there’s one movie that will give you the same feels.
- The Best Home Entertainment Gear of 2026Entertain yourself with the finest stereos, TVs, and entertainment devices this year has to offer.
- These Pixel Watch 4 Models Are Both $120 Off Right NowBoth the 45mm Google Pixel Watch 4 LTE in matte black and the 41mm LTE model are seeing sizable discounts.
- This Two-Year Proton VPN Plan With Unlimited Bandwidth Is 70% Off Right NowThis VPN Plan saves $168 over the introductory term and covers up to 10 devices.
- 10 Hacks Every Audible User Should KnowUse these tips and tricks to get the most out of Amazon's audiobook platform.
- Lifehacker Deals Live Blog: The Best Tech Sales, All in One PlaceKeep up with all of the best deals that Lifehacker publishes, including laptops, speakers, TVs, security cameras, and more.
- These Are the Best Smart Speakers to Buy in 2026If you're in the market for a smart speaker, these are your best bets.
- This Three-in-One Foldable Anker Charger Is 34% Off Right NowIt's super-convenient for travel.
- How to Eat 'Healthy' in a World Full of Processed FoodProcessed doesn't always mean unhealthy.
- This Is the Best Gaming Gear of 2026From consoles to controllers to PC, this is the best gaming gear of 2026.
- If You Loved 'The Shards,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch NextCraving more decadent, 1980s-themed thrills like “The Shards”? There’s a perfect movie choice for you.
- You Can Save 15% on CASETiFY Phone Cases and Accessories Right NowTheir huge selection of cases and accessories will have something that matches your style.
- 10 Shows Like 'Adults' You Should Watch NextMore essential hangout comedies to stream now.
- The Best Gifts for Every Type of GamerNo matter what they play, there's a perfect gift out there for the gamer in your life.
- These Are the Best Tablets to Gift in 2026There's an iPad or an Android tablet out there for everyone.
- This JBL Clip-On Bluetooth Speaker Is 46% Off Right NowThis portable Bluetooth speaker has a built-in carabiner, an IP67 dust and water resistance rating, and up to 10 hours of battery life.
- Samsung's Latest Flagship Soundbar Is Nearly $950 Off Right NowThis soundbar is one of the best all-in-one surround systems available.
Boing Boing
- In 1973 this woman rode a motorcycle around the world soloIn 1973 a French journalist named Anne-France Dautheville became the first known woman to complete a motorcycle trip around the world all by herself. She was born in Paris in 1944 and began riding mot
- Apples and bananas make everything near them ripen fasterThis cheat sheet shows you ways to store your fruit and vegetables that you might not have known about, and it is life-changing once you do. If you want your fruit and vegetables to last longer, then
- This can crusher is a red robot monster with googly eyesThis aluminum can compactor looks like a giant red robot monster, and I'm obsessed with it. Recycling is way more fun when you can feed it into the mouth of a giant creature that chomps it down. Art l
- Only four countries have humans in space right nowHow Many People Are In Space Right Now doesn't have a question mark, but it does give the answer: 10 humans, as of Friday, September 18, 2026, all on the International Space Station and Tiangong space
- A ThinkPad T480 just replaced my RTX 3090My RTX 3090 is at a board-level repair shop, and I'm not going to spend the kind of money a modern, already two-year-old video card costs to replace it if it's dead. I threw GeForce Now on my 2017 Lin
- Man says ChatGPT designed a schizophrenia drug he made in his garageDouglas Yao, a man claiming to have a degree in computational biology from Harvard, claims that he made a new schizophrenia drug that ChatGPT designed.He said that he made it in a chemistry lab that h
- Consolidate your AI apps for 91% offTL;DR: Get the power of 50+ AI models in one app with AskAnyModel AI Pro Plan for just $39.99 (Reg. $499).You've been told countless times how efficient your AI stack is supposed to make you. But if y
- Kickstarter collects Denis Kitchen's underground comics in three risograph booksHere's a cool Kickstarter project featuring the comic book art of Denis Kitchen, an underground comics publishing legend, founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and agent for both Will Eisner a
- Apple's "Slow Horses" is running out of booksAs a Slow Horses fan, I know the series is based on a book series, but I didn't realize the producers were about to catch up with the existing library. I keep meaning to borrow the first one and start
- What the weather might be like where you live in 2080What will climate feel like in 60 years? shows the anticipated climate change for your town in 2086. Zoom into the world map, click a city, and it'll give you the weather report and link it to a place
- What is the tiny handle on a maple syrup bottle actually for?This photo of a classic glass maple syrup bottle was posted on the Things for Ants subreddit. This page shares ant-sized objects. The creepy idea here is that the tiny glass handle is just the right s
- Amazon's giant fluffy cat sleeping bag turned out to be a thin sackEvery time I think of this photo I saw on Reddit today, I start laughing. The photo shows an expectation vs. reality of a sleeping bag from Amazon. The photo in the advertisement shows a lifelike cat-
- Saturn's north pole is a giant swirling hexagonThese photos show the stunning beauty of Saturn's north pole, which is shaped like a massive blue, swirling hexagon. This is definitely Saturn's fanciest detail. This six-sided jet stream pattern is c
- NASA-backed scientists 3D print cookies made from plastic soda bottlesThis tasty cookie is made from plastic soda bottles and farm waste, like corn stalks and leaves. And it is 3D printed.It's part of a NASA project to learn how to grow food in deep space, where there a
- Sworn ethics complaint accuses Boebert of sleeping with three staffersThe very handsy congressperson is accused of conducting at least one multi-year affair and two other sexual relationships inside her office. American Muckrakers accuses Boebert of having relationships
- Making AI safer makes it more dangerousWatermarking was supposed to make AI easier to identify; instead, it has made it easier for AI to jump the rails and escape its little box.The system du jour intended to make AI safer and its use more
- Trump moves to end care for Denali's working sled dogsFor over a hundred years, Denali's huskies have patrolled 1,000s of miles of wilderness. Hauling supplies through desperate conditions, these dogs are government employees who receive no paycheck. The
- A tiny new wild cat species was just found in BoliviaA new species of wild cat has been identified in a Bolivian forest: The Tilcayo cat is in the genus Leopardus, a group of small cats native to the Americas, and is smaller than a domestic cat.The new
- A Skyrim player has taken 397 days to reach quest nine of 19The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is fifteen years old. While it's undoubtedly one of the best games ever made, anything will start to wear thin after a decade and a half, except perhaps true love and/or il
- Durham's can opener bridge has a new rival in OhioIn 2019, Durham, North Carolina's Can Opener Bridge, formerly with 11 feet, 8 inches of clearance, was raised to 12 feet, 4 inches, reducing but not eliminating the entertaining and completely prevent
- M-Vave FM-1 clones the Yamaha DX7 and puts it in your pocketM-Vave's FM-1, a tiny ~$70 clone of the legendary Yamaha DX7, is the "synth of the summer". It even has a built-in speaker, so you can play it on the go with its tiny rubbery keys. While it doesn't co
- iFixit's repair guide for the Steam MachineValve is said to be selling 12,000 Steam Machines a week (previously at Boing Boing), despite an indefinite waitlist and a much higher price than originally anticipated (not their fault). If you've go
- Gain access to over a thousand courses on IT, design, and coding for just $20 for lifeTL;DR: Access 1,000+ developmental courses with EDU Unlimited by StackSkills for a one-time purchase of $19.97 (MSRP $600) until Sept. 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT.Gun for a promotion, make that career switch,
- Hundreds of buildings, nearly 60 aircraft: the Iran war damage Americans haven't seenThe Trump Administration has done an excellent job of hiding the damage Iranian drones and missiles have wrought on US bases across the Middle East. The Pentagon's inspector general now says Iranian a
- 9-year-old ran up a $118,000 bill on dad's company credit cardA dad named Dave said he got called into a meeting with his boss to explain the $118,000 bill on his company credit card.The culprit was his 9-year-old son, who bought ads on YouTube to promote his Mi
- Zuckoff app warns you when someone nearby is wearing Meta's perv glassesA 30-year-old Polish programmer, Pawel Szydlowski, built an app that sends an alert if someone nearby is using Meta's perv glasses.Szydlowski bought several pairs of the stealth video glasses, which a
- California Pizza is no longer a jokeLong derided for putting just about anything on a pizza, California has two pizzerias in the world's top 5, according to the Italian culinary guide "Top 50 Pizza." BBQ chicken pizza ain't so funny no
- Elon's "historically accurate" Grok-generated Odyssey has trouble counting Cyclops eyesElon "Pedo Guy" Musk ranted and raved that Grok would make a better, more "historically accurate" Odyssey than Christopher Nolan ever could, and held a contest to get others to do the work for him. Hi
- How a real mentalist secretly rigs his mind-reading actI kind of like magic shows, but I really like finding out how magician's tricks are done. For me, it's almost all the fun. It's not in the magician's best interest to have their tricks revealed, and t
- Ancient DNA shows the extinct American cheetah was really a pumaMaybe you learned that thousands of years ago, a now-extinct species of cheetah sped across the plains of North America. New genetic evidence shows that these animals weren't cheetahs, but were more c