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Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and Microsoft
TechCrunch / 6h
Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.
Hurdle hints and answers for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 34min
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
How to watch Everton vs. Manchester United online for free
Mashable / 34min
TL;DR: Watch Everton vs. Manchester United in the Premier League for free on CazéTV . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . It doesn't really matter whether Manchester United are the best or worst team in the Premier League . Either way, they are going to get a lot of eyes on them. That's just the way it goes for one of the biggest clubs in the world. Manchester
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 34min
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you're a fan of the Houston Texans. 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
NYT Pips hints, answers for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 34min
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalog. 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 cove
NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Sept. 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle , and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meanin
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a computer geek. 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
NYT Strands hints, answers for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're just right. 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 part of an answer. Ther
Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 6, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you like to stay neutral. 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 Connect
I tested Sony’s affordable Bravia 5 TV, and it offers a lot of punch for its price tag, throwing serious shade on Sony’s previous mid-range screens
Latest from TechRadar / 4h
Sony Bravia 5: Two-minute review The Sony Bravia 5 is a mini-LED TV with crisp images, strong contrast and great gaming features. It occupies that level in Sony’s TV range where the brand has historically struggled to maintain its high standards. The Bravia 5, though, bucks this trend in pretty spectacular fashion. The Sony Bravia 5 retains both mini-LED lighting and local dimming, for starters,
3 open-source virtual desktop tools that make Windows’s built-in feature look outdated
How-To Geek / 4h
Windows 11 has a robust virtual desktop feature, but it is rather basic. It probably doesn't help that Microsoft only built its own virtual desktop solution long after Linux and macOS had shown us what they could do.
Android's built-in features finally replaced these 4 apps I've been using for years
How-To Geek / 5h
We’ve all come across those “must-have apps for Android” lists somewhere. But this article is a little different. Instead of telling you which apps you need to download, I’m telling you which ones you can finally delete. Android has matured a lot over time, and features that once required a separate app are now built right into your phone.
Don't buy a used Raspberry Pi until you understand these 4 "gotchas"
How-To Geek / 5h
Memory price hikes have pushed new Raspberry Pi prices up across the board and the secondhand market has started looking more appealing than it has in years.
I turned Jellyfin into a virtual video store, and now movie night is actually fun again
How-To Geek / 6h
I love Jellyfin; it allows me to stream my entire movie and TV show collection across multiple devices. There's really only one thing that Jellyfin can't do, and that's deciding what I'm going to watch. I wanted to find a more entertaining way to choose a show or movie, and what I found was even better than I expected.
Is the Steam Deck still worth it in 2026?
Engadget / 6h
The Steam Deck is a solid gaming handheld, but after the arrival of several competitors and higher prices, is it still worth picking one up?
This little robot window-cleaner is the best labor-saving device I've ever used, and it's going cheap at Amazon right now
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Hate cleaning windows? Me too, which is why Winbot cleaning robots are some of my all-time favorite smart home gadgets. These bots use strong suction to grip your windows, and roll across the surface on soft rubber treads. They spray a fine must of cleaning solution onto the glass in a fine mist, then buff away dirt using a microfiber cloth. They're very effective, capable of removing even stubbo
Get InstaHeadshots AI headshots for $60
Mashable / 6h
TL;DR: Get the InstaHeadshots Premium Plan for $59.99 (reg. $200) and receive 50 AI-generated headshots, five styles, and 50 edit credits. Opens in a new window Credit: InstaHeadshots InstaHeadshots AI Headshot Generator Premium Plan: One-Time Purchase $59.99 $200 Save $140.01 InstaHeadshots can create professional-looking AI headshots in about 15 minutes, without requiring a professional photosh
I Test Rode the Volkswagen-Licensed ‘World’s Safest E-Bike’ in Berlin
Gizmodo / 6h
It costs several thousand dollars, and it’s a fun ride—even without a battery.
How to find your MacBook's diagnostic menu
Engadget / 6h
Apple Diagnostics is a hidden menu you hopefully won't need to access often. When your Mac gets into hardware trouble, it helps find what's wrong.
Grab Kodak's best-selling compact camera from the past two years for less, with a 30% discount this Labor Day
Latest from TechRadar / 6h
Contrary to what you might think, the best-selling cameras of the past couple of years haven't been made by Canon, or Nikon, or Sony, or Fujifilm. They haven't been professional mirrorless models costing thousands of dollars. They have, in fact, been a pair of ultra-cheap point-and-shoot compacts from the oldest name in photography – Kodak. Yes, the Kodak PixPro FZ55 and PixPro FZ45 have been sel
I didn’t expect Dell’s entry-level XPS 13 to feel this premium
How-To Geek / 6h
I’ll admit, I’m not sure what I was expecting when I first opened up the box for the latest Dell XPS 13 laptop. However, I know for sure I wasn’t expecting to love this tiny laptop as much as I do. At $699, this could be the mid-range Windows laptop to beat in 2026.
Gizmodo’s Best of IFA 2026 Awards: See the Winners
Gizmodo / 7h
This is the tech that most impressed us at IFA 2026 in Berlin.
VLC tries to do everything, Windows Media Player does nothing—this third app is the perfect middle ground
How-To Geek / 7h
How often do you play local media files on your PC? These days, most of what we watch comes from a cloud server viewed through a web browser. Even if you have your own media, you're probably watching it using a self-hosting solution like Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby.
OpenAI responds after report exposed another incident in which its AI agents went rogue
Engadget / 7h
Reuters reported earlier this week that the agents hijacked a German wiki forum in an incident OpenAI did not disclose.
The 10 Greatest Airline Mileage Deals Ever—My 7 Million American Airlines Miles Only Ranks #2
View from the Wing / 7h
Magazine subscriptions bought Concorde flights, pudding earned over a million miles, and SimplyMiles delivered unexpected ConciergeKey status. My updated countdown explains how the deals worked—and how to decide whether the next extraordinary offer deserves your money.
Vanessa Smith (British, 1974) - Protection (2024)
Music, Arts & Literature / 7h
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The 5 best foldable phones of all time (in the U.S.), ranked
How-To Geek / 7h
I converted to a foldable Android phone a couple of years ago, and I've used them for nearly everything ever since. In that time, I've owned three different foldables during that time, borrowed a few, and have placed my hands on demo units of several others. Based on my experience, here are the five best or most impactful foldables to hit the U.S. market to date.
Weekly Review: September 05, 2026
One Mile at a Time / 8h
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and happy Labor Day to those in the United States. I can’t believe the end of what’s often thought of as the summer season is here, and we’re already heading into fall. I have a long haul trip coming up in about a week… speaking of which, I should probably figure out which airlines I’m going to fly! On the points & travel front, this week JetBlue p
You don’t need to code or spend money to improve KDE—here are 7 ways to help
How-To Geek / 8h
Open-source software is wonderful: it's free, diverse, and surprisingly accessible. You might feel that software development is a secret world of privilege and insider knowledge, but OSS has made great strides to overturn this misunderstanding.
publicdomainreview: Cat beating a drum: one of a motley crew of...
Music, Arts & Literature / 8h
publicdomainreview : Cat beating a drum: one of a motley crew of anthropomorphic animals to be found adorning the lower margins of a finely illuminated “book of hours” produced in late 13th-century England. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/music-in-the-margins-the-funeral-of-reynard-the-fox-13th-century
OpenAI Says It Wants to Create a Standard for Revealing AI Alignment Meltdowns
Gizmodo / 8h
In which case, we should expect more meltdowns.
The reasons rugged laptops are rarely bought by consumers
Engadget / 8h
There are plenty of durable, versatile rugged laptops on the market, but you'll rarely see one get pulled out at the coffee shop. Why?
How to track prices with Safari's Notify Me tool on iPhone, iPad and Mac
Engadget / 8h
Apple's Notify Me feature can update you every time a price drops or a product comes back in stock. Tell it what to do and it'll take care of the rest.
This new robot lawn mower comes with its own infrared hedgehog-spotter — and a handy approach to edge-trimming
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
The Anthbot R7 Series includes an 'EdgeEase' string trimmer Its mounted on an arm and comes with its own camera for safety There's also infrared animal detection Effective edge trimming has long been the bane of a lawnbot-maker's life. After all, what good is a robot mower if you then have to go in with a side-trimmer to clean up all the lawn edges afterwards? Anthbot's newest robo-mower — the R7
3 Home Assistant projects to repurpose old hardware this weekend (Sep 4-6)
How-To Geek / 8h
Tech prices are going through the roof, with the high cost of RAM affecting everything from Raspberry Pis to high-end gaming PCs. The good news is that with Home Assistant, it’s often possible to repurpose old tech so that you don’t need to buy anything new.
Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning
TechCrunch / 9h
The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."
Your Plex server doesn't need 70TB: Why hoarding 4K remuxes is a massive storage trap
How-To Geek / 9h
I’ve been running a Plex server for a long time, which means I’ve made my fair share of amateur mistakes. Storage is probably one of the biggest things plaguing my Plex server, and I have definitely made all three of these mistakes at least once (if not multiple times).
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily:From Chatterbox, 1872. They’ve...
Music, Arts & Literature / 9h
allcatsconstitutethesamefamily : From Chatterbox , 1872. They’ve had many lives and many ages: cats I’ve met in my time travels . Wondering about this post? Wait for the dissertation (TBA). For now: Weblog ◆ Books ◆ Videos ◆ Music ◆ Etsy
Japan Airlines Invests In Rival Korean Air, Expanded Partnership Coming
One Mile at a Time / 9h
Japan Airlines has just acquired a stake in Korean Air’s parent company, Hanjin KAL, and it’s expected to lead to an expanded strategic partnership. This is rather unusual on the surface, since Korean Air is in SkyTeam, and has a joint venture with Delta, while Japan Airlines is in oneworld, and has a joint venture with American. What’s really going on here, and is there an ulterior motive?! Japa
How one bold move from Intel wiped an entire company off the map
How-To Geek / 9h
These days, when you're buying an x86 CPU, you're buying Intel or AMD. (Probably AMD, actually, as even used Ryzen 5000 chips are a good deal right now .) That just wasn't the case in the mid-1990s, though. There used to be more players in the CPU market, and we had all the freedom of choice we could've ever asked for.
Ever wanted earbuds with a touchscreen case? Even if you haven’t, JBL's affordable Live Buds 4 are worth a look; think stellar sound and top features
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
JBL Live Buds 4 review Ever wondered what life would be like if your earbuds had a touchscreen case? OK, you probably haven’t, but stick with me here. The JBL Live Buds 4 are the new generation of the audio specialist’s in-ears that pair with a smart charging case, enabling you to adjust sound settings, adapt ANC, and more — all without having to download a companion app. They’re a standout model
‘Lanterns’ Writer on Creating John’s Divisive Family Life
Gizmodo / 10h
Vanessa Baden Kelly dishes on inspirations and reasoning behind John's new origin in the latest 'Lanterns' episode.
American Paid $300 For Marriott Employee Rates On Craigslist—Then Got Arrested In Singapore [Roundup]
View from the Wing / 10h
An American woman paid $300 on Craigslist for access to Marriott employee rates, falsely claimed to be an employee’s sister and wound up arrested in Singapore. Also: a Delta passenger gets the plane to himself after a long delay, and a United flight attendant helps an exhausted mother by caring for her baby.
The 4 best Paramount+ thrillers to watch this long weekend (September 4-7)
How-To Geek / 10h
With Labor Day landing on the 7th this year, this weekend comes with a bonus Monday with absolutely no obligation to do a dang thing with, other than watch movies. If you're like me, more often than not I lean towards a good thriller. And if you're a Paramount+ customer in the U.S., the streamer is no stranger to the dark and intense.
9 of the best earbuds and headphones in Amazon's Labor Day sale — AirPods Pro 3, Sony over-ears and more
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Huge online retailer Amazon and Labor Day Weekend are a match made in heaven when it comes to deals. And right now, you can score big savings on some of our top-rated earbuds and headphones this year, including (only the most popular earbuds in the world) AirPods Pro 3 for 20% off and, if it's cans you want, Sony's five-star WH-1000XM5 noise canceling over-ears at a huge 50% off! • See every Labo
Broeck Steadman ‘95
Music, Arts & Literature / 10h
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OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure
TechCrunch / 10h
OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.
You're probably wasting these keys on your keyboard — here's how to remap them
Engadget / 10h
There are almost certainly keys on your keyboard that you never touch. Assign new functions to give them a job.
7 new 4K Blu-rays from August 2026 to add to your collection
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Welcome to my August 2026 Blu-ray Bounty, where I’ll be testing some of the latest 4K releases of the month. If you’re new to the Blu-ray Bounty , you can check out previous editions of these roundups by clicking the link above. This series is where I test the picture and audio quality of select new 4K discs from each month. I personally use 4K Blu-ray all the time when I’m testing the best TVs a
How to watch Argentina vs Australia 2nd Test for FREE: Live streams & TV channels for the rugby international
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Argentina vs Australia 2nd Test kick-off: Sat, Sep 5 at 5pm ET / 10pm BST FREE stream: RugbyPass TV (US) Streams: Stan Sport (AUS) / Sky Sports (UK) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save up to 75%) With three straight wins, Les Kiss' Australia tenure is off to the perfect start, and victory against Argentina in Mendoza would be another huge step forward. Across three previous multi-game series, t
I stopped using Claude to process sensitive files and switched to a local model instead
How-To Geek / 10h
Every time you upload a file to a cloud AI service, you trust that they'll be responsible stewards of that information. When you're talking about medical data, financial records, personal details about your life, or any other sensitive information, that is a big ask.
Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
Engadget / 11h
The Seattle Times and Newsday accused the two AI giants of using their content without permission.
Operation Bluebird loses bid to re-claim Twitter title
Mashable / 11h
What looked, on the surface, like a clear case of copyright infringement has taken a surprising turn in court, as a judge for the District Court of Delaware has ruled that, because X abandoned both the term "tweet" and the blue bird logo, both are now fair game. In deference to the judge's decision and to pre-empt any further potential legal action, Operation Bluebird has re-rebranded, transformi
Crypto Industry’s CLARITY Act Faces Major Setback
Gizmodo / 11h
The House is cutting its September schedule to just four voting days, leaving the crypto industry’s biggest remaining legislative priority with almost no time to clear Congress before the midterm elections.
What makes IMAX theaters different from normal ones?
Engadget / 11h
In the case of IMAX, bigger really is better.
I stopped texting my ETA while driving after discovering this Google Maps feature
How-To Geek / 11h
Most people know texting while driving is dangerous, but they do it anyway. There is so much peer pressure to be considerate of those waiting for you, but the law is pretty clear. Distracted driving is one of those crimes that makes a lot of sense when you see the numbers, but you want to be considerate. Luckily, Google has already thought this through.
Court Says Massachusetts Has to Say Where License Plate Readers Are, What They’re Recording
Gizmodo / 11h
It’s a win for groups demanding transparency on how agencies are surveilling people.
Chris Camillo Is Wrong About Cybercab – Here’s Why
Next Big Future / 11h
Chris Camillo — the investor who’s turned a small stake into as much as $100M — says Tesla’s robotaxi and Cybercab story is already priced into the stock. We go through the actual numbers on a whiteboard and show why we think he’s missing several layers. FSD subscription revenue today, the Hardware 4 legacy fleet ... Read more
Flying With A Baby: Lap Infant Vs. Buying A Seat, Which Is Better?
One Mile at a Time / 11h
No matter how experienced of an air traveler you are, becoming a parent will quickly make you feel like a newb on the travel front, as you’re thrust into a completely new world . We’ve now gone through this twice in the past several years (we have a one year old and four year old), and it sure has taught us a lot. If you’re traveling with a baby under two years old (meaning up until the day prior
nemfrog:“Egyptian saving the life of his cat.” Chatterbox....
Music, Arts & Literature / 11h
nemfrog : “Egyptian saving the life of his cat.” Chatterbox. 1885. Internet Archive
5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated — what to really expect at next week's Apple event
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
We’ve been hearing about the iPhone 18 series since even before the iPhone 17 landed, and if you include the foldable iPhone Ultra — which is said to finally be launching this year — then leaks and rumors have been circulating for literally years. So, there’s a lot to sift through, but the rumors below are among the biggest whispers we’ve heard about these upcoming phones. Beneath each rumor, we’
I discovered KDE’s hidden superpowers after installing these 3 open-source utilities
How-To Geek / 11h
If you've been in the Linux space for a while, you know just how customizable KDE Plasma can be. However, a lot of us only limit that customization to picking the theme or moving the panel. What surprises me is how many plug-in surfaces Plasma exposes that I barely even touched. On top of that, they sit right next to the Plasma features you probably use daily .
Clucky’s new alarm app wakes you up with a crowing rooster
TechCrunch / 11h
Clucky's new alarm app has an option where users are woken up to the sound of a rooster. They then complete a mission to turn it off.
The CDC Is Now Denying That Specific Children Died From Measles, in a Scandal Potentially Beyond Anything in Its History
Futurism / 11h
After health officials in Pennsylvania found that two young children died from measles, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is refusing to count their deaths as being caused by the deadly virus. “This week’s measles outbreaks update will not include the two measles-associated deaths reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Aug. 25,” the CDC posted on its website, in a high
Segway’s Newest Navimow Robomower Has an Edge-Trimming Trapdoor
Gizmodo / 12h
The Navimow H5 Pro's unique approach to edge trimming is aimed at keeping grass trimmed evenly, all the way to the edge.
Why it's important to regularly restart your router
Engadget / 12h
You might not think to restart your router as often as you reboot your laptop, but doing so is an easy step to help it perform at its best.
I started building automations I expected to fail and my smart home became far more reliable
How-To Geek / 12h
Home Assistant is incredibly powerful, but all that complexity means things can and do go wrong. I was tired of one of my most useful automations failing, so I decided to rewrite the automation with the expectation that it would fail. The result is that my smart home is now far more reliable.
Naughty Dog’s Doing More ‘The Last of Us,’ Just Not the Show
Gizmodo / 12h
However the HBO adaptation ends, Naughty Dog won't leave 'The Last of Us' behind anytime soon.
New Twitter rebrands to Tweet.app after court's double-edged ruling
Engadget / 12h
A federal court decided that "Twitter" was off-limits, but tweet and the bird logo were fair game.
Trump’s White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation
Gizmodo / 12h
The "Flappy Bird" clone is decent.
Minnesota nudification law survives xAIs request for a legal injunction
Mashable / 12h
The District Court of Minnesota has rejected the efforts of Elon Musk's xAI to seek an injunction to suspend the law until a court could hear its constitutional challenge to the law itself, according to a report by Reuters . Judge Donovan W. Frank, in his Conclusion , argued that "xAI has not demonstrated irreparable harm and the balance of harms tips steeply in favor of the State." The bill Musk
Three Kool Katz
Music, Arts & Literature / 12h
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Hikers Rescued After Using Google AI to Plan Disastrous Trip
Futurism / 12h
Three hikers who extensively used Google’s Gemini to plan their trip to the summit of Mount Shasta in California’s Cascade Range had to be rescued by Forest Service rangers when the chatbot’s advice went horribly awry. As the Chicago Tribune reports , the three young men from outside of Sacramento attempted to reach the potentially active stratovolcano’s 14,179-foot peak earlier this week late in
Installing an iOS public beta on your iPhone? Always do this first
Engadget / 12h
If you're interested in installing an iOS beta on your device, you need to protect your data first with an important step that's easy to forget.
Delta’s $17.34 Business Class Upgrade On A 15-Hour Flight Looked Like An Error—Then The Passenger Actually Flew It
View from the Wing / 12h
The passenger’s offer fell from $1,671 after several itinerary repricings, and Delta issued an upgrade document that survived through check-in. An expensive Premium Select fare combined with discounted Delta One inventory appears to have broken the pricing system.
Ultra-slim SSDs and RTX Spark laptops: How-To Geek's favorite tech of IFA 2026
How-To Geek / 12h
Another year, another IFA conference. How-To Geek is scouring the halls of Messe Berlin to uncover all the new innovative tech at IFA 2026. Through our search, we've managed to go hands-on with the slimmest portable SSD of all time, super-long-lasting hybrid batteries, the first batch of RTX Spark laptops, and more.
Seen a Samsung tablet lately? It's like buying a PC
How-To Geek / 12h
If you walk into a big box store and look at Samsung tablets, you may be surprised to see that they almost feel more like picking up a Microsoft Surface than an iPad. Samsung has quietly made enough changes to Android that the latest Galaxy Tab slates don't look all that different from the Windows laptops across the aisle.
Sunseeker's Robot Lawn Mowers Have 3D Mapping and a Robot Arm
How-To Geek / 12h
It's easy to think of robot lawn mowers as robotic vacuums for grass, but Sunseeker wants you to think of them as much, much more important than that. I had the opportunity to see the company's upcoming 2027 robomower lineup at IFA 2026, not to mention learn that CEO Terry Ma has grand ambitions beyond trimming your backyard.
The US Robot Ban Is Screwing Us Out of the Good Robomowers
Gizmodo / 12h
Robot mowers with dedicated edge-trimming arms now exist, and we may not see them stateside for quite some time.
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 5, 2026
