Wednesday, September 02, 2026

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Identity Verification Is Broken. The 153 Million Driver’s Licenses Now for Sale Are Proof
Gizmodo / 4h
A massive trove of driver’s license scans allegedly stolen from an identity verification company shows the danger of creating honey pots of our most sensitive documents for malicious actors to exploit.




Hurdle hints and answers for September 3, 2026
Mashable / 16min
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





Tesla Robotaxi Fleet Hits 420 Texas Registered Vehicles
Next Big Future / 51min
106 Model Ys were registered in Texas for Tesla robotaxi in about 24 hours, bringing the total to 375 Model Ys and 45 Cybercabs as of September 2, more than doubling the count from the prior week. Trackers like Texas Autonomous Vehicle Tracker confirmed the number after the final Model Y registration, with Tesla now ... Read more





Meta Muse is a Competitive AI Model
Next Big Future / 51min
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash, its fourth Flash model in under four months – it scores 59 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and reaches the Intelligence vs. Cost per Task Pareto frontier





1% of AI Users are 80% of Revenue and Usage
Next Big Future / 51min
1% of companies generate 80% of OpenAI and Anthropic’s enterprise revenue. The top 1% of firms spend about 600x per employee what the median firm spends. Among individual developers, the top 1% write 46x more AI-generated code per day than the median user and merge 15x more pull requests. A small group of agentic power ... Read more





NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 3, 2026
Mashable / 1h
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier if you've watch football. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight, and each new set





NYT Pips hints, answers for September 3, 2026


Mashable / 1h
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. 3, 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 3, 2026
Mashable / 2h
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're good with numbers. 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 a





NYT Strands hints, answers for September 3, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a sports fanatic. 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





Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 3, 2026
Mashable / 2h
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a contractor. 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 Connections





Meta Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employees—but Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing
Wired / 2h
The company is reducing pressure on workers to use artificial intelligence tools while encouraging them to experiment with Hatch, its most advanced AI project yet.





Microsoft, Famous for Culty Jargon, Is Naming Half Its Organization ‘Agents and Infra’
Gizmodo / 2h
The other half will be called “Devices and Consumer.”





Walmart’s new tap-to-pay sign has the internet roasting its AI art
Mashable / 3h
Walmart is finally getting tap-to-pay — but social media is considerably less impressed with the apparent AI-generated advertisement announcing it. A photo posted to X shows an in-store display promoting the rollout with a cheery "Fast! Easy!" message, alongside images of a smartphone and payment terminal. Look a little closer, however, and the terminal’s keypad dissolves into the familiar visual





TikTok makes a big play for NFL fans
Mashable / 3h
Many football fans are not choosing between watching the game and scrolling TikTok , but are doing both. Now TikTok wants to make that habit official. Days before the 2026 NFL season begins, TikTok and the NFL announced a new multiyear partnership that will bring more highlights, archival footage, player-focused videos, and other official content to the platform. The agreement will also introduce





Adobe brings 70+ tools from Photoshop, Illustrator and more to Slack
Engadget / 4h
Adobe added dozens of tools from its creative apps like Illustrator and Premiere Pro into Slack, allowing you to ask Slackbot to do the Photoshopping for you.





I love action cameras, but GoPro's new merger means I'm canceling my Mission 1 pre-order —here's why
Latest from TechRadar / 4h
GoPro has been acquired by private company Starman Optical, an optical photonics specialist Though describing the deal as a "merger", Starman has paid $285 million cash The merged company plans to leverage its IP across "defense, government, robotics and aerospace markets" It's been no secret lately that the action camera maker GoPro has been in financial trouble . As such, the news that the comp





These 5 Linux distros promise to run Windows apps—I tried them all, and one was clearly the best
How-To Geek / 4h
One of the biggest problems with switching from Windows to Linux has always been software compatibility. Linux has thousands of applications, but there are still Windows programs that people depend on for work, school, creative projects, and everyday computing.





Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
BBC News / 4h
The ride-hailing app has launched 15 self-driving taxis, but they will have safety drivers inside.





I’ve used Google Keep for years, and these 5 features still surprise me
How-To Geek / 4h
After trying endless note-taking apps over the years, Google Keep became my go-to. Whether I needed to capture a fleeting idea, create a grocery list, or jot down notes from my editor, Keep always had my back.





California’s Surveillance Pricing Bill Misses Deadline to Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
Gizmodo / 5h
The California Retailers Association said, "Our hope is that next year we can begin with the areas where there is genuine agreement rather than starting over."





What is a cold wallet and how does it work?
Engadget / 5h
With cryptocurrency wallets becoming huge targets for hackers, using a cold wallet to protect your private keys has never been more important.





Uber launches first robotaxis in London (with human supervisors)
Engadget / 5h
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Vodafone’s new premier connectivity plan is designed for a future in which Meta Glasses are as ubiquitous as phones: ‘If you believe in the potential of AI, then you also believe in the potential of SuperMobile’
Latest from TechRadar / 5h
Vodafone has today announced SuperMobile, a “completely new category of mobile connectivity” that will meet the demands of generative AI products like the Meta Glasses. SuperMobile will supposedly deliver up to 4x faster speeds than Vodafone’s standard plans, and guarantee minimum speeds of 15Mbps at all times; if your connection ever drops below 15Mbps, you’ll be able to walk away from your Supe





How car A/C works, and the 5 tricks to keep it working
How-To Geek / 5h
Most people don't think about their car's A/C until it stops working , and by then the repair bill is already uncomfortable. This is something you either crank up in July or forget about entirely until next summer. The problem is that neglect is exactly what kills it. A lot of the failures that send people to the shop are easily preventable if you start adding in a few habits.





Palo Alto Networks paid $500M for Thrive-backed Console, sources say
TechCrunch / 5h
The acquisition also leaves Sequoia-backed Serval as the de facto startup leader in AI IT service automation, industry watchers believe.





You will never own the definitive version of a movie
How-To Geek / 5h
What you see up there are my two copies of Robocop . One is the version that people saw in theaters, and the other is the version that director Paul Verhoeven wanted people to see in theaters, but had to edit slightly to get past the ratings board.





Amazon’s 2026 Holiday Deals Are About to Look Better Than They Are
Wired / 5h
Amazon just hiked prices on Kindles, Echo speakers, Eero routers, and Fire TV devices ahead of the holiday shopping season.





Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would continue funding the US government through early December. While the measure still requires the signature of President Trump, it's widely expected that he will act to avoid a government shutdown immediately before the midterm elections. This is a normal part of how the US government has operated in recent years, as it's





I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
Not long ago, I rented an SUV from a well-known car rental company. Within hours of an employee scanning my driver's license, a high-resolution scan of my ID was available for sale on the dark web. An exposé published Tuesday by KrebsOnSecurity reports that my license was one of more than 153 million that were available through Nexus, the name of the new ID theft service. Like other driver's lice





FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking
Ars Technica - All content / 6h
The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls. The scorecards could include call-blocking statistics along with data on customer complaints and enforcement actions. The FCC said scorecards could grade providers on a number scale, with letter grades, or by classifying provider





While AI Industry Frets Over Safeguards, One Company Is Building a Model That ‘Doesn’t Say No’
Gizmodo / 6h
Only in America.





How the humble parallel port outlived everything that was supposed to replace it
How-To Geek / 6h
The parallel port is gone as of the time I'm writing this. But its demise was long and drawn-out, even as supposedly better alternatives came along and tried to take its place. Here's how it finally met its ultimate demise, long after it was supposed to.





Forget back to school. Take your kids Back to Hogwarts with LEGO
Mashable / 6h
Every fall, LEGO celebrates the day when young witches and wizards return to Hogwarts for another year of adventures. The official LEGO Back to Hogwarts 2026 shopping event starts Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 6. Whether you’re from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin — fans young and old will want to get their paws on the two new Harry Potter LEGO sets, limited-time gifts, and geek-





Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
TechCrunch / 6h
Google has dodged an effort to break up its ad business, but a judge said Wednesday that the company will need to adjust its business to benefit competitors.





The Sonos Beam Ultra Actually Has Me Excited Over a Soundbar
Gizmodo / 6h
Positively beaming.





ChatGPT got smarter, so I stopped trying to write the perfect prompt
How-To Geek / 6h
I used to spend ages crafting ChatGPT prompts, telling it exactly how to behave, what steps to follow, and how to format the answer. But ChatGPT has changed, and so has OpenAI's prompting advice. With the release of GPT-5.6, OpenAI's newest model guidance puts more emphasis on clearly stating your goal and less on micromanaging how ChatGPT gets there.





The best Labor Day sales of 2026 — and how to earn the most points and miles on them
The Points Guy Articles / 6h
As a kid, I dreaded Labor Day because it marked the end of summer vacation and the return to school. Now, as a grown adult, I look forward to the first Monday in September for many reasons. At the top of the list is the imminent arrival of cooler temperatures after months of heat and humidity, but a close second is the end-of-summer clearance sales that peak around the holiday. Retailers begin of





8 reasons Portugal is the perfect place to visit this fall
The Points Guy Articles / 6h
Although I've spent quite a bit of time in Europe over the years, most of my experiences have been in western countries like Germany and the U.K . A recent solo trip to Lisbon was my first time setting foot on southern European soil, and I immediately understood the appeal. Portugal has a thriving food scene and rich cultural heritage, plus a sunny climate, typically lower prices and miles of gol





‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Crew on the Film’s Final Verdict
Gizmodo / 7h
Director Dave Green and stars Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor, and Eric Bauza share their reactions to Wile E. Coyote's fate at the end of the 'Looney Tunes' film.





MapQuest refused to rename Lake Ontario to appease one person, but I still can't leave Google Maps and Apple Maps behind for this one reason
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Here in the US, we're dealing with a President who capriciously tears down historic buildings, paves over rose gardens, insults allies, and regularly renames map landmarks, locations, and even gulfs and lakes like he's picking out names for his often poorly used golf clubs. It would be entertaining if it weren't all so incomprehensible. The only thing that's tougher to swallow is when seemingly r





Director Kevin Macdonald tells HTG how he captured Gal Gadot’s intense action in Prime Video's The Runner
How-To Geek / 7h
Ask any director, and they'll tell you that filming a movie is rather difficult. Now try shooting a movie where the protagonist is constantly on the move. That is one of the several challenges director Kevin Macdonald faced in The Runner, a new Prime Video action movie starring Gal Gadot.





How Much Do Airlines Really Pay For Planes? A $397 Million Boeing 787 May Cost Just $170 Million
View from the Wing / 7h
Airlines almost never pay the sticker prices reported when they order Boeing and Airbus jets. Public numbers can make a 787-10 look like a nearly $400 million aircraft, while the real negotiated price may be closer to $170 million — because aircraft orders work more like car deals, with inflated list prices, confidential discounts, and plenty of room to negotiate.





Skip the new Sonos hardware — these excellent older soundbars and headphones are now up to 20% off
Latest from TechRadar / 7h
Sonos just announced two new big pieces of hardware to its lineup: a Sonos Beam Ultra soundbar and some Sonos Ace Ultra headphones. And while they both sound like solid upgrades to the manufacturer's top-tier audio tech, you'll have to pay a premium for both products. Luckily, though, as part of this year's Labor Day sales, several pieces of existing Sonos audio equipment are on offer at Best Buy





The Best-Case Scenario for Climate Change Just Got a Whole Lot Worse
Gizmodo / 7h
Global temperature rise is set to cross the threshold set by the Paris Agreement within the next few years, according to a UN report.





Democrats Have a Plan to Force Trump’s Associates to Cooperate With Investigations
Wired / 7h
Donald Trump’s West Wing renovations and DC arch could be on the chopping block, should Democrats win the midterms—they could also be leverage.





Alex Cooper sparked a baby registry gifting chain across social media — and the videos are heartwarming
Mashable / 7h
The internet isn't exactly known for bringing out the best in people. Every so often, though, it channels all that collective energy into something genuinely helpful — like buying a car seat for someone you've never met. That is what happened after Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper began surprising expectant parents by purchasing items from their Babylist registries. Cooper, who announced in May th





Mamdanis AI ban may not be enough to protect NYC students
Mashable / 7h
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood at a podium today (Sep. 2) and said the words "moratorium on generative AI" to a national audience. To those fighting to ban artificial intelligence in schools across the country, this moment was huge . Mamdani, speaking alongside NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels, announced the new comprehensive, human-first AI policy for the nation's largest school district.





iPhone 18 Pro Max colors: Case company shows rumored shades in product photos
Mashable / 7h
Smartphone case makers appear to have dropped a sneak peek at Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra devices. Several third-party manufacturers have already published product listings for cases designed for Apple's upcoming line of smartphones. The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the foldable iPhone Ultra are all expected to be announced at Apple's big September event next





I switched to Samsung for one hidden feature and discovered 3 more I can't live without
How-To Geek / 7h
I have been loyal to iOS since 2018. I liked the polished iOS experience and reliable day-to-day performance. But one Samsung feature kept tempting me to buy their phone. Samsung offered me something Apple still doesn’t: DeX, a full desktop-style interface that runs from my phone. It became a game-changer for my productivity.





'Alexa for Shopping' Can Now Help You Spot a Spam Email
Lifehacker / 7h
While many internet scams are obvious enough to easily avoid, they are growing more sophisticated. Even seasoned users may find themselves duped by a clever fake email, text, or phone call. Case in point: If you receive a message from "Amazon," you might have trouble quickly identifying whether or not it's legitimate. That could lead you to either fall for a trap, or, if the message is real, miss





Trump Admin Teams Up With OpenAI in Its Fight Against the New York Times
Gizmodo / 7h
The administration filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI in the newspaper’s lawsuit.





A Solar Superstorm Caused a GPS Glitch Bad Enough to Crash Self-Driving Cars
Gizmodo / 7h
The massive eruption threw GPS readings off by more than 33 feet (10 meters).





The Russos Insist ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Will Bring Something New to the Table
Gizmodo / 7h
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo explain what brought them back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (other than, presumably, big Disney bucks).





I built a better Spotify Wrapped in Excel—and you can too
How-To Geek / 7h
For the past couple of years, Spotify Wrapped has left me underwhelmed. The insights it serves up never feel all that “insightful” — which is strange, because Spotify clearly has a mountain of data on my listening habits. So I decided to get my hands on all that data and build my own Spotify Wrapped . I requested my full listening data from Spotify and processed it myself in Excel to dig up the k





AI CEOs Try to Persuade World Leaders to Hop on Trump’s Anti-Regulation Train
Gizmodo / 7h
OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia and Palantir executives were all in attendance at the G20 meeting with a unified message: AI is a "non-negotiable."





OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
TechCrunch / 8h
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.





UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
Engadget / 8h
Climate scientists now aim to minimize time spent above the limit from the Paris Agreement.





MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
TechCrunch / 8h
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.





AI is getting closer to being able to exploit OT, and that's very bad news for critical infrastructure
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Forescout researchers showed AI can port RCE exploits to PLCs, achieving DoS and shellcode execution Effort required heavy researcher input and $500+ in API usage, making attacks impractical for criminals Nation‑state actors remain a concern, as seen in Sandworm’s 2025 attack on Poland’s power grid If you are worried cybercriminals will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automate the discovery a





Home Assistant 2026.9 finally makes it easier to understand and control your smart home
How-To Geek / 8h
Home Assistant 2026.9 update is out today. And it aims to solve the everyday guesswork that comes with running a smart home . The latest release answers questions like why an automation fired, which entities need your attention, or seeing how Matter devices are connected. The September update also has several other changes that make the open-source home automation platform more polished.





Bosses Concerned That GTA 6 Release Will Cause Massive Drop in Productivity
Futurism / 8h
When the long awaited role playing game “Fallout 4” dropped in 2015, it marked the first installation in the franchise in five years. The release quickly became a running joke , with working class gamers yukking it up over their plans to call in sick the day it hit store shelves, and the game’s developer even issuing a bogus doctor’s note . Now history seems to be repeating itself — and this time





The 30+ best Labor Day tech deals so far on laptops, TVs, headphones, and AirTags
Mashable / 8h
The best Labor Day tech deals at a glance: Best Apple deal Apple AirTag (2nd Gen, 4-pack) $79.99 (save $19.01) Best laptop deal HP OmniBook 3 16 (Snapdragon X, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $599.99 (save $550) Best TV deal TCL 65-inch QM8L Mini-LED QLED 4K TV $1,397.99 (save $1,102) Best headphones deal Sony WH-1000XM5 $198 (save $201.99) Best smart home deal Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select $19.99 (save $3





Hyundai just topped the world’s largest EV battery study — analysis of 500,000 tests sees it beat Tesla to the long-term battery health title
Latest from TechRadar / 8h
Analysis of more than 500,000 used EV battery tests reveals long-term health The Hyundai Ioniq 5 emerges as one of the strongest performers The study also reveals huge variation between individual cars A new study, which has looked at 500,000 independent EV battery health tests , has revealed which electric cars boast the most battery capacity as they age — and which models suffer the biggest los





Your inexpensive OBD-II scanner can tell you more than why the check-engine light is on
How-To Geek / 8h
I tend to hold on to my vehicles for a long time, which means things eventually wear out or stop working the way they should. I also try to handle repairs myself whenever it makes sense. Sometimes that's as simple as replacing a sensor or tracking down a bad connection, but the hardest part is usually figuring out what's actually wrong.





How to watch the PlayStation State of Play double header
Engadget / 8h
We're sure people will be very chill and normal in the chat for this one.





Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
NASA has decided to use a simpler spacesuit for its initial missions to the lunar surface, Ars has learned. The agency announced the decision during an internal meeting this week as it seeks to accelerate its program to land humans at the south pole of the Moon as early as 2028. At the direction of Artemis Program Manager Jeremy Parsons, NASA will work with Axiom Space to develop a "Sortie Suit"





Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Google hasn't released a frontier-level Gemini Pro AI model since early 2026, but it sure loves rolling out new Gemini Flash variants. Today, Google is announcing its third Flash model release in just six weeks , making it more likely that we'll never see the promised Gemini 3.5 Pro. But no matter, says Google, because Gemini 3.8 Flash is its best reasoning and coding model yet. Gemini 3.8 Flash





Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing
Ars Technica - All content / 8h
Four federal agencies have been sued amid calls to release information about the secret framework that the Trump administration uses to conduct safety reviews of frontier AI models prior to release. In a Wednesday press release announcing the lawsuit, a nonpartisan nonprofit called Protect Democracy alleged that “almost no details” have been released to the public or Congress. To everyone except





New York City Bans AI From Elementary Schools
Gizmodo / 8h
Students pre-K through 8th grade will face a one-year blanket ban while high school students will have limited AI use available.





An Honest Conversation About Blog Monetization, Making Money Online
One Mile at a Time / 8h
I’ve been blogging for over 18 years now , and there’s no denying that the internet has changed a lot in that time period. The reason I’ve been able to “work” 365 days per year is really because this industry is my hobby and passion, so it never feels like work. But ultimately, this blog is also a business (even though it was never the goal when I started writing it), and the way the internet fun





It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
2 TTPs•
TechCrunch / 8h
An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.





United is making it easier to get on an earlier flight — and have food waiting at your gate
The Points Guy Articles / 8h
United Airlines is on a roll. The carrier just announced an exciting 13-route global expansion , is fresh off introducing all-new Polaris business class suites , is on the verge of adding a fancy plane to the lineup , has improvements coming to the economy cabin , and will soon add some of its biggest-ever lounges to the network. But while new planes, lounges and business-class suites are impress





Stop treating your Android phone like just a phone—here's what it can really do with USB-C
How-To Geek / 8h
Android phones, especially the most expensive models, are pretty capable devices. They have as much RAM as some laptops, and their processors are often as fast as laptop CPUs from a few generations ago.





I Ditched My Bone-Conduction Headphones for These Noise-Cancelling Running Earbuds
Lifehacker / 8h
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Running earbuds are an extremely personal category of gear . Every runner has their own non-negotiables. For me, the top priority has always been a secure fit—which is exactly why I've gravitated toward wraparound designs like the Shokz OpenRun models. I like the safety perks of open-ear, bone-conduction listening too: being able to hear traffic,





Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
TechCrunch / 9h
If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.





Lockheed carries out missile launches directly from a drone boat - will the US Navy be next?
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Saildrone announced on 20th August that its Surveyor Unmanned Surface Vehicle fired two Lockheed JAGM missiles off Hawaii during RIMPAC 2026, the first missile launch from an unmanned USV Fire control ran through the Navy's remotely operated ARES system with a carrier strike group, so the boat sailed itself, but the decision to deploy the weapons remained a strictly human one for now The demonstr





Bill Simmons’ Cozy Relationship With Tech Companies Is Blowing Up in His Face
Gizmodo / 9h
The Podfather got an offer he should have refused.





17 best Labor Day TV deals I recommend — expert picks from $99.99 on 4K, QLED and OLED TVs
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Labor Day is just days away, and retailers like Best Buy and Amazon have already launched official Labor Day sales. TVs are one of the most popular Labor Day sale categories, thanks to clearance prices on older model displays and new 2026 TVs hitting record lows. As TechRadar's deals editor and TV expert, I've been combing through TV offers for days to hand-pick the 17 best deals that I recommend





Tesla Autopilot and FSD face fresh scrutiny after two fatal freeway crashes where cars came to a complete stop
Latest from TechRadar / 9h
Several fatal accidents have involved Tesla’s self-driving tech Two separate cases saw vehicles suddenly stop on major routes Electrek’s reporting has matched crash information with redacted Tesla reports A recent series of reports by the website Electrek has linked a number of Tesla crashes to redacted reports that suggest a Level 2 driver-assist system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. I





Noise and Motion Monitors in Their Homes? These Tenants Say No.
NYT > Technology / 9h
The public housing authority in Concord, N.H., installed monitoring devices in 300 homes. Tenants are now suing to remove the Minut sensors.





Whistleblower: USPSs new ballot screening system isnt ready
Mashable / 9h
A whistleblower working inside the United States Postal Service (USPS) has told Congress that a brand-new system for screening mail-in ballots — built in a matter of months, against the advice of the agency's own staff — is so rushed and untested that it risks mass rejection of legitimate ballots just as the 2026 midterms approach. The allegations are laid out in an anonymous disclosure filed on





Still hanging on to an old GTX card? Here's how to put it to work
How-To Geek / 9h
Nvidia's GTX cards may be too old to support any modern, demanding uses, but they're still among the best GPUs of all time .





Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit
Wired / 9h
The US government wrote a letter in support of OpenAI’s argument that training AI on others' intellectual property is fair use.





“Nightmare”: Children’s Petting Zoo Horrified to Realize Its Adorable Animals Are Carrying Rabies
Futurism / 9h
A traveling petting zoo has become the center of a mini health crisis in North Carolina. After recently hosting events for elderly people and schoolchildren, several of its adorable baby goats tested positive for rabies, The New York Times reported , in a situation that the zoo’s owner is calling a “nightmare.” Now, state officials are scrambling to get the word out, stressing how deadly the viru





NYC bans the use of generative AI tools in public schools for students through eighth grade
Engadget / 9h
NYC public schools are taking a year without generative AI tools.





Atmos Rewards Introduces The Best Lap Infant Award Policy In The Industry
One Mile at a Time / 9h
Atmos Rewards, the loyalty program of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, recently updated its policy when it comes to award travel for lap infants. The program now has the industry’s most generous policy for this, and it’s a major reason to redeem points through the program. Atmos Rewards charges (basically) nothing for lap infants I’ve written in the past about the topic of infant award trav





Huawei’s Watch D3 Doubles as an Inflatable Blood Pressure Cuff
Gizmodo / 9h
The Huawei Watch D3 can track your sleep and workouts, but its best trick is a clever method for measuring your blood pressure.





Satellites Watched a Himalayan Glacier Speed Up for Weeks Before It Unleashed a Flash Flood That Killed Over 1,000 People
Gizmodo / 9h
A geophysicist at Virginia Tech discovered subtle acceleration measurements in the deceptively slow shifts of ice and rock that preceded August 26’s deadly glacial collapse in Nepal.





Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit
NYT > Technology / 9h
The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.





ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database
Wired / 9h
As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database.





Metal Credit Cards Are Old News—Now Banks Are Making Cards Light Up When You Pay
View from the Wing / 9h
Austria’s Erste Bank has launched a youth debit card that illuminates at checkout, joining Revolut and several European experiments. U.S. Bank tested the same idea four years ago—and ran out of cards.





How ‘Looney Tunes’ Icon Mel Blanc Influenced ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
Gizmodo / 9h
Director Dave Green and 'Looney Tunes' voice actor Eric Bauza dive into how Mel Blanc influenced the hybrid live-action animated film.





4 new Netflix documentaries to watch in September
How-To Geek / 9h
Netflix is bringing a particularly varied lineup of documentaries this September, covering everything from a viral Olympic controversy to the long shadow of 9/11. Some stories revisit major moments in history, while others uncover events most people may have never heard of.





These Russian Mathematicians Taught AI Models How to Talk to Each Other Without Using Words
Wired / 9h
A startup called Mostik has a wild new approach to combining the capabilities of AI models.





Europe’s new entry rules are still causing airport issues — this is how SkyVIP can help
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
It has been a stressful travel year for a plethora of reasons, and the rollout of the European Union's Entry/Exit System hasn't made it any easier. The new EU immigration checkpoint system gathers travelers' biometric data to replace the physical passport stamps involved in the passport control process. The end goal is to make the immigration process much more efficient for travelers visiting Eur





It's official! Southwest's newest perk will be airport lounges
The Points Guy Articles / 9h
Lounges are officially coming to Southwest Airlines. Construction is already underway on four locations, with outposts in Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu and Nashville expected to open late next year. And there are more on the way. More from TPG: When to buy holiday, spring break and summer flights for the best fares in 2026-27 "This is just the beginning of a broader footprint across the Southwest s





Kalshi Just Issued Its First-Ever Lifetime Ban to the Funniest Person You Can Possibly Imagine
Futurism / 10h
Former Republican congressman and ironic meme icon George Santos was just banned from Kalshi — for life. It’s the first lifetime ban that the prediction market has ever handed out, the New York Times reports , which is pretty incredible considering all the inside trading that’s suspected to happen on the platform. There was pretty much nothing “suspected” about Santos’ offenses, though, which wer





Over 5,000 Dropbox accounts have been hacked, and the attackers only needed an email address
4 TTPs•
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Hackers exploited Lenovo’s flawed email verification to hijack ~5,000 Dropbox accounts Attackers created Lenovo IDs with victims’ emails, bypassing login; 2FA absence worsened impact Dropbox ended Lenovo ID logins, expired sessions, and urged password changes plus 2FA setup Around 5,000 Dropbox user accounts were compromised when hackers found a vulnerability in the Lenovo ID verification process





Is Meta finally backing a federal kids safety bill, or is it all PR?
Mashable / 10h
In the aftermath of Meta 's recent $17 billion settlement , the culmination of a litigious debate over its alleged role in social media addiction and youth mental health, all attention was on the platform's promises. As part of the settlement, Meta said it would invest further in what many are now referring to as industry-leading app guardrails. The company would also deliver a precedent-setting





5 new features coming to Android — including improvements to Google Messages, Gemini Live, and Find Hub
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
Google has announced five new Android features These include updates to Google Messages, Gemini Live, and Find Hub, along with the launch of Motion Assist All of these features should either be available now or rolling out soon Android is constantly evolving, and you don’t need to wait for major new releases to get new features. Indeed, following on from the launch of Android 17 in June, Google h





A Giant Hexagon Has Been Spinning at Saturn’s North Pole for Decades. Now, Scientists Found Its Twin
Gizmodo / 10h
Recent images by Hubble revealed a decagonal-shaped wave around Saturn's south pole





VLC is not just a media player—here are 3 of its coolest features no one is using
How-To Geek / 10h
You’re probably using VLC as your default media player. It plays basically anything you throw at it , and it’s been doing that reliably for over two decades. That said, playing media is only a fraction of what the app is capable of. The developers have spent years turning it into a genuine Swiss Army knife for all things audio and video.





18 fall essentials worth buying at Walmart’s Labor Day sale — save up to 74% on patio furniture, grills, Halloween decor and more
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
It's officially September, and while it doesn't feel like Fall where I live (temperatures still hitting 100 degrees!!!), I know it's on the horizon. I always have an itch to r efresh my home and backyard for fall, and Walmart is here to help me do that and save money. • Shop Walmart's full Labor Day sale Walmart has just launched its official Labor Day sale, and it's filled with f all essentials.





This Is the Worst Possible Time for OpenAI to BfЖ7!م#2猫$9&क
Gizmodo / 10h
While the world braces itself for a new era of rogue AI agents, the company is reportedly dabbling with a risky new technique.





Patrick Gleeson, Who Made Synthesizers Part of Jazz, Dies at 91
NYT > Technology / 10h
He abandoned a job teaching college English in the 1960s to become a pioneer of the instrument, playing onstage with Herbie Hancock’s jazz band.





Acer’s new RTX Spark small form factor PCs are giving me M6 Mac mini vibes: great-looking hardware, but who is it really for?
Latest from TechRadar / 10h
At IFA 2026 , Acer announced its upcoming Small Form Factor (SFF) PC, built on Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip , and from what Acer (and Nvidia) has shown, I should be buzzing with excitement. After all, it ticks a lot of boxes for me; it’s compact, beautifully designed, and thanks to the RTX Spark, it should also be very, very powerful. And yet, much like the recent announcement of the latest Mac mi





5 features Samsung's foldables need to convince me to upgrade next year
How-To Geek / 10h
I first jumped into the fold with Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold4 back in 2022, and a foldable has been my primary smartphone since then. Four years later, the category has grown by leaps and bounds, and foldable technology has evolved drastically alongside that growth. That doesn't mean there's still a lot of room for foldables — and Samsung in particular — to further improve.





The best American Airlines Loyalty Point Rewards at every milestone
The Points Guy Articles / 10h
You can earn more than just elite status when you accumulate American AAdvantage Loyalty Points. At select Loyalty Point thresholds, American Airlines offers Loyalty Point Rewards that let you select perks such as bonus miles, systemwide upgrades, World of Hyatt status, trip credits and lounge benefits. But the best Loyalty Point Rewards choice at each threshold isn't always obvious. Some rewards





Pangram’s Max Spero on why AI detection is harder than ‘Real or Fake’
TechCrunch / 10h
The internet has a trust problem, and it’s not just because social media feeds are filling up with AI slop. AI-generated text and images are now making their way into job applications, product reviews, and even insurance claims, leaving platforms and users alike scrambling to figure out what’s real. A handful of startups have cropped up in the past couple of […]





Netflix's East of Eden series has a first-look trailer — and I'm hopeful John Steinbeck's novel will get another worthy adaptation
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Netflix has shared a trailer for its East of Eden adaptation, starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames The series is created by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 movie adaptation Netflix's East of Eden arrives on October 1, 2026 East of Eden has a trailer, and I'm feeling optimistic about Netflix' s take on John Steinbeck's novel. We don't have long to wait either, as the se





Summer is winding down with cooler days on the horizon, and that's why the AutoFull M6 Ultra+ gaming chair should be on your radar
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
It's been a long search for a new gaming chair that suits my sedentary working lifestyle, especially when diving into those long hours of gaming sessions. There are plenty of options on the market, but it's not exactly easy to pinpoint one that's ideal for comfort. I've been fortunate enough to get my hands on AutoFull's M6 Ultra+ 2.0 gaming chair, and without any doubt, it's easily among the bes





X shifts US creator payouts from Stripe to X Money
TechCrunch / 11h
X says U.S. creator payouts will now be handled through its X Money payments service, a change that appears to replace the previous Stripe-powered payout system.





Google Manages to Weasel Its Way Out of Selling Its Ad Tech Business
Gizmodo / 11h
“It takes an Olympic level of mental gymnastics to find that Google is operating an illegal monopoly and then decide to do nothing about it," activists say.





US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material
TechCrunch / 11h
"The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads.





You can stop searching because I've found the best headphones in the Labor Day sales: Sony's 5-star cans, now half price!
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Call off the sniffer dogs: I've found the best Labor Day weekend headphone deal (some might say, the only such discount worth considering), so you can stop hunting around for good bargains. I'll cut to the good bit: the Sony WH-1000XM5 are now just $198 (was $399.99) at Amazon — a whopping 50% off! The Sony WH-1000XM5 , which we gave a perfect score to in our review, are back down to their lowest





Director says Afterworld has 'some of the deepest simulation' of any Paradox strategy game — 'The idea is to drip-feed you until you're hooked'
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Last month I travelled to Paradox Interactive's HQ in Stockholm, Sweden, for early hands-on access to its next big grand strategy title, Afterworld, before its big reveal at Gamescom 2026 . Set in the studio's first original setting in a decade, it takes you to a post-apocalyptic vision of North America as one of a handful of possible groups faced with rebuilding life amid the ruins or tearing wh





Modding platform Nexus Mods now owns SteamDB
Engadget / 11h
Nexus Mods said the community-led SteamDB site will operate as it always has, while becoming stronger and better resourced.





Google won't be forced to sell its ad exchange following antitrust ruling
Engadget / 11h
A judge previously determined that Google illegally monopolized a pair of ad tech markets.





Heres how to milk Amazons Young Adult Prime membership for all its worth
Mashable / 11h
TL;DR: Amazon's discounted Prime for Young Adults membership ($7.49/month after a 6-month trial) now includes 5% cash back on move-in essentials and groceries through September 15, plus free 30-minute delivery on Amazon Now orders over $25. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Prime for Young Adults $7.49 at Amazon If you can't bear the thought of living in a dorm room for another second (





Stay prepared for any power situation with 41% off the DJI Power 2000 Portable Power Station
Mashable / 11h
SAVE $540: As of Sep. 1, get the DJI Power 2000 Portable Power Station for $759.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,299.99. That's a discount of 41%. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon DJI Power 2000 Portable Power Station $759.99 at Amazon $1,299 Save $539.01 The hotter days may be behind us, but fall can still bring several severe storms that could knock your power out. Not to menti





This Newly Discovered Demonic-Looking Flower Is Nightmare Fuel
Gizmodo / 11h
Scary as it looks, Thismia daemona is probably at high risk of extinction, researchers say.





I transformed Obsidian into a project management system — and it’s better than Notion
How-To Geek / 11h
Obsidian is one of the most powerful apps out there, but it’s more of a DIY project than a ready-made solution. The default Obsidian experience is fairly basic and bare-bones, centered around a simple note-taking experience . However, once you start tweaking it with the many community-made plugins available, you can slowly transform Obsidian into a powerhouse. Here’s how I set up my Obsidian vaul





Google Gemini 3.8 Flash Has a Mix of Improved Benchmarks
Next Big Future / 11h
Gemini 3.8 Flash is Google’s newest Flash-tier model released September 2, 2026. It is the most capable Flash model yet for mid-difficulty long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and enterprise workflows, while keeping Flash-level speed and the same introductory pricing as 3.7 Flash. It is a value model. Pricing is the same as 3.7 Flash Introductory ... Read more





Rare, working Apple I computer heads to auction
Engadget / 11h
The same Apple I computer sold for over $671,000 in 2013.





Enhanced geothermal notches another win as Google buys 400 MW from Fervo
TechCrunch / 11h
Fervo's deal with Google could expand to 1 gigawatt of geothermal power, enough to supply a very large AI data center in Utah.





A malware installer posing as a legitimate download service is infecting brands across almost every industry — Microsoft Edge, Razer, Kaspersky and more actively imitated
4 TTPs•
Latest from TechRadar / 11h
Microsoft warns Chinese group Silver Fox spoofed download sites for major tech brands Victims install backdoored software enabling persistence, disabling Defender/updates, and payload delivery Targets span healthcare, manufacturing, gaming, government; Microsoft urges tamper protection and behavior‑based detection Cybercriminals are spoofing some of the world’s most popular technology and softwar





An Entire Forested Island Appeared and Disappeared So Inexplicably That Officials Thought It Was AI
Futurism / 11h
In a lake in northern British Columbia, an island suddenly appeared, almost out of thin air, thickly covered in fully-grown trees. When a boater posted footage of the new island on social media, incredulous officials thought the video was AI-generated, according to the New York Times . But it was no hoax. Satellite imagery of Williston Lake, an artificial reservoir and Canada’s largest body of fr





Uber to cut over 3,000 jobs in major global restructuring
BBC News / 11h
The company says cutting roles would make its operations "simpler and faster".





The best Labor Day appliance deals to shop right now
Mashable / 11h
Best Labor Day appliance deals at a glance: Best fridge deal Hisense 18.1 ft Counter-Depth Refrigerator $499 (save $250) Best washer deal GE 4.5-cu ft Top Load Washer $599 (save $250) Best washer-dryer combo deal LG WashTower Stacked Laundry Center $1,899 (save $800) Labor Day is basically the awkward cousin of shopping holidays. You're not exactly thrilled it's here (RIP, summer), and it definit





Apple CEO John Ternus shares first memo to staff in new role
Mashable / 11h
John Ternus spent his first day as Apple's chief executive doing what most office workers do: sending out emails. According to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman , who obtained the note, Ternus sent a staff-wide memo to preview what he called a standout showing at next week's iPhone event and to publicly thank Tim Cook, who spent 15 years at Apple's helm. Ternus, who previously ran Apple's hardware enginee





OnlyFans links may help creators get seen, report finds
Mashable / 11h
As the creator economy becomes increasingly crowded, individuals may be looking for new ways to get seen. According to a new report from Giggster, having an OnlyFans link in your Linktree is apparently the way to obtain search visibility. SEE ALSO: How many OnlyFans millionaires are there? New report reveals the hard numbers. In an analysis of nearly 5,000 verified, person-led Linktree profiles i





US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case
Ars Technica - All content / 11h
A US federal judge has sided with Google, ruling that the company will not have to sell its online advertising exchange (previously known as AdX). The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sought this remedy in the long-running ad tech antitrust trial, which Google lost in 2025 . However, the remedies imposed upon Google for that loss are shaping up to be minimal. In this case, the DOJ and a coalition o





‘Andor’ Star Adria Arjona Explains Bix’s Lack of Big Action Scenes
Gizmodo / 11h
The actor said her character served a different purpose on Tony Gilroy's 'Star Wars' show.





Looks Like Smart Glasses Are a ‘No’ for OpenAI
Gizmodo / 11h
Even Sam Altman gets the ick from people wearing cameras on their faces.





5 reasons my Kia Niro's infotainment system is better than Android Auto
How-To Geek / 11h
I have both an Android phone and a relatively modern car with a touchscreen, yet I still don't use Android Auto — and it's not because I don't know what I'm missing. I just like my Kia's built-in software more.





AI or Overhiring? Uber Targets Middle Management With 10% Cut to Workforce
Gizmodo / 12h
The ride-hailing app company is laying off roughly 3,300 employees.





The ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer Is Now a Playable Game on YouTube
Gizmodo / 12h
Down + diagonal + left/right + punch.





Physicists Detected a Signal That Defies Explanation. It Could Be Dark Matter—or Something Stranger
Gizmodo / 12h
Researchers have been searching for this elusive substance for years. One team may have finally found something.





Southwest Airlines Is Building At Least 11 Airport Lounges And Announces Plan For New Premium Chase Credit Card
View from the Wing / 12h
Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu and Nashville are already under construction, with the first guests expected in late 2027. Public records show the rollout is further along—and more expensive—than the carrier’s sparse announcement reveals.





Uber Lays Off 10% of Employees in Sweeping Reorganization
NYT > Technology / 12h
The layoffs affect about 3,300 workers, as Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi bets on a “leaner organization.”





GTA 6 on PS5 vs Xbox: Key differences to consider
Mashable / 12h
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Nov. 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. As far as anyone knows, it could be years before there's a PC version of the hotly anticipated open-world crime game (fortunately, we don't think it will take that long ). But if you want to play the game right away, then it's time for you to figure out which version to buy. After pre-orders opened, IGN reported th





Outsource cutting the grass with 30% off the Ecovacs Goat A2000 LiDAR Pro robot lawn mower
Mashable / 12h
SAVE $600.99: As of Sep. 2, get the Ecovacs Goat A2000 LiDAR Pro robot lawn mower for $1,399 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,999.99. That's a discount of 30%. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Ecovacs Goat A2000 LiDAR Pro Robot Lawn Mower $1,399 at Amazon $1,999.99 Save $600.99 Fall may be here, but that isn't stopping high temperatures from putting a damper on our outdoor fun. It's





Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months
TechCrunch / 12h
Wonderful said it will use its $550 million Series C funding to develop products faster, expand its FDE teams, and meet demand for its products.





India’s richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs
TechCrunch / 12h
Jio is betting it can turn an aging computer into an AI-ready PC for as little as about $11 for two months.





I've watched all of The Paper season 2 and still think it's trying too hard to be Parks and Recreation — but the Brits are the best part of The Office spinoff
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
I shouldn't still be on the fence about a show's existence as it enters its second season, but here we are. The Paper season 2 returns to Peacock on September 9 — but out of its 10 new episodes, I'd say that only half are worth watching. Why? Because The Office spinoff is still suffering from the same overarching issue as it did in season 1: everything is just that little bit underwhelming. Exact





Caira’s AI mirrorless camera is getting ‘Nano Banana for video editing’ — but it only works on footage you’ve actually shot
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Caira is adding generative video editing powered by Google’s Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and Runway’s Aleph 2.0 The feature can relight, reframe and extend captured footage or add simulated camera movements using natural-language instructions Every edit must start with footage shot on Caira, while AI-generated results are saved separately and marked using Google’s SynthID Camera Intelligence, the AI ca





10 Google Wallet features you should be using
How-To Geek / 12h
After years of jumping between Google Pay and Google Wallet, the company finally settled on Google Wallet as its one-stop destination for everything from contactless payments to digital IDs. Here are some of its helpful features to make your life easier.





The Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other
Wired / 12h
Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer.





Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things
Futurism / 12h
Earlier this year, Anthropic’s Mythos AI model made headlines when it was caught infiltrating third party systems, a cybersecurity nightmare years in the making. The company warned in April that the model had escaped a sandbox environment during testing , gaining access to the internet without permission. The model was challenged to break out and then find a way of sending a direct message to the





Surfshark hands users a direct line to its developers with new beta program
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
Surfshark has relaunched its Beta Tester Program Testers get a direct line to the development team Joining is free but available only to Windows, Android users If you like being first in line to try new tools, Surfshark has launched an updated Beta Tester Program that gives users early access to unreleased features, design changes, and app updates. For now, the scheme is limited to the company's





Digital scans of more than 153 million driver's licenses leaked to the dark web
Engadget / 12h
The source could be an ID verification service in Louisiana, though the FBI has opened an investigation.





Locked out of your Samsung account? Some deactivated users think they know why.
Mashable / 12h
Did you suddenly get locked out of your Samsung account without an explanation? Don't worry. You're not the only one. According to user reports across social media and official support forums , some Samsung smartphone users have found that their Samsung accounts have been randomly deactivated , locking them out of some central features on their devices. Reddit "Can't sign in," the prompt reads wh





Shop the best Labor Day TV deals from TCL, LG, Samsung, and more
Mashable / 12h
The best Labor Day TV deals at a glance: Best QLED TV deal TCL 65-inch QM8L SQD-Mini-LED QLED 4K TV $1,397.99 (save $1,102) Best RGB TV deal Samsung 65-inch R85H Micro RGB 4K TV $1,499.99 (save $600) Best OLED TV deal LG 65-inch C6 OLED 4K TV $1,499.99 (save $1,200) Labor Day isn't just the unofficial kick off of fall and football season , it's also a great time to score tech at cheaper prices. T





TCL's new Dolby Atmos soundbars are a stone-cold bargain — get 5.1-channel surround with wireless rear speakers for under $250
Latest from TechRadar / 12h
TCL announces two new soundbars with AI room calibration, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X The TCL S-Class S60K is a 3.1 soundbar and sub combo; the TCL S-Class S65K is a 5.1 system with rear surrounds They launch with discounts, so the S60K is $179, the S65K is $249 TCL has launched two new Dolby Atmos soundbars that share some key features with TCL's premium Q-Class soundbars, but they cost considerably l





My $750 graphics card developed a huge hotspot problem—here's what I should've checked
How-To Geek / 12h
A lot of gamers are understandably concerned when they first boot up their new gaming PC and discover that their expensive graphics card is hitting temperatures north of 80°C.





Power Through Your Term with Snapdragon
Latest from TechRadar / 12h