09-17-25 -

Meta Horizon TV is an entertainment hub for VR headsets
After revealing his company's latest augmented reality and smart glasses at Meta Connect this year, Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a new entertainment hub for its Quest headsets called Horizon TV. Zuckerberg said Meta believes watching vid...

09-17-25 -

Meta Horizon TV is an entertainment hub for VR headsets
After revealing his company's latest augmented reality and smart glasses at Meta Connect this year, Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a new entertainment hub for its Quest headsets called Horizon TV. Zuckerberg said Meta believes watching vid...

09-17-25 -

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses offer an AR display for $799
The rumors were true. Meta's first pair of AR glasses with a built-in screen is the Meta Ray-Ban Display. They'll cost $799.  The glasses have a camera, audio functionality, and a small, translucent heads-up display that s...

09-17-25 -

Oakley Meta Vanguard are the smart glasses athletes might actually want
When Meta announced its first pair of Oakley-branded sunglasses, the HSTN frames, earlier this year, it called them "performance AI" glasses even though they only came with modest upgrades compared with Meta's Ray-Ban lin...

09-17-25 -

Meta unveils its second-gen Ray-Ban smart glasses at Connect
As expected, Meta has introduced new smart glasses during its Connect conference today. The announcements included a “Gen 2” of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which retail starting at $379. There are a bunch of upgrades over the $299 Ray-Ban Meta s...

09-17-25 -

Meta unveils its second-generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses at Connect
As expected, Meta has introduced new smart glasses during its Connect conference today. The announcements included a “Gen 2” of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which retail starting at $379.There are a bunch of upgrades over the $299 Ray-Ban Meta se...

09-17-25 -

Tesla exec says the company will redesign door handles that reportedly pose s...
Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into Tesla following a report by Bloomberg that its electric door handles could stop working when a vehicle's low-voltage battery fails. That created ...

09-17-25 -

Ambrosia Sky is an essay on death masquerading as a sci-fi cleaning sim
Dalia is a death cleaner. Death cleaning, as we know it, is the process of sanitizing and tidying the spaces where people take their final breaths, sometimes long after their bodies have begun to decompose. It’s a job here on Earth in the year 2...

09-17-25 -

Democrats are investigating Trump crypto advisor David Sacks over a possible ...
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) are leading a group of congressional Democrats in investigating White House Special Advisor David Sacks for possibly serving in his position for longer than he's allowed...

09-17-25 -

RGG accidentally leaked that it's working on Yakuza Kiwami 3
Get ready for a return to the life of Kazuma Kiryu, because it seems that a remake of Yakuza 3 is on the way. The leak was discovered on developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios' website. Fans noticed that there was an entry for Yakuza Kiwami 3 alo...

09-17-25 -

House committee asks Discord, Valve, Twitch and Reddit to testify on online r...
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has asked the CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Valve and Reddit to testify at a hearing on online radicalization. The hearing will be held on October 8, 2025, and is in direct res...

09-17-25 -

Google will upgrade its revenge porn defenses with help from a UK nonprofit
Google is partnering with a UK nonprofit to fight non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). (You may know it better as revenge porn.) Over the coming months, the company will begin using StopNCII's hashes. These user-uploaded digital fingerp...

09-17-25 -

Logitech adds new devices to its gaming accessories lineup
Logitech hosted its annual G Play showcase today and unveiled a collection of new gaming peripherals. The lineup includes headsets, mice and a keyboard. The G Pro X Superlight 2c is an even more compact redesign of the company's Superlight...

09-17-25 -

A MacBook Pro touchscreen? About damn time
It's somewhat ironic that Apple, the company that popularized the use of capacitive touchscreens with the iPhone and iPad, has been staunchly opposed to bringing our fingers anywhere near MacBook screens. Meanwhile, Microsoft and PC makers...

09-17-25 -

Google Discover is going to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts
Google's Discover content feed is getting some new features. It'll soon include more than just articles from throughout the web. The company says the platform will be incorporating stuff like social media posts from platforms like ...

09-17-25 -

One of the best Ninja air fryers for small kitchens is $60 off right now
If you’re in the market for an air fryer, first of all, welcome to the club. A world of perfectly- cooked fries awaits you. But which model to get? Well, you can save some cash right now if you pick Ninja’s Foodi DZ090C 5-in-1 air fryer, which...

09-17-25 -

Garmin's new smartwatch for kids costs more than the Apple Watch SE
Garmin just announced a refresh of its Bounce smartwatch for kids and the big headline is the exorbitant price. It costs $300, which is twice the cost of the previous generation and $50 more than an Apple Watch SE. The Bounce 2 still offers track...

09-17-25 -

Inside the Apple audio lab where AirPods are tested and tuned
When you enter the building that houses Apple’s audio lab, venture just beyond reception and you’ll encounter a massive vintage stereo setup. The deck and accompanying speakers were a gift from Steve Jobs to the team of engineers who work in t...

09-17-25 -

Paramount+ deal: It's the last chance to save 50 percent on annual subscriptions
Sometimes, rising prices for streaming services feels as inevitable as death and taxes. So when a serious discount is available, we tend to sit up and take notice. Now, you can get a whopping half off an annual subscription to Paramount+ through S...

09-17-25 -

The new 14-inch Wacom One ups the display size, but not the price
Wacom has announced its latest beginner-friendly graphics tablet, the Wacom One 14. The obvious upgrade from its 2023 predecessor is a larger 14-inch IPS display, which gives digital artists a bit of extra space for their sketching. The bezels hav...

09-17-25 -

Waymo is headed to Nashville in 2026
Waymo is plotting a route for Tennessee, as it plans to bring its robotaxis to Nashville. The company expects to start autonomous driving operations in the city in the coming months before opening up to the public in 2026. At the outset, folks in ...

09-17-25 -

You absolutely should not buy Apples iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack
Apple released its thinnest phone yet last week, the iPhone Air, and revealed the new iPhone Air MagSafe Battery alongside it. The existence of a specially-made battery pack wasn’t a big surprise to me, because there had been rumors of the iPhon...

09-17-25 -

With Lumo, Proton thinks it can carve a place at the AI table
Proton released Lumo — its privacy-focused chatbot built on open-source models — in mid-July, and, following an update in August that addressed some early issues, I find myself using it more often than ChatGPT or Claude. In a world wh...

09-17-25 -

The iPhone 17 makes the iPhone 16e even more pointless
We were pretty underwhelmed by the iPhone 16e when it debuted earlier this year, mostly due to its $599 price tag, which makes it a poor replacement for the budget-oriented iPhone SE. And now that the iPhone 17 has debuted, the 16e makes even less...

09-17-25 -

Pick up the iPad Air M3 while it's $150 off right now
Now's the time to be on the lookout for iPads deals as we get closer and closer to the holiday season. Whether you're looking for a new tablet for yourself or someone else, the next few months should present plenty of worthy discounts to consider....

09-17-25 -

China reportedly bans tech companies from buying NVIDIA's AI chips
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has reportedly banned the country's local tech companies from purchasing NVIDIA's newest AI chip made for the region. According to the Financial Times, the internet regulator told Chines...

09-17-25 -

DJI's Mini Pro 5 drone is the first in the series with a 1-inch sensor
DJI's flagship Mini 5 Pro consumer drone has arrived and it's the first in the series with a 1-inch sensor camera for improved low-light video. Nearly every other feature has been updated as well, including the obstacle detection, ...

09-17-25 -

iPhone Air review: Thinness with purpose
The iPhone Air is a device with shorter battery life, fewer cameras and a price tag that’s $200 more than a base iPhone 17. Sure, it’s got a bigger screen and it's unbelievably sleek, but no matter how you slice it, that value proposition does...

09-17-25 -

iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max review: An impactful redesign
For the sake of this iPhone 17 Pro review, I’ve developed a gaming addiction. I don’t mean triple-A games like Destiny: Rising and Genshin Impact, or even double-A or non-A titles like Inside or Vampire Survivors, both of which I gre...

09-16-25 -

iOS 26 has arrived: See if your iPhone is eligible for the free update
Did you know you can officially download iOS 26 on your iPhone? The update became available yesterday, along with iPadOS 26 and Apple's other operating system updates. But that's assuming you have an eligible device. If your phone is compatible w...

09-16-25 -

Fiverr is laying off 250 employees to become an 'AI-first company'
Gig economy platform Fiverr is laying off 250 employees as it pivots to being an "AI-first company," CEO Micha Kaufman shared in an essay on X. The move affects around 30 percent of the company's staff, The Register write...

09-16-25 -

iOS 26 is finally here: Everything to know about the free iPhone software update
It's finally here: You can now download iOS 26 on your iPhone — Apple's other new operating systems are also available. The first noticeable thing after installing the new OS? A new clear design language that Apple dubs Liquid Glass. The translu...

09-16-25 -

What to expect from Amazon's event on September 30
Amazon will host a press event at the end of the month with some new hardware developments. It's scheduled for September 30 at 10AM ET in New York City. Here's what we think will be discussed at the fall event. In February, Amazon ...

09-16-25 -

NHTSA is investigating Tesla over its electronic door handles
Who says journalism is dead? Less than a week after Bloomberg published a damning report about Tesla's "dangerous doors," the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is now looking into it. On Tuesday, t...

09-16-25 -

Trump's TikTok deal will give control to a group of US investors, report says
The plan to "save" TikTok is starting to come into focus. On Tuesday The Wall Street Journal reported more details about a deal between the US and China as the two sides are apparently "finalizing" specifics of ...

09-16-25 -

LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival, has vague plans to offer 'real experiences'
LimeWire has announced that it's acquired the rights to Fyre Festival, the disastrous, influencer-fueled 2017 music festival. The newly revived company — which now acts as a NFT music marketplace rather than a file-sharing service — bo...

09-16-25 -

The Apple Sports app finally adds widgets for tracking scores and schedules
The free Apple Sports app just added widgets, which has been a long-requested feature. This allows users to build their own custom widgets to follow the teams and organizations of their choosing. Once placed, it'll just take a quick swipe ...

09-16-25 -

Hades returns to Game Pass on September 19
In what's most definitely (not) the biggest Hades news of the week, the acclaimed game is coming to Game Pass. Not the long-awaited sequel, mind you, but the 2020 original. At least subscribers can catch up on the first game while waiting ...

09-16-25 -

Another lawsuit blames an AI company of complicity in a teenager's suicide
Another family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against popular AI chatbot tool Character AI. This is the third suit of its kind after a 2024 lawsuit, also against Character AI, involving the suicide of a 14-year-old in Florida, and a lawsuit la...

09-16-25 -

Annapurna Interactive will reveal three new games in a showcase on September 23
Annapurna Interactive is hosting a games showcase on September 23, 2025 at 8PM ET / 5PM PT to show off three of its upcoming games. The publisher says the "Annapurna Interactive Direct from Tokyo" will stream on YouTube and featu...

09-16-25 -

Viking survival sim Valheim will finally come to the PS5 in 2026
The hit survival sim Valheim will be released for the PS5 in 2026, ending years of speculation. The year is all we got, as developer Iron Gate AB didn't announce an actual release date. Still, it's better than nothing. We do know t...

09-16-25 -

The PS5 update that adds DualSense multi-device pairing rolls out soon
Starting on Wednesday, it'll be much easier to switch between devices with your PlayStation controller. That's when the PS5 update Sony promised in July begins rolling out. Jumping between your console and, say, Windows will be as ...

09-16-25 -

Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal file joint lawsuit against gener...
Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up on the latest blockbuster AI lawsuit, this time against Chinese company MiniMax, owner of Hailuo AI. The three mega-studios, which collectively represent over half of the US box office ta...

09-16-25 -

Can-Am Origin electric motorcycle review: Good for a fun time, not a long time
It wasn't until your average electric car started managing 200 miles on a charge that the buying populace started getting over their range anxiety. That means electric motorcycles, with ranges often measured in double digits, remain a bit ...

09-16-25 -

YouTube just announced a bunch of AI tools for creators
YouTube held an event today aimed at creators and announced all kinds of new tools, many of which include AI in one way or another. Let's get into some of the more interesting drops. There's an AI tool that can automatically edit r...

09-16-25 -

Following teen suicide, OpenAI explores automatic underage user restrictions
OpenAI is developing a system designed to automatically identify teen users and restrict their usage of ChatGPT. In a blog post published Tuesday, the company said the new experience would come with age-appropriate policies, including a block of g...

09-16-25 -

KPop Demon Hunters is reportedly coming to Fortnite
KPop Demon Hunters has been the talk of the town since debuting on Netflix in June. Now, the Huntr/X singers might be taking over a new area: gaming. Kpop Demon Hunters is reportedly coming to Fortnite. Two Fortnite leakers, SpushFNBR and Loolo, p...

09-16-25 -

The first Roku-powered smart projector is here
Folks in the US can now snap up the first smart projector that's powered by Roku tech. The Aurzen Roku TV Smart Projector D1R Cube is available on Amazon for a regular price of $250. Until October 1, though, there's a coupon that drops the price t...

09-16-25 -

One of our favorite Samsung microSD cards drops to only $20
If there's one thing devices don't have, it's enough memory. No matter how much your phone or console comes with, it's never too long before you need to start deleting stuff. With that in mind, we're always happy to see one of our favorite memory ...

09-16-25 -

Apple Music deal: New subscribers can get the Family Plan free for three months
Apple Music has a great deal going on right now for those interested in the Family Plan. New subscribers can get three free months of that plan — which, at $17 per month normally, comes out to $51 in savings for the whole period. The Family Pla...