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After more than a week of living and breathing Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip, I’m impressed by how much AI, creative and gaming power it packs into such a tiny space

Having been at Nvidia's RTX Spark event in San Francisco earlier this month, I was lucky enough to get a firsthand walk through of the many things the 'superchip' can do. Since then I've spent almost every waking moment putting the ARM-based RTX Spark through its paces and seeing what makes it so different from other chipsets that have come before. The RTX Spark is Nvidia’s first System on a Chip…

We tested dozens of earbuds: These 8 are the best for noise-cancelling

Every top brand has its own take on ANC earbuds, each with a unique style and a plethora of features. Since you can't possibly try all the latest earbuds , the Mashable team has taken on the task of reviewing the best ANC earbuds for you. What are the best noise-cancelling earbuds? Not all earbuds are created equal — some are far more comfortable than others. Credit: Samantha Mangino / Masha…

Overcoming personal branding’s biggest challenges: 148 ideas and insights to take control of how people think about you

Ryan DiLazio was a rock star at his job. On paper. It was 2022, and DiLazio was a manager of social marketing and strategy at a global advertising agency, where he was working with such brands as Sour Patch Kids, Chicken in a Biskit, and Nutter Butter, all subsidiaries of the food giant Mondelēz International. Technically, DiLazio’s role only encompassed ideating social media concepts and scheduli…

These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat

In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to conduct a taste test. When the first rush of about 150 hungry students hit, he was waiting with slow cookers filled with steaming marinara sauce and meatballs. Kids love a taste test, but they’re also discerning, and Dodge wasn’t sure what they would make of h…

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

_____________ THE PLACE Pyeongtaek, South Korea Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To meet growing demand for memory, Samsung is building a massive new semiconductor manufacturing complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Three fabs already operate around the clock, and a fourth is coming online. Const…

Don’t take AI’s word for it — this $60 tool double-checks its answers

TL;DR : Get a second opinion on AI answers with this lifetime subscription to Caveat AI Standard Plan , on sale now for $59.99 (reg. $179). Opens in a new window Credit: Caveat AI Caveat AI Standard Plan: Lifetime Subscription $59.99 $179 Save $119.01 Get Deal AI can be incredibly helpful — until it confidently gives you a wrong answer. If you’re looking for a tool to give you second o…

10 movies like 10 Things I Hate About You, and where to watch them

1999 was an amazing year for movies, unleashing such truly iconic cinema as The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and 10 Things I Hate About You. You might scoff at such a comparison. But nearly 30 years since its debut, 10 Things I Hate About You is still regularly referenced online, be it Heath Ledger's wooing dance across stadium risers or Julia Stiles' eponymous f…

When the model takes away the moat

There has been an explosion of AI-powered products released over the past four years, with most built on top of leading foundation models. Startups, enterprise software vendors, and even large incumbents route their core intelligence through APIs from the leading AI labs, and a growing but still narrow set of open-weight alternatives. This arrangement has most certainly enabled a genuine burst of…

Jon Stewart has a blunt response to Trumps deal with Russia

Given that Trump's administration recently placed fresh sanctions on the import of Russian oil and gas, it was something of a surprise when the US itself announced a diesel deal with Russia just weeks later. Nobody was more baffled than Jon Stewart. Speaking in his Daily Show monologue above, the host digs into the reasons behind the deal using a Russian doll as a visual aid, removing a layer when…

Revolut outage leaves customers unable to use app or cards

Revolut customers across Europe were unable to open the fintech’s app or pay with their cards on Tuesday morning, after a service disruption hit several of its features. Outage tracker Downdetector logged more than 1,500 reports at that point, and users in the UK, France, Romania and Spain said they could not move money, while […] This story continues at The Next Web

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Why AI is upending traditional technology pricing

You don't need to understand the mechanics of AI tools to understand what's happening to traditional technology pricing. AI is breaking the link between effort, cost and value that technology services have relied on for decades. Imagine two managed service providers responding to the same production incident. One assigns an engineer who spends five hours tracing logs, checking dependencies and iso…

Micron workers in Taiwan to strike as bonus talks with chipmaker fail

Micron workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, are set to go on strike on Thursday, 22 October, after months of failed negotiations over how the US chipmaker shares its profits with employees. The union announced the planned walkout on Monday, Reuters reported. It has not said how long the strike will last, but promised to provide more […] This story continues at The Next Web

How to watch NBA 2026/27: Free Streams & TV Channels

Watch NBA 2026/27 FREE on YouTube (India) / CCTV5 (China) Unlock your stream with Norton VPN (save 70%) NBA 2026/27: Tue, Oct 20 – June 2027 Watch NBA 2026/27 live streams as the New York Knicks (in five!) seek to defend their crown, having beaten San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in June to break a 53-year duck and lift the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy for the first time. It felt momentous in the presen…

Ant-backed Mynt, which runs mobile wallet app GCash, rose as much as 2.4% in Manila after raising $841M in the Philippines' largest-ever IPO, valuing it at ~$7B (Kimberley Kao/Wall Street Journal)

Kimberley Kao / Wall Street Journal : Ant-backed Mynt, which runs mobile wallet app GCash, rose as much as 2.4% in Manila after raising $841M in the Philippines' largest-ever IPO, valuing it at ~$7B — The fintech company raised over $841 million from its IPO — A financial-technology company backed by Ant International climbed …

A massive new study of thousands of kids says this one experience gives them a very big advantage

I admit: I’ve spent a lot of time since becoming a parent trying to figure out what cutting-edge research and science have to say about raising successful kids. I also admit that my wife and I have tried to put the fruits of that research to work. Example 1: Move to the best neighborhood you can afford, even if it means you have the smallest house on the block. Check . Example 2: Embrace the “run…

Can five degrees decide whether your network survives rising temperatures?

Five degrees might not sound like much when you look at the weather forecast. But for the networks our everyday lives depend on, it can mean the difference between equipment running reliably and being pushed past the limits it was built for. That matters more every year as extreme heat becomes more common. Heatwaves, wildfires, severe storms, and prolonged periods of high temperatures are putting…

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about 1% of Anthropic ahead of its IPO

Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO, owns about 1% of Anthropic, according to Bloomberg. If the AI company goes public at the valuations now being discussed, the stake could be worth billions of dollars. Schmidt invested tens of millions of dollars in Anthropic’s Series A round in 2021, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. […] This story continues at The Next Web

Germany signs AI partnership with Nvidia at Berlin investment summit

At the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin, the German government entered into an agreement with Nvidia on Monday, when Chancellor Friedrich Merz opened the two-day event by addressing Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO. The economy ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the chipmaker but has provided no further details; the agreement comes […] This story continues at The Next…

Blackwall quadruples valuation to $2.2B as websites wrangle an increasingly crowded internet

Blackwall has raised $100M at a $2.2B valuation to continue building security and filtering tools that help websites grapple with growing bot and AI traffic.

Leaked documents detail ECHOTRIBBLE, a nascent US Army Cyber Command program for agentic AI to autonomously spread across networks to find and eliminate targets (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Sam Biddle / The Intercept : Leaked documents detail ECHOTRIBBLE, a nascent US Army Cyber Command program for agentic AI to autonomously spread across networks to find and eliminate targets — Documents obtained by The Intercept show the military is trying to deploy autonomous AI agents to hack its adversaries.

Exclusive: Coherence Quantum raises €2.78M to cut the heat inside quantum computers

Think of a quantum computer as a very delicate machine that needs to operate in extreme cold. The processor is the part that does the actual computing, but it needs a lot of supporting equipment to work. The processor sits inside a special refrigerator that cools it to temperatures close to absolute zero. Cables run […] This story continues at The Next Web

AdultFriendFinder vs. Pure: Which hookup option is best for privacy and anonymity?

If you have to be discreet about your quest for a hookup , you're probably going to put a lot of weight on a service that can protect your privacy and anonymity. But in their quest to eliminate bots, spammers, and self-promoters, many modern dating apps have implemented verification technologies that make it harder to remain anonymous while you swipe left and right. That's where AdultFriendFinder…

'We love a good challenge': Logitech head tells us why the AI age could revolutionize collaboration as we know it, as it reveals its biggest product overhaul in years

As more and more companies press their workers into coming back into the office, even if only for a few days in increasingly popular hybrid working models, the need for effective and reliable communication technology has never been greater. A common sight in offices and homes across the world, Logitech is ideally placed to monitor trends in what workers at every level require - and at its recent L…

Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos

Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve samples for return to Earth, a daring international project that could yield new insights into the formation of the Solar System. The robotic Martian Moons eXploration mission, known as MMX, lifted off at 3:41 pm EDT Monday (4:41 am Japan Standard Time Tuesday) from Tanegashima S…

Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning

Every executive needs Jamie Dimon’s mind on tap. Use AI to build this

A senior financial services executive, Ryan Sparks, shared something unexpected with us in a discussion: He had built a “Jamie Dimon.” Earlier in his career, he had access to the JPMorgan Chase CEO, regularly engaging with his operating committee and occasionally with him directly. That proximity had a real impact on Sparks’s career and thinking. What struck Sparks most was Dimon’s leadership styl…

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Chinese robovan maker Neolix raised a $400M Series E led by Boyu, taking total funding to $1.4B+; it operates 30K+ vehicles in 300+ cities across 20 countries (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg : Chinese robovan maker Neolix raised a $400M Series E led by Boyu, taking total funding to $1.4B+; it operates 30K+ vehicles in 300+ cities across 20 countries — Neolix Technologies Co., a Chinese maker of driverless delivery vehicles, raised $400 million to fuel its global expansion.

Hurry, Disney+ subscriptions are set to go back to full price tomorrow — save 30% off annual plans across Australia and New Zealand

Disney+ may not have been the only streaming service to increase its prices over the past year, but it certainly stood out for increasing its prices in two consecutive years — first in February 2025 when service added ESPN, and once again in April 2026. So it was refreshing to see Disney+ introduce a generous 30% discount on its Standard and Premium annual subscription tiers earlier this month — r…

How to watch Liverpool vs. Villarreal online for free

TL;DR: Live stream Liverpool vs. Villarreal in the Champions League for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime . Access this free livestream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League returns this week with another batch of fascinating fixtures, including Liverpool vs. Villarreal. The home side are sporting a perfect record after two rounds of games, and they'll expect to…

How to watch Sabah vs. Dortmund online for free

TL;DR: Live stream Sabah vs. Dortmund in the Champions League for free on Virgin Media Player . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League is back this week with some crucial matchups, including Sabah vs. Dortmund. Both teams are on three points after two games, so a win here would help safeguard their position in the top 24. We're expecti…

How to watch PSG vs. Barcelona online for free

TL;DR: Live stream PSG vs. Barcelona in the Champions League for free on Virgin Media Player . Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN . The Champions League is all about huge games between the best teams in the world, and it really doesn't get any bigger than PSG vs. Barcelona. It's the defending champions against a team that a lot of fans think will go all…

Baseus’ new security camera has a spotlight that tracks and follows moving targets

The bright spotlight’s focused beam improves the quality of video captured at night while scaring off unwanted visitors. | Image: Baseus Baseus announced a new addition to its lineup of AI-assisted security cameras that's more proactive about discouraging unwanted visitors instead of just recording and alerting you to their presence. The Baseus Security PrimeSentinel U2 Pro Outdoor 3K Dual Camera…

An Australian minister says the eSafety Commissioner plans to sue Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube over alleged breaches of the under-16 social media ban (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg)

Angus Whitley / Bloomberg : An Australian minister says the eSafety Commissioner plans to sue Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube over alleged breaches of the under-16 social media ban — Australia's government is set to sue Facebook, TikTok and other major digital platforms for alleged non-compliance …

Last orders! Breville’s Birthday Sale ends in 24 hours – save an extra 10% on already-discounted espresso machines with our exclusive code

It’s been a busy month for coffee machine maestro, Breville. Not only did it celebrate International Coffee Day at the start of the month, but this October is also the company’s birthday month. And to mark the occasion, you can save up to AU$550 on a range of top-performing espresso machines . And that’s not all, as you can save a further 10% on discounted models with our exclusive Breville coupon…

Mercury CEO Immad Akhund says the fintech hit $1B in annualized revenue, up ~50% YoY, has more than 450K customers, and is launching a payroll service (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)

Eric Newcomer / Newcomer : Mercury CEO Immad Akhund says the fintech hit $1B in annualized revenue, up ~50% YoY, has more than 450K customers, and is launching a payroll service — I sat down with Mercury CEO Immad Akhund — We just published my conversation with Mercury CEO Immad Akhund on the Newcomer Podcast.

'It's a beast, but not at everything' — RTX Spark-powered Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra lives up to expectations, but you need to be a big fan of local AI

Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops hit the shelves last week, led by Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra , and the chip supports up to 128GB of memory. This laptop starts at $2,599.99, but does its performance justify the price tag? I took a look at some of the earliest in-depth reviews of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra to ascertain what this device offers and whether it is worth every penny. What review…

Hurdle hints and answers for October 20, 2026

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…