Walmart is on the defensive after a bombshell Groundwork Collaborative report that it has patented technology to personalize prices. According to the Oct. 5 report, "The Walmart Watchtower," several patent applications describe the data Walmart can collect about its users, from songs on your playlist to your credit report. Dynamic pricing is the practice of changing prices in a 24-hour period depe…
Are you feeling inspired by The Great British Bake Off this weekend — or The Great British Baking Show as it's known in the US? Want to try cooking up something new? Me too, so I was delighted to find a fun new collection of pretty pastel bakeware at IKEA this week. There's everything from measuring jugs to bundt tins, all in lovely shades of candy pink and cream. Below you'll find all the best it…
Ruark Audio Talisman-R: Two-minute review A couple of years on from the launch of the Sabre-R standmounting speaker, Ruark Audio is revisiting another of its Greatest Passive Loudspeaker Hits — and this Talisman-R is the result. It’s a compact and unassuming design at first glance, but get up close and that sloping ‘double baffle’ design makes for an interesting point of visual difference and hark…
Ray tracing makes light's behavior more realistic in supported games, but your PC has to use a lot of horsepower to make that happen. Ray tracing makes light's behavior more realistic in supported games, but your PC has to use a lot of horsepower to make that happen.
In its latest report, Anthropic has revealed that its AI agents meddled with government websites during testing. In its latest report, Anthropic has revealed that its AI agents meddled with government websites during testing.
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for who watch Texas 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…
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 cover…
Apple iPhone 18 Pro The iPhone 18 Pro is a better phone than the iPhone 17 in almost every way — from its performance ceiling to its battery life and cameras. But it also costs a lot more. Pros Superb cameras Outstanding battery life Top-end power Cons Costs far more than the 17 No major screen upgrades Similar design to before Apple iPhone 17 The iPhone 17 is a relatively basic phone, but it stil…
The startup says its fuel cells are super efficient and cut fuel costs during a time when the tech industry can’t get enough electricity.
Reports have been mounting that users of the Ledger crypto wallet have seen their accounts drained , and suspicion is that it's related to reseller CryptoBillis and a bit of spy hardware. Ledger has asked CryptoBillis to pause all sales of its wallets while it conducts an investigation. Photos and videos posted on X and Threads appear to show a small circuit board sandwiched under the screen. The…
If you have a Frame TV or one of the other Samsung models, you may occasionally need to reboot or factory reset it. If you have a Frame TV or one of the other Samsung models, you may occasionally need to reboot or factory reset it.
Claude Haiku 4.5 sent the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) a false homicide tip, Anthropic and the PPD announced. In an Oct. 9 blog post about Anthropic investigating unintended model actions, the company described the incident and several others in which different Claude models performed actions they weren't asked to perform. SEE ALSO: Anthropic IPO docs reportedly reveal over $40 billion in…
Turkey will bar social media platforms from serving children under 15 from 1 November, under rules published in the country’s Official Gazette, Inci Ozbek reported for Bloomberg. Platforms must check users’ ages when they sign up, using a token from Turkey’s e-government system. Anyone found to be under 15 must be blocked. Existing accounts must […] This story continues at The Next Web
A shortage has driven resale prices through the roof. A shortage has driven resale prices through the roof.
Devices now known as KVM (keyboard-video-mouse) switches, which allow multiple computers to use a single set of input devices and monitor, predate USB and even the mouse (That’s why the “M” is tacked on at the end). PCs have also been able to support multiple monitors since the ‘80s, with the Mac leading the way and Windows users getting integrated support in the Windows 98. Years of studies have…
The Trump administration is betting that the threat of lawsuits will keep AI companies honest. But it is far from clear who would pay when an AI agent goes rogue, Maggie Eastland reported for Bloomberg. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and former White House AI czar David Sacks argue that existing liability laws work better than […] This story continues at The Next Web
Apple's foldable phone has everyone talking, but competitors have their own offerings in different ways. Apple's foldable phone has everyone talking, but competitors have their own offerings in different ways.
The UK must not depend on foreign AI that could be cut off at short notice, the new head of the Alan Turing Institute has said. George Williamson made the comments in an interview with Dan Milmo for The Guardian. “We shouldn’t depend solely on systems we can’t inspect or control, or that could be […] This story continues at The Next Web
Almost a quarter of the way through the NFL 2026 regular season, Week 5 sees the heavyweight Bills and Rams face off with both sides having plenty to prove, and the 49ers and Seahawks put on a show fit for the Super Bowl itself. There's a growing sense of wonder, meanwhile, over the Raiders and Falcons, who are making a mockery of pre-season predictions. And on early evidence, there's no ceiling o…
Samsung Galaxy phones that have upgraded to Android 17 and One UI 9 have a slew of new features - some more helpful than others. Samsung Galaxy phones that have upgraded to Android 17 and One UI 9 have a slew of new features - some more helpful than others.
Sunmi is an undeniable force in K-pop. She first made her debut as a member of the Wonder Girls back in 2007, one of the first K-pop acts to really break through in the West. The English version of their single " Nobody " was the first K-pop song to hit the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2009. In 2010 Sunmi left the group to go back to school, but the siren call of a music career pulled her back in.…
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A VPN is great at hiding where you are and what your internet provider sees. However, when you’re chatting with ChatGPT or Claude, your privacy depends on something far more complicated than a tunnel through the internet. Even the best VPNs won’t stop AI companies from reading, storing, and learning from everything you type. In this article, we’ll unpack exactly what data these platforms see, why…
Smart speakers should recognize your voice to run commands, but you can help them out with a few tricks. Smart speakers should recognize your voice to run commands, but you can help them out with a few tricks.
Up until Oct. 3, Los Angeles-based lingerie brand Cantiq had over 100,000 followers on Instagram . Designer and owner Chelsea Hughes told Mashable that Instagram was its number one source of traffic and revenue — the lifeblood of the gender- and size-inclusive brand. Then, seemingly without warning, Instagram owner Meta banned the account, and Hughes' personal Facebook was also suspended. Th…
Sherif Mansour has been at Atlassian for 17 years. He runs AI across the product portfolio and owns the product management craft, which means 450 PMs. Atlassian has more than 20 apps. Six were built in the gen AI era and the rest are years old. More than 5 million users now use those apps regularly for the AI capabilities. His SaaStr AI session was built around a problem every founder with an exis…
Prime Video' s Carrie has quickly shot to the number one spot on the streaming service, as it leads this week's streaming recommendations . The anticipated adaptation of Stephen King's novel is finally here, and there's a lot to unpack. Series creator Mike Flanagan has impressed horror fans over the years, especially with his Netflix shows including The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass . H…
The Xteink S4 might be the tiny ereader you’ve been waiting for, as unlike other Xteink devices — and rival products like the Boox Picco — this runs Android. That comes with various upsides, not least the ability to directly access the Kindle and Kobo apps, the absence of which is something I’ve been lamenting about my Xteink X4 Pro , but it also has some downsides. So should you wait for this cur…
Set it to a nearby place instead, if you're concerned about the potential dangers if someone accesses your phone. Set it to a nearby place instead, if you're concerned about the potential dangers if someone accesses your phone.
Today, I’m talking with Peter Kafka, chief correspondent at Business Insider and host of the Channels podcast, about the gigantic Warner Bros.-Paramount merger and the future of the company now simply called Skydance. Skydance is owned by David Ellison, son of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and its deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed the day Peter and I spoke. There are some grand…
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
Brad Bird makes the case that animation can be for adults with Ray Gunn. The big-budget film noir comes not from Pixar, where Bird helmed such hits as The Incredibles and Ratatouille , but from Netflix, which won the Best Animated Feature Oscar last winter for KPop Demon Hunters . To be clear, Bird's latest isn't inappropriate for kids. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? , this animated movie with a fi…
Foldable phones require a little more care than standard ones, but the hinge will do its job as long as you don't make that difficult. Foldable phones require a little more care than standard ones, but the hinge will do its job as long as you don't make that difficult.
Filmmaker Mike Flanagan's Carrie remake just dropped, but his next project is already coming soon: The Exorcist: Martyrs. Rather than a remake of the classic 1973 film, this is the next installment in t he Exorcist franchise, and it's produced by horror titan Jason Blum ( Obsession ). Marytrs follows detective Julie Miller (Scarlett Johansson), an expert in serial killers, who becomes involved in…
Man Utd vs Tottenham: Saturday, October 10 at 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm ET / 4.30am AEDT (Sun.) Streams: Sky Sports (UK), Peacock (US) Outside the UK? Use NordVPN to unblock your streaming account Watch Man Utd vs Tottenham in the Premier League 2026/27 season , as two struggling sides look to pick up a much-needed win as the English club game resumes after the three-week international break. Man Utd h…
Screen protectors seem like an easy win for keeping your phone in good condition, but there's more to consider with a foldable phone. Screen protectors seem like an easy win for keeping your phone in good condition, but there's more to consider with a foldable phone.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is great at generating valuable insights, but what companies end up doing with those insights - that’s where true achievement lies, and that’s what companies should be focusing on. This is one of the core messages delivered by Ryan Waite, Director of Open Source Ecosystems and Incubations at Microsoft, during his keynote, “From Open Source to Agentic Systems: Building…
Google Japan created an assembly line-inspired keyboard you can use with one hand. Google Japan created an assembly line-inspired keyboard you can use with one hand.
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I'm a bit late to the party, but six months ago I picked up the Peak Design Mobile Tripod and attached it to my Pixel 8 Pro. It has lived on my phone ever since. The tiny magnetic tripod fixes onto any MagSafe / Qi2 phone, though pretty weakly, so I also picked up Peak Design's dedicated SlimLink mobile phone case, which provides a strong, secure attachment I can trust. It folds flat to just 0.8cm…