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7 Best Cheap Phones (2026), Tested and Reviewed
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $800—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $800—stood up to WIRED’s testing.
With no accurate Big Tech mapping app to help him, Anas Hattab launched a Telegram group to get himself home at night. Now nearly 350,000 Palestinians rely on it to navigate the occupied West Bank.
The story is a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Aventine , a non-profit research foundation that creates and supports content about how technology and science are changing the way we live. A robot shaped like a human—white with a black head and torso—has been popping up on video feeds. Perhaps you’ve seen it dance or pass popcorn, put trash in a bin, vacuum, or press the button of a…
BMW has brought the X4 design to its third Neue Klasse EV with an electric version called the iX4. BMW has brought the X4 design to its third Neue Klasse EV with an electric version called the iX4.
Amazon has cut a small number of office jobs, mostly in its Stores division, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The cuts came during Prime Big Deal Days, its two-day sale on October 6 and 7. Business Insider first reported the layoffs, and then a person familiar with the matter told Reuters that fewer than 1,000 office […] This story continues at The Next Web
Zendesk will end the year with about $400m of AI revenue, up from about zero two years ago, chief executive Tom Eggemeier told TNW. Most of it comes from AI agents that customers pay for only when they resolve a case. Eggemeier has run Zendesk since late 2022. Before that, he was a partner at […] This story continues at The Next Web
Industrial AI is entering a new phase. After decades of predictive analytics and other specialized applications, advances in foundation models, physical AI, and agentic AI are making it possible to automate more complex tasks across industrial environments. But unlike AI that operates purely in the digital world, industrial AI can interact directly with physical systems, where an unexpected decisi…
UK defence companies plan to invest a combined £19.75bn over the next 12 months, according to new research from law firm White & Case. Research company Censuswide surveyed 250 senior decision-makers at UK defence companies and defence technology start-ups for the study between 17 and 24 September. The £19.75bn is the total for those 250 firms, which plan to […] This story continues at The N…
<img src="https://www.infoq.com/styles/static/images/logo/logo_bigger.jpg"/><p>European organisations can enhance their technological sovereignty by developing credible alternatives and acquiring necessary skills, rather than completely avoiding global providers. A panel discussion at the OSS EU highlighted the importance of understanding dependencies in cloud and hardware, and emphasized the need…
As organizations race to adopt AI , some are investing in workforce development to complement the technology, while others are shifting resources to tech—and away from people. According to a recent study by outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, AI is the leading cause of job cuts in 2026 and was cited in more than 120,000 dismissals in the first nine months of the…
While Ace Hardware is celebrating record growth, some of its longest-standing stores are shutting their doors for good. Like many traditional neighborhood hardware stores, Ace Hardware operates as a retailer-owned cooperative rather than a traditional franchise, meaning that each of its nearly 5,300 locations across all 50 states is independently owned and operated. “Every Ace store is sized and s…
Prime Day might be over, but the discounts are still going. We’ve tracked down the best last minute Prime Day deals on all the gear our team recommends.
Heathrow Airport has extended its partnership with Adobe and will rebuild its main website on Adobe’s AI customer experience software, the two companies announced on 8 October. The new site will run on Adobe CX Enterprise. The system uses AI agents, software that can carry out tasks on its own, to manage how a business attracts […] This story continues at The Next Web
Did you, like much of the TV-watching population , become rightfully obsessed with Widow's Bay this year? Are you on the hunt for a new show with similar small-town scares? Then allow me to introduce Netflix's Below , starring Josh Hartnett and Mackenzie Davis. Similarly to Widow's Bay , Below takes place in a remote ocean community where something is badly amiss. In Widow's Bay , that "something"…
<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/clef-decision-models/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1791183801035.jpg"/><p>During its recent “Birthday Week”, Cloudflare announced Clef, a set of open-weight AI models designed to choose between predefined options rather than generate text. Cloudflare released 9B- and 27B-parameter models, along with a platform for adapting them to specific decisio…
Starlink is still awaiting security clearance before it can seek spectrum and begin commercial services in India.
Microsoft announced over the summer that it was cutting global head count by 2.1%. That’s 4,800 former Microsoft employees who are navigating the emotional ups and downs of losing their job. These individuals are being supported “to take their next steps” according to the all-employee communication from Amy Coleman, executive VP and Chief People Officer; part of a promise that “we will do this tho…
Politico : German search engine Ecosia, used by government services, ditches Mistral for open-source models, including Chinese ones, citing Mistral's disappointing quality — “We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral,” Ecosia founder and CEO told POLITICO. — BERLIN — A Berlin-based search engine used …
The Surface Laptop Ultra is an AI powerhouse, with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip and up to 128GB of unified memory – and it’s priced for power users.
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…
Most telcos in Australia technically offer unlimited mobile data on their plans, but they almost exclusively throttle the speeds significantly after reaching a set amount of consumed data, usually down to around 2Mbps. If you're a data-hungry user, then the only brand providing a genuinely unlimited data service is Felix. The only slight caveat is that speeds are still limited to just 40Mbps for A…
Watch Disclosure Day on Peacock / via Walmart+ for $1 Peacock Premiere: Thursday, 8 October Use NordVPN to watch your local stream from abroad Steven Spielberg often asks his audience profound questions, and Disclosure Day is no different, with the master filmmaker pondering what would happen to the world if we all learned aliens were real. As you can imagine, then, it's a film packed with chaos,…
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're scatterbrained 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…
Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy if you want to be famous. 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…
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're not rebellious. 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…
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 meaning…
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…
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for who watch Italian soccer. 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…
Alexander Skarsgård’s wicker man is getting the full 4DX treatment. Make of that what you will. Black Bear announced that Wicker , the upcoming romantic comedy starring Olivia Colman and Skarsgård, will screen in 4DX for one night only on Oct. 28. The studio says the event follows mass fan requests prompted by the trailer. Even the technology's TikTok account, 4DX, posted about t…
The CyboPal ONE puts a 27-inch 4K, 160Hz display on a six-axis robotic arm that repositions itself to your posture It can be bought for as low as $1,599 on Kickstarter, against a planned $2,499 retail price in the future CyboPal assigns its binocular 3D sensor to obstacle avoidance and path planning, and says face tracking repositions the screen in under four seconds Monitor arms have spent decade…
We're approaching the final few hours of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days , if you can believe it. Hopefully, at this point, you've done the majority of your shopping. However, if you're left with a nagging feeling that you're not taking advantage of the best things to buy on Prime Day, checking out trending deals can be a good place to make any final checks. SEE ALSO: October Prime Day 2026 live upda…
Amazon can help you find a vacuum, a pair of leggings, or your next book. Apparently, it can also offer an unsolicited assessment of your butt. Shoppers are sharing screenshots of Amazon's "About You" feature, which lets users review and edit the information used to personalize their shopping experience. The observations range from ordinary preferences to oddly specific descriptions of their bodie…
The best Prime Day smartphone deals Best Smartphone Deal Google Pixel 11 Pro $834 (Save $265) Get Deal Best Budget Smartphone Deal Motorola Moto G Play LTE $99.99 (Save $50) Get Deal Best Premium Smartphone Deal Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra $1,1179.99 (Save $420) Get Deal Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is down to its last day. The 48-hour event started Oct. 6 and ends at midnight PT tonight, Oct. 7…
Toshiba plans to nearly double AI storage HDD capacity by fiscal 2027 Toshiba is spending $380 million to expand Philippine HDD production capacity New Toshiba drives could increase storage capacity by 40% per drive Artificial intelligence is giving conventional hard drives an unexpected second wind, as data centers require enormous amounts of relatively affordable storage. Toshiba is responding t…
In its first live event in two years, Microsoft today announced its newest Surface laptop, outlined a host of changes coming to Windows 11, and shared a vision of how local-AI and agentic workflows could reshape personal computing for those in the dev community as well as home enthusiasts. Surface Laptop Ultra Originally teased in May 2026 , the new Surface Laptop Ultra will be Microsoft's first o…
Kansas City developer proposes 20-story data center on only 0.23 acres Only two floors of Revitalization Unlimited's 20-story tower would house servers The vertical data center would cost $183 million — $1,300 per square foot Recent research from real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield claims the average data center land transaction covers 224 acres, pushing many projects away from urban centers towa…
Mecka AI collects and analyzes human motion data to train humanoid robots and other kinds of robots. The startup pays people to record everyday tasks.