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.
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg : Samsung reports preliminary Q3 operating profit up 782% YoY to ~$80.1B, vs. ~$81.2B est., and revenue up 127% to ~$145.7B, lower than expected — Samsung Electronics Co. posted another record profit as surging memory chip prices and relentless spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure boosted its earnings.
October Prime Day is nearing the end of its 48 hours. But if you've been AFK or haven't felt like shopping, there's still some time to score a deal. In fact, plenty of other retailers are offering competing sales, or sales that just so happen to fall on the same days. Who's to say how that happened? But a savings is a savings, and we're all ears on deals in 2026. Aside from Amazon, we have Techtob…
Janine Liberty / MIT News : Margaret Hamilton, who led an MIT software team for NASA's Apollo program and helped establish software engineering as a discipline, died on September 30 at 90 — Over two decades at MIT, Hamilton forged new paths in computer science and engineering. Her groundbreaking work included leading …
Watch Chicago PD S14 on NBC with Fubo (free trial) Streams on Peacock / Walmart+ $1 trial (US) Use NordVPN to watch your local stream from abroad Premieres Wednesday, October 7 Season 14 of Chicago PD will pick up where the last episode left off, with a major dilemma hanging over the heads of Voight and Imani. Will they cover up the fact that Imani's sister murdered a sex worker? Or will the charg…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #948) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of W…
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #1214) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's c…
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7 (game #1717) . Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still…
Endeavor Catalyst just raised $320 million to keep backing founders outside Silicon Valley. Half the profits go back to the nonprofit that finds them.
Connor Jones / The Register : The AGs of Florida, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska sue TP-Link, alleging it deceptively marketed its routers' security and didn't properly disclose ties to China — Router maker rejects allegations it misled buyers about protection and its reliance on Chinese suppliers
Adding a second screen to your laptop doesn't mean sacrificing the device's portability. The KYY K3-1 (a revised version of the K3), weighs just 1.7 pounds and measures around 0.35 inches thick, making it compact enough to slip into a bag when you're traveling or working away. • Best for: Laptop owners who want extra screen space when traveling, as well as anyone looking for a portable display for…
Keep an eye on your furry, feathered or scaly friends when you leave the car. Keep an eye on your furry, feathered or scaly friends when you leave the car.
Singapore's CQT reports two lutetium-ion clocks with record-evaluated uncertainties of 1.2 and 1.3 × 10⁻¹⁹, making them the most accurate atomic clocks to date The stated results top Wuhan's calcium clock (4.4 × 10⁻¹⁹) and NIST's aluminum clock (5.5 × 10⁻¹⁹) by a wide berth It lands days before the CGPM meets in Versailles, where a draft resolution admits no consensus on replacing cesium just yet…
Getting healthier apparently requires a lot of purchases. At least, that’s the impression your social media feed can leave. There’s always another supplement to take or coaching program to join, and a discount code to make it all a little more tempting. New research from Pew Research Center shows how often wellness content comes with a promotion. Researchers analyzed more than half a m…
When it comes to affordable tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh routers for a home or home office setup, there's really only a few options out there - I'm thinking Amazon's eero Pro 7, Netgear Orbi 770, Asus ZenWiFi BT8, TP-Link Deco 7 Pro. And then there's the MSI Roamii Be Pro, coming in at $245 (was $300) at Amazon , and down to £240 (was £280) in the UK , making it the best-value and cheapest of the lot. It…
The Home Depot 12-foot skeleton has become an icon of lawns all across America since its debut in 2020, but it's far from the only oversized Halloween decoration in the home improvement store's lineup. In fact, as of Oct. 7, plenty of giant monsters of various ilk are on sale at the store (perhaps in the spirit of October Prime Day ). Though the 12-foot "Skelly" won't be on sale, you can pick up a…
While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price. The latest is the BMW iX4, a coupe-shaped SUV that puts a sportier spin on the automaker's iX3. The iX4 is the third vehicle to be released on BMW's next-generation Neue…
Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.
Watch Chicago Fire on NBC or stream on Peacock (via Walmart+ for $1 ) Use NordVPN to watch your local stream from abroad Episodes air from Wednesday, October 7 Season 15 brings a new showrunner for Chicago fire . Victor Teran says there are unexpected storylines to come, especially for actor Joe Minoso, who is set to depart the show after this run of episodes, meaning his character, Joe Cruz, coul…
For a while, those hoping to avoid the difficulty and expense of dealing with Adobe's Creative Suite have been able to use several free and/or open-source alternatives that replicate some or all of those capabilities. Now, one developer is using AI-powered reverse engineering to mimic the look, feel, and functionality of Adobe's well-known software with what he hopes will soon be perfect fidelity.…
Does AI use help or hurt feedback at work? Here’s what one survey found.
Wall Street Journal : Sources: Broadcom has been working to arrange more than $50B in financing for OpenAI's custom AI chip; Oracle is in talks on financing for a big chip purchase — Apollo, Blackstone and Goldman Sachs among lenders in talks to finance megadeals worth tens of billions of dollars apiece
Google wants the next hit browser game to start with a prompt. The company launched Playground on Oct. 7 , an experimental platform for creating, playing, and sharing custom games . "Playground lowers the barriers to creation, so bringing game ideas to life can now be as easy as describing it through a few prompts — no coding experience required," Google software engineer Maryam Karimzadehga…
The agency is doubling down on direct-to-device service. The agency is doubling down on direct-to-device service.
At a recent event for security firm NordVPN, NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal revealed that he got hacked—and warned the public about the need to “have control of their own information.”
The deal merging Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. closed on Tuesday, bringing with it new questions about the future of the companies’ flagship streaming services: Paramount+ and HBO Max. What will that mean for streaming consumers? So far, the new company hasn’t said much. Unification “over time” Skydance announced that consumers can expect improvements in its streaming products, as well as a…
It appears that this Amazon Prime Day sale and the adjacent discounts at other retailers really will be the best time to snag a gear upgrade before GTA 6 arrives. However, there's so much to filter through when it comes to gaming peripherals, be it headsets or controllers, or even TVs. • Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale But that's where we come in. We've tested hundreds and hundreds of gaming…
I'm a big fan of Philips Hue smart lights, so I was pleased to see a huge selection of bulbs and lamps in this week's Amazon Prime Day sale — until I looked at the actual discounts and realized almost every product has been much cheaper before. Thankfully, there's one exception: a four-pack of Philips Hue Essential bulbs, down to $44.97 (was $59.99) . • Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale The Ph…
Just bought a new phone or looking to enhance an existing one? Prime Day is the time to save on accessories like batteries, chargers, and more.
Samsung and five affiliates are putting $1 billion into Helix Digital Infrastructure KKR founded Helix in June 2026, with Nvidia and Vistra among investors Helix will secure power capacity, which limits how quickly data centers open Samsung and five affiliated businesses are committing $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, deepening the group's involvement in the backbones of artificial inte…
Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths. And yes, that includes the iconic OP-1, which put the company on the map. TE isn't just a music gear maker; it's also a sought-after design firm. It's collaborated with Ikea , Nothing , and Playdate , among others . But almost everything the company makes itself - the OP-1 , the OP-XY , EP-1…
I’ve compared cordless sticks, watched robot vacuums chase stains, and cleaned plenty of car crumbs. These discounts get my recommendation.
Rogue AI agents have dominated tech headlines over the past few weeks. We’ve seen stories about concerns that AI models are attempting to deceive their human operators, finding unexpected ways around restrictions in businesses and, in some cases, behaving in bizarre ways their creators didn’t anticipate. All of this news has been accompanied by ominous warnings about what might happen in the futur…
The U.S. government has a new task force devoted to AI — and it's decided that it would now prefer that everyone stops calling it artificial intelligence. President Donald Trump has announced the creation of the “Super Intelligence Force,” a White House-led group that will spend the next 120 days examining the risks, opportunities, and appropriate federal response to rapidly advancing AI systems.…