A River of News

Tech headlines, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

346 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 5

  1. tech
    Your New Apple Watch and AirPods Still Fall Short on Repairability, iFixit Teardowns Reveal CNET by Katie Collins
  2. tech
    Robot data startup Mecka AI nabs $60M from Sequoia TechCrunch by Marina Temkin
  3. tech
    Elevate your Steam Deck and ROG Ally's SSD storage for just $0.13 per GB Tom's Hardware by Zhiye Liu story
  4. tech
    The Surface Laptop Ultra Is Here: Microsoft and Nvidia Built a Premium Computer for the AI Age CNET by Katelyn Chedraoui story
  5. tech
    OLED or Mini-LED? How to Pick the Right LG TV for Your Room, Lighting and Viewing Habits CNET by CNET BrandX for Best Buy

22:00 UTC 10

  1. tech
    While VCs crowd into San Francisco, Endeavor Catalyst raises $320M for founders ‘elsewhere’ TechCrunch by Connie Loizos
  2. tech
    Pre-orders are live on Nvidia RTX Spark devices — secure the Surface Laptop Ultra or other RTX Spark laptop, starting at $2,599 Tom's Hardware by Jake Roach story
  3. tech
    Rivian R2 owners can now put a live pet cam on their phone's lockscreen Engadget
  4. tech
    Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Thursday, Oct. 8, #1937 CNET by Gael Cooper story
  5. tech
    I'm in love with a German film star Hacker News
  6. tech
    Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Thursday, Oct. 8, #1215 CNET by Gael Cooper story
  7. tech
    Is It Even Worth Buying Tech During Early Holiday Sales? Here’s What We Recommend CNET by Dashia Milden
  8. tech
    Last Chance: Get a Free Soundbar When You Buy an LG B6 OLED TV This Prime Day CNET by Joe Supan
  9. tech
    BMW’s iX4 SUV is a 428-mile defensive weapon against China’s EV takeover The Verge by Andrew J. Hawkins story
  10. tech
    Tropical Storm Isaias Set to Be First Atlantic Hurricane of 2026 Season WIRED by Brian Kahn story

21:00 UTC 18

  1. tech
    “Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones Ars Technica by Kyle Orland story
  2. tech
    Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system The Register
  3. tech
    Managers are using AI to write performance reviews – and it shows ZDNET by Radhika Rajkumar story
  4. tech
    The FCC proposes new mid-band spectrum auction and unlocking 800MHz for drones Engadget
  5. tech
    How a (Weirdly Chill) Celebrity Thinks About Personal Cybersecurity WIRED by Lily Hay Newman
  6. tech
    Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age Hacker News
  7. tech
    This 2-in-1 Corded Upright Vacuum Pulled All the Dirt From My Carpet, and It’s $100 Off for Prime Day CNET by Ajay Kumar
  8. tech
    27 Best Prime Day Deals on Phone Accessories (2026) WIRED by Les Shu story
  9. tech
    ‘Carrie’ Ending Explained: How the Fiery Finale Shines a Light on Another Stephen King Classic CNET by Aaron Pruner story
  10. tech
    The Logitech G29 racing wheel and pedal set is back on sale with steep 37% discount Tom's Hardware by Jake Roach
  11. tech
    Teenage Engineering’s CEO says it’ll stop making synths The Verge by Terrence O’Brien story
  12. tech
    Margaret Hamilton, who led software development for Apollo program, dies at 90 Hacker News story
  13. tech
    Do you need a mouse with an 8K polling rate? Tom's Hardware by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal
  14. tech
    Best Prime Day Vacuum Deals: Save Big On a Dyson (2026) WIRED by Nena Farrell story
  15. tech
    ChatGPT for Teens Is an ‘Unacceptable Risk,’ Watchdog Group Says CNET by Alex Valdes story
  16. tech
    BF6 Reports for Duty on Xbox Game Pass While Clair Obscur Gets Gommaged in October CNET by Zachary McAuliffe story
  17. tech
    Sneak a great deal on the original MSI Claw during Best Buy clearance sale Tom's Hardware by Jake Roach
  18. tech
    Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections WIRED by Hugo Lowell story

20:00 UTC 17

  1. tech
    The Dell 14 Plus Is a Copilot+ PC. Here’s What That Actually Means CNET by CNET BrandX for Dell
  2. tech
    Grab a SteelSeries Apex Pro keyboard at up to 50% off — save up to $120 on one of the best gaming keyboards you can buy today Tom's Hardware
  3. tech
    Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users TechCrunch by Marina Temkin
  4. tech
    This Combo Vacuum and Air Purifier Solved My Cat Litter Tracking Problem. It’s $52 Off for Prime Day CNET by Ajay Kumar story
  5. tech
    OpenAI dots inspire open source imitators amid technical difficulties The Register story
  6. tech
    Android’s physical navigation buttons are back on Googlebooks, but not the way you think The Verge by Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  7. tech
    I checked Amazon’s shockingly specific dossier on me – how you can see yours ZDNET by Artie Beaty story
  8. tech
    The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light WIRED by Fernanda González story
  9. tech
    This 2TB WD Black SSD is over 50% off at Best Buy – but the deal ends tonight ZDNET by Taylor Clemons
  10. tech
    Deep clean your PC in seconds with cordless duster deals from $19 Tom's Hardware by Zhiye Liu
  11. tech
    We found some great October Prime Day deals under $50 The Verge by Brad Bourque story
  12. tech
    Time’s Almost Up for You to Nab a Motorola Foldable for Up to $100 Off This Prime Day CNET by Ingrid Cruz
  13. tech
    Argonne scientists create chatty X-ray microscope that zooms in where you tell it to The Register
  14. tech
    Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 TechCrunch by Julie Bort story
  15. tech
    Save 40% on Hoto’s cordless rotary toolkit, now just $29.99 — great for 3D printing and other DIY tasks Tom's Hardware
  16. tech
    The Best Amazon Prime Day Pet Deals on Feeders, Litter Boxes, and More (2026) WIRED by Molly Higgins story
  17. tech
    PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated Ars Technica by Beth Mole story

19:00 UTC 25

  1. tech
    Here's what the $6,000 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks like Engadget story
  2. tech
    Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra The Register story
  3. tech
    Despite what Watson said, Rosalind Franklin understood structure of DNA first Hacker News
  4. tech
    TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits Ars Technica by Jon Brodkin story
  5. tech
    Show HN: gtlds.fyi – All the proposed new gTLDs Hacker News
  6. tech
    The 13 best iPhone accessory deals to shop during Prime Day ZDNET by Kayla Solino story
  7. tech
    Our favorite budget gaming chair just hit an all-time low of $189 — save $110 on the Razer Iskur V2 X ergonomic gaming chair Tom's Hardware by Zhiye Liu
  8. tech
    Best Shark Prime Day Vacuum Deals (2026) WIRED by Nena Farrell story
  9. tech
    GPT-6 for All: Your ChatGPT Answers Are Getting a Very Visual Makeover CNET by Katelyn Chedraoui story
  10. tech
    Why A.I. Agents Are Going Rogue The New York Times by Sheera Frenkel, Dylan Freedman, Coleman Lowndes, James Surdam story
  11. tech
    This affordable Samsung tablet competes with the iPad Air – and it’s 30% off for Prime Day ZDNET by Allison Murray story
  12. tech
    Attackers hijacked top-level domains, minted fake security certs for Google and other orgs The Register story
  13. tech
    The Mathocalypse Hacker News
  14. tech
    Browser-in-browser attacks use fake Meta Muse Ad lure to steal credentials The Register story
  15. tech
    Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box costs an eye-watering $6,000 Engadget story
  16. tech
    As We Become Cameras (2016) Hacker News
  17. tech
    The Outing of Tinky Winky (2014) Hacker News
  18. tech
    Some of the best PC speakers and soundbars we've tested are on sale starting at just $27.99 Tom's Hardware by Jake Roach story
  19. tech
    Roku’s OLED TVs are up to $400 off during Prime Day, starting at $700 The Verge by Cameron Faulkner story
  20. tech
    Meet the Vendors Selling ‘Cornell Seven’ Merch WIRED by Ej Dickson story
  21. tech
    ChatGPT’s ‘Intelligent UI’ update fills its responses with pictures, charts, and buttons The Verge by Emma Roth story
  22. tech
    The 3 best Prime Day deals for runners, according to a health tech reviewer ZDNET by Nina Raemont story
  23. tech
    The first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops cost up to $7,000 The Verge by Antonio G. Di Benedetto story
  24. tech
    Best Buy just dropped this TCL TV to over 40% off in a competing Prime Day deal ZDNET by Taylor Clemons
  25. tech
    ICANN Reveals 2026 Round Applications for New Generic Top-Level Domains Hacker News story

18:00 UTC 31

  1. tech
    This smart sensor stops electrical fires before they start – and it’s on sale for Prime Day ZDNET by Maria Diaz
  2. tech
    Meta and Microsoft Limit Employee Use of Claude AI Tools Hacker News story
  3. tech
    Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand Ars Technica by John Timmer story
  4. tech
    It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains The Verge by David Pierce story
  5. tech
    These Researchers Made AI Drive a Toyota Corolla to Get In-N-Out WIRED by Will Knight story
  6. tech
    Surface Laptop Ultra hands-on: A beautiful beast powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark Engadget story
  7. tech
    Push Ifs Up and Fors Down: The Idiom, Its Algebra, and Its Limits Hacker News
  8. tech
    Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event The Verge by Jay Peters story
  9. tech
    This Rust-Removing Dishwasher Rod Saved My Silverware, It’s 30% Off on Prime Day CNET by Ajay Kumar
  10. tech
    Amazon Knows You Have a Goldfish Named Ziggy, Even if You Don’t CNET by Gael Cooper story
  11. tech
    Skydance Is a New Media Giant, ChatGPT’s New Ads, and Amazon Delivery Drivers Getting Smart Glasses | Tech Today CNET by Wes Ott story
  12. tech
    Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut TechCrunch by Sarah Perez story
  13. tech
    Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns Ars Technica by Beth Mole
  14. tech
    Last Chance to Save Up to 60% on PopSockets Grips as Prime Day Winds Down CNET by Ingrid Cruz story
  15. tech
    ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises TechCrunch by Rebecca Bellan story
  16. tech
    A 5.3M-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone Hacker News
  17. tech
    When the machine boots but the reply disappears Hacker News
  18. tech
    X expands its ‘Gametime’ sports hub beyond the NFL, starting with MLB TechCrunch by Sarah Perez
  19. tech
    AI Model Groupthink Hacker News
  20. tech
    Microsoft and Nvidia launch Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark Tom's Hardware by Andrew E. Freedman story
  21. tech
    Show HN: Pointless but mostly-exact clone of Hacker News Hacker News
  22. tech
    Save Over $50 on the Anker Prime Foldable MagSafe Charger With This Prime Day Deal CNET by Trisha Jandoc
  23. tech
    Claude Haiku 5.5 Hacker News
  24. tech
    Our Coffee Guru Loved This New Compostible Pod Brewer. It’s Down to $58 for Prime Day CNET by David Watsky
  25. tech
    Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files The Verge by Jay Peters story
  26. tech
    GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone Hacker News
  27. tech
    ‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death 404 Media by Becky Ferreira story
  28. tech
    ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface TechCrunch by Lucas Ropek story
  29. tech
    The New ChatGPT Is More Show Than Tell WIRED by Reece Rogers story
  30. tech
    The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day The Verge by Brad Bourque
  31. tech
    How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor The Verge by Tom Warren

17:00 UTC 29

  1. tech
    Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift Ars Technica by Ashley Belanger story
  2. tech
    Fabrice Bellard: The Ghost in the Code Hacker News
  3. tech
    The Shark CryoGlow LED Mask Is Cheaper Than Ever on Prime Day WIRED by Boutayna Chokrane
  4. tech
    Save Over $600 on Last-Minute Prime Day Mattress and Bedding Deals (2026) WIRED by Molly Higgins story
  5. tech
    What The Social Reckoning gets right — and wrong The Verge by Lauren Feiner story
  6. tech
    Disney+ will stream the Super Bowl, along with some Monday Night Football games Engadget story
  7. tech
    No new Ghostty updates since March Hacker News
  8. tech
    Best Amazon Prime Day 3D printer deals 2026 Tom's Hardware story
  9. tech
    The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a release date — and a starting price of $2,599 The Verge by Tom Warren story
  10. tech
    Docker Agent Hacker News
  11. tech
    Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot Engadget story
  12. tech
    Last Chance to Grab the Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World Bundle While It’s Back in Stock This Prime Day CNET by Ingrid Cruz story
  13. tech
    Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder for $5,999 The Verge by Stevie Bonifield story
  14. tech
    Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging The Verge by Tom Warren
  15. tech
    Here's everything we know about Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra Engadget story
  16. tech
    AWS launches open-source AI agent sandbox to prevent YOLO mode disasters The Register
  17. tech
    Everything announced at Microsoft's Windows and Surface event Engadget story
  18. tech
    DuckDB Ducklake Hacker News
  19. tech
    This Mini Sander Is the Perfect Holiday Gift for the 3D Printer in Your Life CNET by James Bricknell
  20. tech
    AI, Work, and the Next Downturn Hacker News story
  21. tech
    US states sue popular kitmaker TP-Link over China risks The Register story
  22. tech
    Greenairy is building smart plant towers to clean the air in your office TechCrunch by Anthony Ha
  23. tech
    Show HN: Terse, a Claude Code plugin that halves reply length by cutting filler Hacker News
  24. tech
    Show HN: Pinrail – A desktop inbox where coding agents wait for your review Hacker News
  25. tech
    30% discounts on essential 3D printer maintenance tools Tom's Hardware by Stewart Bendle
  26. tech
    EmDash uses Clef to moderate the plugin registry Hacker News
  27. tech
    CIA officer admits to creating fake top secret government program to steal over $190 million, including gold bars TechCrunch by Zack Whittaker story
  28. tech
    The scariest thing about gray-market peptides is how little we know The Verge by Victoria Song
  29. tech
    The Apple Watch Series 12 is a good deal at $50 off The Verge by Cameron Faulkner story

16:00 UTC 19

  1. tech
    Show HN: Agent.reviews – Where AI agents read and write reviews on tools Hacker News
  2. tech
    Man discovers his parents' coffee machine used 1TB of data in 10 days Hacker News
  3. tech
    Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material TechCrunch by Lauren Forristal story
  4. tech
    This affordable Garmin watch performs way better than it should – and it’s 20% off for Prime Day ZDNET by Alison DeNisco Rayome story
  5. tech
    Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta’s VR Glasses, at a Similar Price CNET by Scott Stein story
  6. tech
    Here are the best OLED gaming monitor deals you can snag for Amazon Big Deal Days 2026 Tom's Hardware story
  7. tech
    Windows and Surface live blog: On the ground at Microsoft’s event The Verge by Tom Warren story
  8. tech
    Disney Plus will stream Super Bowl LXI The Verge by Emma Roth story
  9. tech
    Starlink's plan to avoid orbital near-misses: Ephemeris sharing The Register
  10. tech
    New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup Tom's Hardware by Zak Killian
  11. tech
    CNET Lab Exclusive: Beyond More Cores, Higher Scores in the MacBook Pro CNET by Lori Grunin
  12. tech
    A free mod for Titanfall 2 makes it one of the best VR games ever The Verge by Sean Hollister
  13. tech
    Paramount, Warner Bros Formally Merge, Form Giant Mountain of Disastrous Debt Hacker News story
  14. tech
    Doxxing Jane Doe The Verge by Gaby Del Valle story
  15. tech
    Poetry is the new AI security threat as PoeLLM malware infects 3K+ servers The Register
  16. tech
    A Cop's Case for Flock Hacker News
  17. tech
    Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 with these stellar savings Tom's Hardware
  18. tech
    Xreal’s most affordable display glasses are $50 off The Verge by Cameron Faulkner story
  19. tech
    ChatGPT is getting college planning tools The Verge by Jay Peters story

15:00 UTC 33

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    The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton Hacker News
  2. tech
    Jaguar makes its controversial all-EV return with the Type 01 Ars Technica by Jonathan M. Gitlin story
  3. tech
    14 Best Prime Day Wearable Deals: Apple, Google, Samsung (2026) WIRED by Boutayna Chokrane story
  4. tech
    Open source 160 sound visualization experiments Hacker News
  5. tech
    Show HN: Trigora – durable execution without history replay Hacker News
  6. tech
    Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app Hacker News
  7. tech
    We now have images of the smart home products that Apple and LG are reportedly cooking up Engadget story
  8. tech
    This $7.99 TP-Link gigabit switch lets you cheaply upgrade your home network, and it's back at its lowest ever price Tom's Hardware by Ben Stockton
  9. tech
    Thank You Indonesia for the Clean Air Hacker News
  10. tech
    Muse launches on the iPad The Verge by Andrew Liszewski story
  11. tech
    The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos WIRED by Maddy Varner story
  12. tech
    AI firm HUMXN offers free plumbing and HVAC service in Minnesota to train robots Hacker News
  13. tech
    Microsoft’s Windows and Surface Event: Live Updates From San Francisco CNET by Katelyn Chedraoui story
  14. tech
    Navier–Stokes Lost in Translation Hacker News
  15. tech
    Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy Hacker News
  16. tech
    This heart rate strap is more accurate than an Apple Watch or Oura Ring – and it’s way cheaper ZDNET by Nina Raemont story
  17. tech
    Musk rejects rumors of TSMC takeover of Terafab — Intel reaffirms 14A node deal as Musk floats cleanroom 'sublease' Tom's Hardware story
  18. tech
    Reverse Engineering of the M-VAVE FM-1 Pocket Synthesizer Firmware Hacker News
  19. tech
    Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech Ars Technica by Ashley Belanger
  20. tech
    GitHub Incident with Git Operations, Pull Requests and Actions Hacker News
  21. tech
    ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-Off Prior to Arrests Hacker News story
  22. tech
    Save Up to 50% on the Best Amazon Prime Day Espresso and Coffee Machine Deals (2026) WIRED by Kat Merck story
  23. tech
    Get a Wi-Fi 7 mesh network for a discounted $149.99 — TP-Link Deco 7 BE25 offers 5,012 Mbps speeds and coverage for 150 devices Tom's Hardware
  24. tech
    Visa, Mastercard, Major Banks Facing New Litigation over 'Anticompetitive' Fees Hacker News
  25. tech
    Why Were Victorian Elites So Effective? Hacker News
  26. tech
    How to Assemble Science Hacker News
  27. tech
    Healthleap raises $38M for its AI that flags hospital patients who may need a closer look TechCrunch by Ram Iyer
  28. tech
    Animated ASCII Art for Web Pages Hacker News
  29. tech
    We Built an Alternative to Vector RAG for AI Agent Memory Hacker News
  30. tech
    SpaceX alumni nab $100M to rethink shipping with autonomous freight trains TechCrunch by Tim De Chant
  31. tech
    Bloom raises $3.6M to become the ‘Alibaba’ of American manufacturing TechCrunch by Sean O'Kane
  32. tech
    Researcher ports Doom to $8,000 Hasselblad X2D Tom's Hardware
  33. tech
    When one datacenter is no longer enough The Register story

14:00 UTC 30

  1. tech
    Save Up to $110 on Moto G Play and Moto G With These Amazon Prime Day Deals CNET by Aryan Surendranath story
  2. tech
    Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt in Rust and released it as OSS Hacker News story
  3. tech
    'Undue emotional weight' 404 Media by Samantha Cole
  4. tech
    Tony Fadell on why the first wave of AI gadgets failed — and what comes next TechCrunch by Amanda Silberling story
  5. tech
    Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’ The Verge by Emma Roth story
  6. tech
    Why I upgraded to a 4K OLED PC gaming monitor Tom's Hardware by Joe Shields
  7. tech
    Google experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform TechCrunch by Lauren Forristal story
  8. tech
    New leaks provide our first look at Apple and LG’s smart home devices The Verge by Andrew Liszewski story
  9. tech
    The Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Gaming Controllers You Can Buy Right Now CNET by Zachary McAuliffe story
  10. tech
    GM Is Promising Hybrids Again, So Why Does It Rub Me the Wrong Way? CNET by Antuan Goodwin
  11. tech
    OpenAI’s Alexander Embiricos is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — days after the launch of Dots TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
  12. tech
    Tell HN: Apple not letting removal of AI models on macOS 27 is outrageous Hacker News story
  13. tech
    19 Best Prime Day Deals on Mobile Accessories (2026) WIRED by Les Shu story
  14. tech
    Seagate and Toshiba battle for TDK's HDD head business, a critical hard drive component Tom's Hardware story
  15. tech
    Device detection and occupancy monitoring for Airbnb hosts Hacker News
  16. tech
    SynthID Detector Hacker News
  17. tech
    Get hands-on: The full lineup of interactive roundtables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
  18. tech
    Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models Ars Technica by Joel Khalili story
  19. tech
    AI-assisted proof of optimal packing for 11 squares Hacker News
  20. tech
    Take Up to 44% Off the 17 Best Prime Day Fitness Tech Deals (2026) WIRED by Boutayna Chokrane story
  21. tech
    Ring’s Debut Smart Lock Solves the Category’s Biggest Issue: Dead Battery Lockouts CNET by David Watsky story
  22. tech
    Ring’s First-Ever Smart Lock Fixes the Worst Thing About Them: A Dead Battery CNET by David Watsky story
  23. tech
    Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally Ars Technica by Ryan Whitwam story
  24. tech
    Ring’s first smart lock can be hand-cranked when its battery dies TechCrunch by Sarah Perez story
  25. tech
    Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media TechCrunch by Ivan Mehta story
  26. tech
    6 days to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Save on your pass before doors open TechCrunch by TechCrunch Events story
  27. tech
    Google's AI detection website is now available Engadget story
  28. tech
    Ring's smart lock has a hand crank so it works even if the power's out Engadget story
  29. tech
    Cisco is bringing a new agentic framework to its Webex enterprise platform Engadget
  30. tech
    Ring’s first smart lock can be charged by turning a dial when the battery unexpectedly dies The Verge by Andrew Liszewski story

13:00 UTC 22

  1. tech
    ETH-68: Ethernet Audio Interface for Linux Hacker News
  2. tech
    AI/ML is becoming a performance factor in motorsport Ars Technica by Jonathan M. Gitlin story
  3. tech
    My cats hate to see this great upright carpet cleaner coming The Verge by Cameron Faulkner
  4. tech
    All the numbers: Amazon Prime Day 2026 powered by AWS Hacker News
  5. tech
    Are online solar calculators accurate? I tested a 200W panel for 1 year to find out ZDNET by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
  6. tech
    Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation TechCrunch by Dominic-Madori Davis
  7. tech
    Google Playground Hacker News
  8. tech
    The best Switch 2 accessories on sale now — controllers, cameras, cases, screen protectors, and more Tom's Hardware by Stewart Bendle story
  9. tech
    Amazon uses its tracking data to guess whether shoppers have a flat butt and no friends The Verge by Emma Roth story
  10. tech
    Europe's mobile operators sell fewer phones but gain share as budget market shrivels The Register
  11. tech
    The AirPods Pro 3 are down to $179 for Prime Day – here’s why I recommend them for most people ZDNET by Jada Jones story
  12. tech
    These 15 under-$50 gadgets have upgraded my tech life, and they're all on sale — some are even under $25 Tom's Hardware by Matt Safford
  13. tech
    Bender: AI's 'Existential' Risk Is 'Fake' [video] Hacker News
  14. tech
    Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect The Verge by Tom Warren story
  15. tech
    OpenAI just posted hundreds more results on major math problems Engadget story
  16. tech
    Anti-Patterns in Software Blogging Hacker News
  17. tech
    Review: Fine, let's talk about Digger Ars Technica by Jennifer Ouellette story
  18. tech
    The Social Reckoning is a timely reminder that we shouldn't trust Meta Engadget story
  19. tech
    Best Ultra-Short Throw Projector for 2026: Tested by Experts CNET by Geoffrey Morrison
  20. tech
    The Social Reckoning is a tepid thriller that reminds us of how we got here The Verge by Charles Pulliam-Moore story
  21. tech
    Qualcomm will license patents behind Huawei’s LogicFolding chip architecture, report says Tom's Hardware by Shane Downing story
  22. tech
    ‘The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevant WIRED by Miles Klee story

12:00 UTC 26

  1. tech
    House with 15M underground tunnels for sale for 300k Hacker News
  2. tech
    Just Like Prime Day, B&H’s $60 Off 2nd-Gen Apple HomePod Deal Is Into Its Final Hours CNET by Oliver Haslam
  3. tech
    Show HN: A walkable 3D art history museum built from Wikipedia Hacker News
  4. tech
    We Found a Way to Get the Viral Ninja Slushi at Over $200 Off CNET by Shruti Yadav
  5. tech
    Plastic Straw Ban Isn't Environmentalism–It's Virtue Signaling – Oregon Catalyst Hacker News
  6. tech
    The keys to the Internet change on October 11. Are you ready? Hacker News
  7. tech
    Show HN: Procinsh – A 3D Linux process inspector Hacker News
  8. tech
    Florida sues TP-Link for ‘lying about the safety of its routers’ Tom's Hardware story
  9. tech
    The Brand-New Apple Watch Series 12 Is Here, and It’s Still $49 Off Even After Prime Day CNET by Oliver Haslam
  10. tech
    The Stunning Ceramic Apple Watch Series 12 Is Here, and It’s $49 Off on the Final Amazon Prime Day CNET by Oliver Haslam story
  11. tech
    13 tech bargains for only $13 or less to upgrade your desktop PC setup Tom's Hardware by Stewart Bendle
  12. tech
    Google Playground: Create and play custom games Hacker News story
  13. tech
    Prime Day Has This Bissell Cordless Vacuum at a Record-Low Price, but Not for Long CNET by Sneha Iyer
  14. tech
    Nine in 10 VMware customers eye the exit as licensing bills bite The Register story
  15. tech
    ChatGPT Plus vs. Google AI Pro: Same $20 price, very different perks ZDNET by David Gewirtz
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