Sony is adding free TV channels to PS5
Ad-supported streaming channels are hitting Sony's console in the US today.
How long can you expect your original Nintendo Switch to last?
The Nintendo Switch is winding down, but it's not done yet. Yours should work even once hardware sales stop and new games aren't made for it anymore.
Amazon will drop this v-neck sweater at your door for $13 Prime shipped (48% off)
COOFANDY Fitted V-Neck Sweater Buy for $13 (Reg. $25) What we love Where I live, its looking like this may be the last week of 80-degree weather, with each day as far as I can see descending further and further. Thats to be expected with tomorrow kicking off the month of September, so if you want to get ahead of fall weather and save, heres your shot. more
Snag three pairs of sunglasses for as low as $8 Prime shipped (Less than $3 each, 64% off)
KALIYADI Polarized Sunglasses (3-pack) Buy for $8 (Reg. $22) What we love This is a great time to strike and pick up a few pairs of sunglasses. Prices are kicking off from just $8 Prime shipped for three pairs. Quick math will tell you thats well under $3 per pair. A variety of styles are on sale, so go check them out if youre interested. more
Klever EcoExcelXD Safety Cutter 10-pack Buy for $13.50 (Reg. $31.50) What we love There are plenty of ways to open all those packages landing on your doorstep, but the safer and faster the better if you ask me. Something like this Klever EcoExcelXD also makes for a super clean process, which can be handy when it comes to returns, and this package lands as a 10-pack. more
These striped linen button-down shirts are priced from $14 right now (52% off)
Alex Vando Striped Linen Button-Down Shirt Buy for $14 (Reg. $29) What we love Im actually wearing a checkered Alex Vando shirt like this right now. I picked it when it dropped to a price like this and its become a frequent go-to pick for me. The price is great, especially with a Prime membership getting it shipped straight to your door. more
Kalshi dishes out its first-ever lifetime ban to George Santos
The company says the ex-congressman didn't fully cooperate with its investigation into alleged insider trading.
Amazon Labor Day sale: Up to 65% off adidas
Right now, Amazons Labor Day sale is offering up to 65% off hundreds of adidas styles for the whole family. From shoes, jerseys, and hoodies to accessories, golf gear, and more, there are deals across almost every category, with plenty of styles worth checking out. more
Fake Chrome update scam could infect your computer
A Chrome extension with 70,000 users and a 4.7-star rating began injecting fake update warnings after a threat actor acquired and weaponized it.
Ultrasound-based speaker delivers targeted music without disturbing nearby listeners
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How to add and remove cards from Apple Wallet
It's easy to add all your various cards and passes to Apple Wallet, and they don't have to stick around once you're done using them.
Amazon Labor Day sale: Up to 56% off Stanley Quenchers
Amazons Labor Day sale is booming, and there are tons of top brands offering some seriously good discounts right now. If youve been eyeing a new tumbler, cooler, or water bottle, this is a pretty great time to grab one. more
Less than 24 hours left to land Switch 2 before price increase tomorrow
We are interrupting your regularly scheduled Amazon Labor Day sale programming with an important PSA. The day has arrived, or rather tomorrow isnt here yet, and that means the clock is seriously ticking now to score a Nintendo Switch 2 system before the price increases. Nintendo has at least given us a heads up of when the price will get jacked up, and Amazon is already getting ready for it score one now while you still can. more
Tim Cook Comments on His Final Day as Apple CEO
Tim Cook will be stepping down as Apple's CEO on September 1, with the company's hardware engineering John Ternus set to take over. With the transition set to take place tomorrow, there have been quite a few headlines about Cook lately. The latest story comes from 9to5Mac , which said it has obtained Cook's full memo to Apple employees on his final day as CEO of the company. We have pasted the memo as they shared it below: Team, Today is my last day as CEO of Apple. This is a moment I always knew would come one day, and yet it is still hard to believe it has arrived and I am writing these words. I love this company and the team behind it, and I couldn't let this day pass without sending a note to you, to tell you how grateful I am for the outpouring of affection you've sent my way, for the way you've shown up each and every day, and most of all, for the privilege of a lifetime serving as your leader. The truth is, whatever there is to say about my success, I know it is all because of you. You have brought out the best in me. In all my life, I have never seen or been with such an extraordinary team of people before, and every day I get to see more examples of that. There is something truly special about Apple. I am most proud of what an annual report could never capture. This place is proof that culture triumphs over everything. We share a belief that what we build matters, and that we have both the opportunity and the responsibility to leave the world better than we found it. That purpose is part of what makes this place extraordinary. Apple helps nurture it, but I believe it lived within each of you long before you arrived here. It is what brought you to this company and what continues to drive the work you do every day. Together, we have created something far greater than any one of us could have imagined or accomplished alone. And that's the secret to our success. We bring out the best in each other. We lift each other up. We have made it possible to leave our dent in the universe, as Steve once described it, because of who we are and what we believe, because of what we value and how we see the world. How fortunate we are. How fortunate I am. As you know, I am not leaving Apple. But I am stepping away from a role that I have loved deeply. I will miss this work in ways I can only begin to imagine, even as I remain completely at peace with my decision. I will miss leading you and being with you for every step, even as I take enormous comfort in handing the helm to someone as brilliant and wonderful and capable as John. Few people understand what it takes to build products that change the world the way John does and I could not be more excited for his leadership. I hope you know how much I appreciate you and what an honor it has been to be your CEO. Most of all, I hope you will continue to be proud to be part of this remarkable place we call Apple and always give it your very best. When we bring our whole selves to this work, with care for one another and for the people we serve, there is no limit to the profound difference we can make. I look forward to seeing you in my new role at Apple Park and around the world. With all I have and all I am, I am always Yours, Tim Cook also shared a message to customers today. Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO, said Cook, in a social media post. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I'm excited for the next chapter! Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I'm excited for the next chapter! Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 31, 2026 Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman published an in-depth story about Cook and Ternus on Sunday evening. While unrelated to the CEO transition, the story revealed a previously-unreported detail: Vision Pro layoffs apparently extended to employees working on the device's security, audio engineering, Siri integration, testing, and visionOS. Gurman also revealed that Apple is seeking an executive bodyguard who must be capable of hiking/backpacking for several miles at a time in austere environments. Cook is a big fan of hiking and U.S. national parks, leading Gurman to suspect that the job listing relates to Cook, who will probably have more time to spend outdoors. Cook will remain at Apple as the company's executive chairman. Tag: Tim Cook This article, Tim Cook Comments on His Final Day as Apple CEO first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
How to disable your digital wallet if you lose your phone
Digital wallets are secure, since even if you lose your phone, they're protected by your lock screen. But you can disable your wallet to be safe.
JBL thinks the future of gaming audio is smarter, not just wireless
I spoke with JBLs Gordon Tong at Gamescom 2026 about wireless gaming, 50mm carbon drivers, AI-powered footsteps and the companys strategy for Quantum.
Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max Appears on Geekbench With Xring O3 Chip
The Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max has appeared in a Geekbench 6.7.1 listing with the companys Xring O3 chipset. The tablet recorded 3,474 points in single-core testing and 13,229 points in multi-core testing. The listing also shows 15GB of RAM and Android 17, along with a 10-core processor reaching 4.36GHz. Xiaomi has confirmed a September launch in China, while leaks have suggested a 13.3-inch display, a battery above 10,000mAh and 120W charging support.
Philips 5G Smartphone India Launch Date Confirmed: Heres What We Know
Philips, a consumer electronics company, is set to launch its 5G phone in India soon. The brand has yet to confirm the official moniker, but it has now confirmed the launch date through a microsite on Amazon. The listing also reveals the design and key specifications of the upcoming handset. It is shown in three colour options and has a 64-megapixel AI-assisted rear camera.
As part of Amazons ongoing Labor Day Sale, you can find the popular Segway ZT3 Pro Electric Scooter down at $849.99 shipped, matching the price were seeing from the direct website . You may see it directly carrying a $1,300 MSRP, but it typically can be found at any given time starting lower at $1,000. While it may have gone a little lower earlier in the year, the deal here still gives you a solid $150 markdown off the going rate to upgrade your commute. You can find a couple more e-scooter deals for tighter budgets in the official Amazon storefront here. more
The Blood of Dawnwalker Review: Rebel Wolves' Gothic RPG Delights and Disturbs
The Blood of Dawnwalker's reactive gameplay and story systems work together for a deeply satisfying RPG experience where the game world responds to your decisions and moves forward with their outcomes, whether good or bad. Over the 50 or so hours it will take you to finish the main story, the games combat may start showing signs of wear and tear, but its compelling characters, its bleak atmosphere, and its time-bound quest design remain persistently persuasive.
Honor Robot Phone hands-on: A gimbal phone experiment with promising results
Honor crammed a gimbal camera into a phone in a promising hardware experiment.
Ola S1Z Electric Scooter Launched In India At INR 79,999: Range, Battery And Features Explained
MapQuest Tops App Store Charts After Refusing
MapQuest is in the spotlight this week after refusing to change Lake Ontario to Lake America on its map following an executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump last week. As of Monday morning, the MapQuest app is the top free iPhone app on Apple's App Store charts in Canada and fourth on the equivalent U.S. chart . For our younger readers, MapQuest was once a popular service back in the days when printing out directions on a sheet of paper was common for road trips, before the arrival of smartphones with apps like Google Maps and Apple Maps. MapQuest does offer its own iOS and Android apps, but the company is nowhere near as popular as it once was. Until now, at least. MapQuest today announced that hundreds of thousands of people have downloaded its apps since Thursday, and it said it was seeing roughly a 50 increase in usage of its map as of August 30. The top free iPhone apps in Canada as of August 31 We took the same approach we did with the Gulf of Mexico: be part of the conversation, and give people an app that keeps the names they're familiar with, said MapQuest general manager Doug Berger, in a press release. Hundreds of thousands of people signaled to us this weekend that we got it right, by downloading our app. Google Maps is now showing the Lake America name to U.S. users, but Apple has yet to follow. We're not changing it. pic.twitter.com/NdeE9v2BNO MapQuest (@MapQuest) August 27, 2026 Tags: App Store , MapQuest This article, MapQuest Tops App Store Charts After Refusing 'Lake America' Change first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
The massive Labor Day sale at Amazon got off to an early start this year again, but some of the most notable Apple deals are already starting to disappear and you might want to score this one before its gone the new AirTag 2 is still sitting at its best price ever. more
As part of Amazons ongoing Labor Day sale, Ankers official storefront is offering a solid selection of power bank deals across everything from compact magnetic models to higher-capacity options for laptops and relatively bigger devices. Many of these offers are bringing prices back down to some of the same lows we tracked during Prime Day, with discounts reaching up to 46% on select models. Now is one of the best times to snag a battery pack if youve been looking to buy one for your everyday carry or travel setup, and the prices for these battery packs are starting at just $21.99 Prime shipped. Head below for more details and other Anker deals for Labor Day. more
Get modest but ample backup support with Anker
As part of Amazons ongoing Labor Day Sale event, the official Anker SOLIX storefront is offering its newest 2,010Wh S2000 Portable Power Station down at $649.99 shipped, matching the price were seeing directly . This newer unit has been carrying an $1,199 tag with it since it released in May, though discounts have largely kept the price down at $700, $680, and $650 this summer on average, with Junes Prime Day Sale event giving us a drop to $600. Youre getting the second-lowest price we have tracked at Amazon following its direct launch deal in May. more
Animal-like and anime faces boost social robots
Giving robot companions animal-like or anime-style faces and voices could maximize their emotional appeal to users, according to new research that could help guide the growing field of social robotics.
Amazon now offering up to 80% off World Cup gear: Apparel, adidas soccer balls, more from $3
The long hard road to the next World Cup has begun with the 2026 festivities in the rear-view at this point, but Amazon is offering some particularly deep deals on loads of World Cup gear as part of its now live Labor Day sale event swag, collectibles, apparel, and more. Youre looking at up to 80% off here and everything is waiting right here on this page. Just be sure to get in there quick as select items are already starting to sell out head below for a closer look at. more
Amazons 2026 Labor Day is seriously flying now and, while there are some great deals live on brand new condition gear, there are some wild discounts on Apple gear courtesy of Amazon Resale right now it is offering up to an additional 30% off gear at checkout. Details below. more
The One Club for Creativity, a U.S. non-profit organization that promotes excellence in advertising and design, today announced that Apple has been selected as the first brand to be inducted into its newly established Brand Hall of Fame. Apple's most famous ads include its iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial for the original Macintosh, the Think Different campaign from the late 1990s, the iPod silhouette commercials from the early 2000s, the I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC commercials from the late 2000s, and the Shot on iPhone campaign. Tag: Apple Ads This article, Apple Inducted Into 'Brand Hall of Fame' for Iconic Ads first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Garmin Cirqa review: A fine but utterly inessential smart band
Garmin's Cirqa band lacks the software and AI insights to make it a true Whoop rival.
A PlayStation State of Play double bill is set for September 3
A PlayStation State of Play double bill is set for September 3.
Huge $502 discount knocks Samsung
As part of its ongoing Labor Day sale, Amazon is now offering Samsungs Odyssey G9 (G90XF) 27-inch 4K 165Hz 3D gaming monitor for $898.01 shipped . This is originally a $2,000 display that has more recently been going for around $1,400, so todays deal takes just over $500 off for a discount of roughly 36%. That makes this one of the better prices weve tracked on this glasses-free 3D gaming display, landing within just $98 of the all-time low we tracked for it earlier this year. Head below for more details along with deals on other Odyssey gaming monitors. more
Google Maps users in the U.S. will now see the name Lake America instead of Lake Ontario for the Great Lake that straddles the New YorkOntario border. Google said it made this change in response to the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) updating the name for Lake Ontario to Lake America, following an executive order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump last week. Google Maps users in Canada will still see the Lake Ontario name only, while users outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. In the U.S.: Lake America In Canada: Lake Ontario Outside of the U.S. and Canada: Lake Ontario (Lake America) Apple Maps has yet to be updated, so it still shows the Lake Ontario name worldwide. When the GNIS updated the name for Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America last year, Apple Maps began rolling out the change one day after Google Maps, so it might not be long before Apple follows suit with this Lake America change. Tags: Apple Maps , Google , Google Maps This article, Google Maps Showing 'Lake America' in U.S., Apple Maps Yet to Follow first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
The upside of a laptop having two charging ports (and why some don't)
There are some good reasons you might want to look for a laptop with multiple USB-C ports next time you upgrade.
Massive collection of PS5 and Switch 2 games on sale for Labor Day
The Amazon Labor Day sale is flying now with a giant list of discounts on Switch 2 and PS5 games. We are looking almost entirely at physical copies on the PS5 side of things here, alongside your very last day to land a Switch 2 console before the price goes up tomorrow. Everything awaits below. Amazons massive 2026 Labor Day sale now live! Thousands of deals: Apple, Android, TVs, tech under $100, more from under $5 Less than 24 hours left to score Nintendo Switch 2 before the price increase goes live FREE money: Amazon now selling Nintendo gift cards at 15% off more
How to turn your iPhone into a Bluetooth controller
If your PC gaming controller is broken or you need an extra for a friend, there's a simple solution for iPhone users.
Alongside the ongoing Labor Day sale at Amazon, were now tracking a notable daily deals offer at B&H that drops Samsungs 32-inch M8 Smart Monitor in white to $299.99 shipped with $400 off coupon that auto-applies during checkout. This model typically carries a $700 price tag, so todays deal delivers a whopping 57% in savings. This is the lowest price weve tracked to date for the M8, undercutting the previous $330 all-time low we saw at B&H by another $30. Amazon, in case youre wondering, currently has the same model listed at $430, making B&H offer too good to pass up today. Head below for more details. more
Google Brings AI Mode to Indian TV Serials in ZEE Entertainment Partnership
Google is taking its conversational AI-powered search beyond smartphones and computers in India. The company has partnered with ZEE Entertainment to showcase its new Google AI Mode through popular Hindi television serials, bringing generative AI into the storylines of mainstream daily
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO Tomorrow
The end of an era is upon us, as Tim Cook will be stepping down as Apple's CEO on September 1, after 15 years of leading the company. Cook has been Apple's CEO since 2011 Tomorrow, Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus will become the company's next CEO. Cook will remain at Apple as the executive chairman of the company's board of directors. In this new role, Apple said Cook will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world. Cook became Apple's CEO in August 2011, after Steve Jobs stepped down due to health problems. Under his leadership, Apple became the world's most valuable company on multiple occasions, and it launched products and services such as the Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Vision Pro, Apple Music, Apple TV, and much more. Apple has set all-time quarterly revenue records over its past few quarters, so the company is in a strong financial position as Cook hands the reins to Ternus. Ternus (left) and Cook (right) It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be the CEO of Apple and to have been trusted to lead such an extraordinary company, said Cook. I love Apple with all of my being, and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with a team of such ingenious, innovative, creative, and deeply caring people who have been unwavering in their dedication to enriching the lives of our customers and creating the best products and services in the world. John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honor, said Cook. He is a visionary whose contributions to Apple over 25 years are already too numerous to count, and he is without question the right person to lead Apple into the future. I am filled with optimism about what we can achieve in the years to come, and I am so happy to know that the most talented people on earth are here at Apple, determined to be part of something bigger than any one of us, said Ternus. Tag: Tim Cook This article, Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO Tomorrow first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Amazon Resale has Apple Pencil USB-C down at $55 toda
Along with the now live Amazon Labor Day sale, it is offering some bonus savings at checkout on select Amazon Resale listings there are some great Apple gear deals here. We already detailed Apple Pencil Pro down as low as $74.30 shipped , but for those looking towards a more casual (and affordable) option, you can also land Apple Pencil USB-C down at just over $55. more
As part of the ongoing Labor Day sale, Amazon is offering a solid selection of Samsungs Odyssey gaming monitors and other displays at some of their best prices yet. Youll find discounts across everything from more affordable high-refresh-rate models to the brands latest 2026 Odyssey releases, with several of the newer displays dropping to fresh all-time lows for the event at up to 40% off . There are plenty of options worth checking out if youre looking to upgrade your battlestation or workstation, and weve rounded up some of the standout Samsung monitor deals from Amazons Labor Day sale below. more
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra Allegedly Listed on Geekbench With MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Chipset
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra could launch soon. Ahead of the formal launch, the tablet has allegedly been spotted in the Geekbench database with the model number SM-X940. The new listing suggests that the tablet will ship with a MediaTek Dimensity chipset, 12GB of RAM and Android 17. The tablet got 2,760 points in single-core testing and 9,291 points in multi-core testing.
Bring home Apple Pencil Pro at $74 via Amazon Resale right now (42% off)
The giant Amazon Labor Day sale is flying this weekend, including AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off , the best price ever on Apples latest AirTag 2, and much more. However, Amazon Resale is also offering some sizable bonus discounts in the cart at checkout on its best quality Like-New gear too the regularly $129 Apple Pencil Pro is going for just over $74 right now, for example. more
Best Buy now offering $300 cash discounts on Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, or $470 off bundles at Samsung
While Amazon is now offering a FREE $350 gift card with the purchase of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra right, Best Buy has launched its 2026 Labor Day sale and it is offering a straight up $300 cash discount on the new Ultra foldable. more
NPCI to Soon Allow Users to Port UPI AutoPay Mandates Across Digital Payments Platforms: Report
The National Payments Corporation of India will announce new functionalities for UPI during the Global Fintech Fest 2026, which is set to take place at the Jio World Centre in Mumbai between September 8 and 11, according to a report. The organisation is said to soon start allowing users to port UPI autopay mandates from one digital payments platform to another. This would eliminate the need for users to cancel their mandates from one app to shift to a different platform of their choice, whether it is for OTT subscriptions, SIP instalments, insurance premiums, or EMIs. On top of this, NPCI will reportedly also announce a new functionality that will enable merchants to shift their existing mandates from one payments gateway service provider to another based on their choice.
PhonePe UPI 123Pay Enables UPI Payments Without Internet on Feature Phones in India
PhonePe has introduced UPI 123Pay for feature phones, allowing users to make digital payments without an internet connection. The SMS-based service supports transfers through mobile numbers and UPI IDs, along with QR payments on compatible camera-equipped phones. It also offers bank balance and transaction history features, while bill payments, recharges and Aadhaar-based registration are planned. The service is currently available on selected HMD, Nokia, Lava and Itel feature phones, with PhonePe set to add support for more models.
Most affordable 24GB M5 MacBook Air you can buy is $150 off today
Deals on the latest M5 MacBook Air have been relatively hard to come by outside of the official Apple refurb store since the price hikes took hold. We have seen a couple solid, albeit short-lived, offers on the Sky Blue models at Amazon, but today we spotted the most affordable 24GB model you can buy in Silver at $150 off . more
Nothing Labor Day sale now live from $34: First deal on Ear (3a) buds, Phone (4a) Pro, watches, more
With Labor Day sales now live at Amazon and Best Buy , we are catching a collection of fresh discounts across the Nothing lineup, from buds and over-ears to its latest smartphone releases. This morning we spotted the new Nothing Ear (3a) noise cancelling buds hitting the Amazon all-time low at $79 , but there are loads more starting down at$34. more
Vivo T5 5G Key Specifications Teased; 7,050mAh Battery, Dual Rear Cameras Confirmed
Vivo T5 5G is all set to launch in India on September 2. Just days ahead of the launch, Vivo has confirmed the battery and rear camera details of the upcoming T-series phone. It will have a dual rear camera unit including a 50-megapixel primary Sony IMX882 sensor and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle secondary sensor. The Vivo T5 will feature a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.
The 9 Best MagSafe Phone Grips for Your Butter Fingers (2026)
Keep your phone firmly in hand and add some personality with these comfortable, durable, and nifty smartphone grips.
Anthropics Claude Closes 85 Percent of AI Safety Gap in Automated Research Test
Anthropic researchers have tested Claude as an automated alignment researcher, allowing it to develop and evaluate methods for addressing 10 types of AI safety failures. Claude closed up to 96 percent of the measured safety gap and achieved an average of 85 percent on deception tests. The researchers also used the weaker Claude Sonnet 5 to improve alignment in an early Opus 4.8 model. The results suggest AI could eventually handle more parts of AI research, although the experiment falls short of true self-improvement.
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Set to Go on Sale in India Soon as Multiple Microsites Go Live
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE will go on sale in India soon via Amazon, Flipkart, and the Samsung online store. The phone will be offered in Blueberry, Graphite, and Pistachio colour options. In India, the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE will arrive with a 6.7-inch Full-HD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display, delivering up to a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1,900 nits peak brightness, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ protection. The Galaxy S26 FE will be powered by an Exynos 2500 SoC, which is claimed to deliver up to 51 percent faster AI performance, 24 percent improved GPU performance, and 11 percent faster processing.
All-new Nothing Ear (3a) noise cancelling buds hit Amazon all-time low at $79 in Labor Day sale
As part of the 2026 Amazon Labor Day Sale, we are now tracking the first discount on the new Nothing Ear (3a) noise cancelling earbuds down at $79 . more
Anthropic Faces Lawsuit From Sony Music, Warner Chappell Over Alleged Copyrighted Material Use
Sony Music and Warner Chappell have filed a lawsuit against Anthropic. The Claude maker allegedly used copyrighted material without permission. Anthropic co-founders Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann are named as individual defendants. The complaint alleges that Mann used BitTorrent to download many pirated books, and Anthropic employees allegedly downloaded at least two million more books from the Pirate Library Mirror. Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music are demanding that all infringing copies of the works be destroyed and that Anthropic supply an account of Claudes training data.
OpenClaw 2.0 Explained: How Its New AI Agents Can Automate Your Work
OpenClaw 2.0 is here, bringing a major overhaul to the open-source AI agent platform. The new version focuses on making AI agents easier to install, manage, share and use for everyday tasks. The update covers everything from setup and browser controls
This $99.99 lifetime deal puts GPT-5.5 Pro and Claude 4.6 Sonnet in one app
Macworld TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan is on sale for $99.99 (MSRP $540), giving you chat, image, video, audio, and document AI tools in one app . Keeping up with AI tools usually means juggling separate subscriptions for chat, images, video, and audio, each with its own monthly bill. A lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan cuts that down to one app for $99.99 (MSRP $540). One app, every AI model 1min.AI puts multiple leading AI models in a single dashboard , so youre not locked into one tools strengths or blind spots. Chat with different assistants for writing, research, or brainstorming, then switch over to generate images, remove backgrounds, or upscale a photo without leaving the app. Video and audio tools handle text-to-video, voice cloning, and transcription. The document tools summarize, translate, and answer questions from PDFs. The plan includes 4,000,000 credits a month, with up to 450,000 more available for free through daily logins and other bonuses. It also supports a 20-member team, so the whole crew can share one account instead of paying per seat. Stop paying for a different AI subscription every month. Get a lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan for $99.99 (MSRP $540). 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan Lifetime Subscription See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.
BGMI Redeem Codes for August 31, 2026: 50 Codes, Rewards and How to Redeem
KRAFTON India has released another batch of BGMI redeem codes as part of the game's 5th Anniversary Edition 4.5 Update. This latest drop gives players a chance to claim the Dracostride - UZI weapon skin along with other limited-time in-game rewards.
Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 Leak Hints at Ceramic Design and Major Health Upgrade
Apple's upcoming 'Surprise and Shine' event is less than two weeks away, and rumours surrounding the company's next-generation devices are picking up pace. While the iPhone 18 lineup is expected to take centre stage, Apple could also have some significant upgrades
CMF Buds Neo Review | Stylish, affordable earbuds punch above their price
The third member of the Neo family, the CMF Buds Neo, looks to bring a well-tested combination of style, useful features and good audio at an even more accessible price than its predecessor
Huawei Watch D3, FreeBuds Neo Launch Date Announced; Design, Key Specifications Teased
Huawei Watch D3 is all set to launch later this week in global markets. The new smartwatch will be launched alongside the Huawei FreeBuds Neo TWS earphones. The tech giant has dropped the first teaser of the smartwatch and earphones, showing what they look like. The company has also previewed the Huawei Watch D3 at the European Society of Cardiology Congress (ESC Congress 2026).
Motorola Teases New Razr Foldable With Swarovski Crystal Design Ahead of IFA
Motorola has teased a new Razr-style foldable developed with Swarovski, showing a black rear panel with a patterned finish and crystal detailing. The company has not confirmed the handsets name, but reports suggest it could be linked to the Razr 70. Expected specifications include a 6.9-inch OLED display, 4,500mAh battery and dual 50-megapixel rear cameras. The phone could also include a transparent case and 33W charger. Motorola is expected to reveal more at IFA 2026 in September.
2026 Mahindra Thar Facelift Spied With New Grille: Is A Major Design Update Coming?
Lava has officially started selling the Virat V1 Pro 5G in India, adding another option to the company's mid-range 5G smartphone lineup. The new handset focuses on everyday performance, battery life and a large high-refresh-rate display, while also offering a 50MP
Google Pixel 11 Series Will Not Get GrapheneOS as Google Skips a Major Security Feature
Google Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold do not support the ARM Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) security feature, the GarpheneOS Foundation said in a social media post. Hence, the company was unable to complete the port for its OS for the Google Pixel 11 series. However, it did manage to build only a partial port of GrapheneOS for the Google Pixel 11 series after a weeks work. The foundation said that Google is not offering MTE support in software, firmware, and near certainly hardware of the Pixel 11 series to save money.
Ather Energy expanded its range of electric scooters with the launch of the Ather Konarc on electric scooter at its fourth annual Community Day in India on Saturday. The latest vehicle from the Bengaluru-based EV manufacturer marks the debut of the new EL platform. Ather has positioned Konarc as a practical, everyday electric scooter with a claimed Indian Driving Cycle (IDC) range of up to 161km. It also offers technology-focussed features like MagicKey, AutoHold and Park Assist,
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BizCrush Takes On Noisy Multilingual Meetings
A useful meeting record should do more than produce a transcript. It should let people who do not share a language follow the conversation as it happens , then turn that conversation into something the team can use afterward. That is the promise behind BizCrush , a multilingual meeting tool that combines live captions, translation, speaker labeling, summaries, and meeting reports. The startup is not positioning itself solely as a replacement for Zoom notes. It wants to capture the in-person conversation, live , at a trade show, a sales meeting, or a conference booth then send the resulting record into tools such as Slack and Notion. I met BizCrush CEO Taemin Kwak in person for a demonstration, and the basic workflow was easy to understand. I scanned a QR code, joined a live transcript on my phone without installing an app, and followed an English presentation translated into French (which I speak fluently). BizCrush wants attendees to follow and participate in a conversation even when they do not speak the language. By providing a live translation, then a permanent record, BizCrush occupies the full spectrum of translation value. Arguably, the live translation is the most important aspect, but the record keeping comes as a very convenient bonus, especially in the age of AI when agents can actually go back, read and extract insights. BizCrush says its product supports real-time translation in 60 languages, speaker detection and labeling, AI summaries, calendar synchronization, and web, desktop, and mobile access. It also says the service can work with online meeting tools, in sales settings, at conferences, and during global video calls. Its current product page frames the service as a meeting workflow rather than a single-purpose transcription tool. That broader workflow is important as a growing number of AI assistants can all create transcripts and summaries under favorable conditions. BizCrushs potential is that generic systems become less dependable when the meeting gets physically messy: distant speakers, overlapping voices, background music, event-floor noise, and abrupt changes between languages. When I asked about the architecture, Bizcrush said the company performs speech enhancement on the device before sending the processed signal to its server-side transcription and translation pipeline. Local preprocessing can reduce latency and potentially improve the signal before it reaches the speech-recognition model. But it should not be confused with fully private, fully local transcription. The audio still travels through BizCrushs processing system. A recording can sound cleaner to a human listener while losing speech details that matter to an AI model. BizCrush is therefore trying to optimize its enhancement step for machine recognition, not simply for nicer-sounding audio. Most speech-recognition products begin with the assumption that the incoming recording is already usable. BizCrush is betting that the quality of the audio pipeline before recognition will matter more as voice AI moves beyond quiet online meetings and into actual (physical) workplaces. The company also says it uses adaptive vocabulary, allowing customers names, product terms, and other recurring jargon to influence recognition. Its public API documentation describes context-keyword inputs, language hints, live and batch transcription, and speaker diarization the technical term for separating a discussion into speaker segments. BizCrushs API documentation currently labels the API beta, which is a sensible reminder that the system remains a work in progress. For conference use, BizCrush says a speakers words can appear as captions on a main screen while attendees follow translated captions on their phones through a QR link. That has obvious value for international events, where many attendees may understand the topic but not the language being spoken. It will not replace a professional interpreter in a legal proceeding, medical consultation, or high-stakes negotiation. But for routine business exchanges, live translation could make conversations more accessible and reduce the friction of relying on a human intermediary for every interaction. It worked beautifully during the demo. For corporate customers who want to control the data flow, BizCrush mentioned that enterprise deployments can be configured to send material to customer-controlled destinations such as S3, Notion, Slack, or other systems, otherwise, assume that data may transit through BizCrush servers/systems.. BizCrush also claims that its pre-processing approach performs better than competing systems in noisy settings. Its July deck cited a 41.03% character error rate in high-noise tests and a 22.84% overall average CER. The companys value-proposition is plausible. The problem is really to make the conservation useful as it happens when people are moving between languages, speaking over background noise, and trying to turn a conversation into action. BizCrush Takes On Noisy Multilingual Meetings , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .
DeepVisions Uses AI to Spot Vineyard Disease Earlier
A sick vine rarely looks sick at the most pivotal moment: by the time a grower notices obvious leaf damage while walking the rows, a disease or pest problem may already have spread through part of the vineyard. DeepVisions thinks AI can drastically narrow that gap by examining drone or smartphone photos and directing growers to the spots that need attention first. We met the Korean startup who pitched their VisionPlus system which is designed to turn field imagery into a map of possible plant-health risks. DeepVisions says growers can upload photos captured by commercial drones or smartphones; its cloud software analyzes the images, flags potential disease or pest indicators, and ties those alerts to GPS locations. The point is not to replace an agronomists judgment, but to make the inspection process faster, more thorough and more targeted. Vineyards are an obvious first use case. Grapes are high-value crops, disease can move quickly, and manually checking every vine is time-consuming. In Seoul, I spoke with Sang-hyun Park, DeepVisions CIO, in person. After the companys presentation, the most revealing detail was the logistics. The technology still depends on someone (or something) getting usable images from the field. For farmers who already own and operate drones, that may be straightforward. For those who do not, DeepVisions may need a service-provider, rental, or reseller model. Park described discussions with a drone company in Africa whose equipment is already rented to farmers for pesticide spraying. Adding crop analysis to that workflow could make deployment easier, but it also illustrates the central business challenge: AI can analyze an image only after a customer has an affordable, reliable way to capture it. DeepVisions calls VisionPlus hardware-agnostic, meaning it does not require its own proprietary drone or camera. Its presentation says the system preprocesses field imagery to handle uneven lighting and shadows, then uses deep-learning models to identify potential issues at the vine, leaf, and grape-cluster level. The company also says it uses synthetic data, or AI-generated training examples, to supplement real-world photos when examples of a particular crop disease are limited. That last point is leading-edge but it should be treated cautiously: synthetic images can help train a system faster, especially when an emerging disease has few labeled examples. But it only works if tests against real vineyards confirm the results. DeepVisions says it has deployed VisionPlus with a commercial winery in Sapporo, Japan, in connection with NAVER, and has used smartphones to assess grapes through a KOICA project in Vietnam. These early deployments are encouraging, but the road to worldwide success remains long. DeepVisions materials cite expected reductions in pesticide use and improvements in yield, and if thats true, theres a strong incentive for farmers to consider this solution. If not, too many false alerts would waste time and erode a growers trust. Missed disease would set back the business thesis. The company is entering a field with capable competitors. Taranis uses drones, aircraft, and satellite data to provide crop intelligence, while Bloomfield Robotics uses vehicle-mounted cameras to collect continuous, plant-level imagery. DeepVisions potential advantage is flexibility: it aims to work with equipment farmers or partners may already have, rather than requiring a dedicated imaging system. But flexibility, but not a moat. DeepVisions is also pursuing a separate air-quality application. The company says it can infer localized PM10 and PM2.5 levels from CCTV footage by analyzing visual effects such as atmospheric scattering and blur (funny enough, I studied these for videogames 3D rendering). That is an intriguing idea because air pollution can vary substantially from one neighborhood or street to another. EPA treats fine-particle pollution as a serious public-health issue and maintains a monitoring system based on measured, quality-assured data. DeepVisions Vision Plus did receive outside recognition: it won a Bronze Edison Award in 2026 in the Energy-Optimized Environments category. DeepVisions says it is exploring Napa Valley as its next vineyard opportunity. For now, that is a planned proof of concept, not a signed U.S. customer. I hope it happens, as it was right next to San Francisco, where I lived for many years. DeepVisions Uses AI to Spot Vineyard Disease Earlier , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .
DABIDA GeniTeacher Reads Handwritten Work to Spot Stuck Points
The fastest way to use AI for homework is also the least useful : paste in the question, get the answer and hope some of it sticks. DABIDA is building an AI tutor around a different premise. Its GeniTeacher platform wants students to keep working on paper while the software watches the path they took to get there. The philosophy is that a final answer is a thin signal . A math problem can be wrong because a student misunderstood a concept, made an arithmetic slip, chose an inefficient method or gave up halfway through. Those are very different problems, and a generic chatbot often sees none of them. I met DABIDA CEO Eun-Seung Lee in person as he demonstrated GeniTeacher. The core pitch: AI should help students reason through a problem instead of becoming a faster answer machine (I totally agree). The practical twist is that DABIDA tries to capture not only the written answer, but also the sequence of marks, corrections and intermediate work that led to it. Students can write with DABIDAs GeniPen (a CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree) on compatible paper, use a stylus on a tablet or upload a photo. The company says GeniTeacher combines its handwriting-recognition technology with image analysis, allowing it to account for diagrams and text. Lee told me the platform also uses a mix of outside AI models, chosen according to task and cost, rather than betting the company on one large language model, which makes total sense. The goal is to issue a sequence of Socratic hints: a light prompt first, then a more specific one if the student remains stuck. DABIDA also says it can generate reports covering accuracy, weak concepts, recurring errors and hint use, along with automated error notes that preserve the original problem, the students working and an explanation of the likely mistake. This is a more useful process than simply grading an answer. A 2024 EEG study of 36 university students found broader brain connectivity during handwriting than typing. The researchers argued that the pattern may be beneficial for learning, but the study did not directly measure whether handwriting improved classroom performance. The logic seem sound, but this is under intense research. DABIDA did not begin with GeniTeacher. Its earlier GeniClass and GeniPen products focused on remote learning, letting a teacher see a students handwriting during a live class. That pair became a CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Smart Communities category. Lee said GeniTeacher grew from that existing handwriting-capture technology after the company began adding AI capabilities in 2024. More recently, WIPO named DABIDA one of 11 2026 Global Awards winners and described it as a handwriting-based AI tutoring system. WIPO says DABIDA has 23 patents, exclusive distribution agreements in seven countries and a Samsung Electronics partnership signed in 2026. Lee described several possible revenue streams: subscriptions, smart-pen sales, publisher relationships and licensing. He cited a potential $20 monthly base subscription in our conversation, though pricing and availability can vary by market. Theres also a potential future marketplace where teachers could sell their own high-quality questions, with DABIDA taking a commission. DABIDAs thesis will be proven when schools and families can see that students learn more, teachers save time without surrendering judgment, and the company refines the curriculum by analyzing common learning stumbling points. Many people currently say that AI makes children less smart. DABIDA is on a quest to leverage AI to take teaching to the next level. DABIDA GeniTeacher Reads Handwritten Work to Spot Stuck Points , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .
Crosshub Wants Voice Checks to Secure Payments
When we met at an in-person presentation in Seoul, Crosshub made a simple argument: an approval code can show that somebody entered a code, but it cannot necessarily prove who approved a payment, or whether that person understood what they were authorizing. Its answer is V-Pay , a proposed voice-based step-up check for payments. Voice interfaces are spreading into cars, smart glasses, kiosks, and were expecting a new wave of AI assistants. The interesting part of Crosshubs pitch is not that it wants people to pay by voice. It wants voice to serve as a transaction-specific confirmation layer to increase security. We previously covered Crosshubs B-Pay , the companys effort to combine IDBlock identity verification with cross-border payments. The company now frames V-Pay and Smart ID as extensions of that larger identity-and-payment infrastructure. Crosshubs IDBlock/B-Pay work also won a CES 2026 Best of Innovation award in FinTech. V-Pay is not meant to be another Siri-like assistant that hears a command and executes it. Instead, Crosshub says the service would generate a one-time phrase that includes the payment context. The user reads it aloud; the system checks the phrase and compares voice characteristics with enrolled voice features. A risk engine would also consider context such as an unusual amount, device, or location. We are not thinking about Siri as our competitor what we want to do is expand with Siri, not compete with them. (Crosshub representative) A $5 coffee purchase made every Monday afternoon is a very different event from a sudden $4,000 luxury purchase on another continent. Card issuers already use many signals to flag this kind of anomaly. Crosshubs pitch is to add a spoken confirmation at the moment when the existing system decides that one more check is warranted. When I asked where the innovation sits, the team emphasized identity verification rather than merely detecting an unusual payment. Crosshub says V-Pay can compare speech patterns such as frequency, intonation, and pronunciation. Its material also says the system is designed to avoid storing raw voice recordings. The companys strong idea is the dynamic phrase . A transaction-specific prompt should make a basic replay attack less useful because an old recording will not match the next purchase. However, the deepfake problem is real. NIST guidance for remote biometric checks calls for presentation-attack detection, tested performance, and controls that help establish that the biometric sample came from a genuine sensor; it also notes that such measures do not address every forged-media scenario. NIST SP 800-63A Well see how Crosshubs technology fares against deepfakes as more testing and certifications happen. Until then, readers should view the product as an interesting and promising security design. The company says its MVP is complete and that it plans to pursue proof-of-concept work with financial institutions and payment providers. A second, more unusual business angle: Crosshub is exploring spoken advertising : a brand or promotion could become part of the phrase a user needs to repeat. At the presentation, the team described this as optional rather than mandatory. It is not difficult for me to see the huge potential appeal for advertisers if users are asked to say a brand name immediately before a purchase. Smart ID is the other half of Crosshubs current presentation. This one targets universities single-sign-on (SSO), where access rights, academic records, dormitories, libraries, attendance systems, and campus payments often sit in different databases. Crosshub wants a mobile credential to become a single front door for those services. The company says it has MOUs for digital student ID adoption with the University of Danangs University of Science and Education, Vietnam National University Hanoi, and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City. Its proposed system would connect campus access and administration with local payment services, while it describes broader Vietnam, ASEAN, smart-building, and smart-city expansion as plans rather than current deployments. Crosshubs solutions page lists the three university MOUs. The value is straightforward: students forget plastic cards, graduate and lose access to records, and repeatedly authenticate themselves across separate systems. A well-run digital ID can reduce that friction. Crosshubs own interview made clear, however, that Smart ID remains under development and that it is meant more for convenience than absolute high-security. Someone could loan their phones to give another person access to the library, just like loaning a passcard. Crosshub Wants Voice Checks to Secure Payments , original content from Ubergizmo . Read our Copyrights and terms of use .
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