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Meta’s MongoDB CEO Poach

2026-09-29T00:01:13Z

Mark Zuckerberg is on a roll. Fresh off his triumphant rollout of the Muse personal agent, he signaled his commitment to selling AI to companies by announcing the poaching of CJ Desai, MongoDB’s CEO, as head of a newly created Meta Enterprise Platform business. Desai has had a long career i

I tried replacing Proxmox with an open-source OS you’ve never heard of

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:17 GMT

This Proxmox rival gets a lot of things right

OpenAI Will Not Ship GPT-6.1 Astra Due to Safety Concerns

2026-09-28T23:53:11Z

OpenAI has decided not to release the AI model that it had intended to release as GPT-6.1 Astra due to its results on safety tests, a spokesperson said Monday. The model performed worse than GPT-6 Astra—OpenAI’s newest model, released earlier this month—on tests measuring

OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:39:20 +0000

A top executive at the AI lab told the Wall Street Journal that the model in question had displayed a poor aptitude for following orders.

The warning signs that your iPhone battery needs to be replaced

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Your iPhone's battery doesn't have infinite longevity. Over time, it degrades, and you'll know that's happening when you see these signs.

The Italian Navy is racing an F-35B fighter against a Ferrari in probably the coolest-sounding race ever

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:25:00 +0000

PewDiePie's free self-hosted image editor does what Adobe and Canva charge for

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:17 GMT

An AI workspace with an AI-powered image editor tucked inside

How to improve your Android phone's battery life

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Don't give up just yet on your Android. If the poor battery is your main complaint, give these usage and settings tips a try.

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, September 29 (game #1709)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 29 (game #1206)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, September 29 (game #940)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Aurora CFO says 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:58:35 +0000

Self-driving truck company Aurora laid out an audacious plan for 2030. Its CFO says its targets aren't aspirational.

California is banning public officials from making memecoins

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:55:33 +0000

The state has enacted several new rules around cryptocurrencies.

Startup NinjaTech AI Takes Aim at Agent Sticker Shock

2026-09-28T22:42:59Z

NinjaTech AI, an early-stage startup backed by Amazon and led by a former Google product management executive, <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260928214407/en/NinjaTech-AI-Launches-SuperNinja-Enterprise-a-Turnkey-AI-Workforce-Platform-Enterprises-Own-and-Run-Unmetered-o

Recursive Self-Improvement Won’t Be Winner-Takes-All, Say Founders of Ricursive

2026-09-28T22:30:13Z

Recursive self-improvement, the idea that AI models could get so good at research and development that they train themselves, without a need for human researchers, has captivated Silicon Valley. Some in the industry have suggested that the first company to achieve RSI will gain all the bene

My iPhone hit 1,000 charge cycles — Here's how it's holding up

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

I've had my iPhone 15 Pro Max for three years and have completed 1,000 battery charge cycles. Here's what the experience has been like.

Boeing "incredibly excited" to serve as nation's only astronaut transportation

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:24:33 +0000

Manus Unveils New Personal Agent App in Challenge to Meta’s Muse

2026-09-28T22:23:06Z

Manus, the AI agent startup that recently separated from Meta Platforms, launched on Monday a new standalone app for personal agents that could compete with Meta’s Muse. The new app, <a href="https://x.com/CueAgents/status/2104589146153181192?s=20">Cue</a>, pr

Need for speed: Ukraine actively seeking Formula 1 expertise to design future Magura naval unmanned vehicles like ultra-lightweight racing machines

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:05:00 +0000

Claude Code built the features I've been asking for in my favorite app, and it took 30 minutes

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:16 GMT

I should have done this sooner.

Costco Gold Star Membership: $65 with a $20 Digital Costco Shop Card

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Join Costco as a new Gold Star Member for $65 and enroll in auto renewal to receive a $20 Digital Costco Shop Card*.

How to improve your FPS for better gaming (without buying new hardware)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Frame rates and graphical fidelity have an inverse relationship, so making your games look a little less beautiful runs them much better.

Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:49:10 +0000

PSA: Avengers: Endgame Encore features one less Doomsday tease in non-IMAX theaters

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:34:52 +0000

If you want to see every "Avengers: Doomsday" teaser in "Avengers: Endgame Encore," you need to watch in IMAX or Infinity Vision.

2026-09-28T17:31:35-04:00

My favorite Claude Design alternative isn't Lovable, or Replit, it's a free Google tool nobody talks about

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:30:18 GMT

It's been right under my nose this whole time, I just didn't pay attention

Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:29:18 +0000

The new financing is expected to more than triples the AI infrastructure startup's valuation from just four months ago.

SpaceX's Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:26:19 +0000

Leaked photos appear to show a new Kindle is coming — heres what we know

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:26:08 +0000

Leaked photos on WinFuture show that a new Amazon Kindle is coming. Here's what we know about the 12th generation of Kindle based on the leaked photos.

'Don't waste your time': Raspberry Pi expert reveals users are essentially unable to swap out RAM chips for repairs or upgrades

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:10:00 +0000

The 80+ best Amazon Prime Big Deal Days offers to shop today

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:05:28 +0000

Cloudflare’s Prince tells The Verge bots could be 1,000x human traffic

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:01:59 +0000

Bots could make up 1,000 times more web traffic than humans within five years, Cloudflare chief executive Matthew Prince told The Verge. He made the forecast on Nila

Windows 11 and my old Android phone made buying a webcam feel like a waste of money

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:00:16 GMT

A decade of webcam stagnation meets a modern workaround using Windows 11 and a phone's superior camera hardware.

Your Wi-Fi is slow because everyone on your street picked the same channel, and one free scan proves it

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:00:14 GMT

Wi-Fi channels overlap, and your home network is the one that suffers.

One encryption tool can lock down 10GB in 35 seconds, and a lifetime subscription is only $40

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

EncryptPro encrypts Windows files locally with AES-256, shares them over private PGP connections, and opens large files instantly. Now $39.99 for life.

How to watch Eagles vs Bears: Live streams & TV Channels

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:49:39 +0000

Hinton, Bengio and AI lab scientists warn of an intelligence explosion

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:45:19 +0000

More than 20 AI researchers have warned that AI systems that automate AI research could set off an “intelligence explosion”. They include OpenAI’s chief scientist and an A

AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:39:33 +0000

The acquisition will see World Labs founder Fei-Fei Li join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist.

AMD to Buy Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 Billion

2026-09-28T20:34:34Z

Advanced Micro Devices said Monday it has agreed to buy World Labs, the two-year-old maker of models that can simulate three-dimensional spaces, for about $8.2 billion in an all-stock transaction. The deal is expected to close at the end of this year, AMD said. World Labs

New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:31:06 +0000

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I stopped paying extra for motherboards with Wi-Fi built in, and a $30 PCIe card does it better

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:30:16 GMT

Discrete Wi-Fi adapters can step up your PC's networking game

I finally got Claude to stop arguing with me, and all it took was this one instruction

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:17 GMT

Pushback from Claude was its best feature, until it started overcorrecting

My Samsung Galaxy finally changes its own settings when I need it to

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:14 GMT

I thought Modes and Routines were just another Samsung feature I'd ignore. Now my phone goes on vibrate when I work and saves battery before it dies.

To keep drug prices high, pharma has been piling up the patents

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:53:37 +0000

Discord is testing a lightweight mode to free up resources while gaming

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:51:39 +0000

Unsurprisingly, it's called Game Mode.

Google will support ChromeOS until 2034 as it shifts to Googlebook OS

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:36:57 +0000

Some recent Chromebook devices will be able to switch to the new operating system.

Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:35:51 +0000

Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:33:57 +0000

Shopify is expanding WebMCP support to checkout, allowing browser-based AI agents to update order details and complete purchases with a buyer’s authorization.

2026-09-28T15:31:24-04:00