An Analogue Pocket restock is coming October 2
It's sure to sell out fast again.
So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?
Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban
This spring, the United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers - effectively all future routers - unless their makers could 1) convince the US government that they weren't a national security threat, and 2) submit "a detailed, time-bound plan to establish or expand manufacturing i...
Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes access
Xbox gamers can now get a digital license tied to their physical game discs associated with their Xbox profile for select titles, allowing them to play the game without needing to insert it into the console.
‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief
Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied reports that Microsoft is considering selling off its Xbox business. The Information reported in June that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood had been considering spinning out Xbox entirely, and then reported e...
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the required Mac setting was turned off.
Tinder now offers group hangouts as an alternative to one-on-one dates
At least in theory, it's a little less nerve-wracking.
New PS5 Relapse jailbreak enables homebrew and Switch emulation but is hamstrung by rapidly-changing firmware revisions
A new jailbreak supports firmware 7.00 through 13.60, including on the PS5 Pro. But some game updates may already require a newer firmware, breaking the jailbreak.
Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 adding two new features soon
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 have arrived, and later this year they’ll get even more powerful with two new features: Siri Recap and Live Rewind. Here are the details. more…
Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now available for everyone
Many (if not all) Xbox Series X and Xbox One games are supported.
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling
Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
Show colleagues how much you care by sending an AI avatar to your Google Meet call
MeetTwins is still in development, but it's a genius idea if the goal is to prove more time-wasting calls should just be emails
DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food
By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.
Halide 3.2 pro camera arrives with iPhone 18 Pro aperture feature and two new looks
In May, Lux Optics launched the all-new Halide Mark III pro camera app for iPhone. Today, Halide is back with its first update for iPhone 18 Pro, plus new features for all iPhone photographers. more…
Freckle's smartphone aims to get kids back outside on their own
Freckle's smartphone encourages kids to get outside. What a concept!
Destro AI’s secret sauce is getting robots and humans on the same page
"One of the biggest reasons we are winning against robotics companies is because we are not a robotics company."
The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
A new update to Lux Optics' anti-algorithm Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new iPhone 18 Pro's main camera. Halide isn't the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but...
Instinct’s new product recommendations are giving some users the ick
Instinct is rolling out human-curated product and travel recommendations, but some users aren’t happy about getting suggestions they never asked for.
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.