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The Best Wireless Earbuds for 2026 Sep 05, 2026

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Wireless earbuds are now the default option for everyday listening, whether you're heading out for a commute, fitting in a workout or just watching videos at home. Here are four of this year's favorites...

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TikTok introduces voice comments and simplified polls Sep 04, 2026

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It's also letting people upload multiple photos at once when reacting to a post.

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OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is 'the most intelligent and aligned model in the world', the Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful surgery, and Google's new AI weather model uses live satellite data for higher-resolution forecasts Sep 04, 2026

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-A flashy demo video the company released alongside the launch shows Astra handling everything from 3D modeling to building slideshows, and often taking care of multiple tasks across different domains at the same time.

-It has always seemed like the Vision Pro was pointing toward a very interesting hypothetical future and was just waiting for the right situation to come along. A complex surgery is a good example of what that right situation could be.

-Rather than primarily relying on data from numerical weather prediction models, which include a six-hour lag, WeatherNext 3 incorporates live satellite data, which gives the model "a rich, continuously updating view of the atmosphere."

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Uber is cutting around 3,000 jobs Sep 03, 2026

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The company is also asking almost all remote employees to move to an office.

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Don't rely on AI to plan anything that could put your life at risk, NYC banned the use of gen AI tools in public schools for students through 8th grade, and millions of driver's licenses leaked to the dark web Sep 03, 2026

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-A group of climbers set out to climb Mount Shasta in Siskiyou County, California thinking it would only take them eight hours, because that's what Google's Gemini chatbot told them.

- Mayor Mamdani said this move was made to protect "human connection" in classrooms, suggesting that kids should develop problem-solving and social skills via teachers and peers instead of chatbots.

-A service called Nexus went live to sell these documents and many others, which included medical cards, employment records and residence cards.

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You can use your phone as a Roku remote (and it's free) Sep 02, 2026

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Did you lose the remote again?

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GoPro says it's moving into AI data centers, BT's old copper network could be worth over $2 billion, and Meta's new AI transcription model can distinguish between multiple speakers and languages in real-time Sep 02, 2026

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-Along with continuing to make its synonymous action cameras and run its subscription and cloud services, GoPro plans to move into defense, government, robotics and aerospace sectors.

-The BT subsidiary Openreach is in the process of replacing its legacy copper network with full-fiber broadband, with plans to connect 30 million residences by the end of the decade.

-Meta's release comes less than a week after Google Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, its own audio model that boasts similar capabilities.

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Apple prototyped a stylus for the foldable iPhone that we may never see Sep 01, 2026

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On the bright side, Apple is more certainly working on an Apple Watch overhaul.

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United will now let you join standby lists for earlier flights through its mobile app, Kalshi banned George Santos for life, and Amazon is being sued for 'secretly' overcharging advertisers for years Sep 01, 2026

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-This feature could prove very useful if you get bumped off your original flight, say due to your earlier reservation getting delayed or due to a cancellation, and transferred to a later schedule.

-Santos allegedly bought contracts on Kalshi indicating that he would not attend this year's State of the Union speech after weather disrupted his travel plans.

-According to the FTC, Amazon made billions of dollars by "secretly" inflating its rates for more than six years, according to a statement from the FTC.

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Bluesky has a new setting to help you avoid accidentally going viral Aug 31, 2026

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The setting will prevent your posts from being recommended in the algorithmic "discover" feed.

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