SAVE $29.99: As of Sep. 8, get the Shark ChillPill for $120 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $149.99. That’s a discount of 20%. $120 at Amazon $149.99 Save $29.99 We may be in the final throes of summer, but the heat still has us in its clutches. If even the thought…
The ads pointed people towards almost 50 apps combined across Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store. Of the 350 ads, the researchers say that around 300 of them directed people to AI image or video generator ads, with most of these apps being linked to China-based developers. Some apps had already been removed by…
The fuel for a fully reusable rocket that can unlock truly low-cost access to space isn’t methane or liquid oxygen. It’s cash, and Stoke Space Technologies is tanking up. The company has now “completed the initial closing” of a $1 billion Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger…
Rust held onto its place in the TIOBE Index top 10 in August 2026 after entering the ranking for the first time in July. The systems programming language remained at No. 10, while its rating rose from 1.34% in July to 1.45% in August. Python remained No. 1 at 18.53%, followed by C, C++, Java,…
TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Destined Rivals Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $115.98 at Amazon, down from its $121.99 typical price. Credit: The Pokémon Company $115.98 at Amazon $121.99 Save $6.01 Destined Rivals has become a Pokémon TCG expansion that’s shot up massively in price, the more obscure it’s become…
Some of the hottest software this year revolves around capturing voices. Whether it’s the sharp dictations of Wispr or the always-listening ears of Granola, voice-centered software currently feels inescapable. Voice dictation is getting so sharp, in fact, that I often write drafts in my notepad and then dictate aloud to my laptop. Some prognosticators have…
Investment in UK-based fintech companies declined to £1.8bn in the first half of the year, its lowest six-month total since 2016, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech H1 2026 report. British financial technology companies had raised £5bn in funding in H1 2025, a year in which the UK accounted for 68% of fintech investment in the…
Today’s NYT Strands hints involve a common shared experience. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns….
If you opt for an Android phone over an iPhone, there are certain features you get as standard as part of Android. Then there are other features specific to certain manufacturers, as each Android phone maker puts its own spin on the software. Pixel phones, for example, get the Now Playing widget on the home…
Eric Wu built and ran Opendoor, one of the more ambitious real estate startups of the last decade, before stepping away in 2022 after fast-rising interest rates abruptly slowed down home sales. He spent a year resetting — he’d been running the company for eight years at that point — and could have easily jumped…
