Retro tech is making a comeback, and this week, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) put hard numbers to that trend in terms of music consumption habits. Surprisingly, the organization reported that CDs — yes, the shiny, round things that Spotify supposedly killed — are growing once again. According to the RIAA’s new report,…
OpenAI is making one of its boldest claims yet about where artificial intelligence has arrived — just as its own researchers warn that the most capable systems are becoming harder to monitor. The company launched GPT-6 Astra on Thursday, describing it as its most powerful model to date and giving it the ability to operate…
TL; DR: The Dell 14S is a new affordable Windows laptop aimed at students and young professionals, with an aluminum build, up to 2.8K 120Hz display, all-day battery life, and four colorful finishes. At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Dell unveiled a new version of the Dell 14S aimed at students, young adults, and anyone who…
A Mars probe from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) may answer some longstanding questions about the Red Planet and its moons. The mission—dubbed MMX for “Martian Moons eXploration”—aims to collect at least 10 grams of samples from Phobos, one of two moons orbiting the planet, and if successful, these will be the first rocks…
Tesla published a form on Thursday for businesses interested in buying Cybercab fleets or providing infrastructure for its network, the latest sign that the company’s aspirations for its gold-hued autonomous vehicle stretch beyond being a robotaxi operator. The robotaxi interest form, which was released ahead of the company’s Cybercab event in Austin, is not definitive…
Google is putting an AI image studio directly into the productivity suite millions of businesses already use. Google Pics began rolling out to eligible Google Workspace customers on September 1, bringing Gemini-powered image generation and object-level editing to business users. Because the service is enabled by default for qualifying organizations, IT teams may need to…
PlayStation’s September State of Play dropped a very fun, retro surprise for Lego fans: the original PlayStation console and controller are getting a 1,911-piece brick-built makeover, and the set is releasing this October (see it here at the Lego Store). Priced at $179.99, this brand-new set is unfortunately not available to preorder at the time…
I will be a Groupon stan until I die. I have used their coupons for massages, haircuts, oil changes, and for experiences like a Camel ride in the Sahara while I was in Morocco and a deal on glamping in an Airstream trailer in Joshua Tree. Groupon is one of the best ways to get…
When it first happens to you, you think you’re crazy. You wander into a cafe and look at a menu with a variety of bagel sandwiches, but each illustration looks eerily flawless, precisely symmetrical, and oddly smooth, eliciting a visceral sensation that something isn’t right. You might think you’re paranoid, but you’re not losing your…
Garmin’s fēnix 9 starts at $999.99, while the fēnix 9 Pro starts at $1,099.99. Both come in 43mm, 47mm, and 51mm sizes and share most of Garmin’s latest training, mapping, navigation, and health features. The $100 upgrade is mainly about hardware and configuration options. The Pro adds a titanium case, brighter AMOLED displays, solar models,…
