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• 69% of Americans oppose local AI data centers in 2026 poll — Trump blasts blocking communities on Truth Social for choosing poverty over server farms, throwing off 'tremendous amounts of money' [2d]
• 'Revolutionary' 36-year old jet engine designed for F-16 set to power world's first AI-piloted VTOL fighter jet [2d]
• GL.iNet Beryl 7 review: This Wi-Fi 7 travel router saved my holiday connecting 5 iPads, a laptop, and a couple of phones [2d]
• World's only 6K touchscreen monitor just got a huge upgrade — Clarity Touch 6K now has a 12-megapixel webcam but no Thunderbolt 5 in view [2d]
• Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 review: This Windows business laptop reminds me of a fully specced MacBook Pro alternative — with a few caveats [2d]
• 'We're trying to go easy on the hand-holding' — Invoke says Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons' HUD and waypoint guidance will be minimal and can even be toggled on and off so as not to 'overwhelm' players and encourage exploration [2d]
• I compared Siri AI to Gemini on Android — and Apple actually understands what most people want from AI [2d]
• IKEA just launched a Matter-enabled driver that makes your integrated cabinet lights part of your smart home [2d]
• Who needs the Apple Watch Ultra 4? I've been counting my steps and finding my phone with this cheap retro Casio digital watch, and I love it [2d]
• Massive data breach sees 220 million traveler records exposed — nine years of airline info leaked including passenger and passport details [2d]
• South Korea, US agree on $22 billion deal for 6.3 GW Texas gas power plant — Encinal facility to feed AI data centers under Washington and Seoul's $350 billion pact [2d]
• US Army drilled by senators over ‘deep concerns’ surrounding shutdown of cutting-edge drone battalion — and the wars in Ukraine and Iran show that ‘back to basics’ might not be a smart move [2d]
• Vernal Core3 review: A rock-solid standing desk for triple-monitor setups [2d]
• American truckers are benefiting from AI data center boom, and that’s exactly why they don’t share the same opinion of the majority of Americans [2d]
• ChatGPT Images 2.5 is out — I’ve been testing it for 24 hours, and these are the 3 new features you’ll actually use [2d]
• The Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2 console and controller pre-orders are now going live — here's where you can grab them along with the Ocarina remake [2d]
• GPU prices may be on the rise again, according to a Japanese retailer — but I wouldn't resort to panic buying [2d]
• Home Depot's Labor Day sale has been extended — 45% off major appliances, Halloween decor, grills, patio furniture and more [2d]
• Liquid Network halts new transactions after 'nice guy' hackers steal nearly all its Bitcoin — but then return most of it after a patch is issued [2d]
• Creative Assembly says Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is designed for both newcomers and hardcore fans and teaches mechanics on a 'step-by-step basis' — 'I view the tutorial for an experienced player as kind of like an appetizer' [2d]
• It looks like Apple will finally support four HomePods in Dolby Atmos surround sound with Apple TV 4K — and it'd be a pretty good price compared to Sony's equivalent system [2d]
• Sick of Sony killing physical games? Relive the glory days with a PlayStation 3 emulator that can play discs through your PC [2d]
• The physical edition of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2 is getting limited 'textured foil packaging' — here's where to preorder now [2d]
• Practical Magic 2 is truly the Hollywood sequel that shouldn't exist — there aren't enough midnight margaritas in the world to make me forget it immediately [2d]
• How to watch Porto vs Man City: Live Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27 [2d]
• How to watch Real Madrid vs Inter: Free Streams & TV Channels for Champions League 2026/27 [2d]
• 'Why does this look like it was run through DLSS 5?' — The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's new graphics and modernized controls are dividing fans [2d]
• Buy a cheap TV before prices rise — 9 outstanding-value 4K, Mini-LED and OLED TVs worth buying now [2d]
• The Atlas 1.0 Pioneer Edition is a $499 brain scanner that sits behind your ear to measure your stress, attention span and energy —and the first batch has just sold out [2d]
• Best of Gamescom 2026 — The 15 top devices and games we saw at this year’s show [2d]
• Want a Chinese IP address? Proton VPN now offers one, unlike most rivals [2d]
• 'Great for homes and small businesses': We awarded Ugreen's elegant four-bay DH4300 Plus NAS a 4-star review, and now it's been reduced to just $374 at Amazon [2d]
• Microsoft 365 users hit by two major threat campaigns - fake IT calls and phishing emails target users across the world [2d]
• The Alienware AW3926QW is a 5K2K 39-inch OLED beast... and probably the best gaming monitor I've ever experienced [2d]
• Proton VPN sign-ups soar in Vietnam as stringent new cyberlaw takes effect [2d]
• Don't pay $400 for Sony's latest headphones — the excellent WH-1000XM5 are down to a record-low of $198 and the smarter buy [2d]
• 'They're doing some kind of dynamic pricing BS': Xbox Game Pass is being offered cheaper for some users, and Reddit thinks it knows why [2d]
• The Legend of Zelda Movie is about to end a 40-year tradition for the beloved Nintendo game series — and Shigeru Miyamoto says we'll 'understand why' when it's released [2d]
• ‘I also want to feel the frontier’ — Gemini users are starting to think that Gemini Pro 4 won’t ever see the light of day thanks to the release of ChatGPT 6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 [2d]
• Swiss Federal Government is ditching Microsoft on thousands of devices to switch to open source [2d]
• I tried Sony's first-ever fisheye lens — and the 8-14mm F3.5 G makes a compelling case for the distorted, ultra-wide perspective [2d]
• I was gutted about Prime Video canceling Spider-Noir — but Nicolas Cage's take on it has made me feel better [2d]
• Building products is easier than ever, knowing what to build is the hard part [2d]
• The 3K OLED Asus Vivobook S 16 laptop packs 32GB RAM and a Core Ultra 7 processor, and it's currently $300 off in the back-to-school sale with more than $500 of free bundled extras [2d]
• Logitech's new $99 MX Keypad puts AI coding at a developer's fingertips [2d]
• How to watch Champions League 2026/27 — it's *FREE* [2d]
• 'The fallout from AI is being felt further across the business than most people assume': CIOs are being held accountable when AI goes wrong [2d]
• The UK’s cheapest EV just got bigger, faster and smarter — but the sub-£18k Dacia Spring could still lose its cut-price crown [2d]
• Elon Musk branded ‘chaotic, random, capricious, manifestly cruel and selfish’ in teaser trailer for Musk documentary that looks more explosive than a SpaceX rocket [2d]
• I’m sick of my Apple Watch's Workout app lacking this key fitness feature — but a new Apple Watch Ultra 4 rumor suggests it could finally catch up with apps like SmartGym [2d]
• I've found 3 wireless all-in-one inkjet printers under $100 from HP and Canon, with prices starting at just $60 [2d]
• The iPhone Ultra is about to launch, but if this report is right, it might be almost impossible to buy — at least initially [2d]
• This enormous Anycubic Kobra 3 Max V2 3D printer deal with four-color printing gets a huge Early Bird discount to match its huge build volume [2d]
• Windows 11 desktop becomes a full-page Harry Potter ad — and Bing Wallpaper users rebel by uninstalling the app in droves [2d]
• iPhone 18 Pro cameras could finally be worthy of the 'Pro' name — iOS 27 leak reveals focus peaking, waveform, and manual focus upgrades [2d]
• Introducing AI-as-a-Service [2d]
• The way we use and pay for AI is changing [2d]
• Microsoft engineer claims 'typing code is absolutely over', with AI and GitHub Copilot set to transform coding as we know it [2d]
• Surfshark bolsters its privacy empire with Optery data removal acquisition [3d]
• ‘I’ve seen AIs of me sitting with Obama talking about insane things that we never did’: George Clooney raises the alarm over AI fakes — while Maggie Gyllenhaal says the tech 'fundamentally did not work’ when she was pressured to use it in filmmaking [3d]
• Beyond AI adoption: what it takes to deliver measurable business value [3d]
• Half of Brits admit they still don't know what a data center is [3d]
• Dyson just revived its Corrale straightener — and by shrinking it down and adding an ingenious cooling attachment, it's turned it into a tool I'm actually excited about [3d]
• How to watch Champions League 2026/27: Free Streams & TV Channels for Matchday 1 [3d]
• We tried Xiaomi’s thunder-stealing iPhone Ultra rival — here’s what the Xiaomi 18 Fold could tell us about Apple’s rumored foldable [3d]
• A third of workers believe having an AI boss would make them more productive [3d]
• Almost all AI tools are now running with no oversight from IT — putting companies in the firing line [3d]
• GMKtec is offering a surprisingly affordable mini PC that won't break the bank [3d]
• The wait for The Wolf Among Us 2 has been a long one — but its Gamescom 2026 preview has me more hyped than ever [3d]
• What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 8 on HBO Max? [3d]
• American data centers in just seven states are reportedly using more water than all the cities in California [3d]
• ‘If we don’t like it, we’ll kill it. If we love it, we’ll marry it’: We were dreaming about ChatGPT thousands of years before it existed — here's how ancient myths shaped the AI we’re building today [3d]
• Cathay Pacific tests Google AI that dramatically cuts airplane contrails — tiny altitude shifts slash environmental impact by 40% in early trials [3d]