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• Enthusiast transforms Mac Mini into jaw-dropping 3D-printed portable PC complete with handles and touchpad — Mac Nano even has a keyboard and a battery [30d]
• NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #934) [31d]
• NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #1200) [31d]
• Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 23 (game #1703) [31d]
• Apple weighs its first server since the Xserve, and as always, Nvidia may hold the key [31d]
• Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's protagonist is a Yutani employee, which offers 'a new perspective to the franchise' — 'Weyland-Yutani is an English-Japanese speaking company, and the Japanese side doesn't really get explored that much' [31d]
• Mistral denies a fresh security breach, but the code on sale looks a lot like May's leak [31d]
• Cheap big-screen LCD TVs could be in trouble for Black Friday — panel prices are going up [31d]
• Motorola is finally taking on Apple and Samsung with ‘the most advanced smartphone it has ever created,’ the Motorola Signature 27 [31d]
• Cairn and Furi creator’s games are all so different that ‘there’s a chance our next game is an MMO match-3 about friendship,’ jokes creative director, Emeric Thoa [31d]
• Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Qualcomm explains how (and why) its two newest flagship mobile chipsets differ [31d]
• Researchers say fields of house-sized buoys capture 90% of wave energy [31d]
• The British Army is spending £16 million on 1,000 small drones in a bid to boost battlefield operations [31d]
• A full EV charging session in 4 minutes? There's a challenger to BYD in the MegaWatt charging game [31d]
• Which DJI Mic should I buy? These are the key differences you need to know [31d]
• 'We just don't see that there's enough technical people in the pipeline': US chip fabs are facing a huge worker shortfall — despite promise of huge paychecks, industry says it still needs over 150,000 workers [31d]
• Trump wants to rename Artificial Intelligence ‘Super Intelligence’ — but something else worries me [31d]
• Talk about catch of the day — Florida fishing charter snags a huge military drone in the Gulf of Mexico, but no one is claiming it yet [31d]
• Save 57% on this Ugreen Nexode 100W four-port GaN charging station [31d]
• Save $160 on this tiny Ryzen 7 Beelink SER8 mini PC with 32GB of DDR5 RAM [31d]
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott and California Governor Gavin Newsom just introduced new data center rules — and it's a big win for local communities [31d]
• Bambu Lab R1 laser cutter and engraver review [31d]
• Blizzard confirms Diablo 5 won't gloss over Diablo's takeover of Sanctuary — 'It's not going to take place entirely off-screen' [31d]
• I've gone hands on with Adobe Premiere's new free Android app — here’s what it’s like to use, and why 'free' comes with a catch [31d]
• More and more workers are feeling stressed at work due to security risks [31d]
• Apple's iOS 27 found to break NordVPN's scam and phishing protection — and it isn't the only privacy tool impacted [31d]
• 'We believe that this IP has a future' — Rayman Legends Retold brand producer wants to continue the series after the 3D remake 'if everything goes according to plan' [31d]
• This RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptop is just $1,399 at Walmart today — it's the one I'd personally spend my own cash on [31d]
• I tested ChatGPT against Copilot in Microsoft Word [31d]
• VPN Deal of the Week: NymVPN drops low-commitment price plans – a cheaper way to try out its class-leading mixnet security [31d]
• 'We want to restart the franchise' — Rayman Legends Retold dev on future of the beloved series [31d]
• How to vibe code your first website [31d]
• Microsoft is retiring some key 365 companion apps — Calendar, People, and Files services all set to be cut [31d]
• Christopher Nolan's Memento to receive 4K Blu-ray release with Dolby Vision [31d]
• ‘Hi, it’s AI speaking’: Base44 just launched AI that can handle phone calls [31d]
• I've spent weeks with the Beats 360 — the design and sound both won me over [31d]
• This fake LastPass Authenticator app will just shut off your antivirus and leave you open to attack [31d]
• Sonos Beam Ultra review: one of the best compact Dolby Atmos soundbars around [31d]
• Sonos Ace Ultra review: more musical, more feature-rich, much improved headphones [31d]
• The Blame is on ITVX now — here's what the cast think you should stream next [31d]
• Meta Muse already has a majorly worrying zero-day security issue [31d]
• Cairn creative director explains that the upcoming On the Trail DLC provides 'more variety in the climbing fantasy' — I went hands-on to find out more [31d]
• Amazfit's new solar-powered AMOLED smartwatch aims to rival Garmin [31d]
• If I were buying a desktop PC today, I’d choose this HP OmniDesk with its dark wood design, Core Ultra 7 power, 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM and 1TB SSD storage — and it’s just had a price cut [31d]
• The bizarre rise of ‘grandmaslop’ — grandparents are filling family albums with AI images, and their kids hate it [31d]
• BigCommerce warns customers of potential data leaks following cyber incident [31d]
• Alien: Isolation 2 artist says Creative Assembly has to 'recontextualize' things from the film that would 'be believable' in the game's outdoor setting, and it makes sense 'through the lens of someone from the 1970s' [31d]
• iOS 27.2 beta 2 includes new details of an iPhone anti-snatching feature, plus a first look at more changes coming to Apple Music, Shortcuts, and more [31d]
• ‘I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent ‘ads’ to iOS, and it’s driving users crazy [31d]
• Creative Assembly says Alien: Isolation 2's custom tech enabled a 'realistic' atmosphere Unreal Engine 5 couldn't — 'We felt that a custom solution would give us that perfect frame response that you want in that kind of really, really dark environment' [31d]
• Nvidia's RTX 6000 GPUs rumored for 2028, not next year — and I think that makes a lot of sense given the RAM crisis [31d]
• Getting ahead: 5 ways to break stress before it breaks you [31d]
• Meta is finally letting its UK staff join a union — and it could spark a national surge in union membership [31d]
• The AI advice gap: what happens when the machine says "yes"? [31d]
• Apple just bought a London gig venue, and it means loads more live streams and Spatial Audio recordings for Apple Music subscribers [31d]
• Google’s PQC roadmap puts traditional digital certificates under pressure [31d]
• Marvel has canceled Daredevil: Born Again after three seasons — and I've been afraid this would happen to the Disney+ show for many, many months [31d]
• It only took a short time with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 to turn me into a PC gaming handheld convert [31d]
• 'It’s a grand experiment': Bluebird president on the Twitter revival platform that's now called 'Tweet' — and why it won't be using that blue bird [31d]
• Ask ChatGPT ‘What are you unsure about?’ — it’s the simplest trick I’ve found for getting better responses [31d]
• ‘We don’t want what’s happening in the US to happen here’: Australia’s smart glasses ban extends to even more public areas [31d]
• Don't count the savings until you know what the AI actually costs [31d]
• The Love Hypothesis on Prime Video is mostly mediocre despite the hot hotel room scene — but the new movie proves that the best romance of all can be found in our friendships [31d]
• Honor’s Magic 8 Pro and 600 Pro have the hardware to beat Apple — so why do they look like iPhones? [31d]
• How to watch BJK Cup Finals 2026: Free Streams & Schedule [31d]
• Linux users beware — CISA flags three major security issues you need to patch right now [31d]
• What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 10 on HBO Max? [31d]