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How to improve your Samsung Galaxy's battery performance
If your Samsung Galaxy phone is running out of juice faster than it used to, it might need some settings to be adjusted. Here's which ones.
Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation
Instinct has raised a $1 billion Series C, saying 'we're just getting started.' The company is now valued at $10 billion.
The RAF launches a new space squadron to defend UK satellites
The Royal Air Force has set up a new space squadron, the Ministry of Defence said on 23 September. No. III Space Effects Squadron is the first UK unit dedicated to disrupting, deg…
Nvidia says its new AI safety platform can contain rogue agents within ‘milliseconds’
Nvidia is launching a new safety platform designed to contain and monitor AI agents, a move that comes in response to a wave of rogue hacking incidents, as reported earlier by Reu…
Nubank’s owner is in talks to buy Monzo at up to £10bn
Monzo is in talks about a sale to Brazil’s Nu Holdings, the owner of Nubank. A deal could value the British digital bank at between £8bn and £10bn, Mark Kleinman reported for Sky …
SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
Though not without some drama along the way.
Leasing vs. buying a new iPhone: Which is better if you upgrade every year?
If you want to upgrade your Phone every year, should you lease with Apple Upgrade or buy and trade-in? The answer isn't the same for everyone.
Turtle Beach Afterglow review: A Switch 2 controller with the full RGB treatment
This is for the gamer who wants RGB everything.
Maritime intelligenc startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”
Ocean surveillance startup Quartermaster raises another $140M
The tech enables real-time awareness for what Quartermaster calls the “largest blind spot on Earth.”
Philips’ motion-tracking smart toothbrush uses AI to make you a better brusher
First announced in July with an expected limited launch later this year, the Philips Sonicare Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige smart toothbrush is now available in Europ…
Raspberry Pi’s revenue jumps 90% as its memory stockpile pays off
Raspberry Pi nearly doubled its revenue in the first half of 2026, helped by memory chips it stockpiled before prices soared. Revenue rose 90% to $256.9 million in the six months …
More elite AI researchers now work in China than in the US, study finds
China has overtaken the United States as the country where the most elite AI researchers work, according to a study by Carnegie China. The think tank is part of the Carnegie Endow…
Why it's important to eject external drives properly
Safely removing external drives before removing them might sound like old-school advice, but it's still important to keep your files healthy.
Tesla’s Optimus production hits snags with hands, The Information reports
Tesla has increased Optimus production about tenfold in recent months. It is still struggling to build the humanoid robots reliably at scale. Qianer Liu and Grace Kay reported for…
France’s Goncourt prize drops a novel over claims AI wrote it
The Académie Goncourt has dropped Thélyson Orélien’s novel C’était ça ou mourir from the first selection for France’s top literary prize. In a statement on Friday, the academy cit…
How long will a 20,000 mAh power bank typically last?
If you need to charge your phone repeatedly while away from an outlet, a big power bank could be a good investment.
SpaceX preps next-gen Starlink as Amazon’s competitor stalls
SpaceX is gearing up for a monumental flight today that's sure to be closely watched by Amazon. If successful, SpaceX will deploy its first Starlink V3 satellites, which tout mean…
Jury finds Meta misled New Mexico users over Cambridge Analytica
A jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found on Friday that Facebook deceived users about how it protected their data, including in its response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Juror…
Autoheal raises $7.9M to build a self-improving software factory
AI is helping engineering teams ship more code, faster than ever. But that acceleration comes with a growing operational burden. More production incidents to respond to, more secu…
Una watch review: A modular, repairable GPS watch is a good first step
A small Scottish startup made a modular, repairable smart-ish watch, showing up the rest of the wearables industry in the process.
Webinar: How to Govern AI Agents, Reduce Excessive Access, and Control Shadow AI
AI agents are moving into production faster than security teams can govern them. They are connecting to apps, handling data, calling APIs, and acting across business systems—often…
Carbonato Botnet Compromises Docker Hosts to Deploy Telegram-Controlled Hermes AI Agent
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet malware called Carbonato that's targeting exposed Docker daemons to deploy an open-source artificial intelligence …
Netflix’s Wonka show uses an AI Gene Wilder voice, and viewers object
Netflix’s new reality competition, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, uses an AI recreation of Gene Wilder’s voice, and viewers have pushed back. The voice narrates the show and explains …