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Anker launches MindBase, a local AI hub that runs an on‑device LLM for the smart home

Whatsnew Newsroom · 13:53, 3 Sept 2026

Homey Portal builds the tactile smart‑home controller many expected from Apple

Whatsnew Newsroom · 11:26, 2 Sept 2026

Amazon makes Alexa Plus free on Fire TV devices

Whatsnew Newsroom · 17:29, 31 Aug 2026

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Phones

Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Max codes alone for 16 days straight

The 2.4 trillion parameter model built its own software from scratch and then beat hundreds of human teams in a live contest.

16:10, 8 Sept 2026

Mobile Apps

Hop Aero unveils Rook, a rocket built to launch from a shipping container

16:47, 7 Sept 2026

Phones

Memory price surge threatens to make the next iPhone Apple's most expensive yet

16:42, 7 Sept 2026

Phones

Nvidia's AI graphics upgrade will be off-limits to most gamers

18:50, 1 Sept 2026

TVs & Streaming Devices

Google TV Streamer list price rises $50 to $149

18:39, 1 Sept 2026

Wearables

Screen‑free wearables want to be ignored. And that is the point

17:28, 31 Aug 2026

Phones

A $2,000 foldable iPhone: Aspirational hardware or an expensive experiment?

16:40, 30 Aug 2026

Streaming Apps

Netflix leans into live TV and ad tiers as subscriber growth cools

16:47, 28 Aug 2026

Mobile Apps

Nvidia: Here's what to expect from the latest earnings print. Hint: It ain't the earnings print

17:40, 26 Aug 2026

Phones

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold improves durability and AI but still trails top foldables

17:18, 26 Aug 2026

Phones

Pixel 11 Pro XL review: a faster camera and new AI tricks, but an iterative phone

11:29, 23 Aug 2026

Anker launches MindBase, a local AI hub that runs an on‑device LLM for the smart home

Homey Portal builds the tactile smart‑home controller many expected from Apple

Amazon makes Alexa Plus free on Fire TV devices

Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 Max codes alone for 16 days straight

Hop Aero unveils Rook, a rocket built to launch from a shipping container

Memory price surge threatens to make the next iPhone Apple's most expensive yet

Nvidia's AI graphics upgrade will be off-limits to most gamers

Google TV Streamer list price rises $50 to $149

Screen‑free wearables want to be ignored. And that is the point

A $2,000 foldable iPhone: Aspirational hardware or an expensive experiment?

Netflix leans into live TV and ad tiers as subscriber growth cools

Nvidia: Here's what to expect from the latest earnings print. Hint: It ain't the earnings print

Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold improves durability and AI but still trails top foldables

Pixel 11 Pro XL review: a faster camera and new AI tricks, but an iterative phone

Explore Topics

Hop Aero unveils Rook, a rocket built to launch from a shipping container

Japan joins the AI arms race with 'boss' system that wrangles models

Instagram’s visible AI labels are misfiring again

WordPress.com introduces paid subscriptions in its newsletters offerings

Microsoft relaunches Bing search, Edge browser — now AI-powered

Gain fast, secure access to a remote PC or laptop via AnyViewer

Claude's output now carries an invisible watermark. You cannot turn it off

Meta says its AI is now open, and small enough to run at home. Both words need unpacking

Adding 'reddit' to your search was the internet's last honest trick. It is being gamed

Update Zoom first. Then read how an AI found the flaw in under 20 prompts

The privacy switch on your iPhone has a leak

The scammer's costliest tool was patience. It has been automated

OpenAI admits it lost its way, then reveals how it slowed itself down

Instagram limits reach for profiles that use AI-generated people but do not self-label

ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox placed in EU's "very large" category under the Digital Services Act

Intel's new facial ID solution

Raspberry Pi: compact computer built into a keyboard

Google Nest Hub Max: All you should know about Google’s smart display

India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow integrated

Businesses can now get paid instantly with PayPal Funds Now

Stripe Atlas — a way to start a US business for web companies