Robot lawn mower, AI image fraud, germ exposure, Geekbench 7, more satellites, Galaxy Z Fold 8, Ford EVs and the third wheel. I recently attended a beach-side party to enjoy the full moon rising. There is one thing that technology couldn’t resolve and that was a layer of clouds blocking the moon. Eventually it poked out between some clouds and I’ve shared a so-so phone photo below. You’ll find plenty in this week’s news so make sure to check out all the stories included.
- Dell 14S review: High-class design and 20+ hour battery life
- Arctic Senza AI 370 review: Strix Point in a stealthy under-desk fanless design
- Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 vs. Watch 8: Should You Upgrade?
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- I’m convinced the ASUS ProArt P16 is the best Windows laptop for creatives
- Living With the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition, a Fantastic Business Travel Companion
- Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: It cleans up nice
- Framework Laptop 13 Pro Review: A MacBook Rival You Can Tear Down to the Studs
- Cooler Master Q300L V3 Review: Unbeatable Value for MicroATX Builds
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***** Get Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope at Amazon ***** - MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC
***** Get Cubi NUC AI+ Desktop at Amazon ***** - Acer ProDesigner PE320QXT professional monitor review: Touchscreen functionality with a 6K resolution
- Mova Lidax Ultra 3000 AWD Review: The New Leader Among Robot Lawn Mowers
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- OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
- OpenAI’s attack agent did exactly what it was told – just more relentlessly than expected
- AI image fraud will cost $40 billion next year – can these international standards help?
- Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
- Hacked Hotel Wi-Fi Used to Steal Guests’ Logins
- Claude AI shared chats indexed by Google – see if your conversations were exposed
- How identity fraud became the threat that never sleeps
- Activist charged with felony after giving border agent “duress code” that wiped his phone
- A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
- Is your smart TV a secret proxy? LG to suspend rogue apps, Samsung sets impacted too
- Did ransomware attacks really decline? Here are your business’ 4 best defenses
- Hackers Target Yet Another Steam Game With Malware. Here’s How They Did It
- Anthropic A.I. Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms
- Why haven’t organoids solved all of drug discovery?
- Betting on Drug Trials and Approvals Prompts Concerns About Undermining Research
- College lab class ends with 32 people on antibiotics for deadly germ exposure
- Microsoft Is Finally Updating the Windows 95-Era Design on This Key Windows Tool
- Claude Opus 5 arrives with near Fable performance at half the price
- I use Anthropic’s Claude AI tools for very different jobs: How to pick between models, Code, and Cowork
- Geekbench 7 Is Here to Improve Benchmarking for Your Favorite Gadgets
- I Transformed My Samsung Galaxy Watch to Look Like an Analog Seiko. Here’s How
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- I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.
- Samsung Smart Glasses Last for 9 Hours. Check Out the New Designs
- Stripe in Talks to Buy Buzzy AI-Model Marketplace OpenRouter
- T-Mobile: 5G Fixed Wireless Is Better Than Satellite Internet
- AMD working on new X3D V-cache mobile chip for gaming laptops, leaker claims — Ryzen 7 9800HX3D could launch with 8 cores, 16 threads, and 96MB cache
- Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5
- AMD reveals CPU architecture roadmap through 2028, following Zen 6 ‘Venice’ launch — Zen 7 ‘Florence’ to debut in 2028 alongside diversified product family, confirms Zen 8 ‘Ravenna’ in development
- Paramount, Warner Bros. Delay Their Merger Until 2027
- Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent
- Amazon Plans to Launch 5,000 New Satellites to Beam Data to iPhones
- Hate the Copilot Key? Here’s How to Disable It Completely
- Which of your old cables are actually worth keeping?
- Elon Musk Wants to Replace Your Bank: Here’s How X Money Works
- Apple Set to Make Big Smart Home Push With Siri AI at Center
- Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake desktop SKU to require 65W of separate power delivery for its iGPU, leaker claims — beefy integrated graphics could require two VCCGT phases for 12 Xe3P cores
- I’m Testing Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Right Now. Tell Me What to Try First
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 vs. Z Fold 8 Ultra: Go Square or Pay More?
- OnePlus Leaving the US Is a Huge Loss for Android Fans
- Return of the TriFold? Samsung Trying Again With Triple-Folding Phone in 2027
- T-Mobile Service Restored After ‘SOS Mode’ Outage
- How much storage does your phone really need in 2026? Probably less than you think
- New Ford EVs Will Have Built-In Apple Maps, No iPhone Needed
- AI memory shortage is now increasing the price of cars — GM warns of vast cost increases, BYD hikes driver assistance prices 20%
- How Safe Is Your Waymo? Report Finds They Crash 68% Less Than Human Drivers
- Waymo reportedly mulling a breakup with Uber
- Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes
- Meet the Punk Rocker Building Life-Sized Paper Effigies for Malaysia’s Ghosts
- Where Does the Phrase “Third Wheel” Come From?
- The Poisonous Beauty Advice Columns of Victorian England
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