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- Roku’s first OLED TVs are up to $400 off, starting at $699by Brad Bourque on September 25, 2026 at 6:18 pm
Roku recently launched its first-ever OLED TVs. The $999 starting price was already impressive for the 55-inch Pro Series model that has a 120Hz refresh rate OLED panel (with four HDMI 2.1 ports and support for Dolby Vision and HDR 10 Plus). The price is even lower right now at Amazon when you enter the
- Phones don’t have lightsby Jacob Kastrenakes on September 25, 2026 at 5:42 pm
Mark Zuckerberg has a new defense of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses: They’re actually doing more to signal they’re taking a photo than phones do. He’s brought this up in at least two recent interviews, noting that the glasses have a light that comes on to signal when a photo is being taken, while phones do
- These camera apps give you more control over the iPhone 18 Pro’s apertureby Andrew Liszewski on September 25, 2026 at 5:23 pm
One of the questionable limitations of the iPhone 18 Pro’s new main camera with a variable aperture is that you’re limited to just four settings in the native iOS’ camera app in manual mode: f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8, and f/4. Those same limitations are also in place when the app is adjusting the iris itself in
- Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing painsby Stevie Bonifield on September 25, 2026 at 5:01 pm
Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced “several hundred robots a week” last month, after it repurposed its Model S and Model X production lines for Optimus earlier this year. However, this strategy is reportedly creating manufacturing snags, like issues
- Meta makes the Muse filesystem even more accessibleby Terrence O’Brien on September 25, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Yesterday, with a little prodding, it was discovered that Meta’s Muse would expose its filesystem to curious users. The files offered a fascinating peek under the hood of an AI chatbot, and appeared to expose details we weren’t meant to see, not least because Muse itself told people, including us, it wasn’t supposed to reveal
- Leaks reveal a new Apple HomePod mini, iPad mini, and Apple TV 4Kby Andrew Liszewski on September 25, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Apple is expected to announce more hardware before the end of the year following the debut of the iPhone 18 Pro and folding iPhone Duo earlier this month. The updated products will include a new version of the HomePod mini, the iPad mini 8, and the Apple TV 4K, according to details and images discovered
- Sony and UMG are suing Suno againby Terrence O’Brien on September 25, 2026 at 3:51 pm
Sony and Universal Music Group filed yet another suit against Suno. The labels claim its new v6 model still infringes on their copyrights because it’s trained on user outputs from previous models, which were themselves trained on unlicensed music ripped from YouTube and other sources. Sony and UMG are notable holdouts who did not sign
- One company is at the center of a wave of rogue AI attacksby Robert Hart on September 25, 2026 at 3:39 pm
In July, OpenAI revealed that its AI agents had attacked Hugging Face without permission, sparking widespread concerns about AI safety. Since then, a string of similar incidents involving agents from Meta, Anthropic, Google, and other companies has fueled further fears about rogue AI. As disclosures implicating numerous AI models trickled out over the past few
- Cricut’s new compact crafter prints, cuts, and laminates stickersby Andrew Liszewski on September 25, 2026 at 2:21 pm
Cricut announced its first crafting machines with printing capabilities that are primarily designed as all-in-one solutions for turning photos and other images into precut stickers. The Cricut StickerPix Print plus Cut and Cricut StickerPix Print are also two of the smallest machines in the company’s current lineup and seem ideal for those whose crafting aspirations
- Gaming’s biggest horror series are more vital than everby Andrew Webster on September 25, 2026 at 2:10 pm
For the third year in a row, I’ve been scared out of my wits by a new Silent Hill game. First it was the modern remake of Silent Hill 2, then the Japan-set spinoff Silent Hill F. Now I find myself slowly crawling through a quaint Scottish town in Silent Hill: Townfall, trying my best









