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Four months with my first home battery taught me what whole-home backup really means
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I tested my USB-C cables with this free Mac app - some weren't what they claimed
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The 4 best read it later apps to save content in 2026
Sometimes, during the work day, I stumble upon a really interesting but really long article that I don't have…
Why I'm using wired Android Auto when all the cool kids are switching to wireless
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OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B
Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher whose work includes using AI to accelerate scientific and biological…
Lorde says AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
While Kylie Jenner serves as a human billboard for Meta’s AI glasses, pop star Lorde isn’t buying it.…
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simonw/pedalican Clearly I wasn't paying attention when these were first announced back in May, but today I…
OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move
OpenAI’s first foray into hardware devices is reported to be a mobile smart speaker with integrated AI…
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware…
OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit
OpenAI pushed back Tuesday against allegations made by Apple in a trade secret lawsuit, suggesting the…
84% of companies have AI pilots that never reach deployment. Here's what's keeping them locked in limbo.
Most companies don't have an AI ambition problem. If anything, it's the opposite. Give executives a new AI…
The 8 best data integration tools in 2026
If you've ever had to hunt down an important email across one of your seven inboxes, you know the struggle of…
OpenAI’s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning
Users of OpenAI’s latest coding and cybersecurity-oriented flagship model, GPT-5.6 Sol, are posting…
OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year
OpenAI's first device is set to be a smart speaker that lets you talk with ChatGPT, according to a report…
I've used the iOS 27 beta for a month: 7 ways the new Siri is dramatically better
Innovation Home Innovation Artificial Intelligence I've used the iOS 27 beta for a month: 7 ways the new Siri…
lobste.rs is now running on SQLite
lobste.rs is now running on SQLite Community site Lobsters has been planning a migration away from MariaDB…
Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta
Apple is opening up its biggest-ever Siri overhaul to a broader audience with the release of the iOS 27…
Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out
Anthropic is known for its creative marketing, but the AI company may have been a little bit too creative…
The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone
Hinge founder Justin McLeod announced an $18 million fundraise for his new dating company, Overtone. McLeod…
I tested the Ultrahuman Ring Pro: It's a biohacker's dream that's not for me
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SpaceXAI’s Grok programming tool was uploading its users’ entire codebase to cloud storage
SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was spotted uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud before it…
Multi-agent social intelligence with Strands Agents and Amazon Bedrock
Your prospects leave trails across multiple sources: a founder asks “What should I use for X?” in r/SaaS…
The only Apple Watch strap you'll ever need is down to its lowest price yet
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Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers
A group of publishers and authors have filed a class action lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant…