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Cricut’s new compact crafter prints, cuts, and laminates stickers

Cricut's new StickerPix machines offer compact, all-in-one solutions for creating stickers, with the Print plus Cut model printing, laminating, and kiss-cutting designs, while the Print model focuses solely on printing.

25 Sept3 min read

Affected by layoffs? Don’t miss this $75 deal for your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass

TechCrunch offers a discounted $75 Expo+ Pass for its 2026 Disrupt conference to the first 100 individuals affected by layoffs, aiming to help them network and find new opportunities.

25 Sept4 min read

Gaming’s biggest horror series are more vital than ever

Resident Evil and Silent Hill, two major horror game franchises, are experiencing a resurgence through successful remakes, innovative new game entries, and fresh film adaptations.

25 Sept6 min read

Ars Technica

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time

NASA's PRIMA mission will construct a billion-dollar far-infrared space telescope using spare parts from the James Webb Space Telescope, aiming for a 2033 launch to study planetary origins and galaxy evolution.

25 Sept6 min read

Meadow lets you leave your smartphone at home without sacrificing the essentials

Meadow offers a minimalist Android phone designed to supplement existing smartphones, allowing users to access essential apps like Uber and Spotify while reducing social media distractions.

Allow Carriers on Planes

The FAA's ban on babywearing carriers during plane takeoffs and landings, based on a 1994 study, overlooks the common alternative of lap-holding and may not enhance safety.

First Principles Thinking

First principles thinking, which involves understanding core problems and connecting code to user needs, helps senior engineers adapt to new technologies like agentic development.

Jev and System One Models: Calibration Beats Accuracy

TypeSafe AI's Jev, a new "System One model," offers a non-autoregressive approach to classification, prioritizing calibration over raw accuracy for production machine learning systems.

25 Sept11 min read

Here’s the Tesla Semi… again

Tesla's long-delayed Semi truck is now in volume production and reaching customers, with the company aiming to build 50,000 units annually at its new Nevada factory.

25 Sept9 min read

Microsoft is killing off the ‘Copilot Plus PC’ brand

Microsoft and Qualcomm are discontinuing the "Copilot Plus PC" brand, acknowledging that nearly all new PCs will soon meet the AI hardware requirements it once signified.

25 Sept3 min read

Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures

Lawyers suing Meta cited an internal team's order for "attorney/client privilege" hats as evidence of the company's "culture of privilege abuse" in ongoing child safety lawsuits.

Pixel Weather homescreen widget adds manual refresh button

The Pixel Weather homescreen widget now includes a manual refresh button, allowing users to update forecasted weather data without opening the full application.

24 Sept2 min read

Qualcomm’s new ‘Elite’ sound chip might finally deliver the Wi-Fi earbud dream

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 chip integrates micro-power Wi-Fi 6E, allowing earbuds to directly connect to home networks for high-quality lossless audio.

Waymo is scaling fast. Here’s what the fleet data shows.

Waymo is rapidly expanding its robotaxi service, now operating in 15 U.S. cities and averaging 500,000 weekly rides, though 80% of its fleet is concentrated in California and Texas.

Ars Technica

NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of South Pole

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman expressed concern that China's lunar missions could establish exclusion zones, potentially denying access to critical water ice resources at the Moon's South Pole.

You might not miss what Nikon removed from its cheaper full-frame Z5 IIC

Nikon's new Z5 IIC camera, a more affordable version of the Z5 II, retains core features like its 24.5-megapixel sensor but omits the electronic viewfinder and reduces screen resolution.

24 Sept3 min read

Google says Gemini 4 release is coming ‘as soon as possible’

Google DeepMind confirmed its Gemini 4 flagship AI model is in the post-training phase, with a release expected "as soon as possible" and "much earlier" than the end of 2026.

24 Sept3 min read

Lovable’s annualized revenue crosses $600M as vibe coding takes off

Lovable, a "vibe-coding" platform, announced its annualized revenue has surpassed $600 million, with two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies reportedly using its product.

Dynamic Abliteration: Non-Destructive Refusal Suppression via Engram Steering

Dynamic Abliteration, using Multi-Layer Steering with Engram, suppresses large language model refusal behavior by intercepting intermediate residual streams at runtime, leaving base model weights frozen.

24 Sept22 min read

Ando wants to take on Slack with a team messaging app that lets humans and agents work together

Ando launched a team messaging platform designed for both human and AI workers, aiming to replace existing communication tools by allowing AI agents to participate in conversations and coordinate work.

24 Sept5 min read

Meta is launching ‘VR Glasses’ next year for $1,300

Meta will launch new "VR Glasses" in spring 2027 for $1,299, featuring 5K displays, a compact design, and an external processing puck.

24 Sept3 min read