In an Android Authority reader poll, the Garmin Venu 4 was narrowly voted the best Galaxy Watch 9 alternative, beating the Pixel Watch 4 by just 12 votes.
The Verge published a pet-tech guide featuring a parrot that chewed a laptop key and a review finding Google’s Pet Memory couldn’t tell three cats apart.
Synthefy has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to expand its structured data foundation models, which are designed to process numbers like LLMs process text.
Team Ninja's Nioh 3: Hell Rising expansion arrives August 19, 2026. Developers discuss the new Hoko and Shield weapon, Keian-era setting, and story following the shogun protagonist.
Climate change is expected to amplify the dangers of pesticides for the U.S.'s 2.4 million farmworkers, as heat increases exposure and toxicity, according to Ars Technica.
Spotify is rolling out Playlist Notes, letting users and editors annotate tracks, audiobooks and podcast episodes in playlists on Android and iOS.
A demo video in macOS 26.7 reveals Apple's AirPods with cameras will only answer questions about surroundings, not save photos. A launch could come at next month's iPhone event.
Google has acknowledged a YouTube iPad bug that erases titles, descriptions and comments when exiting fullscreen, and says a fix is being developed.
TechRadar tracks 2026 printer deals, highlighting discounts from Epson, HP, Canon, and Brother and picks for home and office.
A The Verge writer says iPad games and YouTube 'cat TV' keep her kitten entertained, but stresses they are a supplement to physical play.
ZDNet: Free iPhone and Android magnifier apps beat camera zoom for reading small text.
Shokz bone-conduction headphones are on sale at Amazon US and UK, with the OpenRun Pro 2 hitting a 2026 low of $139.95 and the OpenRun dropping to £94.
ZDNet: UserLAnd Pro lets Android users run a full Linux desktop with a few taps, no root; free version is a pain.
Nvidia announced a $10.5 billion support package for an OpenAI data center in Ohio and a Wall Street plan to mobilize over $500 billion for GPU purchases, as it shifts from selling chips to financing the AI build-out.
A leaker claims the iPhone 18 Pro Max may exclusively get 6x optical zoom and a new five-refraction prism, while the Pro gets 5x-6x zoom.
Fairphone’s 6 Plus, the company’s first phone sold directly in the US, is now available for $649.99, with unlocked support for T-Mobile and AT&T and Android 16.
A Verge writer describes how she upgraded her home aquarium with a timed feeder, an aquarium fan, and a digital thermometer, making fish care less stressful.
OpenAI has begun rolling out ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated experience for users under 18 with stricter safety protections, parental controls and study tools.
Chengheng Micro launched its first flagship edge AI SoC CH3715 at an event in Wuxi, integrating a 48 TOPS NPU, a CUDA-compatible GPGPU, and other units to replace multi-chip systems in machine vision, radar, and industrial applications.
Pokémon Center UK warned customers of a data breach after logistics provider CEVA Logistics was hit by a cyberattack on July 30, 2026, exposing names, addresses, email addresses, and order details. Some orders were cancelled.
Samsung has detailed the Warranty and care hub in One UI 9, combining warranty tracking, diagnostics, and repair booking within Settings on its latest foldables.
Einride plans to buy 500 Tesla Semis for Amazon and others, tripling its electric fleet.
A writer explains how replacing a stack of apps with one Google Keep note streamlined tasks and reduced digital clutter.
Le Monde reports that the French government is embroiled in a taxpayer data hack, described as the country's "most serious" ever.