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iOS 26: Everything to know about Apple's upcoming iPhone and iPad updates

In presumably less than a month, the annual Apple iPhone event will be here, giving us a first look at the iPhone 17 lineup. With that should come the official date for do

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iPhone 17 release date, iOS 26 features and everything else to know about Apple's upcoming lineup

August is almost over, which means we're getting closer to the Apple iPhone event — it usually takes place in mid-September. That also means we'll finally get to officially lay eyes on the iPhone 17 lineup. The

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Is this Google's first Gemini-powered smart speaker?

Google held its annual Made by Google showcase this week, during which it unveiled the latest Pixel phones and various new

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The Division 2: Survivors will bring 'survival extraction' to the series

On Friday, Ubisoft announced… something. The company describes The Division 2: Survivors as "an updated take on the survival extraction experience." Is it DLC? Is it a new game mode? We have no idea. But Ubisoft said it will "strive for transparency

19m | Engadget
Launch HN: BlankBio (YC S25) - Making RNA Programmable

Hey HN, we're Phil, Ian and Jonny, and we're building BlankBio (https://blank.bio). We're training RNA foundation models to power a computational toolkit for therapeutics. The first application is in mRNA design where our vision is for any biologist to design an effective therapeutic sequence ( " rel="nofollow">

).

BlankBio started from our PhD work in this area,

19m | Hacker news
Tech companies rarely reveal exactly how much water their data centers use, research shows

As demand for artificial intelligence technology boosts construction and proposed construction of data centers around the world, those computers require not just electricity and land, but also a significant amount of water. Data centers use water directly, with

Robots in the skies (and they use Transformer models)

Ryan welcomes Nathan Michael, CTO at Shield AI, to discuss what AI looks like in defense technologies, both technically and ethically. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/08/22/robots-in-the-skies-and-they-use-transformer-models/

Get That Stinky Compost Off Your Counter. Here's Where Food Scraps Should Really Go

Nobody wants to smell rotting food in the morning. This simple trick allows you to feed your compost pile weekly without stinking up the kitchen. https://www.cnet.com/news/get-your-smelly-compost-off-the-counter-heres-where-your-food-scraps-should-go/#ftag=CADf328eec

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Meta's AI Push Leads to $10 Billion Google Cloud Deal, Report Says

According to Bloomberg, Meta will pay at least $10 billion over six years to use Google Cloud servers and storage to expand its AI capabilities. https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/metas-ai-push-leads-to-10-billion-google-cloud-deal-report-says/#ftag=CADf328eec

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 Gamescom congress 2025 was bigger than ever before – here's why that matters to gamers

Gamescom congress, Europe's leading conference on the potential of computer and video games for society and the economy, has broken its attendance record for this year.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-industry/gamescom-congress-2025-was-bigger-than-ever-before-heres-why-that-matters-to-gamers

 James Gunn and the cast of Peacemaker tell all on season 2's ambitious title sequence, song choices, and trying not to fall off stage

After last season's opening credits went viral, Peacemaker season 2's dance number is going bigger and bolder – here's how it was brought to life.

https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hbo-max/peacemaker-season-2-title-sequence-feature

Watch: A creative ‘modder’ built a handmade cardboard PC
This Intel Core i7 mini PC with 32GB RAM is only $420 right now
This life-changing $50 adapter made my car’s entertainment system fully wireless
HP’s RTX 5060 gaming laptop is down to an insane $1,250 today
Google’s mysterious Gemini smart speaker: What we know, and don’t know
Samsung’s fantastic T7 portable SSD hits its lowest price of the year
Latest Windows 11 update kills streaming app performance
15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk: stolen passwords put up for sale
Microsoft Edge will AI summarize your  browsing activity for $20/mo
Experts are skeptical about Google’s AI water consumption claims
This Intel Core 7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for $550, today only
A Week In The Life Of An AI-Augmented Designer

If you are new to using AI in design or curious about integrating AI into your UX process without losing your human touch, this article offers a grounded, day-by-day look at introducing AI into your design workflow. https://smashingmagazine.com/2025/08/week-in-life-ai-augmented-designer/

Trump is forming a 'National Design Studio' to spruce up government websites

The Trump administration is forming a "National Design Studio," with the aim of improving government websites and the efficiency of digital services at federal agencies. Trump has already signed an executive order to create the studio. According to Reuters, the president will appoint Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as the head of

3h | Engadget
Google Drive now offers in-browser video editing

Google is now offering a way to edit videos right in Drive via Google Vids in a compatible browser. Whenever you're previewing a video in Google Drive, you may see an "Open" button in the top right of the screen. Clicking this opens the clip in Google Vids, where you can trim the video, add text and music and make other changes.

3h | Engadget
Netflix's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch animated series arrives on October 14

Ubisoft still isn’t giving us a new Splinter Cell game, but Sam Fisher fans are at least getting an animated TV adaptation very soon. At this week’s Anime NYC convention, Netflix revealed a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Splinter Cell: Deathwatch and confirmed that the series will come to the service on October 14.

Written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad and starring Liev Schreiber as an older — but still decidedly badass — Sam Fisher, Splinter Cell: Death

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Sonos headphones and speakers are up to 25 percent off for the back-to-school season

No matter how old you get, the back-to-school season will always bring a desire to shop. So, sales at this time of year are always more than welcome — especially when they're on some of our favorite devices. Such is the case with the 10 percent discount currently available on the

3h | Engadget
Launch HN: Inconvo (YC S23) – AI agents for customer-facing analytics

Hi HN, we are Liam and Eoghan of Inconvo (https://inconvo.com), a platform that makes it easy to build and deploy AI analytics agents into your SaaS products, so your customers can quickly interact with their data.

There’s a demo video at " rel="nofollow">

and a live demo at https://demo.inconvo.ai/ (no si
We must build AI for people; not to be a person

I write, to think. More than anything this essay is an attempt to think through a bunch of hard, highly speculative ideas about how AI might unfold in the next few years. A lot is being written about the impending arrival of superintelligence; what it means for alignment, containment, jobs, and so on. Those are all important topics. https://webdesignernews.com/we-must-build-ai-for-people-not-to-be-a-person/

Vibe Coding and The Illusion of Progress

If you’ve ever shipped a product or owned a software business, you know this: writing code isn’t the real bottleneck for business, of-course the teams could be faster, could have less technical debt and so on. https://webdesignernews.com/vibe-coding-and-the-illusion-of-progress/

“Best practice” is just your opinion

Like most things, the term started off with good intentions. A way to suggest fixes for things which are definitely accessibility barriers, but don’t technically fail the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), or whatever standard you’re auditing against. https://webdesignernews.com/best-practice-is-just-your-opinion/

Designing AI tools that support critical thinking

Current AI interfaces lull us into thinking we’re talking to something that can make meaningful judgments about what’s valuable. We’re not — we’re using tools that are tremendously powerful but nonetheless can’t do “meaningmaking” work (the work of deciding what matters, what’s worth pursuing). https://webdesignernews.com/designing-ai-tools-that-support-critical-thinking/

Design System Deviation is a Signal

We sent these questions to 913 design system nerds and received 57 responses. After reviewing the data, we saw a story forming…one of awkward spreadsheets, elegant code instrumentation, a bit of organizational fear, and, ultimately, some pretty cool opportunities. https://webdesignernews.com/design-system-deviation-is-a-signal/

Designing a mobile-first HTML editor

On iOS, these are in the tertiary keyboard. You have to go to the keyboard with the numbers and common symbols then click the symbols button to see the angle brackets. Then you need to swap back to the main keyboard to type an element name, potentially move to the second keyboard for quotation marks if you want to add an attribute to your HTML element, and go back to... https://webdesignernews.com/designing-a-mobile-first-html-editor/

BrowserStack’s Figma plugin for accessible design handoff

Adhere to WCAG by building an accessible component library, auto-detecting issues for web & mobile interfaces, and streamlining dev handoff. Prevent up to 40% of issues before development starts https://webdesignernews.com/browserstacks-figma-plugin-for-accessible-design-handoff/

Design systems and AI: Why MCP servers are the unlock

Paired with MCP servers, design systems become a productivity coefficient for AI-powered workflows, ensuring that AI agents produce output that’s relevant and on brand. https://webdesignernews.com/design-systems-and-ai-why-mcp-servers-are-the-unlock/

A Week In The Life Of An AI-Augmented Designer

If you are new to using AI in design or curious about integrating AI into your UX process without losing your human touch, this article offers a grounded, day-by-day look at introducing AI into your design workflow. https://webdesignernews.com/a-week-in-the-life-of-an-ai-augmented-designer/

Angel Hair chocolate is taking over TikTok

There’s a new viral chocolate bar on the block.

Angel Hair chocolate, created by Belgian brand Tucho, launched in December 2024 and ticks all the boxes for going viral online. Its white chocolate shell is dyed a pastel pink and delivers the all-important

Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi,’ ‘delulu,’ and other viral internet words

You can now look up skibidi, tradwife, and delulu in the Cambridge Dictionary. 

Among the 6,000 or so words added to the dictionary over the past year, these internet neologisms have now asserted their place in the English language, whether you like it or not. 

Most of these words are born from online culture and are popular among Gen Alpha—itself a new addition, re

3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism

In this third and final chapter, we’re stepping into interactivity by adding JavaScript, starting with a simple :hover effect, and ending with a fully responsive bulging text that follows your mouse in real time.


3D Layered Text: Interactivity and Dynamicism originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the

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 NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 23 (game #804)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-23-august-2025

 NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 23 (game #538)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-23-august-2025

 ChatGPT's AI 'hallucinations' can't bend the laws of physics and make you fly: OpenAI's CEO already warned us — "it should be the tech that you don't trust THAT much"

A recent report revealed that a user grew emotionally attached to ChatGPT, which urged him to stop taking anxiety medication and suggested jumping from a 19‑storey building to escape the simulation.

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-ai-hallucinations-cant-make-you-fly

Refresh-rate reality check: 144Hz vs. 240Hz vs. 500Hz monitors
We love this Wi-Fi video doorbell even more now that it’s 25% off
 ASRock B850 Livemixer WiFi motherboard review: a budget playground for content creators

ASRock’s B850 Livemixer, with its updated, comparatively conservative appearance, offers 14 USB ports and three PCIe slots for additional expansion, a solid audio solution, and a wallet-friendly price under $190.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/asrock-b850-livemixer-wifi-motherboard-review