TikTok screentime to cash programs: Are they legit?
Mashableby Matt Binder18d ago
You're scrolling through your TikTok For You page, watching videos, when suddenly a pop-up appears on your smartphone screen. "Congratulations!
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top 47%Best early October Prime Day Amazon device deals 2026: Fire tablets, Blink cameras, Fire TV Sticks
Mashableby Christina Buff18d ago
Table of Contents Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days (aka October Prime Day) is coming in hot, and with it, a boatload of discounts on Amazon's own devices. It officially runs from Oct. 6 through Oct.
Cloudflare Worker Previews: Per-Branch Environments for Workers
InfoQby Claudio Masolo18d ago
Cloudflare has introduced Worker Previews. This feature allows each Git branch to have its own isolated, production-like environment for a Worker. Each environment has a stable URL.
Atlassian Rebuilds Metrics Pipeline Around OpenTelemetry at Massive Scale
InfoQby Matt Saunders18d ago
Software company Atlassian has published an account of its migration from gostatsd to OpenTelemetry, replacing the internal workings of a metrics platform that receives data from about 100,000...
Google appeals EU data-sharing order, warns of 'irreversible harm'
Euronewsby Roselyne Min18d ago
Google argues that Android is already open to other services and that the search data requirements lack adequate safeguards, user knowledge and consent.
Best MacBook alternatives for Windows: 9 PCs that beat Apple
Mashableby Haley Henschel18d ago
MacBooks are some of the best laptops on the market, bar none. They're incredibly fast, they won't die on you mid-workday, and they're exceptionally well-made.
Estonia bets on cheap, smart drones to deter a much bigger neighbour
Euronewsby Denis Loctier18d ago
Estonia is betting on cheap, resilient and locally built drones to deter a much larger neighbour. Euronews Next saw the technology in action and heard how lessons from Ukraine are helping shape it.
Anthropic warns of AI's 'existential risks to humanity' ahead of IPO
Mail Onlineby Angharad Carrick18d ago
AI giant Anthropic has warned that its technology poses 'existential risks to humanity' as it gears up for what is expected to be the most highly valued stock market float ever.
Bose Wired Earbuds: Powerful Noise Cancellation Without a Battery at $99 - Techgenyz
TechGenyzby Tanisha Bhowmik18d ago
Wired listening is enjoying a resurgence that hardly feels like nostalgia and more like a shift in how some consumers use headphones.
This new emulator lets you play Switch games on your PlayStation 5
Android Authorityby Akshay Gangwar18d ago
This new emulator lets you play Switch games on your PlayStation 5 Sep 29, 2026 — 4:36 AM ET - A new emulator can natively run Switch games on a jailbroken PS5.
Tinubu says 21 MSME hubs support 650,000 jobs across Nigeria
Premium Timesby Ezekiel Oyero18d ago
President Bola Tinubu has said 21 shared facilities established across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory are supporting businesses and an estimated 650,000 jobs.
ESMA Prioritizes MiCA and Crypto Oversight in 2027 Work Program
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko18d ago
The institution has placed crypto-assets and distributed ledger technology as a pillar of its 2027 work program, focusing on achieving supervisory convergence for crypto-asset service providers...
Open thread: Do Googlebooks solve a problem you actually have?
Android Authorityby Andy Walker18d ago
Open thread: Do Googlebooks solve a problem you actually have? Sep 29, 2026 — 4:27 AM ET 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you!
Google has started killing Assistant on phones in favor of Gemini
Android Authorityby Hadlee Simons18d ago
Google has started killing Assistant on phones in favor of Gemini Sep 29, 2026 — 4:21 AM ET - Google has started killing off Google Assistant in favor of Gemini on mobile devices.
Mistral CEO says U.S. AI safety debate masks competitors’ 'negligence'
US Top News and Analysisby Priyanka Salve18d ago
Mistral chief executive Arthur Mensch has accused leading global artificial intelligence companies of using the debate over the safety of the technology as a cover-up for their "negligence."
Nothing’s $399 Headphones Take Aim at Sony, Bose, and Apple at Once - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby JC Torres18d ago
Consumer electronics have usually been opaque, literally and figuratively, but there was a time when manufacturers actually glorified transparent designs.
OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior - Engadget
Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)18d ago
OpenAI reportedly cancels GPT-6.1 Astra's release over deceptive behavior It was supposed to debut in October, but it apparently showed higher levels of deception than previous models.
This Android browser now gives you a free eSIM with 3GB of data when you travel
Latest from Android Centralby Sanuj Bhatia18d ago
What you need to know - Opera is adding a travel eSIM directly to its Android browser, with 3GB of free data for eligible users.
South Africa's next energy crisis is in the accounts department
TechCentralby Craig Holmes18d ago
In the first half of 2026, 17 independent power producer projects reached commercial operation in South Africa, adding 1.92GW.
Nayab Saini directs officers to ensure effective delivery of welfare schemes
Hindustan Timesby PTI18d ago
Nayab Saini directs officers to ensure effective delivery of welfare schemes Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini directed officials on Monday to ensure transparent, grassroots...