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The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns.

RugOne's newest ruggedized phone has a waterproof action cam that you can remove.

Tesla has officially launched the Cybercab, its autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel.

The popular free audio editor gets a colorful dark mode and granular editing tools.

There's nothing like lounging by the pool, listening to your favorite tunes. But is your Bluetooth speaker waterproof enough to handle a simple splash of water?

The new frontier model is particularly competent at agentic, computer-use tasks.

Alfonso Cuaron will executive produce the dark fantasy vampire story based on the popular D&D campaign setting.

Ugreen has three new hubs that run your smart home with local AI rather than the cloud. The top model runs on Nvidia's Jetson Thor platform and costs $20,000.

Several AI companies experienced issues at around the same time.

Stryker says its SportSuite Vision software for the headset received De Novo authorization from the FDA in July.

WeatherNext 3 is also supposed to be much better at predicting precipitation.

The state was the first to target VPN usage in the wake of age verification laws, but an ongoing court case has put things on ice.

Game and yap from across Epic's ecosystem.

This is especially noteworthy, as the cans cost just $150.

Anything but your console or PC can be an Xbox for 5-15 hours a month.

A lawsuit claims the policy was stricter on third-party developers than Apple itself.

At $85, the hardware only costs a little bit more than the game.

It's also letting people upload multiple photos at once when reacting to a post.

Infostealer malware apparently had harvested active Claude login sessions from users' PCs.

The latest crystal-covered Razr phone is here.

The interactive slasher Until Dawn 2 takes place on a tropical island and stars 'Stranger Things' actor Dacre Montgomery.

Google makes its suite of voice tools available for Gmail, Docs and Live - at least if you're a paying customer.

NVIDIA's PAIR is a free, open-source tool that can distribute AI workloads across idle computers.

Circular's smart ring gets NFC and a haptic motor to go with its one-line ECG.

Lenovo's Yoga laptops now get the option of harnessing NVIDIA's RTX Spark for heavy-duty workloads.

The Project Swan concept features a 14-inch screen that stretches to 17 inches in just a few seconds.

Lenovo's IdeaPad Vibe features a colorful new design, a range of processor options and, most importantly, is rather affordable.

The detailed Lego replica of the first PlayStation console also features two miniature dioramas of classic PlayStation games.

The story might be loosely based on the mobile game Brave Exvius, but it's so much bigger than that.

Hohem has combined its gimbal tech with a wearable camera unit.

HTC's Vive Eagle camera-equipped smart glasses come to the US, Europe and Australia.

NVIDIA has confirmed it is buying AI software repository Hugging Face.

Xbox controllers continue to ship reliant on AA batteries, but you don't have to keep burning through disposables.

The DJI ROMO 2 lineup also includes LiDAR-enabled mopping arms and improved obstacle avoidance.

We're liveblogging Dyson's press conference at IFA 2026 because we love cleaning gadgets.

Roborock showed off several new robovacs, a robomower and a pool cleaner at IFA 2026.

It didn't take DJI long to introduce a new version of its panoramic action cam that offers small but meaningful improvements at a slightly higher price.

Gemini reportedly told a group of climbers that it would only take them eight hours to climb Mt. Shasta. They had to be rescued more than a day later.

On the Momentum True Wireless 5, a completely new design increases comfort while excellent sound and extended battery life are the main attractions.

The passport-style foldable is increasingly dominating foldable phone launches this year. Xiaomi has its own.

Belkin has announced new Anker power bank-lookalikes, solid state power banks and new SureFind trackers.

Belkin has announced SoundForm Isolate, Dot and Play.

Anker has a bunch of new AI-infused headphones, earbuds and hearing aids on the way.

Anker's MindBase uses AI to run your smart home, and keep it safe.

Nearly all of Anker's new chargers have displays, and several can power multiple devices at once.

Security was the focus of Anker Eufy at IFA this year.

Alienware's new 25-inch 560Hz gaming monitor is its fastest ever.

Adobe added dozens of tools from its creative apps like Illustrator and Premiere Pro into Slack, allowing you to ask Slackbot to do the Photoshopping for you.

With cryptocurrency wallets becoming huge targets for hackers, using a cold wallet to protect your private keys has never been more important.

Uber launches first robotaxis in London (with human supervisors).