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Updated 2026-09-02 03:49
Right on Cue, Google Is Reportedly on the Verge of Shipping a Coding-First AI Model
Demis Hassabis is no longer CEO of Google DeepMind. Looks like it's time to pivot to coding.
John Ternus Era at Apple Kicks Off With the Changing of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
Apple has a new CEO, and Lake Ontario has a new name, apparently.
Here’s How Trump Plans to Steal the Midterm Elections, According to a Whistleblower
The plan sounds chaotic, but the chaos may be the point.
Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report
The vehicle stopped in live traffic and was rear-ended.
The Atlas 1.0 ‘Brain Wearable’ Can Tell if You’re Locked In
Atlas' first $499 wearable EEG aims to give wearers a better understanding of their internal states.
Peter Cullen’s Final Performance as Optimus Prime Is a Love Letter to ‘Transformers’ Fans
A new short film, 'Optimus Prime: Awakening,' will follow select screenings of 'The Transformers: The Movie.'
Anthropic Says It Hit the Brakes on AI Testing Following Autonomous Hacks
Frontier AI labs are paying lip service to the need for an industry-wide, coordinated slowdown-while continuing to train and deploy their own new models.
JBL’s New Wi-Fi Speakers Aim to Beat Sonos at Its Own Game
JBL's Cove speakers join the likes of Sonos, Bose, and Samsung in the battle for Wi-Fi supremacy.
A Drug-Resistant Ringworm Fungus is Surging Across the Globe, Scientists Warn
The emerging fungus Trichophyton indotineae can cause severe and hard-to-treat cases of ringworm.
Here Are the 2026 Hugo Award Winners
'Sinners,' 'Murderbot,' and Alix E. Harrow's 'The Everlasting' were among the big winners at this year's ceremony.
Scientists Uncover Hidden Ocean Signal That Makes Hurricanes Explode in Strength
Forecasting rapid intensification is notoriously difficult. Monitoring sea surface temperature gradients could help.
Florida Orders Cops to Get the Flock Off Its State Highways
Florida Man goes free.
‘Spirited Away: Live on Stage’ Is Coming Back to the Big Screen
GKids and Fathom Entertainment will showcase two different filmed performances as part of the ongoing Studio Ghibli Fest 2026.
Archaeologists Uncover a Circular Sanctuary That Tracked the Sun and Moon 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have found a 6,500-year-old suspected ritual site built with Stone Age astronomical knowledge just outside of Prague.
Expect to See a Lot More Amazon Products Promoted on YouTube
Amazon has joined the YouTube Shopping Affiliate Program.
‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ Returns in Ooo-ctober
The second season of the Cartoon Network Studios show will have a binge drop October 2 on Disney+ and Hulu.
Sam Altman Tried to Lobby Gavin Newsom Before Kids’ AI Chatbot Safety Bill Passed
The bill could set a nationwide standard for how chatbots interact with kids. But Newsom still needs to sign it.
New ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer Can’t Keep a Straight Face for Long
The second 'Street Fighter' trailer gives us more backstory on the strained relationship between Ryu and Ken Masters-and then it goes off the rails.
BepiColombo Survived a Glitchy 8-Year Trip to Mercury. Now Comes the Hard Part
The twin probes need to separate before entering a joint polar orbit around Mercury.
Apple Claims Former Employee Stole Trade Secrets for OpenAI, Then Tried to Destroy the Evidence
Chang Liu's Apple-issued MacBook allegedly shows he deployed an AI agent to run simulations of a highly confidential" circuit schematic.
This Guy Built a Free Plugin That Provides Godot With Raytraced Sound
Get ready to bounce soundwaves around your game levels.
Rabid Baby Goats Send Health Officials Scrambling to Find Everyone Who Cuddled Them
The goats were likely infected by a skunk a month ago.
144 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Coming Out in September
New releases from Leigh Bardugo, Tananarive Due, Alice Hoffman, Ken Liu, Josh Malerman, China Mieville, Emily St. John Mandel, and many more.
Sony’s Huge New Party Speaker is Downright Bone-Rattling
The ULT Tower Max is no joke.
Trump Administration Tells G20 Governments to Back Off From Regulating AI
The administration wants countries to sign the "Carolina Principles" and get off the AI industry's back.
It’s the First Day of Meteorological Fall, and the US Is Scorching Hot
Nearly 200 million Americans will experience temperatures of at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) to kick off fall.
US Military Rolls Out Custom Versions of ChatGPT and Grok for ‘Warfighters’
The new versions are available through the Pentagon's GenAI.mil AI platform.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Survived Its Death-Spiral Summer
A couple of months ago, critics said Strategy was approaching a financial crisis. Now, the bitcoin treasury company is back in the green.
Sonos’ New Beam Soundbar Has Up-Firing Speakers
The Beam Ultra addresses complaints with previous Sonos soundbars.
Sonos’ New Wireless Headphones Lean Into Wi-Fi
A more Sonos spin on wireless headphones.
The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in September 2026
We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and more this month.
The Batmobile Gets Cubed in Set Photos From ‘The Batman Part II’
Plus, 'Wildwood' gets a PG-13 rating for brief claymation nudity.
Roku Goes Premium With New OLED TVs
With a premium panel comes a more premium price.
Dyson’s Smart Toothbrush Uses a Camera to Floss Your Teeth
Yes, you can watch the camera feed from an app.
Back to School: The Best Ways to Get Around Campus
If you're looking for an easier (or more fun) way to get to and from class, we've got great recommendations whether you're looking to roll up on one wheel or two.
This Is the Kind of Video Your Mom Will See and Ask You if It’s Real
Is a video worth watching if it's made with AI?
‘Doctor Who’ Shouldn’t Worry About That Billie Piper Cliffhanger, Says Mark Gatiss
Gatiss, a former writer on the show, doesn't think the Billie Piper mystery is such a big deal.
Universal Studios’ Scream-Inducing ‘Fast & Furious’ Coaster Has an Official Opening Date
Brace your eardrums if you live nearby; the long-awaited attraction will be fully operational in September.
The House Intelligence Committee’s Latest 9/11 Report Has a Lot (and Nothing) to Say About AI
It would be fair to say the committee is spooked about AI.
Little Florida Memo Could Have Big Impacts on Flock Cameras
It's just a memo banning license plate readers on highways. It might herald major changes.
George Santos Gets Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban
The former congressman was accused of manipulating markets on whether he would attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address earlier this year.
GoPro Shares Skyrocket After YouTuber Markiplier Becomes Biggest Shareholder
There was "substantial doubt" GoPro could make it. Then Markiplier came in.
Somehow the Sphere’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Just Got Even More Dystopian
The immersive AI extravaganza will work harder to make your flying monkey nightmares seem ghoulishly real.
FTC Sues Amazon for Allegedly Duping Advertisers
Do you know how bad things have to be for Trump's FTC to come after you?
Podcaster’s Viral Post About the Hugging Face Hack Sparks Debate Over AI Conciousness
Dwarkesh Patel described the hack as an epic drama starring three successive bot civilizations." His critics say he's building castles in the sky.
We Were Wrong About How the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Hunted Its Prey
A dramatic new interpretation of thylacine anatomy has discovered that the extinct Tasmanian tiger killed prey more like a reptile than a mammal.
Scientists Discover a Hidden Supervolcano Buried Beneath England
Scientists have long wondered where the Kinnekulle tephra came from. It now appears this ancient giant was the source.
M. Night Shyamalan Launches an Earnest New YouTube Channel
The director of 'The Sixth Sense,' 'Signs,' 'Split,' 'Trap,' and more now has an outlet for talking directly to fans.
MapQuest Surges in Usage as Google Bends the Knee to Trump on ‘Lake America’
MapQuest, welcome to the resistance.
A Forested Island Suddenly Appeared in This Gigantic Reservoir—and Then Mysteriously Vanished
Visitors videotaped a tree-lined floating island about the size of two NFL football fields in British Columbia's Williston Reservoir. Then it vanished.
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