Month: September 2026
Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI
First up on September 5 is a new MrBeast video following Jimmy and his crew as they attempt to survive some of the most extreme and treacherous climates on Earth. Teams will race to navigate three of the planet’s most unforgiving landscapes — the jungle, the desert, and the Arctic…
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Uber is cutting around 3,000 jobs in the name of efficiency
The company is also asking almost all remote employees to move to an office. Source
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Amazon UK’s bank holiday sale ends tonight — I’ve found the 28 best deals worth buying on Kindles, appliances, laptops, smartwatches, and more
Amazon UK’s bank holiday sale ends tonight, but there’s still time to grab a last-minute deal on some top-rated tech. It’s been a surprisingly strong event for this time of year, with everything from Amazon devices, Kindles, laptops, smartwatches, appliances, and essentials reduced by up to 50%. I’ve picked out…
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Belkin’s kid-friendly wireless headphones are 25 percent off
Verge readers can get a discount on Belkin’s SoundForm Mini 2 wireless headphones. The kid-focused on-ear headphones feature an 85-decibel volume limit and easy controls, and a mode that lets them beam audio (wired or wirelessly) to a second pair without extra hardware. Readers can use the code VERGE25OFF to…
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‘Horrifying’ — Reddit users are creating uncanny valley photos with ChatGPT, so I asked it to make something creepy and now I deeply regret it
People have been using AI tools to create horrifying images, bring their nightmares to life and visualize spooky stories since the early days of AI image generators. But when I was browsing Reddit over the weekend, I saw several threads about something slightly different. People were asking ChatGPT to create…
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‘Wordle in 1’ is the NYT’s new puzzle just for subscribers
The New York Times has prepared some exclusive goodies for its subscribers: a weekly drop of bonus puzzles based on the publication’s popular games. Five to six new puzzles will be released every Wednesday, each featuring “a twist” on games like Wordle, Strands, Connections, and Crossword that are designed to…
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