October 11, 2026

Emily Rampling

Tech & AI

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies

Google’s first smartwatch debuted just four years ago, and at the time, the company went to great lengths to stress the accuracy of

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Netflix bought Ben Affleck’s AI startup for $587 million

Netflix paid over half a billion dollars for Ben Affleck’s AI startup InterPositive, which he founded in 2022. According to Variety, Netflix’s Form

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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

Hours of San Francisco Police Department drone video footage exposed on the open web illustrates a new era of incredibly granular—and consequential—urban surveillance.

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Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call.

As parents become increasingly concerned about the potential dangers of unrestricted smartphone access for children, a growing number of companies are developing devices

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Samsung’s Floating Data Center Concept Finds a Fit in New Zealand

New Zealand’s AI infrastructure ambitions are running into growing local opposition over land, power, and water use, giving Samsung’s planned floating data centers

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Best Pokémon TCG deal: Pitch Black Booster Bundle drops to its lowest-ever price on Amazon

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Pitch Black Booster Bundle is on sale for $54.95 at Amazon, down from its $58.49 typical price.

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A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

Some companies want their humanoid robots to fold your clothes. Others want them in the workplace. Sankaet Pathak and his startup Foundation Future

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San Francisco mayor pushes for tougher rules after the Waymo traffic fiasco

It turns out that even San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie, who once declared that the city should be a testbed for emerging tech,

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Elon Musk Acquires APR Energy in Deal Valued at More Than $1 Billion

Elon Musk’s $1 billion APR Energy acquisition could help xAI expand faster while raising new questions about emissions, cost, and grid dependence. The

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Wordle today: The answer and hints for July 17, 2026

Today’s Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you’re a law-abiding citizen. If you just want to be told today’s word, you

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