August 19, 2026

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

T-Mobile is giving away the new Motorola Razr+ for free — how to claim

TL;DR: The new Motorola Razr+ is available for free with T-Mobile. To qualify for this promotion, simply activate a new line on an Experience Beyond plan. Free when you activate a new line on an Experience Beyond plan. It has been an exceptionally busy few weeks in the world of mobiles. First, we had Samsung

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Ring Promo Code: 50% Off

If you’re a fan of Amazon’s ecosystem, whether that’s asking your Alexa speaker to tell you about the weather or compulsively checking the video feed from your Ring doorbell, then it makes sense to expand and build onto the system. It’s always easier to keep to one ecosystem as much as you can with smart

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Anthropic’s annualized revenue surges to $65B

Anthropic’s revenue continues to not only grow at an historic pace but also to accelerate. The model maker’s annualized revenue run rate — a projection of a full year’s revenue based on a recent, shorter period —surpassed $65 billion at the end of July, Bloomberg reported on Monday, up from $47 billion in May and

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Eligible Buyers Could Save Up to $175

Google Pixel 11 buyers may be able to shave more than $100 off the company’s newest smartphone. But finding the discount requires digging a little deeper than Google’s usual promotions page. Google is offering personalized Pixel 11 discounts to some members of its Play Points rewards program, according to 9to5Google. The publication spotted offers worth

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Cancel those weekend plans — ‘Borderlands 2 GOTY Edition’ is just $14.99

TL;DR: Pay $14.99 for the Borderlands 2 GOTY Steam key, including the base game, nine add-ons, six Vault Hunters, and 100+ hours of content. Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition sends players to Pandora for revenge, treasure, and a frankly unreasonable number of procedurally generated weapons. The Steam key is $14.99 instead of $39.99

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7 Best Cheap Laptops to Buy in 2026 (and Some to Avoid)

Compare Top 7 Budget Laptops Other Budget Laptops to Consider Here at WIRED, we never recommend products we haven’t tested ourselves—and I’ve tried hundreds of laptops over the years. I left many laptops off this list due to price, quality, or both. While I stand by my top-pick recommendations above, there are a few additional

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Feedly attributes weeklong slowdown to bug, not its AI pivot

Bad news for those who get their updates through RSS feeds: Feedly, the largest standalone RSS reader worldwide, has experienced technical issues for over a week, and paying users are upset that the web app has been “unusably slow.” Some users have also reported that the company has ignored their support requests. Uh-oh. Feedly, the

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OpenAI, Anthropic Cut AI Costs as Rivals Gain Ground

OpenAI and Anthropic are emphasizing lower-cost AI options as open-weight models attract more enterprise workloads. Cost is becoming a bigger factor in AI model selection, particularly for high-volume and less demanding workloads. Several Chinese vendors now offer models that compete with leading US models on certain benchmarks while charging less per token. OpenAI said it

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Best Sony deal: Save $30 on Sony LinkBuds Clip open earbuds

SAVE $30: As of Aug. 17, the Sony LinkBuds Clip open earbuds are discounted to $198 at Amazon. That saves you $30 on the list price. $198 at Amazon $228 Save $30   Noise-canceling earbuds may be a popular pick for listeners, but there’s something nice about open earbuds. They are a great option for

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El Niño and Saharan Dust Silence Atlantic Hurricane Season

It’s the middle of Atlantic hurricane season, but you’d be forgiven for forgetting that it’s even happening. The basin has only seen three named storms since the start of hurricane season in June, a trio of weak and largely disheveled tropical storms. One or two additional tropical storms are possible through the middle of August

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