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Satlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers

Satlyt ran a successful test this month bringing it closer to turning spacecraft, starting with satellites, into virtual data centers.

HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s K11+ Pro packs strong suction and Apple Home support into a tiny robo vacuum

The robot vacuums designed for large open floor plans often have big batteries but take up a ton of space. The SwitchBot K11+ Pro goes the other direction: a tiny vacuum, a small dock, and Matter support so it works with Apple Home. more…

Three Special Football Jerseys Go On Sale To Celebrate Xbox's 25th Anniversary

Including a very limited edition bundle. I've always been a big fan of wearing sports merch - you'll find me sporting a Vancouver Canucks hoodie or jacket most days of the week! However, when I was looking around for some kind of Xbox jersey in preparation for the Xbox FanFest event in London last month, I was disappointed to find basically nothing except old Seattle Sounders shirts. That's all changed this week, as…

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Pixel 11 hits lowest record-low price with $200 discount

Great phone cameras and clean Android software matter most when you want a handset that just feels good to use every day. The Google Pixel 11 fits that kind of buyer well, and there’s a strong deal on Amazon right now that makes it a lot more tempting. See the deal at Amazon

Meet TokenEconomizer: Microsoft’s Plugin That Cuts Coding Agent Costs by Up to 30.9%

A team of researchers from Microsoft Research and UC Berkeley have released TokenEconomizer , an open-source cost controller for coding agents. TokenEconomizer is a plugin that learns from past sessions in a repository to cut waste in later ones. It works with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI and Pi. It does not touch model weights or agent code. On 277 SWE-Bench tasks, it lowered mean cost by 18.4% to 30.9%…

What GTA Clones Did Better Than Grand Theft Auto Itself

Grand Theft Auto represents the pinnacle of AAA games, not just in huge-scale production values, but in the kind of innovation that rewrites the rules for what games can even be. It seems only Rockstar is capable of fully nailing this style of game. Of course, with its level of success, that hasn't stopped other developers from trying. Rightly or wrongly, these games are often dubbed GTA clones, a label that…

Zest’s new AI agent finds restaurants and books reservations over text

Can't agree on where to eat? Zest's AI concierge can combine everyone's tastes, put restaurant options to a vote, and make the reservation.

Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3's online servers are temporarily going dark, FromSoftware announces

Things might get even darker over in the world of Lordran without those silly, only sometimes helpful notes left by other players. Developer FromSoftware has announced that it's temporarily closing Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 servers because of an unspecified issue.

Save $60 on Eufy’s dual-lens SoloCam S340 security camera

The Eufy Security SoloCam S340 is built for people who want a better view of what’s happening outside their home, and it’s on sale right now on Amazon. This wire-free outdoor security camera packs more than the usual basics, with a dual-lens setup that combines a 3K wide-angle view with a telephoto lens for closer detail. See the deal at Amazon

OpenAI sets new behavioral guidelines for AI models that have already proven hard to control

OpenAI has updated its Model Spec, restructuring its AI behavior guidelines around five core values, including faithfulness to human intent and correctability. GPT models should now draw on conversation history to figure out what users actually want and disclose their own assumptions. Whether the models follow these rules is another matter. The article OpenAI sets new behavioral guidelines for AI models that have…

Apple TV has three shows with finales next week, here’s what’s ending

Apple TV just premiered Nocturne , a new crime thriller that’s earning a lot of praise . But the streamer also has three series all scheduled to wrap up next week. Here’s what’s ending. more…

OpenAI caves to backlash and reverses course on reducing ChatGPT usage limits

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR OpenAI has announced it is doubling usage limits for ChatGPT Pro $100, $200, and $500 plans and Business Premium. This announcement comes after the company received backlash from a previous plan to reduce usage limits for Pro 200 subscribers. The company also says it will continue offering extended limits for dots. Your voice matters; don’t let anyone convince you…

Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

In an announcement released Thursday, Fujifilm said it will invest roughly 10 billion yen (about $63 million) to increase its production capacity fivefold for an unlikely beneficiary of the AI era: magnetic tape. Fujifilm attributes the surge in archiving demand to the spread of generative AI, which the company remarked is producing "exponential growth" in data needs worldwide. The 5x increase in production capacity…

Starbucks wants to use AI to show you a ‘personalized digital menu’ at the drive-thru

Starbucks could eventually show you a personalized digital menu when you pull up to the drive-thru. During an earnings call on Thursday , Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the company is going to explore "experiences that recognize participating customers as they arrive, present personalized digital menus, and make payment more effortless," as spotted earlier by More Perfect Union . It sounds similar to the technology…

AI Security Agents Compared: Claude, Codex, Mantis, Cloudflare

Anthropic, OpenAI, Cloudflare and Google now each ship an AI agent that hunts security bugs in source code. We checked the repos, docs and technical details behind each one. The key finding: all 4 tools converge on one design. One agent finds a bug, a separate agent tries to disprove it, and only survivors get a patch. The differences are in where they run, who can use them and how much proof they demand. Key…

Dungeon Splat! proves that clearing monsters from a dungeon is messy business

If there's one stereotype about fantasy adventurers that's true, it's that they mostly have a 'kill first, ask questions never' policy. Have you ever stopped to wonder if you needed to slaughter that group of Orcs hanging around minding their own business? Me neither. And if violently massacring everything in your path is your thing, then Dungeon Splat is for you! Available now on iOS, Dungeon Splat! pits your…

Samsung adds better sleep tracking to Galaxy Watches – here’s what to expect

The FDA-approved sleep apnea tracking feature will first come to the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, Watch 9, and Ring.

Apple Music 7.0 for Android rolls out with Liquid Glass redesign

Following a month of beta testing , Apple Music 7.0 is rolling out with a Liquid Glass redesign for Android, as well as the new icon for the streaming service. more…

The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets

The iPhone has more screens ! The MacBook has a touchscreen ! The HomeView does CarPlay apps ! For the first time in a long time, Apple is in a period of unabashed gadget experimentation, and while the final results aren't always perfect, it's fun to watch the most successful product maker try some new things again. Even when, in this case, "trying" amounts to just slapping a touch panel on a lovely new MacBook Pro…

Chrome’s working on two text-search upgrades that you’ll actually use

TL;DR Google is testing two new improvements to Chrome’s Find in Page tool. A new Match case button will let users search for words and phrases with specific capitalization. New navigation buttons will let users skip matches already visible on their screen and jump directly to results further up or down a webpage. Google Chrome offers a trove of advanced tools , including the likes of Gemini integration, Safe…

I’m finally ready for a smart calendar – why the Echo Show 16 stands out

I’m finally ready to upgrade to a smart calendar – and Amazon’s newest Echo device looks like an organizational solution for my family and I.

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar gets a rare $200 Amazon discount

Bose’s new flagship soundbar just dropped back under the $900 mark on Amazon, and that’s a rare sight. The Bose New Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar is down to $899, which is $200 off its $1,099 recommended retail price, for an 18% discount relative to the RRP. See the deal at Amazon

Rivian’s autonomy gamble faces its first real test

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe (left) watches Rivian R2s being built after an event at the Rivian assembly plant on May 19th, 2026, in Normal, Illinois. | Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images During an hourlong earnings call last night , Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent less time talking about the production ramp of the all-important R2 SUV than he did hyping the company's still-unproven autonomous vehicle ambitions…