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The next major Prime Day event, officially titled Big Deal Days, is scheduled for October 8th and 9th, but Amazon has just released a bunch of early smart home deals for those of us who don’t want to wait.  I’m talking about up to 58% off Amazon devices, from the cute little Echo Pop smart … Read more

Earlier in August, some real-world images showed a purported Pixel 9a with a new camera housing. At the time, we were skeptical of those images because, even though the flat sides looked very similar to the new Pixel 9 series design language, the rear camera was such a departure that it just didn’t look all … Read more

The Washington Post on scientists who “discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of Earth’s major pollution problems.” In a study published Thursday in Environmental Science and Technology, scientists laid out … Read more

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to tag other people in their Status updates, further enhancing the platform’s Instagram Stories-like functionality. The addition aims to make it easier for users to connect with friends and family on the popular messaging app. The new tagging feature enables users to mention up to … Read more

At Google I/O earlier this year, a trio of safety features were announced to keep Android devices safe in events like theft, locking the device and setting up new guardrails so that the phone won’t accept a fresh set-up in the hands of a bad actor. Some of these changes were supposed to arrive in … Read more

Key Takeaways GPU Screen Recorder for Linux records gameplay smoothly using GPU, supporting multiple platforms and codecs. It does not require an internet connection, offers an “instant replay” feature, and supports 4K and multiple audio tracks. It is easy to install via Flatpak, provides options for simple or advanced recording settings, and allows for high-quality … Read more

Reuters More than a thousand workers are participating in the strike For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics have been striking work in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, leading to major disruptions in production. The plant in Chennai city, one of Samsung’s two factories in … Read more

The secondary market for private company stock has emerged as an economically vital ecosystem for millions of U.S. private company employees and institutional investors. A steady and dramatic trend of the past 20 years is that companies are waiting longer to IPO, from roughly five years in 2000 to nearly 12 years today.  As a … Read more

The Nintendo Switch is a popular console, and for good reason. The ability to seamlessly flip between an on-the-go handheld mode to a traditional, TV-connected unit means you don’t have to keep track of multiple consoles and game libraries when you want to keep yourself entertained wherever you go. And with the OLED version, you’ll … Read more

Despite the company’s recent decision to abide by the demands of the Brazilian Supreme Court, X still isn’t back online in Brazil — and according to Reuters, that’s at least in part because it paid its fines to the wrong bank. After weeks being banned in Brazil, X in late September named a legal representative … Read more