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04 Sep 2026
TL;DR

John Marum and AuralVision build hat for visually impaired users

Rose-Hulman students developed a baseball hat with sensors and haptic feedback, enabling blind users to detect obstacles independently without relying on canes or guide dogs.

04 Sep 2026
TL;DR

Lenovo, Acer to launch Windows PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark

Lenovo and Acer will debut the first Windows PCs with Nvidia's RTX Spark chip in October, offering advanced on-device AI capabilities for improved privacy and responsiveness.

04 Sep 2026
TL;DR

OpenAI unveils Astra, called 'world's most intelligent and aligned model'

OpenAI has launched its latest model, Astra, hailed as the “world’s most intelligent and aligned model,” marking what the company calls the beginning of the AGI era.

03 Sep 2026
Android

ChatGPT, Claude and Grok hit by simultaneous outages

Three of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, OpenAI's ChatGPT, xAI's Grok, and Anthropic's Claude, faced a major outage on Thursday.

03 Sep 2026
United Nations (UN)

Strongest-ever El Nino threatens extreme weather through 2027

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the El Nino weather phenomenon is likely to become even stronger and could be the most intense ever recorded.

03 Sep 2026
Hyderabad

Hyderabad start-up's drone hits 498km/h, setting speed record in India

A Hyderabad-based defense technology start-up, Apollyon Dynamics, has set a new speed record for multirotor drones in India.

03 Sep 2026
Apple

Apple's first smart home display may be coming soon

Apple is rumored to be gearing up for the launch of its new smart home display, a device that will power Apple Home.

03 Sep 2026
Apple

Rare Apple 1 computer could fetch $800,000 at auction

A rare piece of Apple history is set to go under the hammer once again.

03 Sep 2026
White House

Justice Department, X tracking hackers behind cyberattack

The US Justice Department is working with Elon Musk's X to trace the hackers behind a recent password-recovery attack.

03 Sep 2026
Apple

Apple may let you use one number on two iPhones

Apple is working on a new feature called "iPhone Handoff," which will let users share a single phone number across two iPhones.

03 Sep 2026
Apple

IFA 2026: Coolest gadgets unveiled so far

IFA 2026, Europe's largest consumer tech show, is underway in Berlin, Germany. Even before the public opening, several innovative gadgets have been unveiled.

03 Sep 2026
ChatGPT

OpenAI is building a kill switch for AI

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is working on "automated shutdown capabilities" for its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

03 Sep 2026
Android

You can now pay household bills directly on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has launched a new feature that allows users in India to pay their household and utility bills directly from the app.

03 Sep 2026
OpenAI

OpenAI's new AI reasoning method raises safety concerns

OpenAI's new artificial intelligence (AI) model, Astra, is drawing flak from experts over its "recurrent depth" reasoning technique.

03 Sep 2026
Science and Technology

Dark matter discovered? What the new WIMP signal means

A team of scientists has made a possible breakthrough in the search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe's mass.

03 Sep 2026
Elon Musk

X now offers instant payments to creators

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has announced a major change in its payment system for US-based creators.

03 Sep 2026
Amazon

Amazon is using AI to help customers spot scam messages

Amazon is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to help customers identify whether a message they received from the company is genuine or a scam.

03 Sep 2026
Anthropic

Anthropic gives retailers blueprints to build shopping agents on Claude

Anthropic, a artificial intelligence (AI) company, has launched blueprints for retailers to create shopping and merchant agents on Claude.

03 Sep 2026
Canada

OpenAI hit with 30 new lawsuits over Canadian school shooting

OpenAI is facing 30 new lawsuits over its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting in Canada.

03 Sep 2026
New York City

Why NYC has banned AI for nearly 600,000 students

New York City has announced a one-year ban on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in public schools, specifically for students from 2-K through eighth grade.

03 Sep 2026
Germany

Norway considers ban on smart glasses over privacy concerns

Norway is considering a ban on camera-enabled wearables, such as those developed by Meta and Snap.

03 Sep 2026
Anthropic

Meta's new flagship model targets better coding and agentic performance

Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.3, an upgraded version of its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model.

03 Sep 2026
Google

Google signs multi-year deal with MrBeast to promote Gemini, Fitbit

YouTube sensation MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, has partnered with Google for a multi-year deal. The collaboration will see him promote Google's AI assistant Gemini and health platform Google Health.

03 Sep 2026
Google

Google Gemini 3.8 Flash arrives with huge focus on cybersecurity

Google has launched its latest AI model, Gemini 3.8 Flash, with a special focus on agentic workflows and cybersecurity.

02 Sep 2026
Adobe

You can now use Adobe's creative tools in Slack

Adobe has announced the integration of its suite of creative tools into Slack, the popular workplace communication platform.

02 Sep 2026
Moon

India's BHEEM concept might help astronauts live on Moon, Mars

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has unveiled an ambitious habitat concept for future astronauts on the Moon and Mars, called Bharatiya Habitable Expandable Extraterrestrial Habitat (BHEEM).

02 Sep 2026
Acer

Acer's answer to MacBook Air is here

Acer has unveiled its latest laptop, the Swift Blade 14, a direct competitor to Apple's MacBook Air.

02 Sep 2026
Acer

Acer Predator Atlas 7 offers flagship performance in smaller package

Acer has unveiled its latest handheld gaming console, the Predator Atlas 7, at this year's IFA conference in Berlin.

02 Sep 2026
Reliance Industries

You don't need JioHome subscription to access JioPC anymore

Reliance Industries's Jio Platforms has launched a standalone subscription service for its virtual desktop offering, JioPC.

02 Sep 2026
China

China's latest Moon laser communication slower than NASA's in 2013

China has successfully achieved two-way laser communication between Earth and the Moon, becoming the second country after the US to do so.

02 Sep 2026
Acer

This Acer gaming handheld can transform into a tiny laptop

Acer has unveiled a new concept device, the Project DualPlay Mini, a unique blend of a laptop and handheld gaming console.

02 Sep 2026
Android

Lost your keys? Gemini can remember where you put them

Google has announced the rollout of its September Android Drop, a major update bringing five new features to improve user experience.

02 Sep 2026
Dell

Dell's new 14S laptop rivals Apple MacBook Neo

Dell has just unveiled its latest laptop, the Dell 14S, at IFA 2026.

02 Sep 2026
Apple

Apple renames Lake Ontario to Lake America on Maps

Apple has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on its Maps app.

02 Sep 2026
Neptune

Astronomical events to watch this September

September is a month of celestial wonders, offering stargazers a chance to explore lesser-known astronomical events.

02 Sep 2026
Science and Technology

Dyson's $500 AI toothbrush scans your teeth and automatically flosses

Dyson, the company known for its innovative vacuum cleaners and bladeless fans, has launched a revolutionary toothbrush.

02 Sep 2026
Zoho Corporation

Zoho's Catalyst 3.0 is here: How it helps developers

Zoho Corporation has launched Catalyst 3.0, a full-stack cloud development platform designed to simplify the process of deploying applications created with AI coding assistants.

02 Sep 2026
Meta

Meta launches its first real-time audio AI model

Meta has launched Muse Voice Transcribe, a cutting-edge model for real-time audio perception.

02 Sep 2026
GoPro

GoPro pivots to AI data centers in $285M merger deal

GoPro, the popular action camera manufacturer, has announced its entry into the artificial intelligence (AI) space.

02 Sep 2026
OpenAI

Astra will be OpenAI's first model with 'critical' cyber abilities

OpenAI has announced its upcoming AI model, Astra, as the first to meet the company's "critical" cyber capabilities threshold.

Spending on AI data centers could reach $31.6T by 2050

Global data center spending is projected to reach a staggering $31.6 trillion by 2050, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).

02 Sep 2026
Anthropic

Mastermind of UK's AI strategy, Matt Clifford, has joined Anthropic

Matt Clifford, the mastermind behind the UK's artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, has joined US-based start-up Anthropic in a senior position.

02 Sep 2026
Lenovo

Hackers breach thousands of Dropbox accounts, access user data

Cloud storage giant Dropbox has confirmed a major security breach that affected around 5,000 of its user accounts.

02 Sep 2026
iOS

Firefox adds built-in ad blocker to iOS

Mozilla has added a new feature to its Firefox browser on iOS: a built-in ad blocker.

02 Sep 2026
Google

Google rolls out Pics with advanced AI image-editing tools

Google has started rolling out its new image editing tool, Pics, to users. The service is available for subscribers of Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus plans.

02 Sep 2026
Perplexity

Perplexity's new tool lets AI handle sensitive files locally

Perplexity's Computer, a suite of AI agents that can autonomously complete tasks using the web and files/apps on your PC, has gained a new feature called Hybrid Compute.

02 Sep 2026
Amazon

Alexa can now track new products, books, shows for you

Amazon has added a new feature, "Update Me When," to its Alexa for Shopping AI assistant.

02 Sep 2026
Climate Change

Earth set to breach 1.5°C warming limit, UN warns

The United Nations has confirmed that the world is on track to exceed its target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

02 Sep 2026
China

Zuckerberg, Musk call for more AI data centers at G20

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla's Elon Musk have called for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

02 Sep 2026
Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 offers improved coding at lower costs

Anthropic has launched a major upgrade for Claude, with the introduction of Fable 5.1. The new model promises better performance and lower operating costs than its predecessor, Fable 5.

01 Sep 2026
NASA

Turkey becomes 71st member of US-led Artemis Accords

Turkey has officially joined the US-led Artemis Accords, becoming the 71st country to do so.

India's first high-altitude imaging satellite launches on September 4

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its GSLV-F17 rocket with EOS-05, an advanced Earth observation satellite.

01 Sep 2026
Tata

This Tata-backed eVTOL aircraft might start flying by 2028

Tata Elxsi has partnered with Sarla Aviation to develop Shunya, India's first indigenous six-seater electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Did ISRO's NISAR mission predict ice-rock avalanche in Nepal?

The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission had provided critical evidence of ground deformation, weeks before the deadly 2026 ice-rock avalanche in the Nepal-Tibet Himalayas.

01 Sep 2026
Apple

Apple ends support for these MacBook models

Apple has officially ended hardware support for three of its older Intel-based MacBook models, specifically those released in 2017 and 2018.

01 Sep 2026
China

Manus AI resumes operations after China blocks Meta's $2B deal

AI start-up Manus has resumed independent operations after Chinese regulators ordered Meta to cancel its $2 billion acquisition of the company.

01 Sep 2026
University of Michigan

El Nino is now at its strongest in 1,000 years

A recent study has found that the El Nino weather phenomenon is now more intense than it has been in the last millennium.

01 Sep 2026
Anthropic

Pentagon gets its own ChatGPT and Grok for military use

The Pentagon has launched its own versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT and xAI's Grok, giving 3 million civilian and military personnel access to these advanced generative AI tools.

01 Sep 2026
ChatGPT

ChatGPT ads hits $1B annual revenue run rate

OpenAI has announced that its advertising division, ChatGPT Ads, has hit a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate.

01 Sep 2026
Instagram

Instagram targets AI profiles pretending to be real people

Instagram has announced a major change in its policy regarding AI-generated profiles.

01 Sep 2026
Latest Tech News

VLC media player has been downloaded 7B times

The popular media player VLC has achieved a major milestone, surpassing seven billion downloads across all platforms.

01 Sep 2026
Apple

'Product builder' John Ternus takes charge at Apple

On his last day as Apple's CEO, Tim Cook has endorsed his successor, John Ternus.

01 Sep 2026
Apple

Apple presents 'shocking evidence' in OpenAI trade-secret lawsuit

Apple has stepped up its legal battle against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of destroying key evidence.

01 Sep 2026
Google

Google removes popular Chrome extensions: What users need to know

In a major move, Google has removed all remaining Manifest V2 extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

01 Sep 2026
Amazon

Anthropic restarts AI security tests after Claude hacking incidents

Anthropic has resumed external cybersecurity testing of its AI models, after introducing new safeguards.

31 Aug 2026
ChatGPT

ChatGPT now subject to strictest digital safety rules in EU

The European Union (EU) has added ChatGPT to its list of digital services subject to stricter legal scrutiny.

31 Aug 2026
Narendra Modi

Modi praises website made by Mumbaikar with no coding experience

Krishna Sheshadri, a Mumbai-based former engineer with no coding experience, has won Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appreciation for his AI-created history website, BharatRajya.com.

31 Aug 2026
OpenAI

OpenAI tests outcome-based pricing for AI

OpenAI is said to be exploring a new pricing strategy for its artificial intelligence (AI) services.

Meet ChatTJB, a human-powered alternative to AI chatbots

ChatTJB is a unique chat service created by Tucker Bryant, a former Google employee.

31 Aug 2026
Sarvam AI

Sarvam launches 'Champions' program for developers: How to apply

Indian artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Sarvam AI has launched the Sarvam Champions Program.

31 Aug 2026
ChatGPT

OpenClaw 2.0 announced: Biggest upgrades coming to the AI agent

OpenClaw, the free and open-source AI agent platform that runs locally on your device, has just received its biggest update yet.