Nintendo’s next two Direct events are both happening next week, back to back. First, on September 8th at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT, the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct will celebrate the iconic series with a 30-minute showcase on Nintendo’s YouTube channel or the Nintendo Today app. Recent leaks reveal a special-edition…

Apple’s September 9th launch event could be one of its biggest in years, heralding the arrival of the iPhone 18 lineup under the newly appointed CEO, John Ternus, who took the helm on September 1st, succeeding the ever-reliable Tim Cook. The event is expected to showcase the first models of the iPhone 18 series, with…

Alienware’s refurbished 16 Aurora gaming laptop, priced at $927 on Woot for new customers (with code WOOTALIEN) and $1,029 for returning shoppers, offers a compelling deal compared to the new price of $1,099.99 at Alienware’s official site. This refurbished unit comes with a one-year Alienware warranty and boasts a 1600p 120Hz 16-inch screen, powered by…

The Tecno Bezelless Concept Smartphone at IFA 2026 promises to eliminate screen bezels once and for all, yet it still manages to cram in a notch for the front camera—talk about a bezel-beating paradox! With a 6.78-inch, 144Hz display, it’s a step forward, but does it really outshine the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold, which already…

Microsoft’s Copilot rarely reproduces even full sentences from news articles and books, let alone substantive chunks that could substitute for the original, the company says in new legal filings as it fights copyright claims from publishers including The New York Times and book authors. As part of the lawsuit’s discovery, Microsoft provided 8.2 million Copilot…

AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is whatever you want it to be, according to OpenAI’s recent announcement of GPT-6 Astra and the declaration that the AGI era has officially begun. But let’s break down the main arguments, claims, and assumptions from this article and offer some thoughtful counterpoints with a dash of wit and criticism. First,…

Roland’s new Melody Flip tool is a promising entry into the generative AI music space, but it faces several challenges compared to its more polished peers. First, the claim that Melody Flip offers around 250 “Palettes” sorted by genre is impressive, yet it begs the question: are these palettes truly diverse enough to cater to…

GoPro CEO Nick Woodman declares that crafting cameras remains the company’s “core DNA” following a $285 million acquisition by Starman, announced earlier this week. Woodman asserts that the merger positions GoPro to further develop its content creation technology, particularly with Starman’s focus on national security areas like cameras, optics, and AI infrastructure. However, the letter…

The White House’s recent series of policy-themed arcade games has sparked controversy, with one game in particular—”Build the Wall”—being labeled as racist. Modeled after the classic puzzle game Tetris, “Build the Wall” tasks players with stacking interlocking shapes to thwart a “zombie border siege” along the southern U.S. border. Aliens, referred to by the Trump…

Audacity 4 heralds a revolutionary overhaul of the self-proclaimed “world’s most popular audio editing and recording app,” shedding the clunky legacy of its predecessors. With a fresh, sleeker logo—far better than the early October misstep—Audacity 4 embraces a non-destructive editing workflow, allowing users to trim clips and effortlessly revert to the original audio. This leap…