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Best Buy Techtober Sale 2026: 22 Top Tech Deals
Best Buy's Techtober sale offers 22 handpicked deals on headphones, Apple products, and Kindles, no Prime membership required, Oct 5–11.
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Prime Day 2026 Apple Watch Deals: Series 12 and SE 3 Savings
Amazon and Target slash prices on Apple Watch Series 12, SE 3, and prior-gen models ahead of Prime Day 2026, with savings up to $100.
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October Prime Day Deal: Save $40 on Soundcore Sleep A30 Special Earbuds
The Soundcore Sleep A30 Special, our top-rated sleep earbuds, drop to $159.99 during October Prime Day—a $40 savings and all-time low price. Packed with active noise cancellation, customizable soundscapes, and side-sleeper comfort, they're...
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Pornhub Returns to Australia for iOS Users With Age Verification
Pornhub is back in Australia for iOS users who completed age verification through Apple's new child safety features, reversing the March block under strict ID laws.
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October Prime Day 2026 Top Tech Deals: Kindle, MacBook & Smartwatch Savings
Amazon’s October Prime Day 2026 brings deep discounts on e-readers, laptops, smartwatches, and TVs. Our guide highlights the best savings, sorting options, and what’s worth your money.
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October Prime Day Apple Deals: MacBook Air, iPad and Watch Discounts
October Prime Day brings major discounts on MacBook Air, iPad, and Apple Watch models. Here’s everything on sale and how to save.
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Amazon's Last-Gen Kindle Paperwhite Discounted 30% During October Prime Day
The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition drops to $170 during October Prime Day, offering 32GB storage, wireless charging, and ad-free reading at a significant discount from its original $250 price.
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PlayStation Portal OLED Leak: New CFI-Y2000 and CFI-Y2105 Models Certified by Wi-Fi Alliance
Two new PlayStation devices, model numbers CFI-Y2000 and CFI-Y2105, have surfaced in Wi-Fi Alliance certifications, fueling rumors of an OLED-upgraded Portal handheld running Android 15.
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Alexa Loses Aux Voice Control on Echo Speakers
Amazon has disabled Alexa voice commands for the 3.5mm aux input on select Echo speakers, though the physical port still works. Owners can still control audio via the app or Bluetooth.
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Anthropic Announces Free Claude Team Year and $1,000 in Credits for Eligible Startups
Anthropic opens its Claude for Startups program, offering qualifying early-stage companies a free year of Claude Team, $1,000 in API credits, and access to the Claude Marketplace to accelerate AI-powered product development.
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Furientis Secures $25M Benchmark Investment for Low-Cost Missile Interceptors
Benchmark leads $25M into Furientis, a startup building mass-produced, low-cost missile interceptors to address critical U.S. defense stockpile gaps.
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JSE and TIA Launch Programme to Turn 10 Tech SMEs Into Investor-Ready Businesses
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Technology Innovation Agency have launched a 16-week pilot to help 10 South African tech SMEs in health, agriculture, and fintech become investment-ready and access new sources of capital.
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October Prime Day Deal: Save $40 on Soundcore Sleep A30 Special Earbuds
The Soundcore Sleep A30 Special, our top-rated sleep earbuds, drop to $159.99 during October Prime Day—a $40 savings and all-time low price. Packed with active noise cancellation, customizable soundscapes, and side-sleeper comfort, they're...
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Stuff Your Kindle Free: 100+ Titles Back for Fall Reading
The popular Stuff Your Kindle event returns September 23–26, offering over 100 free ebooks to keep forever, with filters for genre, platform, and representation.
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Amazon Prime Delivery Expands to Third-Party Sites: Fast Shipping Without a Login
Amazon expands Prime fast, free shipping to external websites, allowing shoppers to get expedited delivery at checkout without logging into an Amazon account. Here’s how the feature works and why it matters for online shoppers.
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Border Surveillance Program Faces Termination After MIT Investigation Exposes Deadly Failures
A congressional effort to end the billion-dollar border surveillance tower program follows an MIT investigation linking the system to numerous deaths. Meanwhile, AI dominates Climate Week amid scrutiny over its environmental cost.
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Young Organ Transplants Don't Reverse Biological Aging in Recipients, Studies Show
New studies reveal that transplanted young organs quickly adopt the recipient's biological age, challenging the idea that donor tissue can reverse aging. The findings reshape understanding of organ transplantation and age-related biology.
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Pentagon Launches $30M AI-Driven Lie Detector Program Amid Leak Concerns
The U.S. Department of Defense plans to invest $30.3 million over five years into an AI-powered lie detection system called Polygraph+, aiming to modernize credibility assessment through standoff sensing and algorithmic scoring, despite dee...
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Can Accenture Profit From AI Safety Amid Core Business Headwinds?
Accenture teams with Anthropic to embed safety evaluators and red-team AI models, investing over $1 billion over five years, as the firm navigates AI-driven shifts in its traditional consulting model.