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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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Meta's Privilege-Hat Controversy Raises Questions in Teen Safety Lawsuits
Lawyers uncover that Meta's Instagram Teen Accounts team ordered 'a/c priv' baseball caps, fueling claims of a 'culture of privilege abuse' as lawsuits over youth mental health proceed.
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Microsoft Retires Copilot Plus PC Brand Amid AI Hardware Shift
Microsoft is retiring the Copilot Plus PC brand less than three years after its launch, acknowledging that AI hardware is now standard across the industry and signaling a shift toward new branding as the company integrates next-gen componen...
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Tesla Semi Launches in Volume Production After Nearly Nine Years of Delays
Tesla's Semi electric truck enters volume production this week, bringing new customer commitments, engineering updates, and a push toward large-scale electric freight shipping.
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Feather Robotics Launches Modular Humanoid Platform Aiming To Be Android of Robotics for Developers
Feather Robotics offers a $30,000 modular humanoid platform for developers, enabling real-world tasks like kitchen and lab automation while positioning itself as a U.S.-built alternative to overseas competitors.
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PrismML Brings Compact LLMs to Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Glasses
PrismML introduces compact language models that run locally on Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered smart glasses, enabling real-time vision queries without cloud dependence.
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Nexterity's Robotic Bolt-Tender Aims to Automate Pipefitting's Most Dangerous Tasks
Nexterity unveils a remote-controlled robot that automates bolt tightening on pipeflange joints, offering a safer, more productive alternative for industrial maintenance crews.