Hardware
Ray-Ban Meta users say their smart glasses are making secret recordings
It seems that Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have started making voice recordings without any explicit authorization.
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Firefox just gave this next-gen image format a huge boost
JPEG XL has been waiting for broader browser support. Firefox 158 may have just given it the push it needed.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple
OpenAI claims a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product plans before joining Apple.
Artificial Intelligence
Recording device hidden in toilet paper found in top-secret OpenAI meeting room
OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.
Mobile
Ukraine Says SpaceX’s New Starlink Restrictions Are Disrupting Drone Missions
Ukrainian officials say they received no warning before the new restrictions derailed several military operations.
Gaming
Looking back on 10 years of Overwatch, the promises kept, and where Team 4 goes from here
“In order for people to play the game in the present, they need to have confidence in its future.”
General Tech
Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022
That’s about 6 percent of its current workforce.
Mobile
HomePod Mini 1 Will Also Support Siri AI Later This Year, Says CNET
Siri AI will apparently not be limited to the new HomePod mini 2, with support also coming to the first-generation HomePod mini in a software update later this year, according to a report today from CNET’s Jeff Carlson.
Hardware
U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday charged 14 people and seized about 187 computers as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt North Korea’s fraudulent remote IT worker (ITW) scheme. The indictment charges a mix of U.S.
Gaming
The Walking Dead’s Chandler Riggs made a Resident Evil 7 short film even though ‘it’s impossible to please everybody’
We’re swamped with Resident Evil films right now, lucky us.
Hardware
Deliveroo’s robot delivery trials are ‘disappointing’, says trade union
Deliveroo has started trialing robot deliveries in the UK, but a trade union representing couriers has criticized the rollout.
General Tech
EV sales rebound to their highest level in a year, and stay 40% below 2025
US EV sales rose 6.1% on the previous quarter to almost 263,000, their highest in a year, against more than 437,000 in the same quarter of 2025. Europe registered 277,006 electric cars in July alone. American electric car sales rose 6.1% on the previous quarter, their best in a year.
Software
OBS is one of the most useful apps on my PC even if I’ve never streamed anything
It’s absolutely worth installing even if you never go live
Gaming
Fortnite is finally coming to Linux thanks to Epic rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat, though Steam Deck support is still in the wind
Epic have announced that they’re rebuilding their Easy Anti-Cheat software in order to get their flagship battle royale Fortnite running on Linux configurations, after years of fretting that they don’t think they’d be able to shut down cheaters operating across all the associated kernel…
General Tech
Leap seconds face judgment day as time lords prepare to vote
Proposal would let UTC drift an hour from Earth’s rotation, sparing computer systems awkward adjustments for centuries
Hardware
GFiber and Qualcomm announce Wi-Fi 8 gateway
Wi-Fi 8 hasn’t been certified by the IEEE yet, but hardware announcements are still ramping up
Hardware
This Dell monitor offers a 27-inch QHD 144Hz panel for just $169.99 right now (23% off)
Looking for an affordable monitor upgrade? Dell’s 27-inch QHD display gets a limited-time price cut that makes it worth a closer look.
General Tech
This 4,700-Year-Old Shipwreck Could Be the Oldest Ever Found—and Its Jars Still Have Residue Inside
The researchers call it a “time capsule at the bottom of the sea.”
Gaming
PS Plus October 2026 Lineup Confirmed, Includes Newest Mafia Game
PlayStation adds new games each month to its PS Plus Games Catalog for subscribers to enjoy. Here’s what Extra/Premium users get in October 2026.
Mobile
Repairing the iPhone Duo’s folding screen costs as much as a new iPhone
If you don’t get AppleCare Plus for the iPhone Duo, any repairs are going to be pretty expensive.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers cig-nal their faith in AI by taking up smoking
What are they puffing? Tobacco, apparently. Cancer researcher tells El Reg it’s a bad bet
Gaming
Honey, Xbox shrunk its controller
Microsoft is officially announcing its Xbox Nano controller today, a smaller and cheaper controller that’s designed to fit into your pocket. The more compact controller is also designed for “younger players, smaller hands, or anyone seeking something portable for play on the go.”
Gaming
Epic Brags That Its New ‘Vibe Coded’ Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam
In a blog post, Epic claimed that its new Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam while admitting the software was “vibe coded.”
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