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Realtor.com evaluated the 100 largest U.S. metro areas based on affordability and rates of new home construction, then ranked the ten best markets for buyers. The report highlights cities where local policy choices have helped keep housing costs in check despite broader market pressures.
An entrepreneur whose company works with university admissions teams describes discovering that staff didn't want a new CRM to replace tools like Slate or Salesforce, but relief from hours spent on manual tasks such as sorting emails, downloading transcripts, and cross-checking student records across systems. The piece argues that this hidden, repetitive work—not the underlying software—is the true source of workplace friction.
Max Verstappen will compete in a specially staged event at Silverstone, driving one of 101 identical karts sourced from Eastern Europe. The other 100 karts will be piloted by content creators and Red Bull athletes who all start ahead of him, and Verstappen must overtake and eliminate each one across 30 laps to win. The event follows similar but smaller stunts by other F1 drivers like Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash achieved code execution on all 11 vulnerable systems in an AI hacking benchmark while leaving four patched systems untouched, at a total cost of just $4.65 for accepted runs. A manual review found the model discovered five novel attack paths beyond the six expected solutions, including a faster exploit against Grafana that bypassed the intended vulnerability entirely.
Best Buy is selling the Asus ROG Strix G18, an 18-inch gaming laptop with an Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD, for $2,699.99, down $600 from its $3,299.99 list price. The machine features a 240Hz IPS display, RGB lighting, tool-less access for upgrades, and Thunderbolt 5 connectivity.
WIRED's roundup of the best Android phones for 2026 includes guidance for shoppers considering models outside the main recommendations, covering display type, screen size, processor, RAM, cooling and refresh rate. It notes that OLED screens are now common even in budget phones, that Qualcomm Snapdragon 7-series or MediaTek Dimensity 7000-series chips or better offer reliable performance, and that 8GB of RAM (ideally 12GB) suits multitasking and AI features.
Krita, the open-source 2D painting application, remains a favored alternative to subscription-based tools like Photoshop for concept art, comics, and illustration work. It offers a robust brush engine, stylus support for tilt and rotation, HDR painting, texture wrap-around modes, and a timeline-based animation system with onion skinning and audio playback.
WIRED updated its annual robot vacuum roundup for 2026, testing new models from Shark, Eufy, Roborock and other brands across a multi-story home with kids and pets. The update also notes a new FCC ban that will affect future robot vacuum designs and features going forward.
Solar panel prices have dropped from roughly $5-6 per watt in 2000 to about 12 cents today, largely due to expanded Chinese manufacturing capacity, according to Ember co-founder Dave Jones. This price collapse has pushed businesses in countries like Pakistan, the Philippines, and across Africa to install their own solar systems, with worldwide small-scale solar capacity nearing 1.2 terawatts by the end of 2025.
Spotify's new Lossless tier delivers CD-quality, uncompressed audio, but Bluetooth connections can't transmit a true lossless signal, meaning wireless earbuds and speakers won't benefit. Listeners need wired headphones, USB-C earbuds, wired computer speakers, or Wi-Fi-based Spotify Connect devices to actually hear the improved quality, and even then, cheap audio hardware may not reveal a noticeable difference.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel defended a policy change made earlier this year that no longer automatically disqualifies applicants with a history of bestiality or animal cruelty if the conduct occurred before age 18. Patel argued the change protects people who were 'victims' of forced bestiality, while lawmakers including Senators Durbin and Kennedy pressed him on the confusing and controversial framing of the rule.
Fox Entertainment has created Fox Creator Studios, a new division aimed at partnering with online content creators to develop shows and franchises. The initiative is led by Billy Parks under CEO Rob Wade, with creator Christina Richardson of C. Rich Media cited as an example of the talent Fox hopes to work with.