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Amazon has cut the price of Anker's clamp-on Nano Power Strip to $57.99, down from its $69.99 list price, marking a 17% discount and the first price reduction the device has seen on the platform. The strip offers six AC outlets and four USB ports (two USB-C, two USB-A) with up to 70W total output, plus surge and overload protection.
WhatsApp is strengthening its two-step verification by letting users set a full password—supporting letters, numbers and special characters—instead of the previous six-digit PIN. The company is also improving caller ID on Android, showing more context about unknown callers such as their country and any shared groups. Both features are rolling out gradually, with the password option available on Android and iOS, while enhanced caller ID is Android-only for now.
A company is promoting ArtQrCode, a stylized version of the traditional QR code that can be branded with colors, images, and designs while retaining scannability. The codes can be applied to fabric, paper, packaging, digital displays, or even rendered in 3D formats.
A FrontPrep engineer noticed that adding a 200ms delay to tooltips fixed accidental pop-ups from cursor movement but made scanning multiple adjacent company logos feel sluggish. The fix introduces a 300ms 'warm window' after a tooltip closes, during which any new tooltip opens instantly, reverting to the standard delay only after that window expires.
Life360 is rolling out a new line of scannable pet tags priced at $7.99, expanding beyond its GPS-based pet trackers introduced last year. Scanning the tag's QR code sends contact details to whoever finds the pet and simultaneously notifies the owning family through the Life360 app, without requiring the finder to have the app installed. The company is also adding pet care tools, including scheduled care logs, to its platform.
A developer frustrated by inconsistent Erlang and JavaScript outputs from the Gleam compiler first tried using an LLM to generate edge-case test programs, spending about $20 in tokens to surface just one confirmed bug (issue #5613), which was promptly fixed. Dissatisfied with the cost and randomness of that approach, they pivoted to building a structure-aware fuzzer that generates syntactically valid Gleam programs automatically to systematically probe the compiler for hidden defects.
Doctors documented a 15-year-old whose prolonged, heavy cannabis use led to episodes of severe cyclic vomiting and screaming, known as scromiting. The condition triggered a dangerous vitamin B1 deficiency that caused a neurological disease typically seen in chronic alcoholics, in which brain function began to deteriorate.
Australia's recorded music industry association announced that songs created entirely by artificial intelligence will no longer qualify for the country's official music charts. The same ban extends to the Australian Record Industry Association's annual awards, effectively shutting AI-made tracks out of the nation's top music recognitions.
Starbucks has launched its fall 2026 menu, and while the Pumpkin Spice Latte returns as always, the chain is introducing six additional seasonal beverages. Among the new additions are a banana bread-inspired drink and the 'Chaider,' a chai-cider hybrid creation.
Microsoft's Xbox controllers have evolved gradually since the original console launched in November 2001, but core elements like the asymmetrical stick layout, colored ABXY buttons, and AA battery power have persisted throughout. Key changes included the slimmer Controller S in 2002, wireless connectivity and shoulder buttons with the Xbox 360, and refinements like Impulse Triggers, Bluetooth, and a headphone jack on the Xbox One pad. The newest Xbox Wireless Controller adds a Share button and textured grips as its main updates.
CD Projekt Red announced a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, arriving September 29th with upgraded visuals, revamped combat, a reworked skill tree, and both expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, included. The upgrade will be free for existing owners on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and the remaster will also bring the game to Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time.
Northwestern University postdoc Reese Richardson discovered that images used by lab supply companies to demonstrate antibody performance had been digitally altered, including removed background noise and copy-pasted data meant to fabricate results. His broader search identified these manipulation issues across marketing materials for more than 17,000 commercially sold antibodies.