NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, beginning its mission to investigate dark matter and dark energy. Shortly after launch, the telescope successfully deployed its solar panels and sun shade, with remaining instruments set to activate in coming weeks. First images are expected in early 2027, with the observatory eventually beaming back 1.4 terabytes of data daily.
A new guide highlights that consumers can drop off old laptops, desktops and printers at major retailers such as Best Buy and Staples for free recycling, regardless of where the device was originally purchased. Some retailers even offer trade-in credit or discounts on new purchases as an incentive. The process is straightforward, but users are advised to fully wipe personal data via a factory reset or dedicated drive-scrubbing tool before handing over devices.
Apple Intelligence shipped enabled by default with iOS 26, running in the background on eligible devices even for people who never use tools like Writing Tools, Image Playground or notification summaries. These features can consume up to 7GB of storage, and users can disable them individually or entirely through Settings without affecting core device functions.
During NASA's post-launch news conference for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Administrator Jared Isaacman stepped away mid-briefing to take a call, then returned to let President Trump address reporters and officials over speakerphone. Trump praised the launch's television coverage, complimented Isaacman's leadership, and noted his administration's funding for the agency.
YouTube's Manage YouTube History page, found under Personalization settings, lets users view, search, filter and selectively delete their watch history. Options range from removing single entries to wiping data from a specific time range or clearing everything, giving people direct control over the signals that shape their recommendations.
The Verge's weekend editor reflects on rediscovering the Professor Murder Rides the Subway EP while re-ripping old CDs, calling it a standout artifact of the mid-2000s NYC dance punk scene. The 16-minute release is described as built on synth blasts, chanted vocals and syncopated percussion layered over a disco-stomp foundation, distinguishing the band from contemporaries like LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture.
Artie, a Y Combinator-backed startup building real-time data streaming infrastructure, has announced five open positions for Technical Account Executives. The company is seeking candidates focused on engineering quality, speed of execution, and measurable business impact.
Analyst Mark Gurman reports Apple plans to release an updated iPad mini with an OLED display by late October, separate from next month's iPhone-focused event. The refreshed tablet is expected to feature a faster A19 Pro or A20 Pro chip, improved water resistance from a redesigned casing, and a new vibration-based speaker system.
Scientists have developed a microresonator chip paired with a large optical fiber loop, creating a system where laser light circulates continuously between both components to generate a broad spectrum of light frequencies, often called a 'rainbow on a chip.' The setup is currently a laboratory demonstration, and researchers are now studying how to adapt it for real-world use.
A leaked pre-release version of Nvidia's DLSS 5 DLL, discovered inside NBA 2K27's early access build, has been patched by modders in the RenoDX Discord to run on older RTX 30-series Ampere GPUs after earlier being enabled on RTX 40 and 50-series cards. Results are inconsistent: some titles hit 20-40 FPS with noticeably sharper, more photorealistic visuals, while others drop to single digits, and nearly all suffer from heavy input latency and visual noise.
Microsoft does not send Xbox users a birthday gift directly, but it does award extra Microsoft Rewards points during a user's birthday week. Those points can be redeemed in the Xbox Rewards hub for items like gift cards, in-game currency for titles such as Sea of Thieves and Minecraft, or small charity donations, rather than for full games.
TechCrunch reporting found OSHA filings showing more than two dozen injuries among Waymo and Zoox test drivers in 2024 and 2025, many caused by hard braking or abrupt maneuvers of the autonomous vehicles. Some workers suffered whiplash and other injuries that kept them off the job for months.
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