A Big Story investigation from MIT Technology Review, done with Type Investigations, examines how pastor Eli Regalado and his wife launched INDXcoin after claiming divine instruction, raising over $3 million from more than 500 people before the project collapsed within a year with investors losing everything. Separately, the nonprofit Reflective has published a detailed plan outlining the experiments and infrastructure needed to better understand solar geoengineering before any real-world deployment decisions are made.
A reviewer tested Vari's Ergo electric standing desk over several months, finding it easy to assemble in about 10 minutes and stable across its full height range of 25 to 50.5 inches. The desk uses a quiet dual-motor lift system, supports up to 200 pounds, offers four programmable height presets, and comes with a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
Microsoft is adding automated AI checks to its Edge extension review pipeline as vibe-coding tools drive a sharp rise in add-on submissions. The AI will handle repeatable validation checks and flag common security issues, while human reviewers focus on more complex cases.
The Justice Department has formally asked Fox and Roku to submit additional documents and data as part of a deeper antitrust review of Fox's proposed $22 billion acquisition of Roku. The move, known as a second request, is a standard but significant step signaling regulators have unresolved questions after reviewing the companies' initial filings.
Meta reportedly built an internal leaderboard called Claudeonomics that ranked employees by AI token consumption, awarding titles like 'Token Legend' to top users who burned through over 60 trillion tokens in a month. Similar tracking has surfaced at Disney, JPMorgan, KPMG, Amazon, and Accenture, with some firms incorporating AI usage into performance reviews.
Tom's Hardware tested the Goodram PX700, a PCIe 4.0 SSD built from budget components, and found it outperformed expectations in most benchmarks while staying power-efficient and running cool in a single-sided design. The main weaknesses noted were sustained write speeds and a price that undercuts its value proposition somewhat.
Tom's Hardware reviewed Goodram's PX700, a budget-tier PCIe 4.0 SSD, finding it delivers solid speed, strong power efficiency, and cool single-sided operation. The drive, made by the established EU memory assembler Goodram, outperformed expectations against comparable drives using similar hardware in its price class.
Tom's Hardware reviewed the Phanteks AMP GH 750W, a Helly Technology-built power supply that replaces the Seasonic-based AMP line. The unit delivers strong 12V voltage regulation, low ripple, Japanese capacitors and an 8-year warranty, but its 12V-2x6 connector is limited to 450W of output. Despite that restriction, the reviewer calls it one of the better mainstream 750W options given street prices under $90.
Fairphone has released the Gen 6+ version of its repairable Android phone in the United States for $650. The device keeps most of last year's Gen 6 design but adds a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor, 12GB of RAM, and a new cobalt-blue color that honors cobalt miners and the Fair Cobalt Alliance nonprofit Fairphone co-founded.
Dell has launched the Alienware AW3926QW, a 39-inch 5K2K curved OLED gaming monitor priced at $1,100, positioning it as a cheaper rival to LG's 39GX950B. Both monitors share a 5120x2160 165Hz resolution, a 2560x1080 330Hz dual mode, 1500R curvature, and LG Display's Tandem WOLED panel technology, but Dell uses an RGB stripe subpixel layout with a glossy coating instead of LG's RGWB white-subpixel matte design.
Dell has launched the Alienware AW3926QW, a 39-inch 5120x2160 ultrawide OLED gaming monitor with 165Hz refresh rate and a 1500R curve, priced at $1,100. It uses an RGB stripe subpixel layout with a glossy coating and LG Display's latest Tandem WOLED panel, differing from the LG 39GX950B's RGWB matte design despite sharing the same resolution and refresh specs.
Slow Horses season 6 premieres September 16 on Apple TV with weekly episodes through October 21, marking the show's first season under new creative leadership and adapting two Mick Herron novels instead of one. Early critic reviews from outlets like Decider, Comic Book Club, and Next Best Picture praise the season as the strongest yet, citing sharp twists and strong character work.
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