Dyson has launched an electric toothbrush combining brushing with an integrated water-jet cleaning system, marketed under Brush, Auto-jet, Deep clean, and Variable modes. The company cites clinical and lab-based testing, including a six-week 204-participant study, to support claims of improved plaque removal and cleaning in hard-to-reach areas compared with manual toothbrushes. The device connects to the MyDyson app for tracking and settings, expanding Dyson's product lineup beyond appliances into personal care.
A commentator pushes back against a wave of criticism aimed at Mozilla's Firefox browser for maintaining a presence on X, noting that critics who switched to alternatives like Vivaldi remain active on the same or similar platforms. The piece frames this backlash as misguided given Firefox's shrinking market share and its role as one of the few browsers not built on Google's Chromium engine.
Small businesses are increasingly offering retirement savings plans to employees, a benefit once considered exclusive to larger companies with more resources. This shift is driven by improved retirement plan tools, lower barriers to entry, and rising employee expectations around financial security benefits.
Ahead of Apple's September event, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared new details on the upcoming iPhone Ultra foldable in a Tom's Guide interview, confirming MagSafe support, a 5.5-inch cover display paired with a 7.8-inch inner screen, and Apple's latest Pro chip and modem. He also described a durable liquid metal hinge designed to minimize the crease, plus iOS 27 multitasking features including drag-and-drop between apps.
OpenAI announced that its forthcoming Astra AI model is the first to cross the company's 'Critical' cybersecurity capability threshold, meaning it can discover unknown vulnerabilities and exploit them autonomously without human step-by-step direction. The company says Astra will still launch soon, but access to its most sensitive cybersecurity abilities will be restricted, with further safety details to come in a system card at release.
The company behind the Astra model says new testing shows it has crossed a 'Critical' cybersecurity capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework, meaning it could independently discover unknown vulnerabilities and craft exploits against well-defended systems without step-by-step human guidance. This is the first model the company has classified at that severity level, prompting delays to strengthen safeguards before release.
METR, a nonprofit that evaluates risks in frontier AI models, revealed it suffered two cybersecurity incidents this year. In March, attackers stole an API key used for public-model inference and used it for weeks to run up a large number of credits, while in May attackers unsuccessfully probed an exposed endpoint attempting to reach internal data.
A user inspecting disk usage discovered that OpenAI's Codex desktop app, now rebranded as part of ChatGPT, stores a 1.7GB cache folder containing full Python and Node.js runtimes alongside native binaries for Poppler, git, and the LibreOffice office suite. Accompanying 'skills' files instruct Codex on how to locate and invoke these bundled tools when handling document-related tasks.
GoPro announced a definitive merger with private photonics firm Starman Optical, aiming to expand beyond action cameras into AI data center infrastructure and defense-related optics. Shareholders will receive $285 million in cash, or $1.14 per share, while the stock stays on the Nasdaq and existing consumer products continue. Shares jumped 40% on the news, with major stakeholders including Markiplier and BlackRock standing to benefit.
The Hugo Awards ceremony for this year recognized standout works in science fiction and fantasy, with 'Sinners' and the 'Murderbot' series taking top honors alongside Alix E. Harrow's novel 'The Everlasting.' The awards, voted on by fans of the genre, celebrate excellence across categories including film, television, and literature.
HDMI cables are now standardized into three official bandwidth tiers: Premium High Speed (18Gbps), Ultra High Speed (48Gbps) and the new Ultra96 (up to 96Gbps), per rules from the HDMI Licensing Administrator that ban using version numbers alone in marketing. Most 4K streaming only needs the 18Gbps tier, while 4K/120Hz gaming requires Ultra High Speed, and Ultra96 is reserved for extreme formats like uncompressed 4K/240Hz or 8K/60Hz. Buyers are advised to check the certification label and QR code on packaging rather than relying on price or brand name.
CNET's daily guide reveals the theme, hint words and full solution for the Sept. 2 NYT Strands puzzle. The theme is 'All will be revealed,' with answers including ARISE, EMERGE, SURFACE, MANIFEST and MATERIALIZE, plus the spangram COMETOLIGHT.
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