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Google has raised the price of its 4K Google TV Streamer to $149, a $50 jump from its original $99 launch price. The change is already reflected on the Google Store and at Best Buy, though Amazon still lists the device at its older price. The streaming box, which launched in 2024 and also functions as a smart home hub, joins a wave of price hikes across Google's product lineup, including the recently released Pixel 11 phones.
An Entrepreneur contributor describes using vibe coding, building software through natural-language prompts to AI, to run their solo business more efficiently. They report automating repetitive workflows, launching products faster and creating interactive marketing tools without hiring developers, turning tasks that once took weeks into hours-long projects.
Anker has released the Prime Qi2 25W Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charger, a travel-friendly station that charges an iPhone via MagSafe, an Apple Watch through an MFi-certified puck, and AirPods on a base pad. The device folds flat to roughly the size and weight of an iPhone 17 Pro Max and supports Qi2.2's 25-watt charging standard, a jump from the older 7.5W cap most MagSafe accessories were limited to.
An analysis of moving from Windows to macOS notes that while web apps have made the transition smoother, Macs still differ in fundamental ways, starting with the absence of a native right-click and unfamiliar app installation steps outside the App Store. The piece traces the single-button mouse legacy to Steve Jobs, who reportedly resisted multi-button designs to keep interfaces simple.
BlackBerry's business today centers on secure government communications and its QNX operating system, which powers safety-critical functions like braking and driver assistance in 275 million cars worldwide. CEO John Giamatteo described the shift from the company's smartphone era on a CNBC podcast, positioning BlackBerry as an embedded software provider rather than a device maker.
According to reports, Apple is working on improvements to the Apple Watch's heart-rate monitoring technology alongside a redesign of its Fitness and Health apps, expected to arrive with the Series 12 model. These changes aim to fix long-standing accuracy issues that have affected the device's health-tracking capabilities.
Newegg is selling the Kingston NV3 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD for $156.99, down 27% from its usual $215.99 price and the lowest it's been in a month. The DRAM-less drive uses HMB technology and offers sequential speeds up to 6,000 MB/s read and 4,000 MB/s write, with 320TBW endurance and a five-year warranty.
Director Adam Wingard has confirmed that his long-discussed live-action or hybrid 'ThunderCats' movie has not been shelved, despite the lack of recent updates. He explained the delay is due to his commitments to other projects rather than any cancellation of the film.
OpenClaw, the viral open-source AI agent that autonomously executes tasks across apps like WhatsApp, Slack and Discord, has released version 2.0. The company calls it the largest update in the project's history, adding new features, expanded capabilities and bug fixes since its chaotic rise to fame earlier this year.
ZDNET has published a roundup of discounts on streaming hardware ahead of Labor Day 2026, highlighting a Fire TV Stick priced at $20 alongside other markdowns on streaming devices. The list is compiled from vendor and retailer listings plus independent testing and customer feedback rather than a single retailer's sale event.
Prediction market Kalshi has teamed up with The Weather Channel to verify outcomes of trades tied to weather events, including bets on record temperatures and extreme conditions. The partnership aims to add credibility to Kalshi's weather markets by using an established meteorological source for settling wagers.
An opinion piece argues that while large language models have rapidly improved at generating code, their prose remains stuck in an 'uncanny valley' of clichéd, robotic language lacking real insight. The author contends AI labs have already pushed hard to improve writing quality but hit a wall, unlike image, voice, and video models that scaled quickly with more compute and parameters. The piece frames writing as a 'wicked problem' with no clear definition or objectively correct solution, making it resistant to the kind of brute-force scaling that worked for other AI capabilities.