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Researchers at the University of Zurich recruited 1,000 volunteers to bury cotton underpants in soil across Switzerland for two months as part of a citizen science project called 'Proof by Underpants.' After digging them up, scientists measured how much fabric had decomposed to gauge microbial activity and overall soil quality, publishing the results in Plants People Planet.
Uefa has filed an application with a Florida court seeking access to records held by Fifa Americas and FWC2026 to support planned criminal proceedings in Switzerland against Fifa president Gianni Infantino. The European body alleges Infantino secretly arranged to sell stakes in Fifa's commercial rights for World Cups at an unverified, deliberately low price of $4.2bn, implying an enterprise value of only $20bn.
X has rolled out a new feed called NFL Gametime, sitting alongside the For You and Following tabs, offering real-time scores, play-by-play data, league news and creator commentary. The feed is live now and will run through the 2027 Super Bowl, built around a static GameTime hub for tracking games.
Amazon is offering its Renewed Premium 17 Pro units, including 512GB and 1TB models, at their lowest tracked prices yet, backed by a 1-year guarantee and over 90% original battery health. The discounts arrive alongside other Apple accessory deals, including AirTag 2 from $20, a discounted AirPods Pro 3, and Anker MagSafe accessories.
A new Entrepreneur commentary argues that most companies underinvest in training as a strategic tool, focusing instead on sales, tech and operations while overlooking the staff who directly shape customer experience. The author says businesses that link training to standards, coaching and culture—not just task completion—build stronger consistency and retention over time.
Google has updated Gemini Notebook with an 'Expert Intelligence' feature that lets users import books bought through Google Play Books, enabling them to ask questions, generate summaries, plans, infographics, and AI podcasts based on the text. More than 100,000 titles from publishers including Penguin Random House and O'Reilly Media support the feature at launch, and Google partnered with 15 authors like Michael Pollan and Steven Pinker to build customized 'Featured Notebooks.'
A comparison of financing a 256GB iPhone 17 Pro shows Apple's own Upgrade lease program, paired with a low-cost carrier plan, totals about $1,819 over two years. Verizon's competing offer, which bundles the phone with its pricier Unlimited Ultimate plan over three years, adds up to roughly $3,520 for the same device.
Sony's latest wearable air conditioner, the $260 Reon Pocket Pro Plus, uses the Peltier effect to chill a metal plate against the neck and upper spine, cooling blood flow near the surface of the skin. The new model cools two degrees Celsius more than its predecessor, a 20 percent performance jump, and ships with an adjustable exhaust attachment for different clothing styles.
Google has expanded its screenless Fitbit Air fitness band with a new special edition inspired by the Pokémon Sleep app, featuring a Sleepy Blue strap and a silk-print label showing a sleeping Pikachu. Pre-orders begin today through the Google Store and Target, with shipping starting September 15.
Schools increasingly rely on laptops and tablets for coursework, but these same devices expose students to games, social media, and web browsing that can pull focus from schoolwork. Parents often have limited ability to adjust settings on school-managed devices, making it harder to curb distractions than on family-owned technology.
Following the M6 Mac mini launch, Apple is reportedly planning to bring the M6 chip to the base 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac this fall, with the M6 iPad Pro and MacBook Air expected in spring 2027. Pro and Max chip variants will skip M6 entirely, jumping straight to M7 Pro and M7 Max in 2027, while a rumored MacBook Ultra will instead use M5 Pro and M5 Max silicon.
Kelan and Brittany Kline, a former jail deputy and elementary school teacher, launched the personal finance blog The Savvy Couple in 2016 while paying off roughly $40,000 in student debt. The site grew into a seven-figure online business, and by 2020 the couple's combined net worth, including their business and home, surpassed $1 million.