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Meta has agreed to pay as much as $17.1 billion and change how Instagram and Facebook operate, settling claims from 47 states, D.C. and U.S. territories that its platforms were built to addict and harm children. About $12 billion is due upfront, with the rest contingent on Snap, TikTok and YouTube accepting similar penalties and reforms.
ASUS revealed three new 24.5-inch gaming monitors under its Ace lineup: the 720Hz ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace with a Tandem WOLED panel and Dolby Vision support, and two QD-OLED models, the 560Hz XG259QDPG Ace and 360Hz XG259QDNS Ace, both featuring a new anti-glare 'BlackShield' film. The PG259QWS Ace launches in early Q4 for $1,099, while pricing and availability for the QD-OLED models remain unannounced except for the previously shown XG259QWPG Ace at $699.
Google has clarified that the newly spotted 'Android Pulse' app is an official Google system service designed to monitor device health, rather than an unknown or suspicious background process. The company said a recent update caused Pulse to become visible in Google system service settings, explaining why users only just started noticing it despite it existing internally beforehand.
Flipboard has acquired Graze, a Portland startup that lets creators build and monetize custom Bluesky feeds using contextual, non-tracking ads. Graze has delivered over 41 billion posts to roughly 12 million people across more than 7,000 feeds since launching 21 months ago, splitting ad revenue 70/30 with creators.
Commodore has released the Commodore 77, a special-edition version of its Commodore 64 Ultimate reimagined with Cyberpunk 2077 branding. It features a Night City-inspired design, an exclusive 8-bit demo with SID music, an upgraded FPGA chip reaching 77MHz, and themed accessories including pins, stickers, and a manual with BASIC programs. The unit is available for pre-order at $377, with shipping expected in February 2027.
YouTuber Sydney Watson suggested without evidence that Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner might be a man playing in the WNBA, despite Griner being cisgender. The claim surfaces amid a broader right-wing campaign against trans athletes in women's sports, fueled by figures like former swimmer Riley Gaines and WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who has publicly opposed trans women competing in the league.
Boston Scientific disclosed in an SEC filing that a cyberattack beginning Tuesday has caused widespread outages across its IT systems, hampering its ability to ship and process orders. The medical device maker, which serves roughly 48 million patients annually, has not said whether implanted devices like pacemakers are affected, and has not given a timeline for restoring systems. Reports from Ireland indicate staff at its Cork campus were sent home after internal network communications went down.
Jeff Arcuri, known for his viral crowd-interaction bits, discussed his comedic method on the How Success Happens podcast tied to his Netflix special 'Nice To Meet You.' He revealed that his seemingly spontaneous audience banter is actually built on careful preparation, financial sacrifice early in his career, and a deliberate habit of testing one risky new joke per show.
Leaker Evan Blass posted images on X suggesting Apple's rumored foldable iPhone Ultra will come in three colors, including an unexpected red variant, alongside previously rumored black and white options. The images reportedly show inconsistencies with iOS 27's interface, using an outdated iOS 26 battery icon, raising doubts about their authenticity even if AI-generated.
TCL's Nxtpaper 11 Plus, an Android tablet with a 2.2K, 120Hz display, is currently discounted to $220 from its usual $280 price. The device can toggle between a full-color screen and an E-Ink-style mode, letting it function as both a tablet and an e-reader or digital notebook. A ZDNET reviewer reports using it alongside an iPad and Kindle without encountering crashes or performance issues, despite its lower-end specs compared to Apple's silicon.
The World Humanoid Robot Games concluded in Beijing on August 26, drawing over 600 teams and more than 2,000 robots from China and 15 other countries. Highlights included the Tiangong Ultra robot completing a 100-meter dash in 8.86 seconds and Honor's Lightning robot finishing in 9.47 seconds, alongside newer challenges testing fine manipulation skills like using tweezers.
Anthropic has agreed to a roughly $45 billion cloud computing arrangement with Nscale, a UK-based AI infrastructure firm, to lease about 460 megawatts of capacity at a planned West Virginia data center. The facility, expected to go live by late 2027, will run on Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin chips and adds to a string of recent infrastructure agreements Anthropic has struck with AMD, SpaceX, Google and Broadcom.