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What to read this weekend: Two thrilling horror novels in one

Once again (or twice, really, because this book is two novels in one), Stephen Graham Jones delivers on some really gripping, fun horror that spins some classic tropes into something unexpected. This double feature contains The Babysitter Lives and Killer on the Road, the first being a story about a night of babysitting gone horribly, supernaturally wrong on the eve of Halloween, and the latter a road trip from hell situation in which a hitchhiker-targeting serial killer sets his sights on a run

Google's AI Live Translation and Learning Tools Are Here. How to Use Them

Google Translate is getting an AI upgrade designed to make real-time conversations and language learning easier. The update is rolling out this week in the Translate app on iOS and Android. The first tool, for live translations, lets you have a back-and-forth conversation with someone by surfacing audio and text translations as you speak, so you can easily follow along. Advanced Gemini models allow for support of more than 70 languages, including Arabic, French, Hindi, Korean and Spanish. Googl

Watch Our Livestream Replay: Back to School in the Age of AI

Everyone has a stake in how tech is shaping education today. From the tech moguls and venture capitalists who are starting “microschools” and building ed-tech tools to policymakers who are writing bills to safeguard kids online and teachers who are getting creative about using AI for school. WIRED explored all this and more in our recent back-to-school digital edition, which was the topic of our subscriber-only livestream on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Hosted by WIRED's features director, Reyhan

Are you hoping for a live iPhone event on September 9? [Poll]

To say that Apple’s pre-recorded events are divisive is an understatement. What initially seemed like a pandemic-fueled stopgap has become the company’s standard way to make announcements, even though its competitors have largely moved back to live presentations. With the upcoming “Awe Dropping” event, Apple has an opportunity to take a new crack at the live event format. Do you think it’ll take it? Apple has been doubling down on pre-recorded events There is no question that Apple prefers th

Live Activities keep getting better, and iOS 26 continues that trend

Live Activities have become one of the best iPhone features, and they’re getting even better in iOS 26. Here’s what’s new. Scheduling Live Activities for later Last year, Apple’s Sports app gained support for scheduling Live Activities so that they automatically trigger when a game starts. In iOS 26, that same scheduling capability is now available to all third-party apps via a new developer API. Once apps implement the scheduling feature, there could be all kinds of fascinating new use case

This Is the Best Oil to Use for Every Type of Cooking

Cooking oil can completely transform a dish, but using the wrong one can ruin it. While olive oil is a go-to for many home cooks, it isn't always the best choice. The reason? Its lower smoke point means it can burn at high temperatures, leaving food with an unpleasant, bitter taste. For frying, searing or any other high-heat cooking, reach for neutral oils like canola, avocado or grapeseed instead. They can withstand hotter temperatures and deliver a cleaner, crisper finish. By matching the rig

We Tested All the Cheapest Meal Kits and Prepared Meal Services. These Are the Best

Our meal delivery experts have logged more than five years of cooking more than 75 meal kits and tasting upwards of 100 prepared meals, from popular meal delivery services to help land on our list of the best cheap meal subscriptions. CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Life’s busier than ever -- at least it seems that way -- and carving out time to plan a week’s

Premier League Soccer: Stream Newcastle vs. Liverpool Live From Anywhere

Consistently one of the English Premier League's most entertaining games down the years, Newcastle United hosts Liverpool on Monday, with the match carrying an added edge following the Reds' move for Magpies striker Alexander Isak. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Premier League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Isak remains unavailable for the hosts following the collapse of Liver

This new delivery robot will bring the entire grocery store to you

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A new company aims to take the idea of sidewalk delivery robots and supersize it. Los Angeles-based Robomart unveiled its new delivery robot Monday, with the goal of making “on‑demand delivery work economically.” The level-four autonom

Robomart unveils new delivery robot with $3 flat fee to challenge DoorDash, Uber Eats

Robomart, a startup that builds self-driving delivery robots, is unveiling its latest robot with an ambitious goal of using it to make on-demand delivery profitable. The Los Angeles-based company announced its patented Robomart RM5 on Monday. The level-four autonomous vehicle can carry up to 500 pounds and is made up of 10 individual lockers that hold customer orders. This structure is designed to allow for batch ordering so a robot can work on multiple deliveries at the same time. Robomart pl

La Liga Soccer: Stream Levante vs. Barcelona Live From Anywhere

Segunda Division champions Levante face a tough test of their La Liga credentials on Saturday as they take on Catalan giants Barcelona. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens. Levante secured a return to Spain's top flight in some style last term, but the Frogs worryingly slipped to defeat to Alaves -- a club widely tipped to be battling relegation this term -- in their season opener last weekend. It was business as usual, meanwhile, fo

‘Zipotle’: Chipotle Wants to Drop a Burrito on Your Head with New Drone Delivery

Chipotle says it’s jumping on the drone delivery bandwagon. This week, the company announced a new pilot program in Texas that will test the viability of airdropping customers’ orders into their backyards for them. A press release published Thursday makes the whole process sound quite easy as far as drone-robot hybrid delivery burritos go. Certain customers in the Rowlette suburb of Dallas will be able to download the app for Zipline, Chipotle’s new drone partner, and place their orders. Then,

Join Our Next Livestream: Back to School in the Age of AI

Everyone has a stake in how tech is shaping education today. From the tech moguls and venture capitalists who are starting “microschools” and building ed-tech tools to policymakers who are writing bills to safeguard kids online and teachers who are getting creative about using AI for school. WIRED explored all this and more in our recent back-to-school digital edition, and we're excited to talk about it at our next subscriber-only livestream on Thursday, August 28, at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT / 6 pm

Get a Look at a Gorgeous New Animated Sci-Fi Movie With One Hell of a Cast

Spawn of the Living Dead is shuffling forward with some new cast members. The third season of Percy Jackson has found its Olympian huntress. Plus, get a look at what’s coming on Peacemaker. Spoilers, away! Minecraft 2 During a recent interview with People, Kirsten Dunst jokingly pitched her participation in the upcoming sequel to Minecraft, adding, “maybe I can just make a movie where I don’t lose money?“ Spawn of the Living Dead/Organism 46-B: The Unseen According to Deadline, Casper Van Di

This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling

The bean just wants to knit. With their back to me, Poe, the name I gave the animated brown bean in the Focus Friend app, is stitching up a little storm that will eventually become socks—if I can leave them alone. Unfortunately, I need to check my texts. I cancel the timer after six minutes, which warns me that Poe’s knitting will unravel and “they’ll be really sad.” Their shoulders slump as their work falls apart and a little bubble appears over their head. “It’s ok, we tried,” they reassure m

YouTube’s new integration lets you discover live concerts nearby, with a sweet Premium perk

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube has partnered with Bandsintown to bring concert listings and notifications for nearby shows on the platform. While the new concert discovery integration has also been announced for YouTube Music, it’s actually rolling out first on YouTube. Bandsintown users also get an exclusive bonus in the form of a free two-month trial of YouTube Premium. YouTube is making it easier for fans of live music to discover upcoming concerts. While the new concer

Following Made by Google, is it time for companies to retire live smartphone launch events?

Ryan Haines / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. So, yesterday, Google launched the Pixel 10 series. While the phones are intriguing if not spectacular, it’s the livestreamed event that remained seared into my brain when I woke up this morning. The Made By Google event, which was broadcast live and hosted by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, featured

Gemini Live is becoming a more helpful digital assistant that responds naturally

TL;DR Google is enhancing Gemini Live with visual overlays that highlight objects in your camera feed and a new audio model for more expressive conversations. The visual overlay feature helps you identify items or get advice by placing a white-bordered rectangle around objects in your camera’s view. The new native audio model is designed for more responsive and expressive conversations. At last year’s Made by Google event, Google unveiled Gemini Live, a feature designed for more natural, hand

Google’s Gemini Live AI assistant will show you what it’s talking about

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is bringing a bundle of new features to Gemini Live, its AI assistant that you can have real-time conversations with. Next week, Gemini Live will be able to highlight things directly on your screen while sharing your camera, making it easier for the AI as

Linear scan register allocation on SSA

Much of the code and education that resulted in this post happened with Aaron Patterson. The fundamental problem in register allocation is to take an IR that uses a virtual registers (as many as you like) and rewrite it to use a finite amount of physical registers and stack space. This is an example of a code snippet using virtual registers: add R1, R2 -> R3 add R1, R3 -> R4 ret R4 And here is the same example after it has been passed through a register allocator (note that Rs changed to Ps)

Gemini Live is becoming a more helpful digital assistant that can match your mood

TL;DR Google is enhancing Gemini Live with visual overlays that highlight objects in your camera feed and a new audio model for more natural conversations. The visual overlay feature helps you identify items or get advice by placing a white-bordered rectangle around objects in your camera’s view. The new native audio model can detect nuances in your tone of voice, allowing Gemini to respond in a more natural and empathetic manner. At last year’s Made by Google event, Google unveiled Gemini Li

ESPN’s streaming launch brings a TikTok-like feed and AI commentary

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. ESPN is showing off its overhauled app ahead of the launch of its live sports streaming service. On Wednesday, ESPN detailed all of the new features coming to the ESPN app, including a TikTok-style vertical video feed. ESPN’s long-awaited live sports streaming

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CarPlay is about to get one of Apple’s best recent iPhone features

Apple has a major CarPlay update coming in iOS 26, and among the variety of improvements is one of Apple’s best recent iPhone features: Live Activities are coming to CarPlay. Live Activities expand to CarPlay in iOS 26 Live Activities debuted on the iPhone three years ago, when the Dynamic Island arrived on the iPhone 14 Pro. Since then, Apple has only improved the feature and expanded it to more apps, system features, and platforms. Last year, watchOS 11 brought Live Activities to Apple Wat

Sling's New $20 'Select' Package Gives You 11 Channels

There's a new $20 skinny bundle on the scene, and you probably want to know what the low-priced live TV package gets you. Sling introduced a fresh package called Sling Select on Tuesday, joining its prior offerings of Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange & Blue plans. Select's selection is a pared-down version of Blue (plus some outliers not found in Blue or Orange), and its price reflects that. Select includes Fox News, FS1, FX, National Geographic, NFL Network, Lifetime Movie Network, Ga

AirPods Pro 2 seem set for another surprise upgrade at iPhone 17 event

AirPods Pro 2 are three years old, but rumors indicate they’re not going anywhere just yet. In fact, in the absence of AirPods Pro 3, leaks indicate Apple could debut another big software upgrade for AirPods Pro 2 at its iPhone 17 event. Here’s what’s coming. Live Translation coming to AirPods soon, per iOS 26 leak Last week, my colleague Marcus Mendes found an image in the iOS 26 beta that revealed a new AirPods feature coming soon: Live Translation. This capability had long been anticipated

La Liga Soccer: Stream Real Madrid vs. Osasuna Live From Anywhere

It's a new era for Real Madrid as the Spanish giant plays its first La Liga game under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, with a tricky season opener against an Osasuna team that is also under new management. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if the match isn't available there. Real played out an underwhelming campaign last term under Carlo Ancelotti, with Los Blancos finishing second

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Watch Google’s Pixel event with live commentary from Android expert Mishaal Rahman

TL;DR Google launches the Pixel 10 series at its Made by Google event tomorrow afternoon. The company is streaming the whole thing live at 1pm Eastern. Android Authority is doing its own live commentary on the stream, as well as a post-event breakdown. It’s happening! In less than a day, Google takes the stage in Brooklyn — with a little help from Jimmy Fallon — to introduce the world to the Pixel 10. This is easily the Pixel launch we’ve been most anticipating in years, featuring hardware po

You might soon be able to use Gemini Live on top of other apps (APK teardown)

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing more upgrades to Gemini Live’s floating interface before its launch. The upgrade now enables support for contextual cards within the floating interface. This will allow you to seamlessly switch between an app and Gemini Live seamlessly, thanks to a collapsible interface. Google Gemini is destined to fully replace Google Assistant on Android phones by the end of this year. Preparing for that transition, Google is continually upgrading t

Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services for 2025, Tested by a Plant-Based Eater

When trying to find a vegan meal delivery service, several factors should be considered to find your perfect fit. Prepared meals versus meal kits: Prepared meals come ready to heat in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop. Meal kits, on the other hand, provide all the ingredients and instructions you’ll need to prepare the meals yourself. Though prepared meals are easier and take less time, meal kits may be good for those who like cooking or want to learn to cook. Fresh versus frozen: On t

The Best Vegan Meal Delivery Services for 2025, Tested by a Plant-Based Eater

When trying to find a vegan meal delivery service, several factors should be considered to find your perfect fit. Prepared meals vs meal kits: Prepared meals come ready to heat in the microwave or in a pan on the stovetop. Meal kits, on the other hand, provide all the ingredients and instructions you’ll need to prepare the meals yourself. Though prepared meals are easier and take less time, meal kits may be good for those who like cooking or want to learn to cook. Fresh vs frozen: On this list