Athom's Homey hub now lets users update Matter, Z-Wave, and Zigbee smart home devices directly from its app, without opening separate manufacturer apps. For Matter devices specifically, Homey pulls firmware information straight from the Connectivity Standards Alliance's Distributed Compliance Ledger, bypassing the need for manufacturers to build update support into their own apps. Z-Wave and Zigbee updates depend on developer support, with an initial vendor list including IKEA, Aeotec, INNR, and others.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-18
Researchers built a high-resolution dark-matter N-body simulation, seeded with Planck cosmological parameters, tracking halo mergers from redshift 35 to 7.5 using ROCKSTAR and CONSISTENT-TREES tools. They layered a semi-analytic galaxy-formation model onto this framework to simulate gas cooling, star formation, supernova feedback and radiation, showing that overmassive black holes and compact 'little red dot' galaxies emerge naturally from these early-universe conditions without requiring exotic physics.
nature.com
· 2026-09-16
Roborock has revived its long-dormant Qrevo line with the Qrevo 2 Pro, launched at the end of August after a Qrevo Curv refresh earlier this year. The sub-$1,000 robot vacuum pairs a 20,000 Pa motor and LiDAR navigation with a FlexiArm mop and reversible side brush designed to reach corners and edges other robots miss. A WIRED reviewer who tested it for two weeks called it one of the best budget options available, rivaling the Eufy Omni C28, though it still struggles to detect small clutter like cords or toys.
wired.com
· 2026-09-14
Shelly has released the Flood S Gen4, a Matter-certified water leak sensor priced under $30 that works natively with Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, and Home Assistant. The device uses three large stainless steel contact pads instead of small metal pins, allowing it to detect water faster and even sense low-conductivity liquids like AC condensate.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-11
A new clip from the third episode of 'Dark Matter' season two, titled 'Everything Beautiful, Everything Terrible,' shows the series confronting a major plot complication that arose from its multiverse premise. The action-heavy preview suggests the show is directly grappling with the ripple effects of its characters' choices across parallel realities rather than glossing over them.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-10
Researchers led by Teixeira, building on Khoury and Vafa's string theory work, propose that dark energy and dark matter interact and share a common origin tied to an extra 'dark dimension' far larger than other theorized hidden dimensions. In this framework, massive 'dark gravitons' leaking into this dimension could explain why the universe's measured expansion rate differs by about 9 percent depending on when it's measured, an anomaly known as the Hubble tension.
wired.com
· 2026-09-07
A review roundup names four top Alexa-enabled smart speakers for 2026: the Echo Dot Max, Echo Dot (5th Gen), Echo Show 11 and Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen). The Echo Studio (2nd Gen) and Echo Spot (2nd Gen) also earn honorable mentions for their audio quality and compact design respectively, with the Studio singled out for its powerful, clear sound from three 1.5-inch drivers and a 3.75-inch woofer.
wired.com
· 2026-09-05
Physicists operating the LZ Dark Matter Experiment nearly a mile underground in South Dakota detected a single subatomic interaction that doesn't match any known physics signature. The team has submitted findings to Physical Review Letters, stressing they cannot yet say whether it's a dark matter signal, background noise, or something entirely new.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-05
A batch of epinephrine allergy injections has been recalled after being found to contain particulate matter, including glass fragments. The recall notice warns that this contamination can cause blockage and clotting in blood vessels if injected.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-04
Apple TV confirmed that Silo season 4, which will be the show's final season, will premiere on July 9, 2027. The announcement came alongside the debut of the season 3 finale and included the release of a first trailer containing spoilers for season 3.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-04
Govee unveiled its Sky Ceiling Light, which it calls the first AI-powered mood-responsive ceiling light, alongside two new COB strip lights and an outdoor light with dual-layer illumination. The ceiling fixture uses an 'AI Lighting Bot 2.0' system along with Govee's Vitality Spectrum and NaturalTone Algorithm to adjust brightness, color temperature, and tone based on mood and daylight conditions. It supports Matter connectivity, includes a DaySync feature tied to time and weather, and carries TÜV Rheinland certification for flicker-free, low-glare output.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-03
Physicists at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota detected an anomalous energy signature inside a liquid xenon tank, caused by something striking a xenon nucleus and making it recoil. Researchers cannot yet identify the source of the collision, but they say it could represent the strongest physical evidence yet for dark matter, potentially a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) passing through Earth.
wired.com
· 2026-09-03
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