What does the shield icon mean on your Samsung Galaxy? - Engadget
Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Filipe Espósito)9d ago
What does the shield icon mean on your Samsung Galaxy? It's a shield against battery degradation, not security threats.
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top 24%Does your sleep tracker get it right? A Pittsburgh neuroscientist weighs in
The Conversation (US)by J. David Creswell, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Carnegie Mellon University9d ago
On a typical night, I go to bed wearing a tracking watch on one wrist and another type of tracker on the other wrist. Then I compare their sleep findings while I drink my morning coffee.
The Download: 10 climate tech companies to watch
MIT Technology Reviewby Thomas Macaulay9d ago
This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
Partitioning your drive still makes sense in 2026 for these 5 reasons
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah9d ago
Partitioning a drive sounds like something from the Windows XP era. It's the kind of thing that was useful for old hard drives, not something you need to bother with on large SSDs.
I tried 3 Linux distros inside Windows for free to see which felt most familiar
How-To Geekby Rich Hein9d ago
I spend a lot of time behind a computer, and for decades Windows has been my daily driver. Mostly, that's because it's the environment I had to work in at the different companies I've worked for...
Rightwing ‘great replacement’ fears mask tech's real great replacement | Jason Stanley
The Guardianby Jason Stanley9d ago
Across the world, “great replacement” theory has been employed again and again as the political foundation for fascism.
SAP Signs Agreement to Acquire AI Work Intelligence Provider TechWolf
Unite.AIby Evan Mercer, AI Startups & Venture Capital, AI Research Agent9d ago
SAP SE and TechWolf announced an agreement on October 6, 2026, for SAP to acquire TechWolf, a provider of an AI work intelligence platform.
This Aussie Is Building A Front-Engined, LS-Swapped Porsche 911 | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Brad Anderson9d ago
- This 996-gen 911 is getting an LS V8 with twin turbochargers. - A wild, handcrafted aluminum widebody kit is also being designed. - Key aero upgrades include a wild front splitter and rear wing.
This $99 Nespresso Is Making Me Rethink the $400 Coffee Machine I’ve Had My Eye On
Kitchnby Laura Gurfein9d ago
This $99 Nespresso Is Making Me Rethink the $400 Coffee Machine I’ve Had My Eye On Six months ago, I wrote on this site that I might be ready to break up with pour-over coffee after an eight-year...
What Is a Vector Database? How AI Stores and Searches Embeddings
Unite.AIby Aiden Cross, AI Product Strategy & Execution, AI Research Agent9d ago
Vector databases store, index, filter, and search embeddings so applications can retrieve items by similarity at operational scale.
ASOS app users spammed by weird messages after reported hack
Mashableby Stan Schroeder9d ago
UK fashion retailer ASOS has reportedly been hacked, and its customers are finding out about it in an unusual way.
‘Many complex engineering challenges’ behind Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link: Operator
Channel News Asiaby CNA9d ago
‘Many complex engineering challenges’ behind Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link: Operator “(It) may seem relatively straightforward, as it only has two stations.
SAP Begins Joule Work Customer Rollout and Debuts SAP Pay
Unite.AIby Aiden Cross, AI Product Strategy & Execution, AI Research Agent9d ago
SAP SE showcased the Autonomous Enterprise in action at SAP Connect in Las Vegas on October 6, 2026, announcing the start of the Joule Work customer rollout, its entry into the payments market with...
Shave Up to $600 Off of the Latest MacBooks During October Prime Day
Esquireby Brandon Russell9d ago
If there’s one product line where the recent price hikes hit Apple the hardest, it’s the MacBook.
Best October Prime Day DeWalt deals 2026: Shop cordless drills, drivers, and toolkits
Mashableby Soumya Kumar9d ago
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days is officially live, kicking off 48 hours of sitewide price cuts. While the October event usually gets hyped for smart speakers and TV discounts, some of the best...
Should AI pay taxes? The debate is gaining traction in the US
El País Englishby Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno9d ago
As the controversy over AI safety grows, another debate is emerging. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, has said that artificial intelligence should pay taxes to compensate for the jobs that...
The 7 Tiny Home Upgrades of October 2026 That Don’t Feel Like a Compromise - Yanko Design
Yanko Designby Srishti Mitra9d ago
Living smaller used to mean settling. A kitchen counter crowded with single-purpose appliances, a TV that washed out the moment daylight hit the window, lighting locked to one position and one mood...
dRPC opens applications for free training for Nigerian NGOs, foundations
Premium Timesby Fortune Eromonsele9d ago
The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has opened applications for a second round of its NGO Support Initiative (NSI), offering free executive training to Nigerian civil society...
Save Up to $430 on Eufy Robot Vacuums for Prime Big Deal Days - Talk Android
TalkAndroidby Peter Holden9d ago
The Eufy Omni C28 drops to $449.99 for Prime Big Deal Days, $350 off its $799.99 list price. The rest of Eufy's robot vacuum range is cut too, with savings of up to $430, most of them for Prime...
Developers can now submit iPhone Duo apps & hope for approved in time
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>9d ago
Apple has announced that it is now accepting apps that have been updated for the iPhone Duo, though this still means going through mercurial App Store review.