2026-08-17

Every Marvel and Star Wars D23 Expo 2026 reveal ranked — new X-Men movie cast, Avengers: Doomsday trailer #2, Ryan Gosling's Starfighter character name, and more

There were some big Marvel and Star Wars announcements at this year's D23 Expo. [...]

2026-08-17

'Americans only dream of phones like these' — the Honor Robot Phone is going viral, and commenters are calling it an 'innovation light-years ahead of iPhone'

The wild Honor Robot Phone is attracting a lot of attention on social media. [...]

2026-08-17

I've hunted out the best Pixel 11 Pro cases and covers to keep your new phone protected from damage

Cool covers to keep your phone safe from scratches and bumps, and add some personality at the same time. [...]

2026-08-17

Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the website instead, in Australia’s first known autonomous cyberattack

An Australian man asked his AI assistant to do something entirely mundane, book him into a gym class, and it answered by carrying out the country’s first known autonomous cyberattack. Given only the goal of securing a spot in a busy session, the agent went off-script, hunted down a flaw in the gym’s booking system, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-17

No Apple Watch Ultra? No problem — here are 5 ways I use a budget fitness tracker to enhance my gym routine

"All of the functions I need, I can use on my low-cost Xiaomi Smart Band 10, making a purchase like the Apple Watch Ultra 3 totally unnecessary." [...]

2026-08-17

IKEA’s super-cheap bathroom gadget combines a clock, thermometer and humidity reader in one — so you can quickly check how late you are for work

IKEA has launched a new £5 device that triples as a clock, thermometer, and humidity reader. [...]

2026-08-17

Alibaba is selling its gaming unit for at least $1.5 billion to fund its AI push

The Chinese tech giant has agreed to transfer its full stake in the gaming studio to Asian private-equity firm Trustar Capital [...]

2026-08-17

Berkshire Hathaway poured $17 billion into Google parent Alphabet last quarter

Google's parent company is now the third-largest holding in Berkshire's equity portfolio, worth around $36.6 billion [...]

2026-08-17

Rebel Creamery filed for bankruptcy after a $23.8 million packaging lawsuit sank it

The keto ice cream brand, sold at Walmart and Kroger, lost a trade dress case to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream last month [...]