• Indian edtech startup upGrad closes its acquisition of rival Unacademy in an all-stock deal valuing Unacademy at ~$206M, down from its peak $3.5B valuation (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
• Memo: Savvy Games Group CEO Brian Ward, who oversaw the Saudi Arabian government's $38B investment in the video game industry since 2021, is stepping down (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)
• Mozilla launches built-in ad blocking for Firefox on iOS, using Apple's WebKit Content Blocker and the EasyList filter to block third-party ads and trackers (Tom Warren/The Verge)
• Roku unveils its first self-branded OLED smart TVs, starting at $999 for 55" and 65" 120Hz models and $1,299 for 144Hz models, sold exclusively via Amazon (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
• Nvidia plans to launch DLSS 5 on September 3 on RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs and through GeForce Now, following a divisive announcement in March (Jay Peters/The Verge)
• Sources: Salesforce is leading a $160M+ raise for HR software company HiBob at a $3.2B+ valuation, up from $2.66B in 2023; HiBob has raised $700M+ since 2015 (Bloomberg)
• A look at Tim Cook's 15-year tenure: Apple silicon, wearables, hitting a $1T market cap, privacy, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Car, AI, App Store battles, and Trump (Emma Roth/The Verge)
• Dyson unveils the $499 CameraJet, an AI-powered toothbrush with a 100K-pixel macro lens that scans at 28 images per second and is trained on nearly 470K images (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)
• John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO and Tim Cook becomes executive chair; sources say Laura Legros, an Apple hardware VP who retired in 2022, has rejoined Apple (Kalley Huang/New York Times)
• Shein ends flat at ~$6.20 per share on its first day of trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, giving it a $26B market cap after raising $1.7B in its IPO (Jing Yang/The Information)
• Under Tim Cook, Apple's market cap grew from less than $350B in 2011 to $4.6T, revenue went from $157B in FY 2012 to ~$477B in FY 2026, and shares rose 2,258% (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg)
• How lawn care YouTuber Greg Chism scaled a family channel to 13B views with YouTube's coaching, before YouTube banned it in 2017 following online backlash (Jon Ronson/New York Times)
• Google raises the price of its Google TV Streamer by $50 to $150 in the US, as well as for "select" Nest cameras and doorbells, citing "rising component costs" (Abner Li/9to5Google)
• Microsoft says it is testing a fix to an outage affecting Exchange Online and Outlook, lasting for 17+ hours from around 11:30AM ET on Monday (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
• Hong Kong-listed Z.ai reports H1 2026 revenue up 5x YoY to ~$142M, with "open platform and API revenue" up 28x to ~$122M, and net loss down 12% YoY to ~$308M (Juro Osawa/The Information)
| • Using High-Energy Laser, US Shoots Down Drones Near Mexico Border
• 5 Best Folding Phones (2026): Samsung, Google, Motorola
• Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless Headphones Review (2026)
• 3 Best Sleep Tracker Picks for Optimizing Your Sleep (2026)
• Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
• Dyson’s Next Act Is an Electric Toothbrush With a Camera
• LG Promo Codes and Coupons for September 2026
• 50% Off DoorDash Promo Code | September 2026
• Nike Promo Codes and Discounts: 30% for September 2026
• Peacock Promo Codes: 40% Off September 2026
• Dell Coupon Codes: 20% Off for September 2026
• Wayfair Coupons: Up to 80% Off September 2026
• Home Depot Promo Codes: 30% Off in September 2026
• Paramount+ Coupon Codes and Deals for September 2026
• Chewy Promo Codes: $20 Off September 2026
• AT&T Promo Codes: $50 Off This September 2026
• Newegg Promo Codes and Coupons for September 2026
• 50% Off Blue Apron Promo Codes | September 2026
• Squarespace Promo Codes: 30% Off in September 2026
• 20% Off Samsung Promo Code | September 2026
• Dyson Promo Codes: 25% Off in September 2026
• The Best Labor Day Mattress Deals on Beds We’ve Tried in Our Homes
• Best Early Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): AirTags, Dyson, and More
• Asus ProArt 27 QD-OLED (PA279cdv) Review: HDR for All
• Tempo Promo Codes: Get up to 60% Off Healthy Meals
• George Santos Just Got Hit With Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban
• Why Food Keeps Making Everybody Sick This Summer
• You Know Who Really Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters
• The 9 Best MagSafe Phone Grips for Your Butter Fingers (2026)
• ATM Flaws Reveal Key Weaknesses in the Software Supply Chain
• Google Maps Now Shows ‘Lake America’ Instead of Lake Ontario
• Best Mesh Wi-Fi Systems (2026): I Tested Them All
• Why the Hottest New Wearables Want to Be Ignored
• The Best Label Makers (2026): Brother, Niimbot, Dymo
• How to Escape Group Chat Hell
• Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
• Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Review: Master of Phone Calls
• NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap
• The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
• How to Run a Chatbot on Your Own Computer
• Psilocybin Might Make Your Brain Live in the Moment
• Motorola Coupon Code for September 2026
• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Took a Call From Donald Trump in the Middle of an All-Hands
• Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana
• Microsoft Teams Has Become a Haven for Scammers in China
• Mice, a Caved-In Ceiling, and Cloudy Water: The GSA’s New Office Is Falling Apart
• AI Has Human Doctors Asking: What’s Left for Us?
• The 31 Best Deals From the REI Labor Day Sale
• Best Laptops (2026): My Top Recommendations After Testing Hundreds
• He Scraped All of Their Art for AI. Now He’s Collaborating on a Tool to Help Them
| • Atlas' brain-monitoring wearable tells you how much you're in the moment
• The pros and cons of using a TV as your computer monitor
• NVIDIA's DLSS 5 launches with NBA 2K27 on September 3, but there's little reason for excitement
• Roku is expanding its premium TV lineup with its first OLEDs
• Sonos Open House: Live updates from the company's September 2026 product launch
• You can use your phone as a Roku remote (and it's free)
• Sony Bravia Theater Trio review: The three-piece soundbar alternative
• Poco's F9 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship processor and a 185Hz display
• What Android looked like in 2008 vs. today
• United will now let you join standby lists for earlier flights through its mobile app
• How to cancel your Whoop membership (and why you may want to)
• Dyson's CameraJet is a $500 three-in-one toothbrush that scans your maw
• Roland's new digital piano has built-in Wi-Fi that integrates with a teaching app
• The Google TV Streamer now costs $150 after a 50 percent price hike
• Samsung's new Galaxy Book 6 model is a budget-friendly $799 laptop
• JBL just introduced a trio of Wi-Fi speakers for whole-home audio
• How to make sure your Android phone is secure
• The Starlink Mini X kit comes with an extra router, but do you really need it?
• Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
• Here's how Nintendo missed the mark with the GameCube console
|