New payment companies could face a one-year wait to enter the Philippines’ regulated payment-system market. The proposed pause would give the country’s central bank time to reassess how payment operators …
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From AI gadgets to futuristic home tech, here are the coolest innovations we found across IFA 2026. By on September 7, 2026 The biggest stories of the day delivered to your …
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Tech & AI
Best Tech Labor Day Sales I’d Shop Myself (2026): Vacuums, Headphones, and More
by Alan Northby Alan NorthThis clip-on speaker packs surprisingly chunky sound for its size. The built-in carabiner means you can easily tote it around while you’re on the go, and the onboard controls are …
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Telluride just managed one of its best-kept secrets in years, per The Hollywood Reporter. On Sunday night, festivalgoers filed into a 650-seat theater with their phones locked away, having no …
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AirTag is still the easiest item tracker to recommend to many iPhone owners, but it is no longer the automatic choice. Android support, rechargeable batteries, built-in attachment points, and lower …
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Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on September 7, 2026
by Alan Northby Alan NorthThe Moon is looking even slimmer again tonight as it continues towards the New Moon. There’s now less of its surface lit by the Sun, which means we’re not far …
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Tech & AI
Two of the Universe’s Great Mysteries May Have Their Own Dimension
by Alan Northby Alan NorthAccording to the standard model of cosmology, that expansion rate should be the same no matter how you measure it. But in recent years, scientists have found that the expansion …
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Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
by Alan Northby Alan NorthSome authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week — emails informing them that someone else was making a …
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Tech & AI
AI Can Now Clear Some Mammograms Without a Radiologist’s Review
by Alan Northby Alan NorthAI has taken a significant step beyond assisting radiologists: a breast-screening system has been cleared to report some mammograms as normal without a human reviewing every case. Berlin-based Vara announced …
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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine. There are five rounds to the game. The first round …