Thursday

9 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Valve’s huge SteamOS 3.8 update adds long-awaited features — and supports Steam Machine

Valve’s huge SteamOS 3.8 update adds long-awaited features — and supports Steam Machine

Not only is it the first release to support the upcoming Steam Machine living room gaming PC, it comes with…
OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’

OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’

OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered…
US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

US Takes Down Botnets Used in Record-Breaking Cyberattacks

The collection of millions of hacked computers known as Aisuru and Kimwolf have been used to launch some of the…
Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot

Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot

Rivr, a Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup known for its stair-climbing delivery robot, has been acquired by Amazon in a deal…
Sony’s WF-1000XM6 wireless earbuds are on sale for the first time

Sony’s WF-1000XM6 wireless earbuds are on sale for the first time

Sony’s WF-1000XM6 are the best noise-canceling wireless earbuds you can buy, but they’ve been hard to recommend over the last-gen…
‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

‘Uncanny Valley’: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

This week on Uncanny Valley, hosts Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer discuss the highlights from Nvidia’s annual developer conference, and…
Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI

Jeff Bezos reportedly wants $100 billion to buy and transform old manufacturing firms with AI

Jeff Bezos is reportedly seeking $100 billion for a new fund, the likes of which will be used to buy…
Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant

Employees had to restrain a dancing humanoid robot after it went wild at a California restaurant

When we think about the existential threats of new technology, we’re usually thinking about something like the recent negotiations between…
The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste

The Download: Quantum computing for health, and why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste

The prize will go to the quantum computer that can solve real health care problems that conventional “classical” computers are…
FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show

A senior Federal Communications Commission official overseeing ABC-owned California stations privately offered to assist FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s campaign last…