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Free Harry Potter audiobooks arrive on Audible, Spotify, and YouTube next month

A global initiative will distribute free Harry Potter books and full cast audiobooks to schools and libraries.

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Kobo's buy-one-get-one audiobook deal ends September 30, here's what you can get

Thousands of audiobooks qualify for a Kobo BOGO, automatic discount at checkout on the lower-priced title.

Modern Warfare 2 and Skate 3 in Minecraft
Quick-scope cows, blow up blocks, then kickflip away in the internet's wildest game mashup

Reverse‑engineered code pulls assets from games you own to fuse gunplay, crafting and kickflips into a surreal sandbox.

Muse from Meta
Meta’s Muse is facing backlash after sending a stranger to a user’s house without permission

When an AI assistant tries to handle a Marketplace sell by accepting a lowball offer and hallucinating buyer's available hours for pickup.

An ultrawide computer monitor displaying File Explorer windows showing image thumbnail caches and folders
Windows has been keeping thumbnails of all your deleted photos for years—here’s how to fix

Cleaning those hidden files requires manual steps and regular maintenance to truly scrub cached thumbnails from Windows.

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This tiny eReader proves bigger isn't always better — and preorders open today

A pocket-sized 3.97-inch ePaper reader with 235 ppi, adjustable warm light, and a magnetic case that slips into pockets.

Windows 11 Start menu featuring an expanded layout with pinned apps, recent files, and an integrated Android device panel
September’s Windows Insider feature is something we should've had 15 years ago

Your daily workflow just got a lot easier, as the Start menu shows you all your phone's recent activity.

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Opera's new automatic VPN on public Wi-Fi comes with one major asterisk

Background checks detect unsecured networks and trigger Opera's built-in VPN after you flip the toggle in settings.

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A smartphone displaying the Google Health app with a Health Guardian summary showing blood pressure and insulin resistance trends
Four new Pixel Watch features help you spot health changes before they become serious

Insulin resistance, blood pressure and nightly breathing metrics mapped over weeks to spot meaningful shifts early.

fdroid open source app store version 2 app list
Google Play’s biggest open-source rival finally got the update it desperately needed

A UI overhaul along with easier installation processes come to F-Droid's 2.0 version, rolling out soon.

grok and chatgpt logos on smartphone screen.
An AI agent hacked a government website, and officials don’t know what to do

A self running agent wandered into Services Australia systems, accessing insurance billings, pharma data and crime statistics before notice.

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If you're the only good prompt-maker at your company, Notion will now let you share your skills with the team

The workspace platform's new feature will enable you to share your prompts for agentic AI tools with your team, regardless of which agent they use.

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Google is sending AI into space, but there's one brutal problem

A prototype satellite will test TPU resilience against launch g forces, cosmic rays, and vacuum cooling challenges.

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Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with a DualSense Edge
iPhone chips are running full AAA games natively, and consoles should worry

Unofficial ports blend emulation and native builds into weekend projects that actually feel playable on handheld glass.

The Gemini app opened on a Pixel 11 Pro.
Pixel 11's new Gemini phone call feature sounds amazing until you realize the limitation

A Pixel 11 beta lets Gemini place business calls, navigate menus, wait on hold and show a live transcript.

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The Elder Scrolls II just became an MMO, and it only took three decades

Jump into Daggerfall via browser with save import, bundled Unity mods, remastered audio and classic toggle.

Discord Settings
After months of backlash, Discord's age-verification system returns with the same basic problem

Millions labeled unconfirmed may need phone wallet signals, AgeKey, or an ID or selfie to unlock adult spaces.

Claude Plans
Claude's 20% boost is back, and this time we're celebrating Opus 5.5

Longer sessions meet faster, cheaper outputs as Opus 5.5 reduces token use and speeds up professional workflows.

Apple's Beats 360
Apple just made premium headphones that work better with Android than AirPods do

Priced at $350 with upgraded ANC, automatic audio switching and replaceable parts the 360s aim to rival other premium pairs.

A dual-monitor computer setup showing graphical glitches and artifacts on an ultra-wide screen alongside hardware gadgets on the desk
A Reddit user's RTX 5080 died after installing unofficial DLSS 5 in GTA 5

One user's mod fueled experiment with unofficial DLSS and ReoDx ended in sudden failure and an expensive lesson.

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