NPR’s “Wild Card” podcast saw a flood of baffling comments on Spotify that turned out to be likely middle schoolers using the comment section for a group chat rather than bot traffic.
Sep 25, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Wordle answer for Sept. 26 (#1925) is ELEGY, starting with E, ending with Y, and containing one repeated letter with one vowel repeated twice (one vowel and one sometimes vowel).
Sep 25, 2026 ·
CNET
Independent, non-Amazon websites can offer Amazon Prime shipping as a checkout option without requiring customers to log into their Amazon account or use a “Buy with Prime” widget.
Sep 25, 2026 ·CNET
The iPhone 18 Pro improves sustained performance and comfort with “up to 40 percent better sustained performance” than the iPhone 17 Pro and a battery that lasts up to 36 hours for offline video playback (up from 33), while it stays largely the same as last year’s model.
Sep 25, 2026 ·Ars Technica
iOS 27’s Apple Wallet can scan a receipt image from the Camera app and let users split the bill with others by selecting receipt items and setting each person’s share and tip using Apple Cash.
Sep 25, 2026 ·CNET
Cricut’s StickerPix Print ($169) and StickerPix Print + Cut ($299) let home crafters print custom sticker designs using dye-sublimation and a laminate layer for water, scratch, and fade resistance.
Sep 25, 2026 ·
Engadget
Roku’s first OLED TVs are discounted at Amazon with promo codes: $300 off the 55-inch Pro Series to $699 and $400 off the 65-inch Pro Series to $799 at checkout.
Sep 25, 2026 ·
The Verge
Muju Earth’s Aeropod is a seed-sized device that farmers drop into soil with their seeds instead of tilling, and the startup says it can cut tilling costs from about £250–£400 per hectare to £100 per hectare.
Sep 25, 2026 ·TechCrunch
HomePod mini 2 is reported to add new color options—green, pink, light blue, white, and black—while keeping an overall design similar to the current model.
Sep 25, 2026 ·Engadget
The native iOS manual aperture controls on the iPhone 18 Pro are limited to four settings (f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8, f/4), but third-party apps can use Apple’s SDK to offer more granular aperture control.
Sep 25, 2026 ·The Verge
The article says upload speed is the key bottleneck for video work calls because FCC-defined broadband is 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up (and those upload speeds can effectively drop to ~8–9Mbps on Wi‑Fi), with 35–50Mbps presented as a better work-from-home minimum and 100Mbps+ for power users like video editors.
Sep 25, 2026 ·CNET
Keychron’s Thunderbolt 5 Dock supports up to four displays with dual 8K output and delivers 140W upstream power, with 80Gbps Thunderbolt data transfers (120Gbps boost mode) and “no-fail” storage recognition in testing.
Sep 25, 2026 ·Engadget
Apple Watch’s WatchOS 27 adds a dynamic app grid that shows six of your most-used and most-recent apps on the home screen and moves the rest into an additional tap via an app bubble, reducing the need to browse through dozens of unused apps.
Sep 25, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Samsung’s 27-inch ViewFinity S7 4K monitor is discounted $110 to $190 (from $300), just $10 above its record-low price.
Sep 25, 2026 ·CNET
Amazon Smart Thermostat is $57 (down from $80), the lowest price of the year at almost 30% off.
Sep 25, 2026 ·CNET
Tesla began handing over the first all-electric Semi trucks to customers after nearly a decade of delays and refinements, with deliveries available whenever customers are ready despite charging infrastructure hurdles.
Sep 25, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Cricut is launching two compact StickerPix machines that print and (in the Print plus Cut model) cut stickers, with built-in lamination that makes prints resistant to water, scratches, and fading.
Sep 25, 2026 ·The Verge
A limited $75 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Expo+ Pass is available to the first 100 qualifying people, ending at 8 a.m. PT on October 13 or when all 100 are claimed.
Sep 25, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Silent Hill has returned to form alongside Resident Evil, with the two franchises “both at the height of their powers” after a long downturn for each—Silent Hill refreshed in 2024 with a remake plus Townfall’s PS5/PC launch this week, and Resident Evil rebuilt since Resident Evil 7 and now backed by a franchise film reboot with the best box office opening in series history.
Sep 25, 2026 ·The Verge
Meadow is a bare-bones Android smartphone you can use for essentials like Uber, Apple Music/Spotify streaming, Maps, and ticket scanning while leaving your iPhone untouched, but it requires a separate Meadow subscription plan and new number for calls/texts using your usual line won’t work.
Sep 25, 2026 ·TechCrunch
