Retired man turns spare room into Soviet-era supercomputer
A UK hobbyist built a vacuum-tube computer using 460 recycled Soviet-era 6N3P tubes (920 triodes) arranged across 46 ten-tube PCBs and five backplane PCBs.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
The Register
A UK hobbyist built a vacuum-tube computer using 460 recycled Soviet-era 6N3P tubes (920 triodes) arranged across 46 ten-tube PCBs and five backplane PCBs.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
Downsizing in retirement can fail to save money after factoring in realtor fees, moving costs, and sometimes long-term storage expenses.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Some Tesla Cybercab riders reported a lower-left on-screen virtual joystick with forward, reverse, stop, horn, and door controls that is not described as part of public manual operation.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
The Verge
A free combat demo for Free Stars: Children of Infinity has been released, built on Fred Ford’s new SIMPLE game engine with ships that turn more naturally than in the 1990s version.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Ars Technica
The White House removed its “Build the Wall” Tetris clone from a website dedicated to “arcade games” shortly after launching it.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
Even the cheapest smart TVs today often match the headline specs (4K UHD, HDR badges, and streaming apps), but the extra money primarily buys better display panel tech and a more capable system-on-a-chip that improves brightness/contrast, color accuracy, upscaling, menu responsiveness, and refresh rates (e.g., 60Hz vs 120Hz).
Sep 8, 2026 ·
Engadget
An Apple Watch GPS + Cellular lets you send/receive messages, answer calls, check notifications, and stream music directly over 4G/5G without carrying your iPhone around (while Apple Watch GPS uses the iPhone by design).
Sep 8, 2026 ·Engadget
Diesel hit an all-time U.S. record of $5.85 per gallon on Sept. 4, up $0.04 from the prior June 2022 peak of $5.81.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Pusheen’s Place, Pusheen’s first game, launches exclusively on Apple Arcade on October 1 and lets players collect and care for more than 100 Pusheens while playing minigames and decorating rooms.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
JBL’s Bar 700 Mark 2 soundbar system with two detachable rear speakers is discounted to $549.99 on Amazon (from $899.99), a drop of $350.00.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
CarPlay’s on-screen interface is rendered by your iPhone and streamed to the dashboard, so it can meaningfully drain battery—especially for GPS, continuous location pings, and cellular streaming.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Engadget
OpenAI’s Codex Micro 12-key keypad costs $230 and sold out in about 12 hours despite having “minimal” benefits for a non-power Codex user, with a limited run and no plans to extend it.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
CNET
Switch 2 matches Steam Deck closely in handheld mode, but when docked it can draw up to 3.7 TFLOPS versus the handheld-mode Nintendo cap of about 1.71 TFLOPS and Steam Deck’s 1.6 TFLOPS, enabling 4K gameplay on modern TVs.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Engadget
Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches on November 5.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
Gamers Nexus said its inspection of LG smart TVs found plaintext transcripts generated from audio captured by the TV, plus other information such as nearby Wi‑Fi IP addresses, location data, and nearby networks’ names, signal strengths, and channel numbers, alongside device enumeration and continued audio capture in standby and after internet disconnects.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
ShipStation said it plans major global expansion by acquiring or partnering while also expanding the logistics modes available on its shipping platform, including adding less-than-truckload freight in the same workflow as parcel shipping.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The story describes how a crossbody phone strap makes it easier to grab a phone for texting and tap-to-pay, with quick access to the phone’s flashlight toggle when bars are too dark or menus are hard to read.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
A “good” baseline for home broadband is 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload (FCC’s 2024 update), with 100 Mbps typically enough for one or two people, 300 Mbps better for larger households or frequent large-file use, and 500 Mbps+ for power users.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Engadget
SteelSeries’ Aeon Pro wireless controller for Xbox and PC ships starting today for $259.99 and includes an OLED screen plus a swappable battery system that delivers about 12 hours per battery.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Verge
Most used EVs retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000 km, with a study of 20 popular models finding median state of health (SoH) of 87% to 94% at that mileage.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Ars Technica
