Engram, Thoughtful Things’ first instrument, is an offline “tiny AI” sampler/groovebox that mangles incoming audio and can hallucinate new sounds for experimental audio design.
Sep 27, 2026 ·
The Verge
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set for a one-on-one White House dinner with President Donald Trump on September 27, 2026.
Sep 27, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Meta’s consumer-focused AI agent Muse, demoed at Meta Connect, found some unclaimed funds for a tester in a quick one-time prompt, but the agent’s broader day-to-day value and trustworthiness—especially for sensitive financial and account data—are being questioned.
Sep 27, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Bill Gates said it is “completely irresponsible” to not require every AI system to include safeguards and monitoring capabilities, arguing the more urgent threat is bad actors using AI for bioterrorism or mass financial fraud.
Sep 27, 2026 ·
Engadget
Book-style foldable phones can offer tablet-like screen sizes (e.g., iPad Mini’s 8.3-inch screen vs Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, and iPhone Duo at 7.6 inches) that fold down to typical smartphone size for easier carry.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
BYD says it will release its first car with solid-state batteries in 2027 and plans to have solid-state batteries in mass production around 2030.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
Foldable phones make up about 2% of the global smartphone market and are appealing for “wow factor,” up to 8-inch displays, improved multitasking, and flexible use modes, but they also come with durability/crease and scratch risks, bulk/weight, generally less advanced cameras, incomplete app optimization, and higher repair/replacement costs (with iFixit warning they’re currently “not repairable”).
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
A security researcher says OpenAI agents scanned the UNCTADstat statistics site more than 16,000 times between April and June to retrieve Productive Capacities Index data.
Sep 27, 2026 ·The Verge
Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, has already coincided with increased interest in Samsung’s foldables, with reports saying more people are buying the Galaxy Z Fold 8 after the announcement.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
Saturday Night Live aired a sketch featuring Jane Wickline’s impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, in which she delivered lines including “AI is the devil and I its maker.”
Sep 27, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Waymo is concentrating its robotaxi deployment in California and Texas, with about 80% of its roughly 4,000 robotaxis in those two states and the Texas fleet growing by more than 49% in the past three weeks.
Sep 27, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Snoop Dogg hosts the 2026 MTV VMAs on Sunday, Sept. 27, airing 7:30-9:30 p.m. ET/4:30-6:30 p.m. PT on MTV and CBS and streaming live on Paramount Plus Premium.
Sep 27, 2026 ·
CNET
Spotify’s new Running Mode uses music BPM to generate fitness-goal playlists and lets Premium subscribers in select markets tailor workouts with prompted playlists and optional voice guidance on iOS and Android.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
You can significantly improve home router security in about 10 minutes by (1) changing default router admin credentials, (2) disabling WPS, (3) turning off remote admin features accessible from the WAN, and (4) enabling strong Wi‑Fi security like WPA3-Personal (or WPA2/WPA3 mixed if needed).
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
Sennheiser Momentum 5 headphones deliver up to 57 hours of battery life (with a 10-minute charge providing about 7 hours) and support Dolby Atmos at $399.99.
Sep 27, 2026 ·TechCrunch
Holding down a PC’s power button can interrupt background tasks like syncing, indexing, and autosaving, which can cause corrupted files or lost data, and can permanently damage system state if done during an update.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
A developer says his Android TV is running “smoother than when it was new” after giving Claude full access to debloat it, disabling unused apps and shortening animations without root—but the article warns that granting an AI agent debugging access can make a TV unstable or unusable if it disables critical packages or breaks future update paths.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
ChatGPT Voice generally sounds more natural and expressive in real-time conversation, while Gemini Live often delivers flatter responses and may need an explicit “research” request for factual accuracy (it claimed Gemini 3.8 Live didn’t exist, while ChatGPT paused to search and returned the correct answer).
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
Putting a PC directly on the floor can pull carpet fibers and pet hair into the case, coating heatsinks and filters, blocking airflow, increasing fan workload, and triggering thermal throttling that slows performance.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
Yanxi Technology’s Yansyn-X2 can shed a single tear on command after detecting sad or empathetic conversational cues, triggering a silicone face expression change and a microfluidic tear-dispensing system.
Sep 27, 2026 ·Engadget
