Google’s Pixel 11 starts at $899 with 256GB storage and uses the newer Tensor G6 (vs Pixel 9’s $799 starting price, 128GB storage, and Tensor G4), while adding a dedicated telephoto camera and cutting the ultrawide resolution from 48MP to 13MP.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
ZDNet
A pull request (PR) description should be written as a “point-in-time statement” aimed at persuading reviewers to accept the change, while source code comments are meant to document the code itself for long-term future understanding.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
The Register
Amazon is selling the second-generation Polaroid Go instant camera bundle for $71.99, including a 16-photo film pack, down from the usual $109.99.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
The Verge
Kingdom Hearts 4’s new trailer debuted at D23 and Nomura said the “original trailer” was 4 minutes long, expanding on details about King Mickey’s playable puzzle gameplay, Maleficent’s major role, and big plans for Quadratum and Disney Town.
Aug 16, 2026 ·
CNET
Disney and Epic Games are launching a Fortnite rewards tie-in for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run that starts Sunday, Aug. 16, letting park guests complete a special mission on the ride and use collected crates to unlock rewards on a new Star Wars island in Fortnite called Smugglers Gambit.
Aug 16, 2026 ·CNET
Samsung Galaxy Watch 8’s Antioxidant Index converts a 5-second thumb scan into a 0–100 score that estimates skin carotenoid levels, with carotenoids used as a proxy for fruit and vegetable intake.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Engadget
MercadoLibre reported Q2 net revenue up 50% year-over-year to $10B+ quarterly revenue milestone, but operating income fell from $825M to $683M and operating margin dropped from 12.2% to 6.7%, even as the stock remains about 30% below its high.
Aug 15, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Matt Groening said at D23 that The Simpsons: Hit & Run “is coming back in some form,” while showrunner Matt Selman added “or not.”
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Bluetooth codecs are the audio “coder/decoder” method that determines the quality of the sound sent over Bluetooth between your source and headphones or speakers, subject to Bluetooth’s data-cap limits (about 2 Mbps, and true lossless requires Wi‑Fi).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
Cramer said some traders shorted DoorDash on Uber “because they’ve got so much overlap,” calling it “obviously a bad trade.”
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Marvel Studios debuted the first trailer for VisionQuest at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, completing the WandaVision/Agatha All Along trilogy and sending Vision (Paul Bettany) into hiding while he consults embedded AI personas like F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and Ultron (James Spader), before a bounty forces him to run with Thomas Shepard (Ruaridh Mollica).
Aug 15, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Your AI Slop Bores Me lets you roleplay as a chatbot by submitting prompts on one side while a human on the other side has 150 seconds to produce a text or image response.
Aug 15, 2026 ·The Verge
Roundhill launched the Roundhill Heavy Assets and Low Obsolescence ETF (LOHA) in May 2026 as an AI-counterweight, holding an equally weighted index of 100 US companies and charging a 0.35% expense ratio.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Tesla short sellers were sitting on about $9.08 billion in unrealized paper gains in 2026 as of late July, despite Elon Musk’s July 2, 2024 claim that they would be “obliterated.”
Aug 15, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Lego Star Wars: The Mandalorian will arrive on Disney Plus on September 2 and is a one-hour special that recaps The Mandalorian story so far, covering events from The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett up to just before the start of the film.
Aug 15, 2026 ·CNET
X-Men: May 5, 2028 reveals the MCU’s assembled cast: Sadie Sink (Jean Grey), Kit Connor (Cyclops/Scott Summers), Samara Weaving (Emma Frost), Christopher Abbott (Professor Charles Xavier), Inde Navarrette (Rogue), Maya Boyd (Storm/Ororo Munroe), with Adam Driver teased as Magneto (Nathaniel Milbury/Mr. Sinister).
Aug 15, 2026 ·CNET
Disney’s D23 showcase announced a series of upcoming releases across films and Disney Plus, including Bluey (teaser for a feature releasing Aug. 2027), Zootopia 3 (with Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan returning, plus a Birds addition), Coco 2 (set for Nov. 2029), and Kingdom Hearts IV (late 2027) alongside a “soon” Disney Plus cartoon series.
Aug 15, 2026 ·CNET
RAM prices have surged over the past 18 months, with a 2x16GB DDR5-4800 kit rising from under $100 at the start of 2025 to over $400 today, and 32GB DDR5-6000 jumping from just under $250 to more than $1,200.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
Govee’s Back-to-School sale is live through Aug. 17 with discounts of up to 45% on a range of indoor and outdoor lighting solutions.
Aug 15, 2026 ·CNET
BT Group traces its lineage to the Electric Telegraph Company founded in 1846, which later merged with the International Telegraph Company in 1855 and was taken over by the General Post Office in 1870.
Aug 15, 2026 ·Engadget
