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Roku gives early access to experimental features and up to 30% savings on streaming services

Roku said it lets users “test new experiences, share feedback, and directly influence what gets built next.” “Roku Labs continues to bridge the gap between engineers and our viewers, giving millions of households a seat…

The AI Slowdown Debate Crashed Salesforce’s Party

At the end of her performance, Stefani shouted “Dreamforce! Let’s go!” into a checkered microphone before Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff strode into the spotlight. Dreamforce is billed as the world’s largest enterprise…

Comp AI raises $34m to turn compliance into continuous monitoring

It should understand the business, perform the work, and act as risk changes,” said Lewis Carhart, chief executive and co-founder of Comp AI. The Miami company has raised a $34m Series A led by Roo Capital and Grand…

LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is used

Anthropic recently disclosed its future Claude models will use SynthID-Text , an approach Google created and released as open source. It uses a secret key that subtly changes the process a model uses for choosing the…

Waymo restarts San Antonio service 5 months after flooding troubles

The vehicles slowed but did not stop as they approached waterlogged streets. Waymo ultimately issued a recall in May, and the company restricted its robotaxis from driving in areas with elevated risk of flooding. Waymo…

See the dazzling images that won Astronomy Photographer of the Year

From our own solar system to distant nebulae, these images showcase the many wonders we can observe from the ground on Earth. The overall winner (above), The Quiet Predator , was taken by Ali Alobaidly in Kuwait. It…

Samsung's new 2026 TVs are cheaper than ever right now — save up to $1,900 off top-rated 4K, QLED, and OLED TVs

You can score record-low prices, including up to $1,900 in savings on 4K , QLED, and OLED TVs. Samsung makes some of the best-rated TVs on the market, and they're discounted in today's sale, including its stunning 2026…

NightmareStresser group responsible for thousands of DDOS attacks has domains seized in major operation

In a press release published earlier this week on the District of Alaska’s Attorney General’s Office website, it was said that two internet domains associated with the Nightmare Stresser service were seized. Describing…

Pinterest launches Visual Search Ads at its advertiser summit

The company announced Visual Search Ads on 17 September at Pinterest Presents, its annual advertiser summit. The format places advertisers in Pinterest search results and in Pin closeups. Advertisers can bid for a top…

Nuri rocket launch heralds South Korea’s first microsatellite constallation — and shows it might have the technology to launch its own Starlink

If successful, the launch could spearhead future projects that might even include a Starlink-like satellite internet service. Five NEONSATS and 10 CubeSats will be deployed by the Nuri rocket, which has a planned launch…