Amazon’s big Prime Day sales event for 2026 is over halfway completed, but that’s not to say there aren’t compelling tech deals and discounts still waiting to be taken advantage of. Take, for example, the baseline Apple iPad eleventh generation. The Wi-Fi edition of this tablet normally costs $349 in…
Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds
Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party breach. In an X post on Thursday, Polymarket said that a compromise at a third-party vendor allowed hackers to inject malicious code into its website “for some users.” The company said it…
I’m glad Apple TV lets me ditch this useless port, especially now
Although the Apple TV 4K is my favorite streaming box, I’m not sure that I could recommend it to anybody looking for a new streamer today. Recent price hikes have taken it up to $200 and $250, depending on what model you’re looking at. To put that into perspective, this…
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents
AI agents are becoming more sophisticated. They are evolving from answering questions to autonomously executing multi-step complex tasks. But before these agents can be trusted to book trips or conduct financial analysis on behalf of users, model providers and the startups building such agents want to ensure that they perform…
I finally found a reason to use my TV’s USB port, and it’s a game-changer
When you flip your TV around and look at the back, you’ll likely find a variety of ports. The HDMI ports are probably the ones you use most often, but there are several others that can come in handy too, including Ethernet, an antenna port, a headphone jack, and USB…
Notion Mail shuts down amid agent takeover
Productivity company Notion is shutting down its email product, Notion Mail, on September 22. The company said it is discontinuing its email inbox in favor of its AI agent offering. It noted that users were increasingly handing over reins of their email to the agents, and not opening their inbox…
a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most
Energy storage startup Base Power began selling its massive home battery systems to residents of Illinois yesterday, Canary Media reported. Crucially, it’ll be the startup’s first foray into the grid territory operated by PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. grid operator by territory, and one that has particularly struggled to cope…
General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world
As soon as I entered General Intuition’s R&D floor at its New York office, the company’s 31-year-old co-founder and CEO Pim de Witte directed my attention to a monitor perched on a standing desk. Someone appeared to be playing something like Fortnite. It wasn’t a person. “Our agent has been…
Apple just quietly hiked the price of its old Apple TV 4K model by $70
The tech world has been grappling with rising prices all year as an ongoing global memory shortage, caused by AI, continues to drive up the cost of key components like RAM and storage. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently warned that higher prices were “unavoidable” given the worsening situation, and now…
Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android
Google on Thursday launched a dedicated mobile app for Google Finance that houses users’ watchlists and provides real-time market data, live financial news, and Google’s AI-powered “Key Moments” feature, which explains why stocks are moving. The app is launching on Android first, and Google says it will launch an iOS…