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Hohem’s tiny steadycam has a removable action cam
Hohem has unveiled the Eyepic, a handheld stabilised camera that stands out from rivals such as DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 and Insta360’s Luna Ultra by featuring a detachable camera module that doubles as a standalone wearable action cam. This hybrid approach lets users switch between traditional gimbal-stabilised handheld shooting and hands-free, body-worn capture using the…
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Haiku OS rises / Beta 6 sails open web / Virtual winds fly fast
Haiku OS, the open-source homage to the classic BeOS, has released its sixth beta, arriving a week after the project’s 25th anniversary. The update brings a significantly upgraded built-in browser, a wider choice of alternative browsers, and a working hardware-accelerated hypervisor, making the niche operating system a more practical option for everyday use, particularly on…
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Hollywood Veterans Launch aTwist Microdrama Platform With Horror, Comedy and Animated Series
Hollywood veterans Jana Winograde, Susan Rovner and Lloyd Braun have launched aTwist, a new “microdrama” streaming platform aiming to bring polished, Hollywood-calibre storytelling to the fast-growing vertical-video format. The platform debuted on Thursday in the US and seven other countries with an initial slate of 10 original series spanning horror, comedy, unscripted and animation, distinguishing…
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America mocked the Amish and other groups over technology. Maybe they were right
A Fox News opinion piece argues that America’s frequent mockery of the Amish and other technology-restricting religious communities may have been misplaced, drawing a contrast between a viral documentary mocking Hasidic Jewish restrictions on smartphones and the internet, and Meta’s near-simultaneous agreement to a proposed $17 billion (subject to court approval) settlement with a coalition…
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Nvidia RTX Spark ‘Superchip’: The First AI PCs Are Here
Nvidia has unveiled its RTX Spark “superchip” alongside the first laptops and mini desktop PCs built around it, shown off at the IFA 2026 tech show in Berlin. These Arm-based systems-on-a-chip combine a Grace CPU and Blackwell RTX GPU with shared memory, aiming to let users run demanding AI workloads, including agentic tasks, directly on…
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Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes
Fishbrain, an app used by more than 20 million anglers, has disclosed a data breach after cybercriminals stole password hashes and salts belonging to its users, alongside other personal details. The Swedish company reported the incident to the California Attorney General’s Office this week, revealing the intrusion occurred on 19 August. While passwords were not…
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The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it
Photographer Bryan Anselm has spent months documenting how plastic waste dominates New York City’s streets, workplaces and public spaces, alongside the individuals and groups working to curb it. The project highlights how plastic packaging, once a niche material, has become an inescapable feature of everyday urban life, with lightweight wrappers, bags and bottles spilling from…
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Nvidia acquires Hugging Face in $12.93bn deal
Nvidia has confirmed a $12.93 billion (roughly £10.2bn) deal to acquire Hugging Face, the widely used open-source platform for AI models, datasets and developer tools, bringing weeks of speculation about its future ownership to a close. Chief executive Jensen Huang said Hugging Face would “remain an open platform for the entire AI ecosystem”, stressing that…
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Apocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina?
Peter Thiel’s relocation to Buenos Aires has drawn protests and political scrutiny after Argentina’s government, led by Javier Milei, introduced sweeping regulatory changes shortly after the billionaire moved his family there in April. Critics, including deputy Juan Marino, argue the proposed laws would entrench the power of US tech billionaires in Argentina, calling the package…