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Spotify is bringing a Ringer video podcast to Twitch. Heres why.
Technology

Spotify is bringing a Ringer video podcast to Twitch. Heres why.

Spotify-owned The Ringer is livestreaming Wise Guys on Twitch as both companies expand further into video podcasts.

Florencio Hickle · 14 Aug, 2026
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
Technology

Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case

Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.

Ashley Belanger · 14 Aug, 2026
Air Force athletes chasing Olympic dreams in between serving the nation in a critical time
World

Air Force athletes chasing Olympic dreams in between serving the nation in a critical time

Air Force athletes Anita Alvarez, Texas Tanner and Wyatt Hendrickson train for the 2028 Olympics through WCAP while fellow airmen serve in combat.

Marques Dicki · 14 Aug, 2026
Review: TerraMow V1000 is the easiest iPhone-controlled robot lawn mower I’ve tested
Technology

Review: TerraMow V1000 is the easiest iPhone-controlled robot lawn mower I’ve tested

Earlier this year, I replaced my battery-powered push mower with an iPhone-controlled robot lawn mower. That machine creates a virtual map by letting you manual...

Zac Hall · 14 Aug, 2026
State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers
Technology

State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers

Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing.

Jon Brodkin · 14 Aug, 2026
Elephants may have played surprising role in early human survival, study suggests
World

Elephants may have played surprising role in early human survival, study suggests

A new study suggests early humans were butchering elephants for food nearly 2 million years ago, revealing a strategic adaptation to megafaunal resources.

Herta Reichert · 14 Aug, 2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu will hit Disney+ on September 2
Technology

The Mandalorian and Grogu will hit Disney+ on September 2

If you didn't catch it in theaters, here's when you can watch it on Disney+.

Lauretta Dickinson · 14 Aug, 2026
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
Technology

PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider

"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers," Iron Mountain told Ars.

Scharon Harding · 14 Aug, 2026
If You Loved 'Silo,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch Next
Technology

If You Loved 'Silo,' There's One Movie You Need to Watch Next

Watch this apocalyptic movie that mirrors the steady drip of clues and revelations.

Jeff Somers · 14 Aug, 2026
9to5Mac Overtime 077: Smart glasses are the future
Technology

9to5Mac Overtime 077: Smart glasses are the future

Even Realities CEO, Will Wang, joins Overtime to talk about his history with Apple, why Silicon Valley is no longer the place for hardware innovations, insights...

Jeff Benjamin · 14 Aug, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam
Technology

Mark Zuckerberg has an Instagzam

Instagram's wordmark is iconic. Well, was iconic. Apparently Instagram thought it looked old, so the company rolled out a new one this week. It doesn't look lik...

David Pierce · 14 Aug, 2026
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
World

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Luigi Mangione told the federal judge he traveled to New York with intent to shoot Brian Thompson, raising questions about a double jeopardy defense.

Perry Brown · 14 Aug, 2026