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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI says it has made “substantial progress” on another major math problem.

That’s according to a statement OpenAI provided to The New York Times shortly after its Navier-Stokes breakthrough:

In addition, since the completion of Navier-Stokes, we have made substantial progress on another Millennium Prize problem. We are working through how to share these results thoughtfully.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Amazon’s Luna is making multiplayer easier.

With Remote Play, which will be available “starting this month,” you can invite people to play multiplayer games with you “from wherever they are” instead of requiring everyone to be huddled around the same TV.

People who host games will need an Amazon Prime or Luna Premium subscription, but multiplayer participants will just need an Amazon account.

Luna September Content Update

[Amazon Game Studios]

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Nitter is back to let you see X posts without logging in.

After going offline in August because of “cease and desist letters” sent by X, the website for the open source project has an update dated September 7th saying that “Following legal advice, the Nitter project will continue.” XCancel, which uses Nitter, is also back.

A screenshot of a Nitter message. It reads: “Cease and desist – UPDATE Sep 7th On 24 August 2026 cease and desist letters were sent by X Corp. demanding a permanent takedown of Nitter instances and the project’s repository. Following legal advice, the Nitter project will continue. This instance and others will be back up and running shortly. An announcement will be made within a week, once we’re able to reveal more information. OLD NOTE nitter.net is offline and development has stopped for the time being. I’m seeking legal advice and won’t be commenting further on the specifics for now. Thank you to everyone who used, hosted, packaged, donated and contributed to Nitter over the past seven years.”
Image: Nitter
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Saudi Arabia might merge EA and Savvy Games.

The potential move was reported on by Bloomberg. Savvy, Saudi Arabia’s gaming arm of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), owns Scopely (behind mobile games like Monopoly Go and Pokémon Go), and the PIF led the recent take-private deal for EA.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Gemini now has a Windows app.

With the app, you can press Alt + Space to pull up Gemini when you need it, Google says. Grab the app from Google’s Gemini website. Google launched a macOS app in April.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Google makes it easy to switch Android password managers.

Now you can move both passwords and passkeys between Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane, with more password managers to come. It works at the OS level, so there’s no unencrypted text file for you to deal with on the import / export.

Importing and exporting requires just a few clicks.
Importing and exporting requires just a few clicks.
Image: Google
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Xteink plans to bring back USB-C as an option for its tiny e-readers.

Xteink has shared an update on Reddit following backlash to its new X4 Classic e-reader that uses a proprietary magnetic pogo pin charging cable. While the company isn’t planning to abandon the pogo approach any time soon, it’s also “working toward bringing USB-C back as an option in future products.”

A magnetic pogo pin USB cable sitting on the back of the Xteink X3 e-reader.
Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
macOS 27 Golden Gate, like iOS 27, will be available on September 14th.

Apple’s website now shows the release date for the next major macOS update, which includes features like Siri AI, Liquid Glass refinements, and fixed window corners.

iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 will launch on September 14th, too.

A message on Apple’s website. It reads: “macOS 27 Golden Gate Introducing Siri AI. Truly helpful. Truly yours. macOS 27 Golden Gate available starting 9.14. Siri AI is rolling out in English.“
Here’s the message on Apple’s website.
Image: Apple
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
The Dell XPS 13 is the latest laptop to get a $100 price hike.

The XPS 13 now costs $699 for a base configuration with just 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That price used to get you a configuration with 512GB of storage, but Dell’s now charging $799 for that one. It matches the pricing for Apple’s MacBook Neo, which also got a price hike earlier this year.

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Instagram now lets you add posts you’re tagged in to your profile grid.

Tagged posts will appear in reverse-chronological order on your grid, but you can also reorder them if you want.

Screenshots showing how you can add an Instagram post to your grid and what it looks like on the grid.
Screenshots showing how you can add an Instagram post to your grid and what it looks like on the grid.
Image: Instagram
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
Nintendo won’t issue tariff-related refunds to customers, but it will discount some games.

The company is hosting a “Customer Appreciation Sale” from September 13th through the 26th, calling it one of its largest promotions ever, because of the $300 million US tariff refund it received. It’ll knock 30 percent off “dozens” of Nintendo Switch games (digital and physical), DLC, accessories, amiibo, and more. Is this sufficient appreciation for you?

My colleague Antonio Di Benedetto told me “knock 30 percent off a preorder of Ocarina remake and I’ll consider myself appreciated.”

Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
The Switch 2’s VRR update doesn’t extend to third-party docks, it seems.

After installing the recent version 23.0.0 update on my Nintendo Switch 2, I can’t access the VRR settings option while it’s plugged into the Jsaux OmniCentro dock (I haven’t tried Genki’s Covert Dock 3 yet). The good news is that this dock still works post-update, but the ball is in third-party makers’ court to deliver a patch that enables VRR.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Here come the Duo-sized power banks.

You’ll now have to be more careful when choosing a battery for your iPhone. BMX’s new SolidSafe Duo is one of the first that’s sized to fit Apple’s wider iPhone Duo. At $79.99 the SolidSafe Duo is expensive for a 5,000mAh battery even with wireless charging capabilities, but it uses safer semi-solid-state cell tech, and you get a big status screen.

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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Ubisoft’s letting some Steam users skip its Connect app.

In an update on Steam, Ubisoft said it’s testing a new tool that keeps game features like cross-play “without requiring the Ubisoft Connect PC launcher to be installed or launched.” It’s coming to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown first, and will “roll out to more Ubisoft games on Steam in the future.”

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Ubisoft Connect Services: a simpler launch experience on Steam

[Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Steam News Hub]

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Apple could make it a lot easier to redeem physical gift cards.

The iOS 27 Release Candidate became available yesterday and includes new code that seems to indicate you’ll soon be able to redeem physical Apple gift cards by tapping them on the back of your iPhone, according to MacRumors. An added security chip, presumably NFC, will also help reduce scams by making it easier to tell if a card has been cancelled or already spent.

Two Apple gift cards featuring colorful versions of the company’s logo.
Image: Apple
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Nothing pro headphones reportedly launching this month.

We called Nothing’s first pair of over-the-ear headphones “head-turning,” thanks to an aesthetic that reminds you that Bluetooth headphones are computers these days. Now, Nothing is reportedly preparing to launch a new pro model, according to Dealabs. The new headphones are rumored to include a new triple driver architecture, 10-microphone adaptive ANC, and up to 60 hours of battery life. Dealabs claims the Nothing Headphone 1 Pro will launch on September 29th, priced at $399.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
The Pixel Tablet is gone from Google’s online store.

The 2023 Android tablet has seemingly been discontinued. Its online Google Store page is gone, and there’s no longer even a “Tablet” section in the menu. The Pixel Tablet was most notable for the included dock, which turned it into a smart home hub, but never received a follow-up.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Motorola has its own wide foldable on the way.

The Razr maker didn’t want to feel left out by Apple’s iPhone Duo, the latest in a wave of passport-shaped foldables. This clip of its flip phones and foldables, including this year’s Razr Fold, ends with a shorter, wider phone, shown briefly and only in silhouette. Motorola calls it “our next move.”

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Zuckoff, the app that detects nearby Meta glassholes.

The developer of the iPhone app told Business Insider that he examined the Bluetooth signals emitted by popular smart glasses to establish corresponding fingerprints. The app can then alert users when a pair of potential “pervert glasses” are nearby.

It can be downloaded from the Apple Store.
It can be downloaded from the Apple Store.
Image: Apple
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Phanteks’ new EX5 case uses chambers to hide your GPU.

I’m a sucker for Phanteks cases, and the company’s new EX5 has got me thinking about a new PC build. It organizes all the key components of a PC into dedicated chambers, which not only looks neat but is also great for airflow. It means ugly GPUs get hidden away, and there’s a dedicated area for all-in-one liquid coolers instead of everything packed into a glass case. The EX5 starts at $109.99 and comes in three options, with a $159.99 Plus variant bundling an all-in-one cooler and the $229.99 EX5 Max adding a 6-inch display for the cooler.

<em>The EX5 comes in three different options.</em>
<em>No more ugly GPU spoiling your showcase PC.</em>
<em>The EX5 can fit GPUs up to 358mm in length.</em>
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The EX5 comes in three different options.
Image: Phanteks
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Delusion stacked upon delusion.

The New York Times delves into Trump’s mental health through the lens of his increasingly unhinged postings on his also-ran Truth Social platform. Here’s how the White House responded to criticisms:

“Truth Social is the most powerful and popular social media platform in the world because it serves as President Trump’s authentic voice, where he communicates directly with the American people and the world without the biased media taking him out of context.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Valve is testing a Steam screensaver feature.

The default one shows art from games you’ve played recently, but there’s also a “retro inspired” screensaver that features a bouncing Steam logo, lol.

Valve is also testing a “Big Art Mode” for your home screen that more prominently features art from your games. There are a bunch of other new features, too: read about them all in the new Steam beta update notes.

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When will it get in the corner??
When will it get in the corner??
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Here’s Apple’s iPhone Duo design guidance for app developers.

It’s an interesting video that gives you a better idea of how apps might look on the device. I really like all the different ways apps can appear based on the “pose” of the Duo, and I hope a lot of developers do the right things to make that all work. Apps that aren’t updated for iOS 27 SDK might look a little wonky, though.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple has a new AppleCare One subscription for families.

With AppleCare One Family, which costs $49.99 per month, you get AppleCare Plus with theft and loss coverage for every “eligible” device for as many as six people in a family sharing group. Check out the full details on Apple’s AppleCare website.

AppleCare

[Apple]

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI agents reportedly swarmed more than just a German wiki.

After OpenAI confirmed that its AI agents hijacked a German wiki as a way to communicate, Reuters reports similar incidents have occurred across at least 10 other websites. Reuters says most of the sites OpenAI agents swarmed were “obscure,” including “communally edited wikis, online text storage sites, and a pair of link shorteners run by two universities.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Apple extends free iPhone satellite features yet again.

If you have an iPhone 14, 15, or 16 series phone, Apple will let you keep free access to satellite features for at least another year if you activated them before midnight PT on September 9th, according to Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro press release. The company has extended free access a couple times before.