August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% ‘blood moon’

A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year’s Eve 2028.

Nvidia’s RTX Spark sounds almost perfect for a PC handheld — too bad Jensen Huang doesn’t seem to care about that

An RTX Spark PC handheld with great battery life and RTX 5070 graphics would be fantastic, too bad we won’t get one.

Gemini can turn your rough Google Docs notes into a polished report in seconds

Learn how Google Gemini can transform messy Google Docs notes into polished reports with better structure, cleaner writing, summaries, and professional formatting in seconds.

The next OnePlus flagship could drop earlier, and straight into Apple’s iPhone launch slot

The OnePlus 16 could launch earlier than usual, with a September debut reportedly planned for China. That would put OnePlus much closer to Apple’s iPhone launch window, while the phone itself is rumored to bring a next-gen Snapdragon chip, a huge batte…

BYD converts its popular electric hatch into a van with ‘class-leading range’ for $40,000
BYD converts its popular electric hatch into a van with ‘class-leading range’ for $40,000

BYD launched the purely electric van based on the Dolphin hatchback, one of the brand’s most popular EVs globally.

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Meta AI’s recent hack is a terrifying wake-up call for anyone who puts their trust in AI systems

AI is now so human it can fall victim to social engineering — and I wonder if we should ever trust AI enough to keep our information safe.

The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.

Audi reveals 1,001-hp Nuvolari hybrid supercar — so much for going all-electric
Audi reveals 1,001-hp Nuvolari hybrid supercar — so much for going all-electric

Audi unveiled the Nuvolari today, a 1,001-hp hybrid supercar powered by a 4.0-liter V8 biturbo and three electric motors. Limited to 499 units at roughly $700,000 each, it is the most powerful and fastest production vehicle in the brand’s history.

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White House will dump $700M of public funds into costly, unreliable coal again
White House will dump $700M of public funds into costly, unreliable coal again

The White House is announcing another waste of taxpayer dollars today, spending $700M to try to revive a dead energy source, saddling Americans with more pollution and infrastructure that is destined to go unused in short order.

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