Alienware 15 Gaming Laptop Review: Hedging Its Bets
There are both cheaper and more powerful entry-level gaming laptops out there, but the Alienware 15 walks that tightrope between price and quality.
Source: WIRED
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I’ve tested dozens of Android launchers. Here are 5 you should skip in 2026
We all know the best Android launchers, but what about the worst Android launchers? Here are 5 I don’t recommend you try.
Source: Android Authority
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Nobody Knows if OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI Hacking Sprees Are Illegal
Both major AI labs’ models broke containment, escaped onto the internet, and hacked other companies. If a human had done that, the law would likely be against them. But a bot?
Source: WIRED
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OnePlus built the perfect Android phone in 2025. The OnePlus 16 is throwing it all away
The OnePlus 13 was OnePlus at its best. Following new information about the OnePlus 16, it's clear the good times are behind us.
Source: Android Authority
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Astronomers Have Detected an Exomoon for the First Time
A discovery in a solar system 73 light-years from Earth is challenging definitions and “blurring the lines between stars, planets, and moons.”
Source: WIRED
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
Source: WIRED
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Amgen says cloud data breach exposed patient health, proprietary info
Pharmaceutical company Amgen says it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole corporate data and patient information stored in multiple cloud systems operated by third-party service providers. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Google Health is preparing to take over Nest Hub sleep tracking
New strings found in the Google Home app suggest Nest Hub sleep tracking will soon leave Google Fit for Google Health.
Source: Android Authority
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Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood
The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Online ad firm Adform’s script compromised to steal cryptocurrency
Online advertising firm Adform suffered a supply-chain attack that delivered cryptocurrency-stealing scripts to websites using its ad platform, replacing wallet addresses copied to visitors' clipboards with ones controlled by an attacker. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Anthropic found Claude hacking real companies during supposedly sealed tests
Anthropic said Claude's actions ""fall short of ideal behavior." You make have stronger words to describe them.
Source: Android Authority
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 8 just landed with all of Google’s latest fixes
Just what you asked for: a new Android 17 QPR1 Beta release to play around with on your Pixel all weekend long.
Source: Android Authority
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Google Earth slams the brakes on Gemini image generation for depressingly predictable reasons
Google Earth immediately backtracks on Nano Banana integration.
Source: Android Authority
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Here’s the screen you never want to see: One UI 9 permalocking your phone
Saving your curiosity from having to try this on your own phone.
Source: Android Authority
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Gmail’s new warning could save you from major embarrassment
Gmail has started showing a new alert when users start to draft a reply-all message to an email they were BCC'd on.
Source: Android Authority
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OpenAI says its new GPT 5.6 models are becoming more cost-efficient
OpenAI says it has reduced the price of two GPT-5.6 models, cutting Luna's API price by 80% and Terra's by 20% as it works to make its models more efficient. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Leaked Motorola Razr renders tease the next blinged-out special edition
It looks like the Swarovski Edition is coming back for 2026.
Source: Android Authority
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Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.
Source: WIRED
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