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• CNET2026-10-07✓ Read

  Our Coffee Guru Loved This New Compostible Pod Brewer. It’s Down to $58 for Prime Day

  The Tabli launched in August and drew a rave review from CNET’s resident coffee expert.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files

  At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It's part of an idea Microsoft is calling "Hybrid Intelligence," where apps and tools rely on a mix of local and cloud AI models to accomplish tasks efficiently.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor

  Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, warehouse-like lab on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus, where the team developing Surface devices programs robots to press their buttons thousands of times, pelts devices with radio waves from giant antennas, and builds contraptions that drop objects from increasingly daring heights to see whether the products can hold up.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day

  Until the end of Amazon’s October sale later tonight, you can grab the 128GB Meta Quest 3S for just $297.49 (usually $349.99) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. While the lenses and displays aren’t quite as sharp as the Quest 3, the underlying chipset is the same, and this is a much more reasonable price for casual VR gaming and movies. In other words, it’s a big upgrade over

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  What The Social Reckoning gets right — and wrong

  Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning has its fair share of cinematic flair, but many details in the story hew closely to real life. The movie tells the story of how Frances Haugen, a Facebook civic integrity product manager, came to leak a large trove of internal documents to Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Jeff Horwitz, in what would later become a 2021 series called "The Facebook Files." In both real life and in the film, Haugen's leaks lead her to testify as a congressional whistleblower.

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• Latest from Tom's Hardware2026-10-07✓ Read

  Best Amazon Prime Day 3D printer deals 2026

  We’ve got our sights set on Amazon's Prime Day sales, and the bargains for some of the best 3D printers are hot!

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a release date — and a starting price of $2,599

  Months after revealing its Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has announced that the Nvidia RTX Spark-equipped device will launch on October 16th. Pricing starts at $2,599 for the base configuration, featuring an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder for $5,999

  Microsoft's Nvidia-powered Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder now directly, and slated to ship in November for just about $6,000. It's pricier than the DGX Spark mini PC Nvidia launched last year, but PC prices have been climbing due to shortages of RAM and other components.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging

  Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging on its smaller Surface devices last year, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a charging cable that attaches magnetically to the right-side USB-C port.

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• PCWorld2026-10-07✓ Read

  I tested Google’s new SynthID detector on AI slop. There’s a big catch

  Aw, have you seen that viral video of the little puppy nuzzling with a baby? It’s absolutely adorable — so adorable that it’s probably AI, although not even Reddit seems to know for sure.

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• Latest from Tom's Hardware2026-10-07✓ Read

  30% discounts on essential 3D printer maintenance tools

  3D printers always need a little maintenance, and with these great tools, you’ll be producing great prints all day long.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  The scariest thing about gray-market peptides is how little we know

  This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here.

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• Stuff2026-10-07✓ Read

  The anti-ageing guide for people who don’t want a 10-step skincare routine

  A practical guide to sunscreen, retinol, and the skincare extras worth considering

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  The Apple Watch Series 12 is a good deal at $50 off

  Several configurations of the Apple Watch Series 12 are $50 off for the first time for the remainder of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. This includes both sizes (42mm and 46mm) of the GPS + Wi-Fi watches, as well as their pricier 5G-ready counterparts. Normally $399, the 42mm Series 12 is currently set at $349.99 at Amazon and Target. It costs $100 more for the cellular model. The 46mm model starts at $50 more, costing $399.99 at Amazon and Target, while its 5G version is $499.99 during the sale. Apple Watch Series 12

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• SiliconANGLE2026-10-07✓ Read

  Process automation gets industry depth from Infor AI agents - SiliconANGLE

  Infor combines industry expertise, AI agents and forward-deployed engineers to help customers implement process automation and prototype new use cases.

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• CNET2026-10-07✓ Read

  Google’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta’s VR Glasses, at a Similar Price

  The Xreal Aura will cost $1,279, and it has some similarities to the Meta VR Glasses coming next year.

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• Latest from Tom's Hardware2026-10-07✓ Read

  Here are the best OLED gaming monitor deals you can snag for Amazon Big Deal Days 2026

  OLED gaming monitors are hot right now, and Prime Big Deal Days is an excellent time to be in the market.

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  Windows and Surface live blog: On the ground at Microsoft’s event

  We're in San Francisco today to hear what's next for Windows and Surface. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri will all be holding a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC."

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• The Verge2026-10-07✓ Read

  Disney Plus will stream Super Bowl LXI

  Next year's Super Bowl is headed to Disney Plus. On Wednesday, Disney announced that viewers will be able to tune in to Super Bowl LXI on its streaming service when the game kicks off on February 14th, 2027.

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• Thurrott.com2026-10-07✓ Read

  Report: Apple is Working With LG on New Smart Home Accessories

  Apple has reportedly partnered with LG to develop a new line of smart home accessories that will work with the company’s upcoming smart home hub.

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