Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble - Quanta Magazine
By doubling their entire genome, organisms can evolve extremely rapidly — or they can lose it all. New studies reveal how to survive the high-risk, high-reward evolutionary event.
Quanta Magazine · 2 Sept 2026Motor Vehicle Dealers Allege Bribery in Digital Number Plate Issuance
Motor vehicle dealers have raised concerns over alleged corruption in Uganda’s digital number plate system, claiming motorists are being asked to pay extra money to have their plates processed ahead of others.
Nile Post · 2 Sept 2026Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer - The Verge
The Smart Thermostat X supports Matter-over-Thread and comes with a more minimalist design.
The Verge · 2 Sept 2026Apple's New Mac Mini Already Discounted - See the Pre-Order Deals - MacRumors
Amazon has introduced the first cash discounts on Apple's brand new Mac mini, with discounts including two of the M6 models as well as the M5 Pro...
MacRumors · 2 Sept 2026Google’s AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims - Futurism
The same products are showing up as 21.6 percent more expensive on average in Google AI Mode compared to traditional search, a study found.
Futurism · 2 Sept 2026Fangtopia launches October 26 - gematsu.com
Cozy and relaxing tile puzzle game Fangtopia will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Stove on October 26, publisher Secret Mode and developer Absolutely Gam…
Gematsu · 2 Sept 2026The Witcher Remake Is Waiting On The Witcher 4 To Continue Development - GameSpot
Developer Fool's Theory has prioritized work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's Songs of the Past expansion instead.
GameSpot · 2 Sept 2026RuneScape Arrives on XBOX for the First Time in 25 Years with Survival Adventure RuneScape: Dragonwilds! - XBOX Wire
Welcome to RuneScape: Dragonwilds, a survival game set in the RuneScape universe for 1-4 players, arriving in 1.0 September 15, on XBOX Game Pass.
Xbox.com · 2 Sept 2026Microsoft Finally Backs Down: The Windows 11 Taskbar Update You've Been Waiting For - PCMag
Microsoft is at last reversing one of its most hated design choices—and giving users back the control they've been asking for.
PCMag.com · 2 Sept 2026UPF Set to Launch AI Chatbot to Improve Access to Police Services
The Uganda Police Force is set to launch an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to help the public access police services, emergency guidance and information more quickly and conveniently.
Nile Post · 2 Sept 2026I can't believe these 11 Windows apps are free and open-source - MakeUseOf
Quality apps that don't cost anything.
MakeUseOf · 2 Sept 2026I used Huawei’s Watch D3 and it’s the wearable I’d recommend to anyone with blood pressure problems - PhoneArena
PhoneArena · 2 Sept 2026September's first wave of Xbox Game Pass games revealed, and it brings RuneScape to console for the first time - Eurogamer.net
A slow start to September for Xbox Game Pass, although it heralds the arrival of a RuneScape game on console for the first time ever. The first wave of gam
Eurogamer.net · 2 Sept 2026Siri AI won’t be your friend, and here’s why that really matters - 9to5mac.com
Elon University has partnered with The Washington Post to conduct what turned out to be a worrying survey about Americans...
9to5Mac · 2 Sept 2026Port of Jumanah launches September 7 for PS5, PC - Gematsu
Arabian-inspired underwater adventure game Port of Jumanah will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 7, publisher Red Dunes Games and developer Agate announce…
Gematsu · 2 Sept 2026“It Came And Went In About A Year”: 19 Things That Were Supposed To Be “The Next Big Thing,” But Then Flopped In The Most Unexpected Way Possible - BuzzFeed
"3D movies. ... It was a gimmick that added nothing to the moviegoing experience. I knew it would fail."
Buzzfeed · 2 Sept 2026A Ton Of New ‘GTA 6’ Details Drop After The Netflix Showcase - Forbes
Forbes · 2 Sept 2026Sony Warns PlayStation Customers Against Harassing Support Staff Amid Disc Backlash - GameSpot
Yelling at Sony's customer support probably won't make it change its mind about killing game discs.
GameSpot · 2 Sept 2026Utah man takes Tesla Cybertruck to CarMax for appraisal and gets a 'shocker' of an offer that has him walking away laughing in disbelief - supercarblondie.com
A YouTuber from Utah decided to borrow a Tesla Cybertruck to take to CarMax for an appraisal and got a 'shocker' of an offer that left him scoffing in disbelief
Supercarblondie.com · 2 Sept 2026Adobe is making its tools available in Slack - TechCrunch
Users will be able to access Express, Premiere, and Acrobat in Slack
TechCrunch · 2 Sept 2026Two sizes, one powerful package - Huawei Watch GT 7 review - Notebookcheck
Huawei Watch GT 7 Review: We test the 41- and 46-mm versions for battery life, fitness and health features, GPS, and everyday usability. Which GT 7 model performs better?
Notebookcheck.net · 2 Sept 2026GNOME Mutter 51.rc Adds Cross-GPU Buffer Scan-Out Support, Other Last Minute Work - Phoronix
The release candidates are out today for the GNOME Shell and Mutter in preparing for the formal 'GNOME 51.rc' release in the coming days
Phoronix · 2 Sept 2026Do You Have the Best Phone for Your Mobile Network? Here's What the Data Says - PCMag
We analyzed more than 2 million speed tests to find out which phones are the top performers on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
PCMag.com · 2 Sept 2026Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis’s gamescom Demo Shows a Classic Reimagined with a Scanner, a Grapple, and a Skill Tree - Wccftech
At gamescom 2026, the developers of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis demonstrated the Greece level with brand new features and tools.
Wccftech · 2 Sept 2026