This free Mac app puts stunning glassy widgets on your lock screen

The Mac lock screen is usually pretty empty. WidgetScreen makes it more useful with free glassy widgets that disappear once you sign in.

The Sashimi robot is real and it doesn’t fumble at slicing and dicing

A Norwegian research team built a robot that can slice and serve salmon sashimi using three arms, AI training, and a tactile sensor that knows when the blade hits the board.

macOS 27 means the end of the Hackintosh Era, but does anyone still need one?

macOS 27 ends the Hackintosh era, but Apple’s affordable Apple Silicon Macs may have made the DIY movement irrelevant long before Intel support disappeared.

Instacart is testing camera-ready AI shopping carts that sound convenient, but equally scary

Instacart’s Caper Carts bring fast checkout, coupons, and loyalty perks to Weis stores, but their cameras, location tracking, and in-aisle ads make the grocery cart feel like a data machine.

Nintendo confirms data stolen via third-party cyberattack — but sadly no big secrets were revealed

Shadowbyt3$ is asking for $2 million in exchange for the data, but Nintendo seemingly turned the offer down.

OpenAI wants an all-knowing personal AI agent for everyone on Earth

OpenAI is framing personal AGI as the mass-market endpoint of its AI race, but it still has to explain price, access, safeguards, and how an all-knowing assistant would work for everyone.

VocabOwl is the viral vocabulary test making word nerds question everything

VocabOwl’s viral vocabulary test turns 100 multiple-choice questions into a shareable estimate of your English word knowledge, but the clever scoring system still leaves room for guessing and uncertainty.

Apple has fixed a security flaw in Beats Studio Buds which let hackers spy on conversations

A Beats Studio Buds bug finally gets a patch after a year, which will be deployed next time users connect their headphones.

These new Alogic displays are basically a touchscreen Mac workaround

Mac users waiting for a touchscreen Mac now have more third-party options. Alogic’s new display lineup adds touch controls across desktop, portable, and wall-mounted screens.

After social media ban, AI bans could be next for school kids

Norway has announced a near-total ban on generative AI tools in elementary schools, citing concerns about learning and development. The decision follows growing debate among researchers, educators, and policymakers about the long-term effects of AI on …