TechRadar’s weekly crossword — puzzle #6, Friday, September 11

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Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold
Samsung says ‘Tim Cook’ bought a Galaxy Fold

That isn’t Apple’s former CEO promoting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in a new Samsung ad – “Tim Cook from Palmerston North” just happens to have the same name and look a lot like him. Released right as Apple announced its iPhone Duo, the ad mimics Apple’s cinematic product launch videos, with “Tim Cook” saying […]

Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input
Ikea supersized its cheap Bluetooth speaker and added an optical input

Ikea’s new Badkruka wireless Bluetooth speaker is now available in the US for $59.99. It’s reminiscent of the colorful and tiny $10 Kallsup speaker that Ikea debuted earlier this year at CES 2026, but at almost seven inches tall, the boxy Badkruka isn’t designed with portability in mind as it also lacks a rechargeable battery. […]

Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US
Insta360 launches a single-lens Osmo Pocket rival you can actually buy in the US

Insta360’s first compact steadycam, the Luna Ultra, made a splash this year by beating DJI to launch with two lenses. Now it’s followed the Ultra with a slightly stripped back Pro model, which drops to one lens but has a unique advantage: It can shoot vertical video in 4K. Plus, unlike DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4, […]

Apple addresses iPhone Duo copycats
Apple addresses iPhone Duo copycats

Apple was far from the first company to announce a passport-shaped folding phone this year, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t copied. As my colleague Dom Preston already explained, it’s almost impossible to keep product development secret when Apple and its competitors all share the same global suppliers. Apple’s new CEO John Ternus and head […]

Slack can now vibe-code interactive charts and reports inside chats
Slack can now vibe-code interactive charts and reports inside chats

A new feature coming to Slack will allow you to build interactive reports, polls, dashboards, presentations, microsites, and other tools directly inside a chat. With Slackforce Surfaces, you can describe to Slackbot what you need, and it will use AI to gather information from relevant conversations and connected apps, like Google Drive or Salesforce, to […]

Electric air taxis get the green light for test flights in Texas
Electric air taxis get the green light for test flights in Texas

A new federal program to test the feasibility of electric, hybrid-electric, and autonomous aircraft kicks off today in Texas – before the rules governing this new technology have even been finalized. Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) selected eight state-led […]

Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out
Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out

Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company’s first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The company says its AI agent can “take the busywork off your plate” by helping you with online shopping, emails, trip-planning, and more. I decided to try out the new tool and see how well it performed – […]

Where to preorder the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4
Where to preorder the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4

The iPhone Duo was the unequivocal star of Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event, but not for people who were mostly paying attention for news on wearables. Thankfully, Apple had a lot to share about its new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. There’s no update to the SE model for 2026, which isn’t necessarily […]

The iPhone Duo’s hardware doesn’t look special, but its software might be
The iPhone Duo’s hardware doesn’t look special, but its software might be

With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick. It arrives into a mature Android foldable market with a handful of hardware features we’ve mostly already seen elsewhere, but paired with a level of software polish that makes a lot of them feel new again. It’s those software flourishes that have me excited […]