Author: Michael Comaous

Amazon debuted the new Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 during its fall 2025 hardware event on Tuesday, after heavily relying on previous versions of the smart display to demonstrate upgrades coming to its Alexa smart assistant at an event earlier this year.The Echo Show 8 is a new version of one of Amazon’s smaller smart displays, last updated in 2023. There’s not been an Echo Show 11 before, but it feels like a follow-up to the Echo Show 10, which hasn’t been seen since 2021.Both smart displays have been redesigned to be slimmer and sleeker. The bezels around…

October Prime Day will be here soon on October 7 and 8, but as to be expected, you can already find some decent sales available now. Amazon always has lead-up sales in the days and weeks before Prime Day, and it’s wise to shop early if you’re on the hunt for something specific and you see that item at a good discount.Prime Day deals are typically reserved for subscribers, but there are always a few that anyone can shop. We expect this year to be no exception, and we’re already starting to see that trend in these early Prime Day…

TechCrunch Disrupt isn’t just another tech conference packed with 10,000+ tech leaders — it’s the launchpad for startups and innovators.  Disrupt is where companies meet their first investors, form game-changing partnerships, and spark the ideas that take them to the next level. Your exhibit table could be the launchpad for your next big breakthrough, but time is running out.  With less than a month until Disrupt takes place on October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, tables are selling fast. If you wait, your competitors will grab the spotlight and the deals. Book now before your table is gone. Image Credits:Halo Creative Why missing Disrupt 2025 costs you more than just…

At Amazon’s annual hardware event, it announced a fleet of new Fire TVs, including an Omni QLED model, as well as new 2 and 4-series televisions that are all available to preorder starting today and will ship next month. These TVs feature what the company calls omnisense presence detection. It will allow the TV to wake up when it detects that you walk into the room. You can also talk to Alexa Plus through the TV — no remote needed.Alexa Plus is a smarter experience for the big screen than the previous iteration. Amazon claims it can give you suggestions…

All three seasons of The Way Home are coming to US Netflix on October 1st Hallmark series stars Andie MacDowell, Chyler Leigh and Sadie Laflamme-Snow in lead rolesSeason 4 is set to be released on Hallmark+ in 2026I know you’re fed up of waiting for Virgin River season 7 to come around (and thanks to Emily in Paris season 5, we know that won’t be soon), so let me suggest something else coming to Netflix in the US on October 1: The Way Home.The series has aired on Hallmark+ and the Hallmark Channel since 2023, but don’t let that put…

“The biggest challenge is how to make this egg extrude half of its chromosomes—and the correct half,” Amato says. “We’re not quite there yet.” The team dubbed their technique “mitomeiosis” and is trying to better understand how chromosomes like to pair and how they segregate in order to find a way to experimentally induce those conditions.The ability to make eggs and sperm in the lab—called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG—has been a growing area of research in recent years.In 2016, a group of Japanese researchers led by stem cell researcher Katsuhiko Hayashi reported that they produced healthy mouse pups after…

By the time you read this, the World Endurance Championship will be 100 races old. Once centered on the mega-expensive, mega-fast LMP1 hybrids, it’s all about the Hypercars now. These are purpose-built, closed-top race cars, with some of the most complex hybrid systems you’ll find outside of Formula 1, clad in bodywork that could give the Batmobile a run for its money. These Hypercars are designed to last the distance. During the 24 hours of Le Mans this year, the winning car covered 3,276 miles (5,273 km); for context, an F1 race is usually 190 miles (305 km), and at…

During its invite-only and not live-streamed Devices and Services event today out of New York City, Amazon announced its upcoming Ring and Blink devices, new Fire TVs and streaming sticks, Kindle Scribes and, finally, a whole new Echo device lineup — including a new Echo Show smart display. The latest smart-home screen was built to showcase Alexa+, the new and AI-improved smart assistant.There’s a new Echo Show 8, an Echo Show 11. Amazon called them the most powerful Echo devices ever created. They have custom silicon, advanced sensors, our improved microphones for better noise cancellation. They’re also redesigned and meant…

Imgur, one of the web’s most popular image sharing and hosting platforms, has shut off access to its site to users in the United Kingdom, following a notice of a fine by the country’s data protection watchdog. According to reports on social media, users attempting to load Imgur from the U.K. are met with an error message that says: “Content not available in your region.” The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in March had launched an investigation into various social media platforms, including Imgur, looking at how they use children’s data, and protect the privacy of minors in the country. The…

Amazon took the wraps off its latest Echo Dot smart speaker during its fall hardware event on Tuesday. The Echo Dot Max is a new entry that updates the recognizable spherical design with a flat face housing the speaker’s control buttons and LED light ring.The Echo Dot has been overdue for an upgrade, as Amazon last revealed a new pint-sized speaker in 2022, featuring a new temperature sensor, better bass, and the ability to work as an Eero Mesh Wi-Fi extender. Amazon also debuted the Echo Dot with Clock at the time, but it has since discontinued this model.Amazon’s new…