Microsoft’s identity for Copilot positions it as a tool for work
the-brandidentity.com
This open-source project lets you sync Withings data to other apps without a subscription
Free your scale.
theverge.com
Joyce Wang Studio Returns to Mandarin Oriental The Landmark a Decade Later
More than a decade after its first redesign, the studio revisits the Hong Kong hotel
design-milk.com
I’ve Spent Years Tracking Nordic Wellness Trends, and This Low-Impact Finnish Ritual…
Forget hygge and lagom, Nordic walking is the latest trend to know.
cntraveler.com
What the US Movement Against Data Centers Can Learn From Abroad
Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.
wired.com
Google’s AI search changes upended online publishing
Some publishers are preparing for a future without Google.
theverge.com
Wildwood’s director says AI is ‘antithetical to everything that we are at this studio’
‘There’s no humanity behind it.‘
theverge.com
They want your blood
Health tech wants the data within. But what do you get out of it?
theverge.com
The $20,000 Voxel bot will help you find misplaced things around your home
Your first robot butler may cost as much as your car.
theverge.com
Workers Who Fear AI May be More Prone to Slacking Off
“Jobs apocalypse” or not, threats have consequences
nautil.us
Beautiful icons that make products feel premium
Hugeicons offers 60,000+ icons across 10 styles for Figma, React, Font, and more. Fully customizable, beautifully crafted, and built for modern design & development needs.
bit.ly
Total Wireless Promo Codes & Deals: 50% Off Select Plans
Find great deals for Total Wireless, like 50% off select plans, and enjoy big savings.
wired.com
Pure UI in the Agentic Era
Why explicit UI state matters more when agents write the code.
mattrothenberg.com
The people holding up the internet
Four billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest.
sheets.works
The dock on Mac, from OS 10 to macOS 27
I wrote the chapter on app icon history for The iOS App Icon Book . The other day I found an old note stashed away where I had started researching the macOS…
blog.jim-nielsen.com
Friends don’t let friends feed their data to AI agents
You may have consented to sharing with Muse, but all your friends sure didn’t.
theverge.com
The Best Permanent Outdoor Lights (2026): Govee, Eufy, Cync
Permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort and cost?
wired.com
McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
McKinsey says humans will be the ones keeping score.
theverge.com
The case against JPEG XL
Investigating JPEG XL's place as a Web image codec.
giannirosato.com
JackRabbit MG Cargo Bike Review (2026): Compact and Powerful
The compact, plucky MG Cargo is the cargo ebike for people who don’t want a cargo ebike. It’s even fun to ride.
wired.com
A King in Crisis: Why King John Lost His Subjects’ Loyalty
Why did King John lose his subjects’ loyalty? His troubled reign brought Magna Carta, baronial rebellion and a foreign invasion that threatened his dynasty.
medievalists.net
Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Has a Unique Perspective on Daddy Issues
Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, agreed to be interviewed immediately.
wired.com
Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon
The AI race is back on.
theverge.com
Android is the best and worst thing about Googlebooks
The Android laptop is a work-in-progress.
theverge.com
Google Fitbit Edge: Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
The new $179 tracker features Pixel Watch smarts, week-long battery life, and an OLED screen.
wired.com
Google teases Fitbit Edge launch next week
Leaks may have already spoiled the Fitbit Edge.
theverge.com
Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks
The event could take place weeks after Apple’s “Welcome home” presentation.
theverge.com
Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026…
Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.
wired.com
The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day
The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during Amazon’s Big Deal Days, and includes three months of premium service.
theverge.com
Is Meta’s new AI agent easier to trust because it’s cute?
uxdesign.cc
A Fall-Lover's Guide to Visiting Salem, Massachusetts, the US's Real-Life Halloweentown
The historic city turns 400 this year—here's how to experience its milestone fall.
cntraveler.com
What happens when you can build it all yourself
A few weeks of shipping Noord, Vlak, Bureau and The New Standard—and what the speed is doing to my expectations, my attention and the case for startup funding.
renatovaldes.com
The AirPods Pro 3 are a fantastic deal at $179
Great sound, great fit, $70 off.
theverge.com
The default is not a design decision
How the design industry built the infrastructure of sameness, and called it best practice
hipuku.dev
AI is a boring technology
Is AI as interesting as what it helps you do? I don
chrbutler.com
Walmart won’t hike prices based on your shopping history, CEO says
Prices won’t change based on demand or the time of day, either.
theverge.com
The smart home graveyard is getting crowded
The shutdown of June Oven is another reminder that the cloud was never ours to keep.
theverge.com
Control Resonant is a great game — it’s even better when you read everything
There’s a rom-com hidden in the game’s menus.
theverge.com
Category colors
A browser-based optimizer for categorical color palettes.
categorycolors.com
Petdex
Petdex is the public gallery of animated pets for coding agents. Works with ChatGPT (Codex), Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Qoder, Kimi Code, CodeBuddy, and OMP. Browse open-source pets, preview their animations, and install one with a single command.
petdex.dev
We are all Product Engineers now
Agents are eating the software development lifecycle from the bottom up — code generation already gone, review and ops following fast. What remains is figuring out what people actually want, which can't be automated or scaled. That job is called product engineering, it pays $240k, and nobody's training for it.
seldo.com
Brett Gray Ranch Attains Audubon Bird-Friendly Land Certification
The ranch provides vital habitat for grassland birds in Colorado’s Shortgrass Prairie Region.
audubon.org
Booking.com Promo Codes: 20% Off | September 2026
Enjoy big savings on your next adventure with our Booking.com promo codes, coupons, and handpicked travel deals.
wired.com
Your robotaxi might be a narc
Waymo notified the police when it detected a gun during a ride, leading to the arrest of two teenagers. The incident exposes the limits of privacy in an autonomous vehicle.
theverge.com
Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
Hear your music without drowning out the world around you.
theverge.com
Let’s talk about gradients
a short essay on tools, with a working exhibit
brainfunctioncollapse.com
We must pace the frontier
darioamodei.com
7 Best Android Phones of 2026, Tested and Reviewed
Shopping for a phone can be an ordeal. That’s why we’ve tested almost every Android phone, from the smartest to the cheapest—even phones that fold—to find the ones worth your money.
wired.com
Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI
How much would you pay for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Meta’s AI?
theverge.com
Meta bets on AI agent Muse to catch up in AI race
Meta drills down on ease of use and privacy options after spending billions overhauling its AI strategy.
theverge.com
The Best Laptop Backpacks for Work, Travel, and Everything Between (2026)
The wrong bag can aggravate you every single day. These WIRED-tested picks get comfort, capacity, and organization just right.
wired.com
Your product didn’t get worse
Customers still like your product and keep renewing. Meanwhile, their expectations may be changing in ways your usual signals won
blog.mastykarz.nl
The Fairphone 6 Plus is the midrange phone we desperately needed
Be your own AppleCare.
theverge.com
Why China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit
Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans hate data centers. China makes a perfect scapegoat for tech leaders and their allies—the only problem is a lack of evidence.
wired.com
essential releases, september 4, 2026
Sludge metal, shoegaze, and more.
daily.bandcamp.com
Designing product simplicity for the agentic AI era
Shared design components aren’t enough to ensure a seamless product experience. Can designers create consistency by embracing simplicity over complexity?
commandline.microsoft.com
Fantasy Footballers’ Andy Holloway is a dedicated zero-inbox kinda guy
If you haven’t had your fantasy football draft yet, better get on it.
theverge.com
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Has a Hidden Technological Leap
Astronomers will test equipment that, if it’s successful, will one day be crucial for discovering Earthlike planets.
wired.com
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe.
wired.com
A Judge Has Blocked the Pentagon’s Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic
A federal judge has called the Department of Defense’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk “illegal and baseless.”
wired.com
Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else
Developers will feel the RAM shortage ramifications.
theverge.com
mapleton house
Perched along the ridge of Queensland’s Blackall Range, Mapleton House takes its cues from the terrain to dialogue with it. Two recessed, monolithic volumes are
minimalissimo.com
Two great new repairable gadgets
In this week’s Installer: The Fairphone 6 Plus, Framework’s updated Laptop 12, and more.
theverge.com
Do you miss the old internet?
A TASTE OF TASTE
pi.fyi
Poline: esoteric color palette generation
poline is lightweight, dependency free and fast JavaScript function written in TypeScript. It draws lines between anchors over polar coordinates to generate pleasing color palettes.
meodai.github.io
The Single English County Saying No to Palantir
The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.
wired.com