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This TikTok trend has users blockin the street

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A new TikTok trending audio has people humorously complaining about others "blockin' the street" and preventing them from getting where they need to go. The audio originated in Family Guy Season 15 Episode 18, "The Peter Principal," which first aired in 2017. In this episode, humanoid dog Brian recalls being hindered by a marching band while attempting to deliver pizza for his previous job. A cutaway gag shows the sizable band singing that they are "blockin' the street" as they gradually make their way down a long road , obstructing Brian's path despite his gripes about needing to deliver the pizza in under 30 minutes. Nearly a decade later, TikTok users are using the earworm to illustrate the frustration of being physically hindered from getting to their destination, typically by others thoughtlessly monopolizing a thoroughfare. In one example viewed 2.5 million times, @ karoline.io used the song to convey "how it feels living...

Google is launching AI chips into space to see if they survive up there

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MVP is not a data center. It is a small test platform carrying four of Google's tensor processing units, or TPUs. The chips provide roughly the computing capacity of a single data-center server. Solar panels will produce about one kilowatt of electricity, enough to operate the processors and handle short... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/mgYuovM via

Microsoft's smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop get faster Snapdragon chips and much higher prices

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The new models go on sale October 13. They look much like last year's versions, with the same screens, ports, and basic designs. The main changes are the processor, a higher starting RAM configuration, and brighter displays. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/T9DjU3N via

Geely's new charging system takes EVs from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes, 30 seconds

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The Chinese automaker said it tested the system on a Zeekr 001 sedan and a Lynk & Co 10 hybrid. In both cases, the vehicles reached a 97% charge in less than nine minutes. Geely said its software predicts battery temperature during charging and adjusts power flow accordingly. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/stR2rSg via

Meta's new smart glasses skip the cameras, and the privacy backlash that came with them

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Pre-orders are now open for Meta's recently revealed Ray-Ban Audio glasses. Starting at $349 and shipping October 13, the glasses handle music, calls, and AI functions without cameras. Meta also unveiled a VR headset that packs immersive media and productivity functionality into a form factor only slightly larger than a... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/0McTNru via

New YouTube Music features will answer all your questions about a song or artist

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This year's Made on YouTube event wasn't just about video viewers and video creators.  On Wednesday, YouTube announced new features for Ask Music in the YouTube Music app. The feature is currently mainly used to create personalized stations and find music based on your mood. Now, however, YouTube Music users will be able to discover new music based on the songs they're listening to. Users can ask Ask Music for information about songs and albums that inspired a particular track. If they really like a song, they can even use Ask Music to find podcasts and podcast episodes featuring the artist behind it or get more details about the track. During a demo at the Made on YouTube event, YouTuber Derrick Gee showcased how users could ask Ask Music who played bass on a track and then find other songs featuring that musician. Ask Music can also help listeners find songs that sampled a particular track. Podcasts are also a big part of YouTube Music and that's where the new Your ...

This guy has spent two years hunting fake job listings on LinkedIn, and found 60,000 of them

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The fraud is not limited to obvious fake accounts. Some scammers create batches of recruiter profiles using copied photos and similar account details. Others take over dormant, verified LinkedIn accounts and attach them to legitimate companies. Still others place job ads on legitimate company pages that direct applicants to outside... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/ILk4EO1 via

1Retro adds cloud saves to RetroArch, OpenEmu, and other gaming platforms

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1Retro automatically backs up and syncs retro game saves across devices and emulators, letting you pick up where you left off without manually moving files. It works across OS with support for RetroArch, MiSTer, OpenEmu, RetroBat, OnionOS, and more. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/7Jd2N3S via

China's CXMT just entered mass production of memory chips that can rival Samsung's

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ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) set the stage at the 2026 World Manufacturing Convention by announcing its latest advancements in chip manufacturing. The Chinese corporation has officially begun mass production of its fifth-generation DRAM technology platform, which is apparently delivering significant gains in both efficiency and competitiveness. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/wPT8er6 via

Review: Silent Hill: Townfall is a spooky four-star detour

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It'd be presumptuous to say, but the Silent Hill franchise might be back. That is to say, if you consider  Silent Hill 2 Remake to be a fluke, and  Silent Hill f's critical success to be an aberration, then you'd hate to hear that  Silent Hill: Townfall  — the newest game from Konami and developers Screen Burn Interactive — is also a very good game. If you're a diehard about the canon of Silent Hill, you're not going to like this. Townfall is the latest installment in the psychological survival horror franchise, and it's the first full game to shift to first-person instead of over-the-shoulder. More importantly, it continues Konami's direction of turning Silent Hill, the franchise, into an anthology series, focused on the vibes of its predecessors rather than continuing to create stories set within the namesake town. SEE ALSO: The 'Resident Evil: Code Veronica' remake is officially a go Th...

AMD just joined the $1 trillion club, beating Intel to the milestone

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Nvidia eclipsed the $1 trillion valuation mark in May 2023, and has not looked back since. The company has continued to tack on value driven largely by the AI boom. Currently, the chipmaker has an incredible market cap of roughly $5.48 trillion, making it the most valuable company in the... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/4GI2R89 via

Silent Hill: Townfall debuts in a haunting return to psychological horror

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Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series to a remote Scottish setting, blending first-person gameplay with the psychological horror and storytelling the franchise is known for. Its gripping mystery, sound design, and fresh ideas make it one of the most compelling horror games of the year. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/2lwbPde via

This one-command trick can put your localhost on the internet, no port forwarding required

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"Put localhost on the Internet," was the new pitch for an old feature that had Cloudflare at the top of Hacker News and X's dev circles for the last few days. The tool has existed since 2021, and let's you run one command: cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:8000, and whatever is... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/3IHWDsd via

Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 21, 2026

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you love wintertime. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 21, 2026 Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble , music identification game Heardle , and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess mu...

Replace costly voiceover sessions with this $29.99 lifetime tool

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TL;DR: SpeakBreez is currently $29.99 for lifetime access (reg. $199), with unlimited generation on 55 Standard voices plus 200,000 monthly characters for its 680+ natural-sounding AI voice library. Opens in a new window Credit: SpeakBreez SpeakBreez Plan: Lifetime Subscription ...

Google Gemini allegedly hacked three companies on its own

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Google's signature AI agent did something it probably shouldn't have, and Google opted not to mention it for months. The Wall Street Journal reported that, during a test run by a company called Irregular in May, Gemini went rogue and hacked into three external companies without being instructed to do so. According to Google, this was a case of "mistaken identity," and Gemini stopped itself after realizing it had guessed a real company's password. Due to the lack of a real incident, Google decided not to disclose the hack until the WSJ  approached the company. SEE ALSO: Where is Gemini 3.5 Pro? The case of the missing AI model. In Google's words, the hack was not considered an "example of model misalignment," hence the lack of disclosure. Google told The Verge that it informed the three companies in question about the hacks, and Irregular changed its testing methods in response. As far as...

Researchers found a way to eavesdrop on headphones from 30 meters away, and encryption can't stop it

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The research comes from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Guangzhou and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The team presented its paper, "Injected and Leaked: Actively Inducing Side-Channel Leakage Using Electromagnetic Injection and Hardware Nonlinearity," at USENIX Security 2026. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/Fk7GwC9 via

Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame

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The code is now available through Valve's GitLab repository. Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/HisWcUY via

Trump opens poll to rename AI. Options include Extreme and Supreme Intelligence.

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On Saturday, Sept. 19, President Trump opened a poll on X and on his own platform, Truth Social, calling for a name change to " Artificial Intelligence ." "Many people think that the words 'Artificial Intelligence' are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to AI, or Artificial Intelligence," Trump shared on social media. "A far more elegant and accurate description of this new phenomena [sic] would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (EI) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI)." This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Trump then opened a poll on the platforms, with options to vote on the "best name for this ever growing 'Revolution.'" As of this writing, "Superior Intelligence" was in the lead on X with around 39 percent of the vote. The poll comes shortly after the president called the fears around AI a "hoax" on social media this week. ...

Almost 86% of Japanese game developers are using AI in their workflows, up from 51% in 2025

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According to a survey conducted by the Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA), there has been a massive surge in AI adoption among video game developers in Japan, with 85.8% of respondents reporting that they use generative AI as part of their game development process. While 63% of surveyed developers said... Read Entire Article from TechSpot https://ift.tt/NKFpivb via