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Gizmodo The Future Is Here New Adtech From Microsoft Would Interrupt Your Game at ‘Promoted Content Trigger Events’ 23 Sep 2026, 02:19 by Mike Pearl Fantastic news for everyone who loves ads in their video games. Xbox-Gamescom-1-e1787757563766-1280x853.jpg Xbox-Gamescom-1-e1787757563766-1280x853.jpg 355 KB ‍ Scott Bessent Could Soon Be Trump’s ‘AI Czar,’ Report Says 23 Sep 2026, 01:16 by Mike Pearl Or should we say "Super Intelligence Czar"? scott-bessent-1280x853.jpg scott-bessent-1280x853.jpg 405 KB ‍ Big Banks Say They’re Uneasy About People Shopping via AI Agents 22 Sep 2026, 22:43 by Ece Yildirim Agentic commerce could increase the amount of scams, fraud and disputes, the banks warn in a new report. GettyImages-2286355274-1280x853.jpg GettyImages-2286355274-1280x853.jpg 409 KB ‍ OpenAI Releases New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models, Sells Them as Mini-Astras 22 Sep 2026, 22:09 by Webb Wright Cost-effectiveness is becoming the most important AI benchmark. OpenAIlogo-1280x853.jpg OpenAIlogo-1280x853.jpg 249 KB ‍ Trump’s Proposed Diesel Export Ban Could Backfire Enormously 22 Sep 2026, 22:03 by Matt Novak "High diesel prices ARE KILLING FARMERS INCOME," wrote Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa. diesel-prices-display-september-17-2026-1280x833.jpg diesel-prices-display-september-17-2026-1280x833.jpg 630 KB ‍ George Lucas Was Indeed Planning to Do More ‘Star Wars’ Movies 22 Sep 2026, 21:20 by Germain Lussier The 'Star Wars' creator admitted that was the plan before moving onto the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. George-Lucas-Museum-Mark-Hamill-1280x853.jpg George-Lucas-Museum-Mark-Hamill-1280x853.jpg 168 KB ‍ AI Contractors Shouldn’t Use AI to Evaluate AI Model, Says AI Company 22 Sep 2026, 21:15 by AJ Dellinger That's one way for AI to put you out of work. GettyImages-2264640543-1280x852.jpg GettyImages-2264640543-1280x852.jpg 415 KB ‍ Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year 22 Sep 2026, 20:45 by Ed Cara Many kids who take these drugs aren't given dietary counseling, a recent study suggests. 444551fe1626ec99bc2a760b9bcd99eb-1024x576.jpg 444551fe1626ec99bc2a760b9bcd99eb-1024x576.jpg 102 KB ‍ Andreessen Horowitz Wants Teens to Skip College for Its New Academy Instead 22 Sep 2026, 20:45 by Bruce Gil The academy is Silicon Valley’s latest attempt to reinvent college. gagan-biyani-and-students-02-1280x721.jpg gagan-biyani-and-students-02-1280x721.jpg 590 KB ‍ Mahershala Ali Has Some Pointed Words for Marvel Over ‘Blade’ Not Happening 22 Sep 2026, 20:40 by Cheryl Eddy At this point, there's been more talk about why Kevin Feige and company fumbled 'Blade' than there ever was about the movie itself. Mahershala_Ali_Kevin_Feige-1280x853.jpg Mahershala_Ali_Kevin_Feige-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Apple’s Next Wearable Could Be Perfect for AI Haters 22 Sep 2026, 20:20 by Ian Carlos Campbell The company's Whoop competitor is being prototyped internally, right as what an Apple Watch does is starting to change. whoop-5-band-review-2-1280x853.jpg whoop-5-band-review-2-1280x853.jpg 456 KB ‍ ‍ Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers 22 Sep 2026, 20:15 by Passant Rabie Researchers designed a robotic hand inspired by The Addams Family, and it does not disappoint. robot-hand-1280x853.jpg robot-hand-1280x853.jpg 1 MB ‍ Qualcomm Takes on the iPhone 18 Pro With Its Most ‘Extreme’ Chip Yet 22 Sep 2026, 20:00 by Kyle Barr The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is not even the company's flagship anymore, and I want you to guess what makes it so ‘extreme.’ Qualcomm-Snapdragin-8-Elite-Gen-6-1280x853.jpeg Qualcomm-Snapdragin-8-Elite-Gen-6-1280x853.jpeg 2 MB ‍ Kudos to Motorola for This Actually Refreshing Phone Design 22 Sep 2026, 20:00 by Kyle Barr The Motorola Signature 27 is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Exteme Gen 6, and that pretty much guarantees it won’t be cheap. Motorola-Signature-27-Phone-1-1280x853.jpg Motorola-Signature-27-Phone-1-1280x853.jpg 346 KB ‍ Humanity Could Irreversibly Alter Earth After Breaching 7 of 9 Safe Limits, Scientists Warn 22 Sep 2026, 19:50 by Ellyn Lapointe A planetary "health check" shows that many of Earth's critical systems have entered dangerous territory. aftermath-of-Nepal-glacier-collapse-1280x853.jpg aftermath-of-Nepal-glacier-collapse-1280x853.jpg 488 KB ‍ iPhone Handoff Will Get a Lot of Nerds to Carry Two iPhones 22 Sep 2026, 19:45 by Raymond Wong Why choose between an iPhone Duo and another iPhone when you can use one phone number on both and seamlessly switch between the two? iPhone-Handoff-10-1280x853.jpg iPhone-Handoff-10-1280x853.jpg 811 KB ‍ Ten Days After CEO Calls for a Slowdown, Anthropic Is Back With Another AI Model 22 Sep 2026, 19:15 by Webb Wright The company says Claude Opus 5.5 scores well on alignment measures, but that “public policy” will eventually need to step in to protect the world from recursively self-improving AI. Amodei-1280x853.jpg Amodei-1280x853.jpg 774 KB ‍ The Creators of ‘Wicker’ Know It’s Peak Sexy Monster Season 22 Sep 2026, 19:00 by Cheryl Eddy Alexander Skarsgård's basket man caused a sensation when the trailer for the October release arrived over the summer. Wicker_trailer-1280x853.jpg Wicker_trailer-1280x853.jpg 270 KB ‍ China Probes DeepSeek, Moonshot AI Over Anthropic’s Claims They Route Requests to Claude 22 Sep 2026, 18:45 by AJ Dellinger An olive branch before the Trump-Xi meeting? DeepSeekSuckDown-1280x853.jpg DeepSeekSuckDown-1280x853.jpg 210 KB ‍ Mark Hamill Is ‘Darkwing Duck’ in a New Disney+ Animated Series 22 Sep 2026, 18:35 by Germain Lussier Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and Dan Stevens will also lend their voices to the new show. Darkwing-Duck-disney-plus-1280x853.jpg Darkwing-Duck-disney-plus-1280x853.jpg 171 KB ‍ ‍ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. By using Blogtrottr, you agree to our terms. 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