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It seems that Spotify wants to become a one-stop solution for all our audio needs. The music streaming giant slowly added audiobooks and podcasts to its platform, and now it is adding magazine articles.  In a post on its website, Spotify said that over 650 long-form magazine articles are now available to listen to. The curated collection is produced by Spotify’s in-house audiobooks team and pulls from some of the biggest names in publishing, including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, GQ, WIRED, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork. Each narrated Article runs under two hours and fits right into Premium…

Xiaomi has launched a new gaming monitor that brings the usual high refresh rate and snappy response time. But the real kicker here is a new Night Vision, which might be built-in hacks in some scenarios. The Xiaomi Gaming Monitor G25i 2026 has officially been listed on Xiaomi’s global website, confirming its rollout in Europe and other global markets. What’s special about this Chinese gaming monitor? The real saucy part of the spec sheet is the monitor’s Night Vision feature. Xiaomi describes it as a way to “detect enemies in dark environments and lock onto hidden targets,” which is basically…

Windows users on the ARM platform are finally getting some love from Discord. The company is finally making a dedicated version for Windows on ARM, which should’ve been the case right from the start. Discord is now available natively on ARM-based laptops, and the company’s own download page now lists separate Windows x64 and ARM64 downloads for the desktop app. So laptops running Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, including the recent wave of Copilot+ PCs, where users previously had to rely on the regular Windows app running through emulation. Why this is really good news for Discord users? A native Discord app…

Ozzy Osbourne is the latest dead legend being pulled into the AI avatar era. Sharon and Jack Osbourne announced the project at Licensing Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, where they revealed a partnership with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram to create a lifelike digital version of the late Black Sabbath frontman. Ozzy died in July 2025 at the age of 76, just weeks after his final live performance with Black Sabbath in Birmingham. What’s the purpose of AI Ozzy? The project is being described as an AI-powered avatar rather than a simple hologram clip. This avatar will use Ozzy’s voice, image,…

If you feel like every OS now feels too polished, flat, and boring, there’s a new museum that takes you down a rabbit hole of all the vintage computers. Virtual OS Museum, curated by Andrew Warkentin, is an interactive virtual museum of operating systems and standalone applications running under emulation. This is not just a gallery that shares still snapshots of the retro software. The museum is built as a Linux VM for QEMU, VirtualBox, or UTM, with a custom launcher and preconfigured installations that are meant to boot without forcing users to manually wrangle ancient setup files and emulator…

Starlink Mini is already the version of SpaceX’s internet dish built for on-the-go connectivity. It has found its fans in travelers, campers, vanlifers, and others who live off the grid. But new firmware clues suggest SpaceX may be getting ready to make it even more portable by putting the battery inside the dish itself. According to a PCMag report, university researcher Jinwei Zhao spotted new Starlink firmware strings that point toward a possible Starlink Mini model with an integrated battery. The key clue is a new DishBatteryStats reference, which appears designed to return battery-specific information rather than simply detect that…

Today, Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 26.6 to developers, and so far, it contains exactly one known feature. It’s an alert that tells you when you’ve run out of space on your blocked contacts list. That’s right, and that’s it.   The fact that Apple had to ship this new alert at all says something uncomfortable about how the company has handled the spam call problem, along with carriers and regulators.  What is the blocked contacts limit and why does it matter? Apple never told us, but iOS has always had a cap on how many numbers you can…

Logitech has added three new devices to its Signature series, meant for people who spend long hours at a desk and move between work, personal tasks, and multiple devices throughout the day. It is designed to reduce repeated friction from switching devices, lower input noise, and make long desk sessions more comfortable. The lineup includes the Signature Comfort Plus M850 L mouse with palm cushion support, the MK880 Signature Comfort Plus keyboard and mouse combo, and the M840 L mouse, which has the same mouse features as the M850 L but without the palm cushion. These peripherals will be available…

I used to think tedious lawn maintenance was simply one of those unwritten rules of homeownership, a chore you quietly accept and force yourself to deal with every weekend. I would promise myself I’d quickly get it done, only for it to spiral into hours of work. Instead of enjoying slow summer weekends outdoors, I often found myself dragging a mower through the heat, edging borders, bagging endless clippings, and dealing with equipment that somehow always demanded more effort than expected. Even after sacrificing an entire Saturday morning, the yard rarely stayed looking sharp for more than a few days.…

Reviewed the authority’s strategic projects’ progress Bodour Al Qasimi: Our work goes beyond organising cultural events to building an integrated publishing and knowledge ecosystem Board reviews the Authority’s 2025–2028 Digital Transformation Roadmap Discussed expanding international participation programme across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America The 44th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair attracted +1.4 million visitors from 206 countries India Roadshow brings together more than 190 Indian publishing houses and generates 120 professional collaborative opportunities Translation Grant receives more than 2,098 applications from publishers and cultural institutions worldwide Sharjah, May 26 2026, Her Highness Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al…