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Netflix is furthering its live sports push, this time by stepping into the world of mixed martial arts (MMA). The streaming giant has announced its first live MMA event, headlined by a long-speculated showdown between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. The event is being promoted in partnership with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the combat sports outfit that has worked with Netflix on previous live boxing events. With this announcement, Netflix is adding MMA to its growing live portfolio, and it is doing so with two of the most recognizable names in women’s combat sports. Rousey, a former UFC champion who…

Samsung is setting expectations for the Galaxy S26 camera before it ever hits shelves. In a recent post, it described a camera app workflow that’s built to be simple, with AI edits you can request in plain language instead of toggling through layers of settings. The promise is speed. Samsung wants you to shoot, make fixes, and share from one place, so your phone feels like a camera and an editor at the same time. Samsung says the reveal happens at Galaxy Unpacked in February 2026. The livestream is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. PT, and the company…

NotebookLM is leaning harder into presentations, and the latest slide deck update targets the parts that usually slow you down. You can now revise slides with a prompt, and you can hand the finished deck off as a PowerPoint-ready PPTX file. That combination turns the Google studying tool from a quick generator into something closer to a drafting workspace. Build the structure from your notes, then refine it without rebuilding slides by hand. When you need to share or present, you don’t have to re-create everything in another app. Because you wouldn’t let it slide… these are rolling out today…

Amazon‘s long-promised Fire TV overhaul is officially rolling out in the U.S., and it is one of the biggest changes the platform has seen in years. The update, which Amazon announced at CES 2026, is now landing on select Fire TV devices. It brings a cleaner look, faster performance, and a handful of features that make finding content easier. A faster, cleaner Fire TV experience At the center of the update is a redesigned home screen that puts simplicity first. Amazon says the new interface is up to 30% faster, with smoother navigation and fewer visual distractions. Layouts are cleaner,…

The AI hardware industry is moving fast, and it seems Apple wants in on the trend. As per a report by Bloomberg, the company is working on an AI pendant that will come equipped with a camera and might serve as the “eyes and ears” for a paired iPhone. In addition to the pendant, the company is also said to be working on AI-powered smart glasses and AirPods with an onboard camera. What’s the big shift? Apple’s upcoming AI wearable will reportedly miss out on a display, unlike the doomed Humane AI Pin, which was actually the brainchild of former…

Making a video game usually means learning to code, working with complex game engines, and spending hours piecing everything together. That is true even for simple casual games. Many aspiring developers have to learn scripting languages and different tools just to build basic gameplay. For hobbyists or people without technical skills, the process can feel overwhelming and discouraging. However, the company behind one of the most popular game engines is pitching a very different future for game development. Unity says the latest iteration of its AI tool will allow people to generate playable casual games using only natural language prompts.…

Spring cleaning usually means dedicating a full Saturday to scrubbing baseboards and chasing dust bunnies under the couch. But in 2026, the best way to handle your floors is to completely delegate the job to a robot. The robot vacuum industry has finally moved past the “bump into walls and get stuck on a rug” phase. The new standard is the all-in-one base station—machines that not only vacuum and mop, but also empty their own dustbins, wash their own mop pads, and dry them with hot air to prevent odors. Here are the best self-maintaining robot vacuums available right now…

Orbiting 250 miles above Earth, the views from the International Space Station (ISS) are second to none, and always make a huge impact on astronauts lucky enough to stay there. NASA’s Zena Cardman, who returned form the ISS in January after a visit lasting just over five months, this week shared a gorgeous time lapse (below) showing “a little of everything,” including sunset, lightning storms, air glow, moon glint, stars, and sunrise, and even a docked Dragon spacecraft bathing in the ever-changing light. “The space station rarely makes big changes to its orientation, but we were lucky to experience such…

Sony is taking a more hands-on approach to the growing problem of AI-generated music borrowing too heavily from real artists. According to Nikkei Asia, the company has developed new technology that can identify original, copyrighted songs inside AI-generated music and measure how much influence those works had on the final output. The system is designed to answer a question many musicians and labels are now asking: was my music used to train this AI, and if so, how much of it shows up in what the AI produced? How Sony tracks real songs inside AI-generated music Sony’s tool works in…

In what many users are calling the latest move in its ongoing battle against ad blockers, YouTube is increasingly displaying missing comments and sometimes even video descriptions for users who have ad-blocking software enabled on their browsers. The odd behaviour – comments sections replaced with a message stating “Comments are turned off” – has been reported across multiple devices and browsers, raising concerns about whether YouTube is intentionally stripping features for ad-block users. How the experience is changing for viewers Over the past week, viewers on forums such as Reddit and X have noticed that every video they load shows…