Google Advances AI Payments With AP2, Teaming With Coinbase and Crypto Firms
Google announced on Sept. 16 that it has launched the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), a standardized framework to allow AI agents to complete payments securely across multiple platforms and currencies. The company stated:
We’re collaborating with a diverse group of more than 60 organizations to help shape the future of…
Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Includes a Prince of Persia-Style Side-Scrolling Sequence
September 17, 2025
Assassin’s Creed Shadows DLC Claws of Awaji, which launches today, kicks off with a surprise side-scrolling intro sequence that’s reminiscent of Ubisoft’s classic Prince of Persia series, themed around a Japanese puppet show.
During a hands-on gameplay…
Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji DLC Review
September 17, 2025
Assassin’s Creed expansions come in two flavors: straightforward follow ups that elaborate on the drama and intrigue of the main game, or completely bonkers flights of fancy that turn everything upside down by adding unicorns or dragging you to Asgard. Shadows’…
'Abuse It While You Can' — Borderlands 4 Has an Infinite Damage Build So Broken It Kills Bosses in Seconds
September 17, 2025
Borderlands 4 players have discovered an infinite damage build so broken it kills bosses in seconds — even on the hardest difficulty levels.
As reported by PC Gamer, YouTuber NickTew released gameplay showing a Vex build that makes a mockery of Borderlands 4’s toughest enemies. And now the build is spreading like wildfire, fans are convinced Gearbox will soon nerf it into the ground. So, as…
Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system'
September 17, 2025
Objects such as ‘Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we’re about to start spotting a whole lot more of them.
3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through…
New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky
September 17, 2025
Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves a satellite using the plasma exhaust of its ion engine to knock dangerous chunks of space junk into the atmosphere where they can burn up safely.
The…
'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough
September 17, 2025
Pam Melroy, one of only two women to ever command a NASA space shuttle, is channeling her decades of experience across the U.S. Air Force, DARPA, the FAA and private industry to pioneer a revolutionary new rocket engine technology.
Melroy, NASA’s former Deputy Administrator, has joined the Board of Directors for Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just months after the company became first…
Apple Rolls Out iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, tvOS 26, watchOS 26 and visionOS 26: List of All Supported Models
September 17, 2025
Apple is now rolling out the stable versions of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, tvOS 26, watchOS 26 and visionOS 26 for eligible devices, a week after it launched the new iPhones and Apple Watches. The new software updates bring Apple’s new liquid glass design…
XPeng begins localized EV production in Europe with plans to expand
September 17, 2025
Six months after announcing plans to begin EV production in Europe with the help of contract manufacturer Magna Steyr, XPeng Motors has begun rolling two initial all-electric models off those assembly lines overseas. The Chinese automaker continues to deepen its presence in…
5+ year review: The e-bike gear that's lasted me half a decade or more
September 17, 2025
When it comes to e-bike gear, most of us have been burned before. That “waterproof” pannier that started leaking after the first storm, the multitool that rounded out on its tenth bolt, the lights that faded faster than a dying AA battery. I’ve had my share of disappointments. But over the past decade of nearly daily riding, there’s a small handful of e-bike tools and accessories that have…
