The meeting note-taker market is a crowded space. Just in the last few weeks, dictation app Wispr launched its own note-taker and scheduling app, and Calendly added a similar tool to its stack. Dedicated meeting note-takers like Granola, Read AI, and Fireflies have raised millions of dollars in funding.
Likely in reaction to the intensifying competition, Y Combinator-backed Circleback is…
At TechBBQ, Europe’s AI conversations kept coming back to: Who’s actually in control?
September 1, 2026
At TechBBQ in Copenhagen, the conversation among investors, founders, and operators from across Europe wasn’t just about what to build with AI, but who should control it. No matter where you were during the annual Nordic conference, from onstage to cocktail hours and…
My favorite retro lens filter for a film-like look is now a digital slider. Adobe has sneak-launched a new “glow” slider, and I’m already obsessed
September 1, 2026
The filter that lives on my favorite camera lens a majority of the time is a diffusion filter, which gives light sources a glow that feels like a retro film lens. But now a new slider from Adobe is mimicking that retro effect – and it’s a new launch hidden inside Adobe…
There’s power in a simple camera angle. From Dolly Parton to natural disasters, the best news photos this week highlight the power of composition
September 1, 2026
The best photos tell a story without words – and photojournalists are tasked with the job of taking photos that transcend language barriers. This week, some of the most striking news photographs that I’ve seen highlight the power of a good camera angle.
What’s included in the photo and what’s not are equally important to telling a story in a photograph. From natural disasters to the…
Almost every photographer has watched someone else get the credit for a picture they actually took.
Usually it’s a minor issue: a mistyped byline, a client who thanks the wrong assistant. But in May 1919, it happened on a scale that reshaped our understanding of the…
Tesla confirms Autopilot/FSD was active in strange fatal crash
September 1, 2026
Tesla told federal regulators that its driver-assist system was “verified engaged” when a Model 3 crashed at 104 mph and killed its driver in Clute, Texas — a detail that never appeared in any police statement or news report about the crash, which happened in May…
Lucid's 'fire risk' recall was for LED lights & already fixed by a July software update
September 1, 2026
A number of headlines have made a big deal out of Lucid’s recall of 27k vehicles for an apparent fire risk. But the problem had to do with an electronic fuse controlling LED lights, and a software update distributed last month already fixed the overheating issue.
A long as Electrek has existed, media has loved to make a big deal out of any time the word “fire” is mentioned anywhere near an…
Amazon's massive 2026 Labor Day sale now live! Thousands of deals: Apple, Android, TVs, tech under $100, more from under $5
September 1, 2026
The official 2026 Amazon Labor Day Sale is now live. Featuring thousands and thousands of price drops across just about every product category, the Amazon Labor Day Sale has now taken the site over with deals on everything from AirPods Pro 3 and AirTag 2 through to Bose…
After a long deployment in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will dock in Thailand’s resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination.
The…
New Zealand ground forces drill to dock onto larger armies
September 1, 2026
WAIOURU, New Zealand — The whump of exploding 105 mm artillery rounds reverberate across the “battlefield” as Kiwi soldiers in NZLAV 8×8 armored vehicles race across a valley to assault a network of enemy trenches.
Witnessed by Defense News on Aug. 27, this live-fire episode formed part of the New Zealand Army’s largest exercise of 2026.
Called Hill 60 – named after the final battle…
