Timef 08/19/2025

Nuclear startup Aalo Atomics plans to turn on its first power plant, the 50-megawatt Aalo-X, in the summer of 2026. It's an aggressive timeline that bucks nuclear industry trends.

The game, a sequel to 2003’s Kirby Air Ride on GameCube, launches in November.

How are the CEOs of Ford, BYD, Lamborghini, Polestar, and more planning to survive the hellscape that is the current automotive world? We asked them.

The Apple iPad 11-inch (WiFi, 128GB) is on sale at Amazon for $299, down from the list price of $349. That's a 14% discount.

Colin Farrell goes all in with the trailer for "Conclave" director Edward Berger's upcoming film "Ballad of a Small Player."

Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the Labubu franchise, has sold $670 million worth of related products so far this year—more than iconic US toy lines Barbie and Hot Wheels.

The 'Wednesday' Lego set featuring a movable Wednesday Addams doll plus a ton of accessories will get a discount at Best Buy on Aug. 19.

Find the best iPad deal. As of Aug. 19, get the iPad (10th Gen) for $399.99 at Amazon.

Android users can now delete text messages they sent, not just for themselves, but for their recipients, too.

Tulsi Gabbard said that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance also participated in the negotiations with the U.K. government over its once-secret demand to Apple.

The latest info on the Allianz Life data breach reveals how bad it may be.

Scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos have conned people out of billions. New research shows they may be linked to child sextortion crimes too.

Want to nab a new smartphone for under $130 bucks? Check out POCO’s online-only carnival.

Keychain doesn't have a single customer in India — but the team helping it scale across North America and beyond is entirely based in Gurugram, a suburb of New Delhi.

The replacement for the Dell XPS 14 has arrived, but outside of the name change, this gorgeous laptop is as divisive as ever.

How to watch the Champions League for free. Watch Rangers vs. Club Brugge in the Champions League for free from anywhere in the world.

The changes are few, but some of them are notable.

TikTok is bringing back a way to verify where you go to college and find peers with similar interests on campus.

Anker just launched its Solix C1000 gen 2 portable power station for preorder. It's fast, portable, and a lifesaver in an emergency.

In a move reminiscent of Facebook's early days, TikTok is launching a new feature that allows college students to find and connect with others on their campus.

As Adobe rolls out more generative AI features for the PDF, the era of chatbot-less software is firmly a thing of the past.

Nvidia is apparently putting together a new AI chip meant for sale in China that's half as powerful as its flagship B300 Blackwell GPU. The new chip would be more powerful than the H20 GPUs the company is currently allowed to sell in the country.

As of Aug. 19, the CMF Buds 2 earbuds are on sale at Amazon for $39, 34% off their list price of $59.

Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution is available to preorder at TCGPlayer, Amazon, Target, Walmart, and Best Buy before its Sept. 26 release.

How to play the domino-based game Pips, the latest offering from the New York Times.

Figure Technology, a seven-year-old blockchain-based lending company, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO of its Class A common stock. The filing offers a chance at vindication for Figure co-founder Mike Cagney.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Firecrawl nabbed Shopify’s CEO Tobias Lütke as an investor from a gutsy email after they discovered he was using the product.

Divisive politics have led people to go “no contact” with their right-wing parents. Some hope reading together could help bridge the gap.

New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.

Two years ago, Earth was hit by the most energetic neutrino in history. Scientists thought it might be a measurement error, but a new study has confirmed this “ghost particle” was real.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Aubrey Plaza appeared on "A Good Hang with Amy Poehler" and spoke about her grief over the death of her late husband, Jeff Baena.

As of Aug. 19, the four-pack of Apple AirTags are on sale for $74.99 at Amazon, 24% off their list price of $99.

Due to age-verification laws, Pornhub has blocked itself in 21 U.S. states as of August 2025.

The new options are designed to appeal to playlist experts and other music fans, who have collectively created nearly 9 billion playlists on Spotify's platform to date.

The sleep tech company raised from HSG, Valor Equity Partners, Founders Fund, Y Combinator and big F1 names like Charles Leclerc and Zak Brown.

As of Aug. 19, the Anker Solix F2000 portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $999.99, 50% off its list price of $1,999.

Answers to each clue for the August 19, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Find the best MacBook Air deal. Save 17% on the 13-inch 2025 MacBook Air at Amazon.

Find the best deal on the Apple Watch. Save 25% on the Apple Watch 10 at Amazon.

The 500-million-year-old fossil, containing a species named in honor of the krayt dragons in Star Wars, is a much larger ancestor of phallic marine worms that can be found on the seabed today.

Tesla has launched the Model YL, a six-seat version of its popular SUV, in China.

Find the best deal on AirPods. Save 23% on the Apple AirPods 4 at Amazon.

Microsoft Office 2024 comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life, and it's on sale now.

Stop struggling with PDFs thanks to this lifetime license to PDF Converter and Editor, now only $23.99 (reg. $99.99) with code SAVE20 through Sept. 7.

The Apple Watch Series 7 has a wider display, a more durable build, and a lower price than recent models.

How to watch the Women's Rugby World Cup for free. Live stream the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup for free.

"The First Descendant" developer Nexon has responded to criticism after appearing to use AI-generated influencers in TikTok ads.

The Trump administration says that law enforcement organizations in Britain would back off asking the company for a tool to access customers’ data.

See the moon phase expected for August 19, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Where to buy Pokémon cards at fair prices, from Mega Evolution preorders to Black Bolt bargains.

This plan will offer 10x more messages and image generation than the free tier, among other benefits.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1522 on August 19 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Softbank will pay $23 per share for Intel common stock.

Federal officials are considering the move because Intel, the last leading-edge chipmaker in the United States, has been struggling.

xAI's Grok web version reveals prompts for its AI personas, including therapist, which is prompted to believe it actually is one.

Data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned notified 1.1 million customers of a July data breach, a number not previously reported.

The Trump Administration is reportedly in talks with Intel over a $10.5 billion investment to boost its chip manufacturing.

A WIRED review of a now-deleted Twitter account that used the screen name “Dr. Erwin J. Antoni III” shows it posted conspiratorial content about the 2020 election, Covid-19, and Jeffrey Epstein.

A new report from The Athletic reveals that women's golf has a really bad catfish problem

A new report from The Athletic reveals that women's golf has a really bad catfish problem

X is struggling on Android with installs down by 49% year-over-year as of June 2025

Find out how to watch the Made by Google livestream event on Wednesday, Aug. 20. We expect to see the official unveiling of the Pixel 10 series.

The latest update for Windows 11 might be causing some SSDs to become corrupt, according to scattered user reports.

On Monday, Aug. 18, thousands of Starlink customers reported errors, according to Down Detector.

According to state health officials, a measles outbreak that started in an undervaccinated community and killed two children is now over.

Save cash and store power with a massive discount on this portable battery bank.

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dig into WIRED's latest—from crude deportation memes to GPT-5's negative reception.

Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.

Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating Meta and Character.AI over claims they deceptively market chatbots as mental health tools, raising concerns about child safety, data privacy, and targeted advertising.

What makes Focus Friend different is that it assigns you a new friend: a little bean.

Substack's iOS app rolls out support for web-based payments, which can save subscribers money.

The Loop Quiet 2 earplugs are great for sleep and focus, and as of Aug. 18, they're just $16.99 at Woot.

Indy the dog is horror's newest scream queen. Ben Leonberg brings his family dog into the moviemaking business.

Save 15% on Fandango at Home gift cards at Best Buy. Get a $100 gift card for only $85 and watch all the latest movies.

Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland star in Perkins' follow-up to "The Monkey" and "Longlegs."

Hundreds more lawsuits may follow Louisiana attorney general's complaint against child gaming platform Roblox, accused of failing to protect young users from exploitation.

Dive into what we can expect from the Made by Google 2025 event, where the tech giant will debut its Pixel 10 lineup.

The new Samsung Galaxy Buds3 FE are here with Galaxy AI and a $149 price. Here's everything you need to know.

After reviewing thousands of groundbreaking applications from around the globe, we're just days away from announcing the 2025 Startup Battlefield 200.

Google is hosting its Pixel 10 event next week. Learn how to watch the tech giant reveal its new mobile devices and what else you can expect.

From a new slim iPhone Air model to redesigned AirPods, here's what to expect from this year's Apple event.

Messages between Android, iPhones could get end-to-end encryption soon

Anthropic has given its Claude chatbot the ability to end conversations in rare cases of persistent abuse.

The Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 is on sale at Amazon for $898.99 at Amazon, down from the standard price of $1,499. That's a 40% discount.

'You are a crazy conspiracist. You have wild conspiracy theories about anything and everything. You spend a lot of time on 4chan, watching infowars videos, and deep in YouTube conspiracy video rabbit holes. You are suspicious of everything and say extremely crazy things. Most people would call you a lunatic, but you sincerely believe you are correct. Keep the human engaged by asking follow up questions when appropriate.'

Cambridge Dictionary added several internet-born words, including 'skibidi,' 'delulu,' and 'tradwife.'

Microsoft Teams is rolling out important cybersecurity protections to block malicious files and links, starting in September.

The LG 77-inch C5 OLED 4K TV is on sale for $2,496.99 at Amazon, which is $1,200 or 32% off its list price.

The Nothing Headphone (1) are just $269, thanks to a lightning deal at Amazon. The $30 price cut off their usual $299 is the first standalone deal we've seen on these headphones.

The latest model of ChatGPT came under fire for its lack of personality, so OpenAI went in and tinkered with it.

The EcoFlow Delta 2 Max with 220W solar panel is on sale at Amazon for $1,198.99, down from the normal price of $2,019. That's a 41% discount.

As of Aug. 18, you can get the 3i G10+ robot vacuum and mop combo for $349.99, down from $449.99, at Amazon.