Sony now requires 60+ hours of logged PS5/PS4 play just to apply for a PS5 Pro in Japan, with a lottery deciding buyers if demand outstrips stock. Full article: technology.org/2026/09/30/so… #ps5pro #sony #gaming #playstation

McDonald's leans on an AI pricing engine that factors in local willingness to pay, producing a 21% price gap for the same Big Mac just two miles apart in Fresno. Full article: technology.org/2026/10/01/mc… #mcdonalds #ai #pricing #fastfood

SpaceX Starship reached orbit for the first time on its 14th flight, deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites despite an engine failure during ascent. Full article: technology.org/2026/09/29/sp… #spacex #starship #starlink #space

Revolut piloted the UK's first in-store facial recognition checkout, letting customers pay with their face at zero processing cost to merchants Full article: technology.org/2026/09/25/re… #facialrecognition #fintech #paymenttech #biometrics

NASA's Roman telescope aims to discover about 100,000 exoplanets and attempt the first direct visible-light imaging of a planet from space. Full article: technology.org/2026/09/21/na… #nasa #exoplanets #space #astronomy

DNA from 27 Neanderthals in Belgium and France shows a genetically healthy population 45,000 years ago. It still vanished within about 2,000 years. Full article: technology.org/2026/09/19/ne… #neanderthals #archaeology #genetics #ancientdna

No Atlantic hurricane has formed as of mid-September 2026, already breaking the modern record for the latest first hurricane, set in 2002 and 2013. Full article: technology.org/2026/09/16/at… #hurricaneseason #elnino #climate #weather

Uber has been fined 825 million euros by Dutch regulators for deactivating drivers' accounts through automated systems without any warning Full article: technology.org/2026/08/24/ub… #uber #gdpr #privacy #data #eu #tech #technology

New research finds that retiring a gas car after just one year for an EV cuts emissions by 58% over 16 years. Full article: technology.org/2026/08/23/th… #ev #electricvehicles #greentech #technology #technews #technologynews

USB flash storage collapsed from $8k + per gigabyte to 94 cents by 2013, which is why small drives stopped making sense to sell Full article: technology.org/2026/08/23/wh… #usb #flashdrive #technews #technology #electronics #gadgets