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Bumble is getting acquired for 1.3 billion. How will this change the app?

Mashable

Say More Look Up In My Bag Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable @Home Trending Now Mashable Selects Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook AI at School Safety Net All Series Bumble is getting acquired for $1.3 billion. How will this change the app? The app is going private, five years since its IPO. Anna Iovine is the associate editor of features at Mashable. Previously, as the sex and relationships reporter, she covered topics ranging from dating apps to pelvic pain.


Target Pokémon restock: What we know and 3 no-wait alternatives

Mashable

Say More Look Up In My Bag Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable @Home Trending Now Mashable Selects Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook AI at School Safety Net All Series Ben Williams is a freelance writer at Mashable, having joined the team in June 2025. With over 10 years experience in gaming, tech, TV, anime, and film, there's nothing he hasn't covered. Alongside Ben's other work at IGN, Radio Times, Eurogamer, UNILAD Tech, and Rock Paper Shotgun, he also has bylines at sites like GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, ScreenSphere, Twinfinite, ScreenRant, GGRecon, and more. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.


Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

ZDNet

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. The move is a turning point in the developer's relationship with AI and Linux. Torvalds just released a set of patches, which were largely written with Anthropic's Claude Code. These new patches address an unsolved memory cache slowdown problem when using multiple cores and processors. Linus Torvalds had been moving closer to favoring AI, and this was the final step toward embracing it for Linux development.


Apples new Home Collection features cameras, locks, and thermostats -- when can you buy?

Mashable

Say More Look Up In My Bag Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable @Home Trending Now Mashable Selects Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook AI at School Safety Net All Series Apple's new Home Collection features cameras, locks, and thermostats -- when can you buy? One-tap setup, end-to-end encryption, and zero third-party apps -- Apple's new smart home lineup arrives this December. Soumya is a deals writer who covers consumer tech, shopping deals, and the products people use every day. With experience writing about everything from AI tools and software to smartphones and home gadgets, she enjoys breaking down product research into clear, useful recommendations. When she's not tracking deals, she's usually comparing products, digging through reviews, and figuring out what actually makes a purchase worth it. All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.


Where to buy the new Apple TV 4K -- how to preorder the 4th generation of Apple TV

Mashable

Say More Look Up In My Bag Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Mashable @Home Trending Now Mashable Selects Top creators, ranked Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Creator Playbook AI at School Safety Net All Series The latest Apple TV is now supercharged by Siri AI. Samantha Mangino, is an e-reader expert. She's tested all the Kindle and Kobo e-readers, diving into the buzziest models. Her love of reading extends beyond the e-reader beat, covering books and authors, too. In the tech space, she covers tablets, smart rings, and headphones.


Drone Strikes Didn't Take Out a Russian Bot Farm, But We Were Primed to Believe It

Mother Jones

Drone Strikes Didn't Take Out a Russian Bot Farm, But We Were Primed to Believe It A viral rumor illustrates people's hunger to make sense of the division we see online. Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists after meeting with the German chancellor in Kyiv on October 4. Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/Zuma Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a Ukrainian bombing strike on Yandex's data centers, a large Russian technology company, had led to a sudden decrease in bot activity online. "When our strikes reached Yandex's data centers, it suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social media platforms," Zelenskyy declared, speaking at the opening of the Warsaw Security Forum. There was, he added, "less hate, less division, and fewer provocations because there were fewer bots. And it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from."


Calendar invite scams jumped 10x in a month. Here's how to avoid them

PCWorld

The Dell Laptop Buying Guide UK: Which Dell Laptop Should You Buy? When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Calendar invite scams jumped 10x in a month. Here's how to avoid them Got an unexpected meeting invite from a stranger? Scammers are hiding malicious links in calendar events to steal your passwords and details. Calendar invites have long been an avenue for scams, but there's been a surge in these kinds of attacks recently.


Google lets you make personal Android apps for free now – with just prompts

ZDNet

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. It just got a whole lot easier to vibe code the exact Android app you need - no developer experience required. Artie Beaty is a freelance writer, based just outside Charlotte, with a passion for smart home tech and tech news. Google AI Studio now lets you make your own personal apps. The apps bypass the public Play Store, but you can share with friends.


Apple unveils new smart home devices that showcase upgraded Siri AI

The Guardian

People view the Apple HomeView during a launch of smart home products in New York City on 13 October 2026. People view the Apple HomeView during a launch of smart home products in New York City on 13 October 2026. Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home products, including an iPad-like device dubbed the HomeView, meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops and act as a hub for other smart home devices. The HomeView device starts at $299 and will begin shipping next month. It will feature a 7in screen and face recognition, will help users control doorbells, thermostats and smart locks in a market where Apple has tinkered for a decade without major success.


NASA's Perseverance Mars rover sets distance record

Popular Science

The six-wheeled laboratory has traveled over 28 miles and will keep trucking until at least 2028. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with the Ingenuity helicopter, seen here about 13 feet (3.9 meters) from the rover in this image taken April 6, 2021, the 46th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has officially traveled 28.10 miles--farther across another planet's surface than any other vehicle in history. Not only that, but the six-wheeled science lab accomplished this impressive feat almost entirely autonomously and in barely a third the time it took the previous recordholder.