After receiving the Padma Bhushan from President Droupadi Murmu, Alka Yagnik spoke about her difficult health journey and thanked fans for standing by her during her recovery. …read more
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IT and select banking stocks provided support, but weakness in autos, metals, and insurance kept the Nifty flat around 23,820. Check key triggers, takeaways for investors. …read more
According to CNN, the resolution was adopted by a vote of 50-48, with Republican Senators Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy joining Democrats in support of the measure. …read more
Cristiano Ronaldo may have just reignited his rivalry with Lionel Messi. Check what he said when a reporter asked him about a potential game in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026. …read more
The incident was initially logged as an accidental death. Sympathy had been with Siya Goyal, 26, after her fiancé fell into a gorge while taking photos and died just days before their marriage. …read more
The Nex Playground is the family-centric, Kinect-like game console that made one Verge editor’s kids laugh, cry, and ask for more playtime, even when they were sick. The motion-based game play isn’t perfect, but it has won over plenty of parents — and it’s on sale for $239 at Amazon, down from its current MSRP of $299. That’s a healthy discount, though only slightly better than the Nex’s original $250 price.
Like so many other gadgets, the Nex Playground became a victim of RAMageddon when its price went up in April. It got a $60 discount shortly after for Amazon’s week of gaming deals — and again with this Prime Day deal — but it’s nothing like the $199 prices …read more
A new update for Google Home could make it less likely your smart home cameras mistake you for someone else, just because you’re facing away from the camera. Starting June 23rd, Google’s expanding its facial recognition feature so that people you’ve tagged in your Familiar Faces library can continue to be identified when their faces aren’t clearly visible, using “additional non-biometric signals (body size, clothing color, etc.).”
The Familiar Faces library will also begin automatically updating with the most recent images of everyone in your house, so you should get fewer inaccurate notifications from outdated examples.
Google also says …
Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.’ Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial – director Luca Guadagnino’s new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman – for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the film, this situation makes it seem like Hollywood no longer has the courage to tell critical stories about Big Tech.
Postproduction on Artificial was nearly finished when Amazon MGM unexpectedly announced last week that it no longer plans to distribute the film. The news came as a surprise given how far along the movie was and reports that Amazon …
The Meta Quest 3S VR headset with 128GB of storage is $296.79 (about $53 off) at Amazon. This is Meta’s entry-level VR headset, which launched back in 2024 for $299.99 before getting a price increase this year to $349.99. So it’s not exactly the most exciting deal, but it’s about as good as you’re likely to find these days for a new unit.
The base model Quest blends a bit of the higher-end Quest 3 and older Quest 2 for a Goldilocks-style compromise. Like other Quests, it’s a standalone unit that operates wirelessly — until it’s time to charge it, of course. It plays a wide selection of games from the Quest store, like Batman: Arkham Shadow and Supernatural (once it relaunches), and if you don’t mind some added latency, you can wirelessly stream Steam games from your PC.
The best robot vacuums are the ones you barely have to think about, and the Roborock Saros 20 fits that description well. It’s why it’s one of our favorite robovac / mop hybrids, and thanks to Prime Day, you can get it on sale at Amazon and Roborock for $1,359.99 ($240 off), a new low price.
In her testing, our smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy said the Saros 20 was the first robot vacuum she truly trusted to clean every room without getting stuck. Its excellent obstacle avoidance and low-profile design help it navigate around clutter and slip under low furniture. What’s more, it’s also the first robot vacuum Tuohy tested that could climb the two-inch transition between her bedroom and bathroom and make it over her thick living room rug. It’s also pretty hands-off in other ways, with Matter compatibility that lets you control it with your voice via any major smart home platform when you don’t feel like reaching for the phone.
The Saros 20 is equally impressive when …read more
