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• Saildrone announced on 20th August that its Surveyor Unmanned Surface Vehicle fired two Lockheed JAGM missiles off Hawaii during RIMPAC 2026, the first missile launch from an unmanned USV
• Fire control ran through the Navy's remotely operated ARES system with a carrier strike group, so the boat sailed itself, but the decision to deploy the weapons remained a strictly human one for now
• The demonstration was coordinated by the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, under the sponsorship of the US Navy's Fleet Experimentation Program

Lockheed Martin announced on August 20 that a Saildrone Surveyor-class unmanned surface vessel, fitted with a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual launcher, launched two JAGM rounds during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, using targeting data for a simulated high-speed surface craft.

The demonstration ran in coordination with the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, under the sponsorship of the US Navy's Fleet Experimentation Program, and the fire control ran through the Navy's Adjunct Remote Engagement System (ARES), which Lockheed describes as "a remotely operated combat system."

The exercise, which could be seen as a fully autonomous play based on earlier coverage, involved relaying remote targeting information to the Saildrone Surveyor, which it acted on successfully.

Not the first USV missile launch, but potentially more consequential

This isn't the first time a USV has launched a missile; The USV Ranger fired an SM-6 from a containerized four-cell launcher in September 2021 under the Ghost Fleet Overlord program, and Ukraine has since moved the concept from test range to combat, with its Magura-series drone boats using adapted R-73 air-to-air missiles to shoot down Russian helicopters and, as per claims, potentially an Su-30 fighter.

Its weapon choice says more about the platform's intended target; the JAGM is the successor to the Hellfire missile, a 50kg weapon with an 18km effective targeting radius. This makes it not a ship-killer, but a platform that overwhelmingly targets smaller, faster aerial and naval targets such as one-way drones and small boats.

Naval News reported in July that Lockheed had earlier pitched a surface-launched JAGM launcher for destroyers and coastal combat ships during the height of hostilities with the Houthis. Arming what is effectively a relatively expendable platform with the same could make it considerably more lethal at a fraction of the cost of an alternate warship.

At the same time, the Surveyor's passive electronic warfare sensor, as demonstrated during the same RIMPAC outing, allows it to detect, classify, and identify threats in conjunction with an MH-60 helicopter, essentially doubling down as a support platform for larger threats.

It does have limitations, though; the most notable is that a dual launcher at sea cannot reload itself and, unless addressed, it is effectively a limited weapon at best that could quickly be overwhelmed by even cheaper drones in most theaters of war.

Whether a demonstration of a drone boat actually results in the deployment of an armed USV by the US Navy in the near future is something that remains to be seen; the tech is tested, but unproven in battle, even as costs, capacity to mass-produce such weapons, and utility in actual combat are all questions that will possibly need answering before it is deployed by the Navy in any meaningful way.

Labor Day is just days away, and retailers like Best Buy and Amazon have already launched official Labor Day sales. TVs are one of the most popular Labor Day sale categories, thanks to clearance prices on older model displays and new 2026 TVs hitting record lows.

As TechRadar's deals editor and TV expert, I've been combing through TV offers for days to hand-pick the 17 best deals that I recommend. I'm very impressed with this year's discounts, with over $1,000 in savings on our best-rated 4K, QLED and OLED TVs from brands like Samsung, LG, Sony and TCL.

A few deals that offer incredible value include LG's top-rated 55-inch C6 OLED TV for $1,299.99 (was $1,599.99) and Amazon's 55-inch Omni QLED Fire TV for just $259.99 (was $469.99).

Shop more of my top picks below, and keep in mind these are limited-time offers and most Labor Day sales will end on Labor Day proper (Monday, September 7).

Today's best Labor Day TV sales

• Amazon: smart TVs from $139.99
• Best Buy: $1,600 off 4K & OLED TVs
• OLED TVs: from $699.99 at Best Buy
• Samsung: up to $2,000 off 4K, OLED & QLED TVs
• Walmart: big-screen 4K TVs from $228

Labor Day OLED TV deals

B6 48-inch 4K OLED TV: was $999.99 now $699.99
The LG B6 is the brand's latest entry-level OLED TV for 2026 and a great choice if you want great picture quality and gaming chops on a budget. It features four HDMI 2.1 ports for 4K gaming at 120Hz, variable refresh rate modes, HGiG, and support for Dolby Vision Gaming. Our only criticism with this model is that it didn't provide a massive upgrade over the previous LG B5 model, but it's still an excellent entry-level OLED TV that ticks a lot of the right boxes.

Read our full LG B6 OLED TV reviewView Deal

55-inch C6 OLED TV: was $1599.99 now $1299.99
The LG C6 is the successor to our best-rated TV, LG's C5 OLED, and the 55-inch model is on sale for $1,299.99. The 2026 OLED TV delivers more accurate, brighter colors than the C5 with powerful contrast thanks to its new Alpha 11 AI processor. The C6 also includes impressive gaming features and LG's intuitive smart TV platform.

Read our full LG C6 reviewView Deal

55-inch B6E Series OLED 4K Smart TV: was $1299.99 now $799.99
LG's 2026 B6E is the budget version of the popular LG B6, and thanks to Best Buy's Labor Day sale, you can get the 55-inch model for an incredible price of $799.99. The LG B6E is packed with premium features, like LG's speedy Alpha 8 Gen 3 AI processor, Dolby Vision support, extensive gaming features, and webOS 26 - all for under $800.View Deal

65-Inch C5 OLED TV: was $2699.99 now $1396.99
The LG C5 OLED is TechRadar's best-rated TV, and Amazon has the 65-inch model on sale for $1,396.99 thanks to a whopping $1,300 discount. Awarded five out of five stars in our review, the OLED display delivers an outstanding picture thanks to LG's Alpha 9 AI processor Gen8, impressive gaming features, and a comprehensive smart platform featuring all-new AI capabilities.View Deal

65-inch Bravia XR8B Smart Google TV: was $3299.99 now $2499.99
If you're looking for a big-screen premium display, Sony's 65-inch Bravia XR8B OLED TV is now at a record-low price of $2,499.99. Sony's Bravia 8 features a sleek, slim design, a wide viewing angle, brilliant images with deep contrast, and cinematic sound across the entire screen.View Deal

77-inch G6 OLED 4K TV: was $4499.99 now $3799.99
The LG G6 is a pricey TV, but this flagship OLED delivers superb picture quality and unbeatable gaming performance. It uses a new-gen Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 OLED panel and a new Alpha 11 AI Gen 3 processor to deliver a better bright-room viewing experience than the previous model. With four HDMI 2.1 ports supporting a full suite of features, the G6 is also a fantastic gaming display.

Read our full LG G6 reviewView Deal

77-inch B5 OLED 4K Smart TV: was $2999.99 now $1499.99
The LG B5 is this year's best budget OLED TV, and Best Buy has a massive 50% discount on the 77-inch model. Released last year, the LG B5 is TechRadar's best budget OLED TV and was awarded four and a half stars in our review. The LG display delivers an exceptional picture with brilliant colors and sharp contrast. You also get excellent gaming features, thanks to the four HDMI 2.1 ports and new AI tools, including AI Search, AI Concierge, and an improved AI Chatbot.

Read our full LG B5 reviewView Deal

32-49 inch Labor TV deals

24-inch Select Series HD Smart TV: was $121.67 now $99.99
Amazon's Labor Day sale has Roku's best-selling 24-inch HD smart TV for just $99.99. For that price, you get HD resolution, an enhanced voice remote, and Roku's excellent smart TV interface.View Deal

32-inch 2-Series HD Fire TV: was $159.99 now $143.99
If you're looking for a cheap set for an extra bedroom, Amazon's best-selling 32-inch 2-Series HD smart TV is $143.99. While the Amazon 2-Series TV lacks 4K resolution, it offers smart capabilities through the Fire TV experience and Amazon Alexa, providing hands-free control.View Deal

43-inch F50 Series HD 4K Smart Fire TV: was $199.99 now $139.99
If you're looking for a small budget TV, this 43-inch Insignia display is an incredible deal at just $139.99. The Insignia F50 Series TV features 4K HD resolution, DTS Studio Sound, smart capabilities with the Fire TV operating system, and a voice remote with hands-free Alexa, so you can use your voice to control your TV.View Deal

B6 48-inch 4K OLED TV: was $999.99 now $699.99
The LG B6 is the brand's latest entry-level OLED TV for 2026 and a great choice if you want great picture quality and gaming chops on a budget. It features four HDMI 2.1 ports for 4K gaming at 120Hz, variable refresh rate modes, HGiG, and support for Dolby Vision Gaming. Our only criticism with this model is that it didn't provide a massive upgrade over the previous LG B5 model, but it's still an excellent entry-level OLED TV that ticks a lot of the right boxes.

Read our full LG B6 OLED TV reviewView Deal

50-58 inch Labor Day TV deals

Fire TV 55-inch Omni QLED 4K TV: was $499.99 now $329.99
The latest Amazon Omni QLED is a brilliant budget TV that delivers solid picture quality and strong gaming features, including 4K 60Hz, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+, at an affordable price. This Labor Day discount brings the 55-inch model to $329.99, which is an incredible price for a QLED display of this size.View Deal

55-inch F70 Series 4K QLED Mini-LED Fire TV: was $699.99 now $299.99
Insignia's F70 Series QLED TV boasts Mini-LED and Quantum Dot technology, delivering bold, vibrant colors and lifelike images. You also get Dolby Atmos Audio, smart capabilities with the Fire operating system, and a voice remote with hands-free Alexa, so you can use your voice to control your TV.View Deal

55-inch C6 OLED TV: was $1599.99 now $1499.99
The LG C6 is the successor to our best-rated TV, LG's C5 OLED, and the 55-inch model is on sale for $1,499.99. The 2026 OLED TV delivers more accurate, brighter colors than the C5 with powerful contrast thanks to its new Alpha 11 AI processor. The C6 also includes impressive gaming features and LG's intuitive smart TV platform.

Read our full LG C6 reviewView Deal

65-inch Q6F Series QLED TV: was $599.99 now $449.99
A 65-inch QLED display for $450 is an unbelievable deal. Samsung's 2025 Q6F Series TV delivers brilliant colors and contrast for which these QLED displays are known. It only supports a 60Hz refresh rate, so if you're looking for speedy gaming action, go for one of the more premium models.View Deal

65-inch U7 Mini-LED QLED TV: was $1499.99 now $897.99
This Hisense U7 Series delivers top TV tech for the money in a reasonably sized display, including a bright, vibrant QLED panel with excellent contrast and a high 165Hz refresh rate for smooth images. It will excel as a TV for watching sports, streaming all your favorite shows and movies, and playing the latest games.View Deal

65-inch LS03FA The Frame QLED TV: was $1599.99 now $999.99
If you've been eyeing Samsung's gorgeous The Frame QLED TV, Best Buy has the 65-inch model on sale for its lowest price yet. The 2025 Samsung Frame TV features Pantone art-validated colors that deliver lifelike images. The display now comes with Streams, a complimentary set of artwork streamed from the Samsung Art Store.View Deal

55-inch B6E Series OLED 4K Smart TV: was $1299.99 now $799.99
LG's 2026 B6E is the budget version of the popular LG B6, and thanks to Best Buy's Labor Day sale, you can get the 55-inch model for an incredible price of $799.99. The LG B6E is packed with premium features, like LG's speedy Alpha 8 Gen 3 AI processor, Dolby Vision support, extensive gaming features, and webOS 26 - all for under $800.View Deal

QD50 58-inch Hi-QLED 4K TV: was $399.99 now $209.99
I can't speak too much about the overall quality of this TV given we haven't had extensive testing time, but I can't deny that it's a super low price for a TV of this size. It also sports the budget version of Hisense's QLED tech, which offers superior brightness and more vivid colors, although it's not as powerful as the premium displays. Still, this is a big and cheap TV that will be ideal for general everyday viewing and streaming for someone who isn't too bothered about getting the very best picture possible.View Deal

65-85 inch Labor Day TV deals

65-Inch C5 OLED TV: was $2699.99 now $1396.99
The LG C5 OLED is TechRadar's best-rated TV, and Amazon has the 65-inch model on sale for $1,396.99 thanks to a whopping $1,300 discount. Awarded five out of five stars in our review, the OLED display delivers an outstanding picture thanks to LG's Alpha 9 AI processor Gen8, impressive gaming features, and a comprehensive smart platform featuring all-new AI capabilities.View Deal

65-inch Bravia XR8B Smart Google TV: was $3299.99 now $2499.99
If you're looking for a big-screen premium display, Sony's 65-inch Bravia XR8B OLED TV is now at a record-low price of $2,499.99. Sony's Bravia 8 features a sleek, slim design, a wide viewing angle, brilliant images with deep contrast, and cinematic sound across the entire screen.View Deal

75-inch C350 4K Fire TV: was $729.99 now $369.99
If you're looking for a cheap big-screen TV, Best Buy has the popular 75-inch Toshiba C350 4K Fire TV for an incredible $369.99. Toshiba's C350 is a 4K TV with HDR support, delivering solid picture quality for everyday viewing. Access streaming apps easily with the Fire TV OS, which puts Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, and more at your fingertips. It's not as powerful as many premium options, but if you're on a tight budget and want a big display, this is an excellent option.View Deal

75-inch S5 4K LED Fire TV: was $649.99 now $419.99
The TCL 75-inch S5 4K LED TV supports Dolby Vision, HDR10 Plus, HDR10, and HLG, while there’s Dolby Atmos sound and a built-in subwoofer. It also has a dedicated Game Mode for lower input lag and latency, and Motion Rate 240 technology for smoother motion. It’s all wrapped up in a highly attractive price tag for a screen of this size.View Deal

77-inch G6 OLED 4K TV: was $4499.99 now $3799.99
The LG G6 is a pricey TV, but this flagship OLED delivers superb picture quality and unbeatable gaming performance. It uses a new-gen Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 OLED panel and a new Alpha 11 AI Gen 3 processor to deliver a better bright-room viewing experience than the previous model. With four HDMI 2.1 ports supporting a full suite of features, the G6 is also a fantastic gaming display.

Read our full LG G6 reviewView Deal

77-inch B5 OLED 4K Smart TV: was $2999.99 now $1499.99
The LG B5 is this year's best budget OLED TV, and Best Buy has a massive 50% discount on the 77-inch model. Released last year, the LG B5 is TechRadar's best budget OLED TV and was awarded four and a half stars in our review. The LG display delivers an exceptional picture with brilliant colors and sharp contrast. You also get excellent gaming features, thanks to the four HDMI 2.1 ports and new AI tools, including AI Search, AI Concierge, and an improved AI Chatbot.

Read our full LG B5 reviewView Deal

85-inch QM6K Series Mini LED QLED TV: was $1197.99 now $1056.68
Here is an Amazon exclusive deal on a massive display. You can get TCL's 85-inch QM6K Series for $1,056.68, which is an incredible price for a TV of this size. A truly great budget mini-LED TV, the TCL QM6K delivers vibrant picture quality and solid gaming features for a price that won't break the bank.View Deal

See more of today's best Labor Day sales

• Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
• Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $99
• Appliances: up to $1,200 at Samsung
• Best Buy: 60% off appliances, TVs, laptops & more
• Casper: up to 30% off mattresses
• Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
• DreamCloud: up to 60% off mattresses, 66% off bundles
• Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
• Lowe's: $1,000 off appliances, patio & tools
• Nectar: up to 50% off mattresses, deals from $349
• Saatva: up to $625 off luxury mattresses
• Samsung: up to $2,000 off 4K, QLED & OLED TVs
• Target: 45% off clothing, tech & furniture
• Walmart: 58% off back-to-school, furniture, & clothing

• Several fatal accidents have involved Tesla’s self-driving tech
• Two separate cases saw vehicles suddenly stop on major routes
• Electrek’s reporting has matched crash information with redacted Tesla reports

A recent series of reports by the website Electrek has linked a number of Tesla crashes to redacted reports that suggest a Level 2 driver-assist system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact.

In two separate incidents, a Tesla has stopped in the middle of a busy freeway, only to be hit by another vehicle, killing the drivers in both cases.

The first, which took place at 3am on October 31, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona, saw a Tesla sedan struck by a Ford F-350 pickup after it stopped in the middle of the freeway.

The second case, which took place at around 9:25pm, on October 6, 2025, in Seminole County, Florida, saw a 2020 Tesla Model 3 stop in the center eastbound lane of I-4, only for a semi to clip its rear and push it into the side of a second semi-truck, according to Electrek.

While the initial coverage of both crashes didn’t divulge the reasons behind them, reporting by Electrek has matched Tesla’s redacted accident reports to the incidents and, in both cases, Tesla’s automated driving technology was active.

Under a Standing General Order, automakers are now required to report crashes where a Level 2 driver-assist system was engaged within 30 seconds of impact. Tesla has to adhere to this.

In the Florida crash report, seen by Electrek, it listed the automated driving technology “Engagement Status” as “Verified Engaged” and stated the pre-crash movement as “Stopped,” with a speed of 0mph.

However, Tesla then redacts key information that could get to the bottom of why these vehicles suddenly stopped on extremely busy freeways.

In the documents, the crash narrative, the software version, and the field for whether the road was within the system’s approved operating area are all blacked out as “confidential business information”.

Due to this redaction of key information, it is impossible to tell whether the vehicles were using Autopilot or Tesla’s more advanced Full Self-Driving, as well as details leading up to the catastrophic events.

Analysis: Overconfidence in an imperfect technology

(Image credit: Tesla)

Electrek’s reporting understandably stops short of apportioning blame to Tesla’s autonomous driving systems, but the site suggests that previously-documented phantom-braking, which sees Autopilot brake hard for nonexistent obstacles, could be part of the issue.

That said, both of the incidents could simply be down to the fact that the drivers experienced a medical emergency or fell asleep behind the wheel, causing Tesla’s driver-assistance systems to bring the car to a stop.

But there have been a number of reported crashes that have occurred when Tesla’s driver-assist technology has been activated and the vehicle has sped up, such as a fatal incident that saw a Model 3 crash at 104mph and kill its driver in Clute, Texas, in May of this year.

Again, Tesla has redacted key information in its crash reporting that could help authorities piece the puzzle together and come to a concrete conclusion about the root cause.

Currently, Tesla is under investigation by the NHTSA over how it reports crashes involving its Level 2 driver-assistance systems, which it has been criticized for in the past after overhyping its capabilities.

But these recent incidents also point toward a worrying trend of overconfidence from drivers in the technology, expecting it to handle every conceivable situation on the road. Alas, the reality is that fully autonomous driving systems are still a long way from perfection.

• Hackers exploited Lenovo’s flawed email verification to hijack ~5,000 Dropbox accounts
• Attackers created Lenovo IDs with victims’ emails, bypassing login; 2FA absence worsened impact
• Dropbox ended Lenovo ID logins, expired sessions, and urged password changes plus 2FA setup

Around 5,000 Dropbox user accounts were compromised when hackers found a vulnerability in the Lenovo ID verification process. What does a Lenovo flaw have to do with people’s Dropbox accounts, you might ask? Here is what happened:

Earlier this week, Dropbox started notifying affected individuals about the incident. In the data breach notification email, the company explains:

“Dropbox partners with Lenovo as an identity provider so that users can log in to their Dropbox accounts using verified Lenovo IDs. While you may not have an existing Lenovo ID, our investigation determined that an issue with Lenovo’s email verification process allowed an unauthorized party to register a Lenovo ID using your email address and then use that Lenovo ID to log into the Dropbox account associated with that email address.”

Fixing the flaw

In other words, all criminals needed to have to pull this off was people’s email addresses. Using that information, they created Lenovo IDs and simply waltzed right into Dropbox accounts.

The attack took place between August 4 and 21, the company further said, adding that most of the accounts that were accessed did not have 2FA enabled. In around a third of them, there is evidence stored documents were either viewed or downloaded.

The vulnerability has since been addressed, and further steps taken to protect Dropbox users’ privacy. The company said it “promptly expired all sessions logged in through Lenovo IDs,” and terminated all links between Lenovo and Dropbox accounts. Now, it made it mandatory to submit a password when logging in through a Lenovo ID.

“No one can access your Dropbox account via a Lenovo ID without first entering your Dropbox password,” it said. Still, it urged users to change their passwords, enable two-step verification, and change the password for their email accounts.

“Every single one of the compromised accounts lacked multi-factor authentication. In 2026, for cloud storage accounts holding data, that’s an indefensible gap and it’s one that users could have closed themselves regardless of what Lenovo or Dropbox did or didn’t do with their legacy integration," said Muhammad Yahya Patel, vCISO and cybersecurity advisor for EMEA at Huntress.

"The combination of an unreviewed third-party authentication pathway and accounts without MFA is essentially an open invitation. The practical lesson is straightforward and applies well beyond this specific incident. Every organisation and every individual should periodically audit what third-party services have authentication access to their accounts. OAuth grants, SSO connections, and third-party login integrations accumulate silently and rarely get removed when the relationship that created them ends.”

Via Cybernews

• Google has announced five new Android features
• These include updates to Google Messages, Gemini Live, and Find Hub, along with the launch of Motion Assist
• All of these features should either be available now or rolling out soon

Android is constantly evolving, and you don’t need to wait for major new releases to get new features. Indeed, following on from the launch of Android 17 in June, Google has now announced five new improvements coming to Android.

These include updates to Google Messages, Gemini Live, and Find Hub, plus a whole new tool to help reduce motion sickness, so there’s quite a lot here.

You’ll find full details of all five new features below — some of which should be available now, while others are coming soon.

1. Motion Assist

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We’ve known for a while that Google was working on a feature designed to combat motion sickness, and now it’s finally launching.

Dubbed Motion Assist, this Android 17 feature places a “subtle bubble overlay” on your screen that’s designed to reduce motion sickness when you’re in a moving vehicle, by moving in time with the vehicle, allowing you to read, browse, and watch videos while in a car or on a bus, train or boat, all without feeling ill.

You can set Motion Assist to turn on automatically or add it to Quick Settings, and you're able to customize the shape, color, and opacity of the bubbles.

It remains to be seen how well it will work, but Apple launched a similar tool called Motion Cues a couple of years ago, and that can make a real difference, so hopefully this will too.

2. Chat themes in Google Messages

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Google Messages has finally got a feature it probably should have had years ago — customizable chat wallpapers and themes.

This is actually slightly less new than the other things on this list, as Google already announced the feature and rolled it out a few days ago, but it’s highlighting it again as part of this latest Android announcement.

With this upgrade, you’ll be able to add more personality to your chats and make them more aesthetically pleasing — but don’t worry, any customizations you add are only visible to you, not the people you’re talking to.

3. Google Keep in Google Messages

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Google Keep is also being added to Google Messages, meaning you can share a note or a list in a chat and allow it to be updated by everyone in that chat.

That could be useful if, for example, you want to build a grocery list together or brainstorm vacation or gift ideas. It should make for a handy combination of two existing Google apps, and it's starting to roll out now.

4. Remembered items in Find Hub

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Find Hub is soon getting an upgrade that will allow you to make a searchable inventory of your belongings, simply by telling Gemini where they’re stored. It will then remember where they are for you.

For example, you could say "Hey Gemini, remember in Find Hub that I put my passport in the bottom drawer of my bedside table." Then, when you need to find it in the future, you can simply ask Gemini where it is — or check the new 'remembered items' tab in Find Hub.

This feature is rolling out soon to phones running Android 16 and above, in countries where Gemini and Find Hub are available.

5. Guided vision in Gemini Live

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Finally, there’s a new visual assistant in Gemini Live that can deliver audio guidance about your surroundings by looking through your camera.

The goal here is to “extend your ability to read and understand what’s around you,” so this could be useful for example to read fine print on a label, or read a menu in a low-lit restaurant.

This feature is coming soon to phones running Android 9 and above, in countries where Gemini is available.

It's officially September, and while it doesn't feel like Fall where I live (temperatures still hitting 100 degrees!!!), I know it's on the horizon. I always have an itch to refresh my home and backyard for fall, and Walmart is here to help me do that and save money.

• Shop Walmart's full Labor Day sale

Walmart has just launched its official Labor Day sale, and it's filled with fall essentials. I've hand-picked my 18 favorite deals, which include up to 74% off patio furniture, grills, home items, appliances, and Halloween decor.

So whether you're updating your backyard for fall weather with patio furniture, need a new grill for football season, or, like me, stocking up on new Halloween decor, Walmart has you covered. Keep in mind these are limited-time offers, and Walmart's Labor Day sale ends on Labor Day proper (September 7).

Walmart patio & outdoor deals

WestinTrends Westintrends Malibu Outdoor Folding Hdpe Adirondack Deck Chair - Patio & Outdoor Lounge, Weather‑resistant, White

Gasee 4-Piece Patio Furniture Set

Mainstays Chelsea 4-Piece Outdoor Patio Deep Seating Set

Muskoka 19.5" Stainless Steel Smokeless Wood Burning Fire Pit

Elposun 7-Piece Patio Furniture Set

Hyper Tough 20V Max Compact Leaf Blower

Walmart grill deals

PLUGNGRILL Turbo E Outdoor Electric Grill

Zimtown BBQ Charcoal Grill Outdoor Barbecue Pit With Offset Smoker

Blackstone Blackstone Original Outdoor Griddle

Walmart Halloween deals

Gotyou Lighted Hanging Ghost Witch Halloween Decoration

PURJKPUSTORE Halloween Witch Cauldron Solar Garden Light

Bobomoti Halloween Ghost Statue With Pumpkin Candy Bowl

Way To Celebrate Paper Mache Jack-O'-Lantern Decoration

Scidweet Halloween Spider Decorations, 7 Pack

Inadays Outdoor & Indoor Spooky Ghost Lights With Remote

Walmart Home & appliance deals

Daybetter Candle Warmer Lamp

Beautypeak 40"x 30" Arched Bathroom Mirror Wall Mirror

Gogcaro 10 Inches Candle Holder Tray Home Decor

Dewenwils 63.4-Inch Modern Arc Gold Floor Lamps for Living Room

Beautiful 10 in 1, 6 Qt Electric Multi-Cooker

Hoover Smartwash Pet, Complete Automatic Upright Carpet Washer

Shop more Labor Day sales

• Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
• Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $99
• Appliances: up to $1,200 at Samsung
• Best Buy: 60% off appliances, TVs, laptops & more
• Casper: up to 30% off mattresses
• Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
• DreamCloud: up to 60% off mattresses, 66% off bundles
• Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
• Lowe's: $1,000 off appliances, patio & tools
• Nectar: up to 50% off mattresses, deals from $349
• Saatva: up to $625 off luxury mattresses
• Samsung: up to $2,000 off 4K, QLED & OLED TVs
• Target: 45% off clothing, tech & furniture
• Walmart: 58% off back-to-school, furniture, & clothing

At IFA 2026, Acer announced its upcoming Small Form Factor (SFF) PC, built on Nvidia’s new RTX Spark chip, and from what Acer (and Nvidia) has shown, I should be buzzing with excitement.

After all, it ticks a lot of boxes for me; it’s compact, beautifully designed, and thanks to the RTX Spark, it should also be very, very powerful. And yet, much like the recent announcement of the latest Mac mini with Apple’s new M6 chip, I just don’t feel excited at all.

Despite sharing the same ‘RTX’ branding as Nvidia’s gaming GPUs, it’s clear that early devices using the RTX Spark will be of little interest to consumers like you and me, and are instead aimed at people who need to run heavy-duty local AI tasks.

Even though Acer states that RTX Spark devices are “designed for creators, AI developers and gamers,” the brief information provided focuses solely on the AI capabilities, with Acer saying that its RTX Spark device “is built to deliver up to 1 petaflop of AI performance and up to 128 GB of high-speed unified memory, delivering a combination of compute and data privacy.”

(Image credit: Acer)

Terms like “1 petaflop of AI performance” are a sure-fire way to make any interest I might have in a device evaporate faster than PC gamer’s tears on a red-hot AI data center. It certainly doesn’t make me feel like the product is aimed at me, despite the RTX branding, brief mention of gamers, and stylish design.

I’ve written a lot in the past about my love of small form factor PCs, mainly when it comes to gaming, as these compact computers can be great alternatives to games consoles, as they can sit in your lounge and plug into your TV without looking out of place. RTX Spark devices, such as Acer’s, could potentially combine Nvidia’s gaming technology with compact designs, something I’ve always wanted. So why am I just not excited?

AI above everything else

There's a simple reason: AI. Now, this isn’t about my general distaste of generative AI, or the fact that things like Google’s AI Overviews are taking written content from websites, such as this one, and featuring them elsewhere without compensation — it’s because from what I’ve seen of RTX Spark hardware so far seems to be lazer-focused on local AI capabilities, which is something that simply doesn’t appeal to mainstream users.

If these were products solely aimed at AI developers, I wouldn’t mind, but it feels like RTX Spark has been teased by Nvidia to be something that consumers, especially gamers, would also be interested in. Hopefully as we get closer to the release of the first batch of RTX Spark devices, we’ll be given some non-AI reasons to be excited.

At the moment, though, I feel the same way about RTX Spark PCs as I do with Apple’s new-announced M6 Mac mini.

Mini heartbreak

Recent Mac minis have been some of my absolute favorite products, and up until a few weeks ago, if anyone was looking for an affordable desktop PC, I would almost always just tell them to buy a Mac mini. They were powerful, well-built, had an impressively small form factor which allowed you to install them almost anywhere, and launching at $599 / £599 / AU$999, you’d be hard pushed to find a better value small form factor PC.

In fact, I awarded a very rare five stars in my Mac mini (M4, 2024) review. So, I should be over the moon with the new model, especially as it’ll be the first device to pack Apple’s M6 chip — quite an achievement for the little PC that could.

And yet, I feel a bit deflated. The latest Mac mini will come with a higher price tag, something that feels all to familiar at the moment, and now starts at $899 / £899 / AU$1,449, a considerable jump up from what the previous model launched at, and instantly makes the Mac mini less of an easy recommendation.

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One of the reasons why it’s been hard to get hold of a Mac mini recently is because a lot of people are bulk buying the tiny PCs to run OpenClaw and other local AI tools on them. Apple appears to be leaning into this popularity (I can’t blame them for that, to be honest), with a big focus of the Mac mini, and the M6 chip, being improvements to AI performance (Apple claims four times the AI performance of the previous model).

That’s all well and good, I guess, but that AI focus, along with the price increase, means one of my favorite bits of hardware doesn’t feel like it’s aimed at me any more. I’ll be less likely to recommend it to people as even if it turns out that it’s a great bit of gear, the new price means it won’t be for everyone. And I personally don’t know anyone who is looking for a Mac mini to do heavy AI tasks with it.

It's the same with RTX Spark devices. We’ve not had price announcements, but Acer’s RTX Spark PC not only features cutting-edge Nvidia hardware, but “up to 128 GB of high-speed unified memory.” There’s little doubt that it’ll be very expensive.

So, it leaves me wondering who the RTX Spark PCs and new Mac mini are really for. The Mac mini had a real chance to become a mainstream hit, but its higher price will put a stop to that (the cheaper MacBook Neo now has a better chance), and I can’t imagine anyone except developers who need to run local AI models being interested in RTX Spark, despite the stylish designs.

Bascially, I’d like the likes of Nvidia and Apple to remember us consumers who don’t have a huge amount of cash, have little interest in AI, and are feeling increasingly left behind.

• Netflix has shared a trailer for its East of Eden adaptation, starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames
• The series is created by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 movie adaptation
• Netflix's East of Eden arrives on October 1, 2026

East of Eden has a trailer, and I'm feeling optimistic about Netflix's take on John Steinbeck's novel. We don't have long to wait either, as the series arrives on October 1.

The original East of Eden novel is considered to be Steinbeck’s most ambitious novel. Spanning 600 pages, it follows the intertwined histories of two families: the Hamiltons and the Trasks, documenting their lives from the American Civil War to the end of World War I.

Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames, who marries Adam Trask (Christopher Abbott), and I'm already excited for Pugh's take on the iconic literary villain. Cathy hides behind a charming exterior, but beneath it all, she's manipulative and destroys people's lives for fun and profit.

Take a look at the East of Eden trailer below to see how Cathy worms her way into the Trask family.

East of Eden will have seven episodes and was created by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 movie adaptation starring James Dean.

Pugh and Abbott are joined by a great supporting cast, including Joseph Zada and Joe Anders as the Trask twins, Cal and Aron, and Ciaran Hinds as Samuel, the head of the Hamilton family, whose lives become linked with the Trasks.

The series will explore many of the book's major plot points, such as Cathy abandoning her sons, which is a huge catalyst for their differing personalities. Cal believes he's "evil" like his mother, and Aron invents an angelic, idealized version of his mother to cope.

I'm interested to see if the series will deviate from the book in any way, but based on the trailer, it seems pretty close so far. We'll have to wait and see how it's received when it's released next month.

For now, why not check out our roundup of the best Netflix shows to see what else the best streaming service has to offer.

It's been a long search for a new gaming chair that suits my sedentary working lifestyle, especially when diving into those long hours of gaming sessions. There are plenty of options on the market, but it's not exactly easy to pinpoint one that's ideal for comfort.

I've been fortunate enough to get my hands on AutoFull's M6 Ultra+ 2.0 gaming chair, and without any doubt, it's easily among the best gaming chairs I've used and is my personal favorite.

It's a feature-rich chair with several options for relaxation, such as shiatsu back (specifically lumbar) massaging capabilities, a 3D ergocloud headrest and footrest, 360-degree adjustable armrests, leg massage (via vibration), and most importantly, cooling and heating.

The latter comes in handy for both hot and cold seasons; yes, the ventilation for cooling could be a lot better, but it's designed to stop your backside from getting too warm on those hot summer days — and does a fairly decent job.

(Image credit: AutoFull)Today's best AutoFull M6 Ultra+ 2.0 gaming chair Labor Day deal

The AutoFull M6 Ultra+ 2.0 is one of the best gaming chairs money can buy, addressing every comfort concern you can think of. With the chair's ultra-soft leather design, its active cooling and heating functions, shiatsu massaging, dynamic lumbar support, and 360-degree adjustable arms, you can't get any better than this.View Deal

With summer coming to an end, the Ultra+ 2.0's heating is what matters most, and I can promise it does a fantastic job of keeping you warm (and pretty quickly too). Perhaps its leather design is what helps speed up that process, but a word of warning: if you're looking to upgrade from a mesh chair as I did, you're going to feel a significant change in temperature sitting at your desk, even when you're not using the Ultra+ 2.0's heating function.

The AutoFull M6 Ultra+ 2.0 gaming chair is available on AutoFull's online store for $799.98 (was $999.99), with a big 20% discount making it more affordable in a Labor Day sale.

It certainly isn't the perfect gaming chair, and frankly, I don't think such a thing exists. I'd appreciate it if AutoFull had used a comfier legrest, with a faux fur design, and if the cooling ventilation was a little stronger, but otherwise, I have no complaints.

It's hard to see any other chair I'd opt for as a replacement, and while it's a fairly expensive option, I wouldn't think twice about taking advantage of its current Labor Day deal.

Shop more of today's best Labor Day sales

• Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
• Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $99
• Appliances: up to $1,200 at Samsung
• Best Buy: 60% off appliances, TVs, laptops & more
• Casper: up to 30% off mattresses
• Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
• DreamCloud: up to 60% off mattresses, 66% off bundles
• Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
• Lowe's: $1,000 off appliances, patio & tools
• Nectar: up to 50% off mattresses, deals from $349
• Saatva: up to $625 off luxury mattresses
• Samsung: up to $2,000 off 4K, QLED & OLED TVs
• Target: 45% off clothing, tech & furniture
• Walmart: 58% off back-to-school, furniture, & clothing

Call off the sniffer dogs: I've found the best Labor Day weekend headphone deal (some might say, the only such discount worth considering), so you can stop hunting around for good bargains.

I'll cut to the good bit: the Sony WH-1000XM5 are now just $198 (was $399.99) at Amazon — a whopping 50% off!

The Sony WH-1000XM5, which we gave a perfect score to in our review, are back down to their lowest-ever price. Banish the thought of these $399 cans, they're now down to $198 (which is actually just over half off) at Amazon.

All four color options are down to this low price too; we've seen the headphones dip to this price before, but only once, in June of this year. There are some other discounted cans, but nothing like the Sonys; let's call off the search and I'll see you again next year.

Despite being a few years old, these are still stellar headphones, especially at the cost; the newer Sony WH-100XM6 headphones are reduced in the Labor Day sales, but only down to $398, so these 5th-gen models are the true bargain.

If you want something even cheaper, the entry-level Sony WH-CH520 are now just $38, down from $69.99, again over at Amazon.

These are more affordable Sony models, with balanced sound but some missing features and a less-premium design. The XM5s are the real bargain of the day, thanks to all the extra features they offer.

Today's best Sony WH-1000XM5 deal

WH-1000XM5: was $399.99 now $198
Sony's previous-generation flagship headphones are back down to their lowest-ever price, saving you over $200 on cans which received a perfect, 5-star score in our review. There are four color models to choose from, and each is discounted to this same price.View Deal

Any flies in the ointment? Sonically, no. Even at full price these headphones are the real deal. The only minor issue, if I'm being really picky, is that this model doesn't fold up for easy and compact transportation — although you do get a lovely case, in which the cups will lie flat.

Other than that, this is the easiest deal recommendation I've ever made, days ahead of Labor Day. I'll go ahead and clock off early eds, if that's all?

Shop more of today's best Labor Day sales

• Amazon: 45% off TVs, AirPods, air fryers & vacuums
• Apple: iPads, AirPods & MacBooks from $99
• Appliances: up to $1,200 at Samsung
• Best Buy: 60% off appliances, TVs, laptops & more
• Casper: up to 30% off mattresses
• Dell: laptop deals from $249.99
• DreamCloud: up to 60% off mattresses, 66% off bundles
• Home Depot: 40% off appliances, furniture, grills & tools
• Lowe's: $1,000 off appliances, patio & tools
• Nectar: up to 50% off mattresses, deals from $349
• Saatva: up to $625 off luxury mattresses
• Samsung: up to $2,000 off 4K, QLED & OLED TVs
• Target: 45% off clothing, tech & furniture
• Walmart: 58% off back-to-school, furniture, & clothing

• Huawei launches its Huawei Watch D3, its third iteration of its blood pressure-focused health watch
• With an inbuilt inflatable cuff, the watch now suppors 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, helping users track trends
• It comes as Apple, Google and smart ring startups have made advances with LED-based monitoring

Huawei has unveiled its Huawei Watch D3, the latest version of its health watch with a specific focus on blood pressure. The Watch D series is a cool bit of kit that stands out from the best smartwatches on the market by way of its mechanized components — its main selling point is a strap with inflatable bladders running through it, swelling and acting as a cuff to measure blood pressure accurately at any time.

While a great idea, previous iterations looked quite boxy, and more like the medical devices they clearly are intended to be than daily wear smartwatches.

The Huawei Watch D3 aims to change that, boasting advances over previous iterations — especially in design. It's said to be just 11.3mm thick and weigh 40g, with an 'ultra-narrow' version of its inflatable band. This makes it not only easier to wear all day, but also at night.

Night wear seems to be crucial, as the Watch D3 offers '24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)' in accordance with medical guidelines according to Huawei. Its press release says ABPM helps users "track blood pressure trends throughout the day and night, even while asleep.

"During the day, intervals can be customized and manual measurements taken as needed; at night, the watch inflates automatically with quieter operation for reduced sleep disturbance."

The watch also takes pre- and post-exercise blood pressure measurements, and comes with other smartwatch features such as GPS, outdoor route navigation, and running analytics. Family members can view each others' stats via the Health Community feature, checking in on those at risk.

(Image credit: HUawei)

Available in black, white and gold from £399.99 (around $545 / AU$745), the watch is unavailable in the US due to the ongoing Huawei telecomms tech ban.

Instead, people in the US who want a blood pressure-measuring wearable have to look elsewhere. No one is quite doing what Huawei is with the inflatable wrist cuff technology, even three years on from the original Watch D, but great strides have been made with optical LEDs, which were once thought of as the 'holy grail' of smartwatch capabilities.

Apple now offers a Hypertension feature, monitoring your sleep over 30 days to flag signs of possible hypertension, while the Google Pixel Watch 5 sports a Blood Pressure Detection feature.

Elsewhere, the Signal Ring startup from an ex-head of Android is focused solely on cuffless, calibration-less blood pressure sensing via a smart ring.

• CD Projekt Red's joint CEO Michal Nowakowski has confidence in game consoles coping with the RAM crisis
• Nowakowski is convinced consoles will 'weather the storm', as analysts expect shortages to continue through 2027
• Sony isn't just facing the RAM crisis, but also a major backlash over its decision to end physical game discs

The RAM crisis is continuing to cause havoc with the hardware market, affecting component prices, PC makers, and potentially delaying next-gen console launches. However, it's not so bleak as you might think, at least in the eyes of CD Projekt Red's boss.

As reported by IGN, CD Projekt Red's (CDPR) joint CEO Michal Nowakowski was interviewed by The Game Business and voiced his confidence that next-gen consoles will survive the RAM crisis despite the prospect of high pricing.

This comes amid concerns and projections from industry insiders and analysts that RAM shortages are going to get worse in 2027 and beyond. The big three memory chip makers — Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron — are expected to increase combined capital spending to nearly 340% from 2024 to 2027.

It doesn't look like RAM shortages and high hardware prices will die down anytime soon, but this doesn't faze Nowakowski, at least when it comes to ensuring CDPR delivers the best possible content.

"Consoles are still necessary to broaden the audience on the casual or semi-casual level. It's important to have easy to plug in and enjoy gaming," Nowakowski says.

"I'm a big believer that they're [consoles] going to weather the storm. Pricing is the objective challenge. And the rumors... we hear them about the next-gen being delayed. I don't know if they're true."

RAM isn't the only worry for Sony

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Besides the RAM crisis pushing up prices and causing potential console launch delays, Sony in particular may have an uphill battle ahead. Its recent decision to end production of physical game discs for PlayStation consoles, starting in January 2028, already has gamers in the ecosystem protesting and planning alternatives to escape the impending doom of discs.

An all-digital future means any form of game ownership will cease to exist, as digital content can theoretically be taken away from gamers at any time, and that has led to a loud (and justified, I think) reaction from the console community.

The Game Business didn't question Nowakowski directly about physical game ownership, but did probe further on the effect that delayed next-gen consoles might have, with Nowakowski making CDPR's stance very clear.

"If the next-gen gets delayed, it could be the case that some ideas [for games] are put on a shelf for the future. We'd have to adjust. We're not worried on the commercial side. Consoles are here to stay."

It's fair to say that Nowakowski's last statement is a realistic assessment. Even given Sony's dismissal of physical game discs, this isn't going to lead to a complete collapse in the popularity of consoles.

However, Sony may not make life easy for itself and publishers such as CDPR, as from 2028, when the discs are dumped with the PlayStation ecosystem, a hit to games sales is far from impossible — especially if the ongoing backlash from gamers is anything to go by.

• Some Chinese models are said to be 90% cheaper than their US counterparts
• Open-weight models are also better suited to local deployment
• Price- and quality-driven markets exist within the AI sector

A new report from Juniper Research has revealed how rapid improvements and dramatically lower operating costs for Chinese AI models could be impacting the uptake of counterpart US models.

The paper details how Chinese AI models can now cost as much as 90% less to run than leading US alternatives, which is already affecting where developers choose to run their AI workloads.

Looking ahead, the battle is becoming less about who can build the highest-performance, lowest-cost models and more about who can make inference cheaper.

Chinese AI models are seriously undercutting US models

Juniper's research focuses on API platform and marketplace OpenRouter, which last year saw around 70% of work being conducted with US AI models from the likes of OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Their combined share has since fallen drastically to around 30%, the paper notes, noting the clear willingness to move workloads away from US firms to cheaper alternatives.

More broadly, Juniper says two distinct markets have started to emerge within AI spend – a price-driven one where customers prioritize cheaper inference and a quality-driven one where customers are willing to pay more for higher accuracy and reasoning.

While US companies still appear to dominate the quality-driven market, emerging Chinese models deliver better on the price-driven front.

Juniper also noted that open-weight models are challenging the idea that inference needs to be sent a cloud provider. Now that many small models can be deployed locally, cloud providers could also be set to lose out on the major revenue they've been experiencing in recent years.

While what comes next is unclear, it's likely that a growing market could lead to a space where cheaper Chinese models and higher-performance US models could coexist, but one thing's for certain. US dominance is certainly being challenged.

• Aesto Health reported a December 2025 cyberattack breaching AWS infrastructure, affecting 9.5M patients
• Stolen data includes PII, SSNs, medical histories, billing, and insurance information across 20+ clients
• No dark web leaks confirmed; credit monitoring offered, marking 2nd‑largest healthcare breach of 2026

American healthcare technology company Aesto Health suffered the “second-largest confirmed healthcare data breach” of the year so far, having lost data on more than 9.5 million patients.

In mid-December last year, the company suffered a cyberattack. Now, more than half a year later, it reported the incident to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, detailing what was lost, from whom, and what the extent of the incident is.

Aesto Health is an Alabama-based healthcare technology business, whose core service is helping other healthcare firms manage medical data, change electronic health record systems, and similar. As per its announcement, the attack affected parts of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure, which unidentified threat actors managed to access between December 2 and December 18.

Losing personally identifiable information

According to a report on HIPAA Journal, the August attack affected more than two dozen of its clients, including Village Practice Management, Everside Health, Together Women’s Health Medical Group, and many others.

In the attack, the company lost personally identifiable information (PII) of its’ clients’ patients, including full names, Social Security numbers (SSN), partial dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, state identification numbers, financial account numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, health records, medical histories, claims/billing information, and health insurance information.

This is more than enough information for cybercriminals to launch highly sophisticated phishing and vishing attacks, which can result in disruptive ransomware and millions of dollars in damages. Luckily, there is still no evidence the data leaked on the dark web, or that it was already used by other criminals.

Aesto Health is now offering credit monitoring and identity theft protection services to everyone affected by the breach.

This is now the second-largest healthcare data breach of the year so far, HIPAA Journal confirmed, the largest one being the hit on DentaQuest that exposed 15 million records.

Via HIPAA Journal

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As a die-hard WFHer and deal-finder, I went through every offer on Amazon and Best Buy to find my favorite Labor Day home office deals on laptops, monitors, printers, and gadgets (because as regular readers know, I can't resist cool gadgets like these). Basically, I've hand-picked everything you need to upgrade your workspace ahead of fall with some major discounts.

One thing I noticed is that Best Buy is absolutely killing it on laptop deals, with a host of 16GB business machines from Dell, Lenovo, and HP that'll feel seamless while multi-tasking. For my money, those laptop deals are better than anything that Amazon is offering right now (which are mostly sluggish 8GB models I recommend avoiding). On the other hand, Amazon has nailed the sales on everything else you need to refresh your office setup.

• Shop all of Amazon's Labor Day Sale
• See the full Labor Day sale at Buy

Editor's picks: My top 3 deals

Sony WH-CH520 Wireless On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones With Microphone

Dell Touchscreen | 15.6-inch 2K | Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Samsung Viewfinity S70H | 27-inch | 4K

Labor Day laptop deals

Dell Touchscreen | 15.6-inch 2K | Core i7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Lenovo Yoga 7i | 16-inch 2K | Core Ultra 7 256V | 16GB RAM | 512GB

Microsoft Surface Laptop | 13.8-inch 2K | Snapdragon X Elite | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

Dell 14S | 14-inch 2K | AMD Ryzen AI 7 445 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD

HP OmniBook 3 | 14-inch OLED | Snapdragon X | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD

Apple MacBook Air | 13-inch | M5 | 24GB RAM | 1TB SSD

Editor's pick

15.6" 2K Touchscreen Laptop: was $1099.99 now $649.99
My top choice laptop deal for Labor Day, this 15.6-inch Dell comes equipped with 13th gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD storage. For the specs, I haven't seen better in the sales.View Deal

Labor Day home office deals under $50

Pzloz LED Desk Lamp

Nordik By Design Leather Desk Mat

Logitech MK270 Full Size Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo

Sony Sony WH-CH520 Wireless On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones With Microphone

Stanley Quencher H2.0 Flow State Tumbler

Wolfbox Megaflow 50 Compressed Air Duster

Anker Zolo USB-C 50W Charger Blocks

Marbrasse Mesh Desk Organizer

Supvan E11 Keyboard & Bluetooth Label Maker Machine

Superdanny Power Strip Surge Protector | 22 AC | 6 USB ports

Logitech Brio 101 Webcam | FHD

Ouotoo 3 in 1 Mag-Safe Wireless Charger Stand

Labor Day monitor deals

Dell S2725QS | 27-inch | 4K

Samsung Viewfinity S70H | 27-inch | 4K

Philips Computer Monitor | 24-inch | FHD

BenQ PD2706QN | 27-inch OLED | 2K QHD | 95% P3

Samsung S39GB | 32-inch | FHD | Curved

Dell SE2726HG | 27-inch | FHD

Editor's pick

Viewfinity S70H: was $299.99 now $199.99
This 4K IPS monitor from Samsung is the one I'd recommend out of all the displays I've seen on sale. It's perfect for business use, and it's a great price. View Deal

Labor Day printer deals

Epson EcoTank ET-4800 | 4-in-1 | Supertank printer

Canon Imageclass MF465DW | 4-in-1 | Mono laser printer

Epson EcoTank ET-2400 | 3-in-1 | Supertank Printer

Canon Pixma TS6520 | 3-in-1 | Color Inkjet Printer

HP OfficeJet Pro 8125 | 3-in-1 | Color Inkjet Printer

HP Smart Tank 5003 | 3-in-1 | Supertank printer

Editor's pick

For home and small business use, Epson's EcoTank ET-4800 ticks all the boxes at a great price. This 4-in-1 prints, scans, copies, and faxes, and features an ADF for scanning multiple documents. I'm a big fan of ink tank printers, as the bottled ink costs less than traditional inkjet cartridges.View Deal

Labor Day office chair & standing desk deals

FlexiSpot EN1 One-Piece Standing Desk

Vari Classic Electric Standing Desk

Huanuo Electric Standing Desk With 2 Drawers

Eureka Ergonomic Frosted Glass Standing Desk With Drawers

FlexiSpot Standing Desk With Monitor Riser & Cable Management

Vivo Corner Standing Desk

Editor's pick

EN1 standing desk: was $169.99 now $109.99
The EN1 is my favorite budget standing desk because unlike most cheap standing desks, this one has a more stable single-piece desktop. It features everything most home office users need.View Deal

FlexiSpot OC3 Cloud Ergonomic Office Chair With Footrest

Sihoo B100 Mesh Ergonomic Office Chair With Adaptive Lumbar Support

Hon Ignition 2.0

Marsail Office Desk Chair

Tralt Ergonomic Desk Chair

FlexiSpot Foldex folding office chair

Editor's pick

B100 Mesh Office Chair: was $219.99 now $159.99
The Sihoo B100 is, for my money, one of the best budget desk chairs around right now. The mesh design means it makes all-day sitting cool, but what I especially like is the adaptive lumbar support. Most chairs at this price don't offer that level of support. View Deal

Labor Day portable SSD & HDD deals

Samsung T7 Portable SSD | 1TB

Seagate Portable HDD | 2TB

Samsung T9 Portable SSD | 1TB

SanDIsk Extreme Rugged Portable SSD | 1TB

UnionSine Portable HDD | 1TB

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD | 2TB

Labor Day Wi-Fi router & docking station deals

Ugreen 9-in-1 USB-C Docking Station

Anker Prime 14-In-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock

Anker 13-in-1 USB-C Docking Station

TP-Link AC1200 Wi-Fi 6 Router

Asus RT-BE55 Wi-Fi 7 Router

TP-Link Tri-Band BE9700 Wi-Fi 7 Router

TP-Link Deco 7 Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System | 3-pack

Amazon Eero Pro 7 Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 7 Router

Asus ROG Strix GS-BE12000 Wi-Fi 7 Router

Amazon Eero 6 Mesh Wi-Fi System | 3-pack

TP-Link Deco X55 AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh System | 3-Pack

TP-Link Deco 7 Pro Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Whole Home Mesh System | 3-pack

• Shop all of Amazon's Labor Day Sale
• See the full Labor Day sale at Buy

• Fitbit users are complaining about Google Health’s food tracking
• The AI tool has reportedly been logging inaccurate metrics
• One user described the mistakes as ‘almost dangerous’

If you’ve used any kind of artificial intelligence (AI) tool, chances are you might have seen it hallucinate wildly inaccurate answers to your simple questions. Most of the time the results are largely harmless, but what about when these problems start having the potential to affect your health and wellbeing? That’s what many Fitbit users have recently noticed, and it could have serious consequences if it carries on unchecked.

The issue centers on Google Health, an AI helper that has been integrated into many of the best Fitbit wearables. It’s designed to understand your health metrics and make helpful suggestions to improve your health. Unfortunately, many Fitbit users have noticed it is doing the exact opposite when it comes to logging their nutritional intake.

Posting on Reddit, for example, one user said that Google Health’s food logging was “so inaccurate it’s almost dangerous.” Describing their problem, they outlined how Google Health drastically overestimated the number of calories in a serving of eggs while simultaneously underreporting the calorific intake of a portion of Greek yogurt. “On what planet is this level of deviation acceptable for a health product?,” they asked, before adding: “To make matters worse, digging into the food database it is full of incorrect nutrition facts.”

They’re not alone in their irritation, as the Reddit thread is full of similarly frustrated Google Health users. “This is a neverending fight,” said one who lamented that the AI often neglects to add foods when asked, then does so inaccurately when it finally decides to log them.

Another frustrated user has given up on Google’s AI entirely, reporting that: “I have been trying SO HARD to give this the benefit of the doubt, but the hassle of getting nutrition right in the app finally broke me … It also randomly changes my workouts, imported data from other systems, etc. I’ve honestly never been more disappointed in a Google product in my life.”

Another Google Health hallucination

(Image credit: Google)

Unfortunately, this is far from the only problem we’ve seen reported when it comes to Google Health. The switch from Fitbit’s previous health-tracking app to an AI-native alternative in the form of Google Health has brought with it a slew of complaints in a range of different areas.

That includes the AI giving users ‘unhinged’ fitness advice, telling ‘nonstop lies’ about their workout sessions, and simply being ‘unbelievably bad.’ The feature has received so much heat that even Google appears to have acknowledged its flaws, with a recent update allowing you to hide the AI tool completely.

It’s a serious reminder of the problems that can arise when an AI tool starts working in potentially damaging areas like health and nutrition. While the original poster’s example of eggs and yogurt may just result in some annoyingly inaccurate metrics, the problems could be a lot worse if their health depended on specific consumption levels or if allergens were involved.

If you have any kind of risk factors when it comes to food and nutrition, it might be a good idea to treat your Fitbit’s Google Health AI with a strong dose of skepticism — or to avoid it altogether for now.

• Free-to-play live service game Let it Die shut down earlier this week
• It's not the end, though, as players will still be able to play the game in a new offline state
• The new offline version costs just $19.99 / £16.99 / AU$28.50 and has all microtransactions removed

It feels like a live service game is shutting down every few weeks, and I'm no stranger to the crushing disappointment of learning that one of your favorite games is going offline.

Under the Radar

Under the Radar is our way of highlighting great games that might have passed you by. Through a regular mix of news stories and features, we'll cover great experiences that we feel haven't found the audience they deserve. Read the full series here.

Normally, the news means you lose access to the game for good — with all your progress, achievements, and in-game items vanishing along with it. Just look at Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt, Anthem, or Hawked: three offline titles that died in the last few weeks alone and are now completely inaccessible by official means.

Although the reasons for such shutdowns are often understandable, it still seems like a massive waste of resources, development time, and sometimes some genuinely good game mechanics or ideas.

With Let it Die, however, developer Grasshopper Manufacture is defiantly bucking that trend. The free-to-play game shut down earlier this week after nine whole years on the market, but that doesn't mean it's now unplayable.

The company put in the work to create an offline version, which you can buy on PC or PlayStation 4 for $19.99 / £16.99 / AU$28.50. You lose some of the original's offline features, but all microtransactions are removed so you can experience the full game without having to open your wallet more than once.

You can even bring over your progress from the online game if you played it before.

A positive example

If you're not familiar with Let it Die, it's a roguelike hack-and-slash with a challenging, almost soulslike combat loop that has you battling your way through a massive enemy-filled tower.

Players loved its wacky writing (with iconic characters like its skateboarding rendition of the Grim Reaper) when it first released back in 2016, but microtransactions were pretty pervasive. In short, it was designed to make you part with real money to keep reviving your characters when you died, which, given the high level of difficulty, was pretty often for most.

With these mechanics now removed, I'm already seeing long-time fans call this new release the definitive version.

"Great to see this game won't ever die due to its servers being shut down now," wrote one Steam reviewer. "Plus all the crappy monetization which held the game back a ton is gone."

Others praise the decision to keep the game alive in some form: "Shutdown the servers but made sure the game was still playable afterwards. That's how you actually end a live service."

Of course, the irony of a game called Let it Die carrying on forever is not lost. "Can't say the devs don't have a sense of humor," quipped one player.

It goes to show that the end of a live-service title doesn't have to screw over gamers, and I hope other developers take note of the positive reception.

• Florida is removing Flock cameras from state highways
• At the same time Texas is freezing future funding for Flock systems
• There are concerns over privacy and misuse

It's not just regular citizens who are turning against the hundreds of thousands of Flock license plate reader cameras across the US — now state authorities are also pulling back on their use of the scanning technology.

First up is Florida (via Fox Business), which has pulled all license plate readers from state roads, and given agencies (including Flock) 30 days to comply with the order. Florida governor Ron DeSantis said in a news conference that while he can see the usefulness of these systems, he's also concerned about potential misuse.

"What we don't want in the state of Florida is to have a digital AI surveillance state where everything we're doing is being tracked at all times," DeSantis told reporters this week. "Where is this data going? They claim that the companies aren't going to misuse it, but no one's watching that."

In a memo, the Florida Department of Transportation called out "concerning reports of misuse, data privacy concerns, and surveillance schemes" as reasons for the move. Several investigations over the past year have found police officers using Flock systems outside of their allowed remit.

Taxpayer money in Texas

Flock cameras use AI to track license plates and car types (Image credit: Getty Images)

Over to Texas, where governor Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras amid increasing scrutiny (via the Texas Tribune). Around 3,200 Flock license plate readers have been installed in Texas since 2023.

"[Flock cameras] are going to be required to be used responsibly if they’re used at all," Abbott said in a radio interview. At least six police departments and sheriff's offices across the state have announced that law enforcement officials are being placed on leave, criminally charged, or investigated for Flock camera misuse — in the last month alone.

Further reporting by the Texas Tribune has found that $30 million of taxpayer money has been put towards the Flock network in the state, with more public funding set to be added before the pause was announced. According to one Texas police chief, the cameras are essential for disrupting criminal networks.

For its part, Flock has been making moves to improve the security and privacy of its systems, including setting seven days as the default for deleting data that's not part of a criminal investigation — but the debate over whether the company's technology is useful or invasive looks set to continue for some time.

It’s been an incredible 2026 for sport already. The World Cup was an epic tournament in every sense, Wimbledon reminded us why we fell in love with tennis, Tadej Pogačar picked up a fifth Tour de France title, and the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl LX.

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All the sporting action you need to know about for the rest of 2026. From football to NFL and everything in between, find out your sporting calendar below.

September

September is highlighted by the return of the NFL and Champions League, alongside a host of UFC events and the Solheim Cup taking place in between.

• 4-13 September: FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
• 4-6 September: F1 Italian Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 8 September: Champions League begins — Get Tickets Here
• 10 September: NFL season begins
• 11-13 September: F1 Spanish Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 11-13 September: Solheim Cup
• 12-28 September: Men's Volleyball World Championship
• 19 September: UFC 331
• 19 September - 4 October: Asian Games
• 20-27 September: UCI Road World Championships
• 21-27 September: Billie Jean King Cup Finals
• 21 September - 6 October: Football Nations League
• 24-26 September: F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 27 September: Berlin Marathon

October

October has four Grands Prix and the Rugby League World Cup, with Australia heavy favourites to win that. Don't forget Barcelona vs Real Madrid in El Clásico at the end of the month.

• 2-4 October: F1 Bahrain Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 3 October: UFC 332
• 3 October: Super League Grand Final
• 4 October: NRL Grand Final
• 4-18 October: NFL London Games — Get Tickets Here
• 9-11 October: F1 Singapore Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 9-31 October: South Africa vs Australia 3 Test-Match Series
• 10 October: Ironman World Championship
• 10-11 October: UCI Gravel World Championships
• 14-18 October: UCI Track Cycling World Championships
• 15 October - 15 November: Rugby League World Cup
• 15-31 October: England–Sri Lanka–Pakistan ODI Tri-Series
• 17-25 October: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
• 20 October: NBA season begins
• 23-31 October: MLB World Series
• 23-25 October: F1 United States Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 24 October: UFC 333
• 25 October: Barcelona vs Real Madrid — Get Tickets Here
• 30 October - 1 November: F1 Mexico City Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here

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November will see all your tennis needs fulfilled with the WTA Finals, the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Final 8. Alongside that there's the New York Marathon and the Grand Slam of Darts...

• 1 November: New York Marathon
• 6-8 November: F1 Brazilian Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 6-29 November: Nations Championship Matchday 4,5,6 and finals day
• 8-15 November: WTA Finals
• 12-17 November: Nations League Matchday 4 & 5
• 14 November: UFC 334
• 14-22 November: Grand Slam of Darts
• 15-22 November: ATP Finals
• 19-21 November: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 24-29 November: Davis Cup Final 8
• 27-29 November: F1 Qatar Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 28 November: Copa Libertadores Final
• 28 November - 6 December: Snooker UK Championship

December

December is headlined by two brilliant Test match series, with New Zealand touring Australia and England heading to South Africa. We also have the Darts World Championships and your Christmas Day NFL games...

• 1-6 December: World Aquatics Swimming Championships
• 3-20 December: Women's European Handball Championship
• 4-6 December: F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — Get Tickets Here
• 9 December - 8 January: Australia vs New Zealand 4-match Test series (cricket)
• 10 December - 3 January: PDC World Darts Championship
• 11 December: Emirates NBA Cup Final
• 12 December: UFC 335
• 17 December - 7 January: South Africa vs England 3-match Test series (cricket)
• 18-19 December: Formula E season opener
• 25 December: NFL Christmas Day Games
• 28 December - 6 January: Four Hills Tournament

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• Dell has unveiled a new 14-inch laptop at IFA 2026
• The Dell 14S is aimed at students and comes in vibrant colors like the MacBook Neo
• Dell has yet to reveal the price tag, which is a crucial missing piece of info with a wallet-friendly laptop like this

Dell has revealed a new 14-inch laptop over at IFA 2026 — and it's clear that this is a Windows 11 take on Apple's MacBook Neo formula.

The Dell 14S is a smart-looking, compact laptop which is aimed at students, and it comes in a selection of vibrant colors. That includes a rather striking green (velvet green as it's dubbed), as well as a light pink (dusty rose), beige (linen) and light blue (washed denim).

It'll be no great surprise to learn that the 14S is powered by Intel's Core Series 3 (Wildcat Lake) CPUs, which are performant but affordable chips that do a good job on the power-efficiency front.

RAM and storage start at 8GB and 256GB, but a higher-tier model offers 16GB and a 512GB or 1TB SSD.

The pitch is essentially a lesser version of Dell's XPS 13 for 2026, so you don't get quite the same thinness or lightweight nature (though the 14S is still 13.5mm thin and 1.15kg, so pretty trim).

The screen on the Dell 14S isn't touch-enabled either — it's a more basic 1920 x 1200 resolution display with a 60Hz refresh rate and 300 nits of brightness (with the XPS 13 you get 120Hz VRR and 500 nits). There is a fancier screen, mind, on the upper-tier model of the Dell 14S, which sharpens the resolution to 2880 x 1800 and gives you 120Hz.

How much is the Dell 14S? Well, that's really the crucial question when it comes to a MacBook Neo rival like this, and the answer is: we don't know because Dell isn't saying yet.

Analysis: a growing no-price-at-launch trend

It makes me a bit nervous that no official price is forthcoming with this IFA unveiling, but we have got a hint behind the scenes of how much the Dell 14S might cost. According to The Verge, Dell reps are saying that this laptop will be "close" to the starting price of the XPS 13 – which is $700 in the US – but "slightly more accessible", which makes sense given the student target market, of course.

Indeed, based on the spec downgrades, I would hope it's cheaper, but the use of the word 'slightly' suggests that there's not going to be much difference. Although to be fair to Dell, the XPS 13 is level with the MacBook Neo's price tag (since Apple hiked the price from the launch MSRP) over in the US. That said, in other regions, the XPS 13 can be a good bit pricier than the Neo – in the UK currently it's 10% more, and it has been a heftier premium than that in the past. We'll likely see a similar scenario with the Dell 14S.

What compounds this concern is the RAM crisis, which is really kicking up a gear, and is expected to make hardware more expensive as 2026 continues (and matters are likely to worsen in 2027). Is Dell keeping quiet on the MSRP of the 14S right now because it's expecting further price pressures to exert themselves by the time it comes to this laptop's launch? I don't think we can rule that out.

Maybe I'm overthinking this, granted, and I like the look of the Dell 14S and the general pitch of this notebook. It just makes me a touch suspicious when we have a product that's built around being wallet-friendly, yet we don't get an MSRP, which, for this category of laptop, is an absolutely key consideration.

Hopefully my fears will prove unfounded, and it's worth noting that Dell isn't alone at being shy about revealing prices, with manufacturers avoiding pinning a recommended price on their offerings at launch being something of a trend of late (one that was noticeable at Computex). This is a symptom of the RAM crisis, of course, and component inflation on various fronts, all of which is predicted to get more severe as this year rolls into next.