Mike Murphy

Nintendo’s next gaming system isn’t a portable machine or a home console—it’s both.

Turnover at Twitter is getting a bit ridiculous.

Don’t Poke your dinner.

On Oct. 27, Apple will refresh its Mac laptops and desktops, according to a report from Recode yesterday. Rumors have been swirling for some time that Apple would be holding a press event to show off its latest MacBooks, but this is the first indication that Apple also plans to update its less-portable computers. Many of Apple’s computers haven’t been updated in over a year, and some, like the trashcan-shaped Mac Pro, haven’t been updated in nearly three years.

Germany’s transit agency, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), has told Tesla to stop calling its semiautonomous self-driving technology “Autopilot,” according to Reuters, because the term is “misleading.” The agency sent a letter to the California electric car manufacturer Sunday (Oct. 16) requesting a name change for the technology when advertised in Germany.

Over the last few weeks, reports of potential suitors eyeing Twitter for a takeover have sent the social network’s stock skyrocketing, up roughly 35% from about $18 in mid-September to as high as $25 yesterday (Oct. 5).

“Hey Siri, are you ready for more competition?”

Yesterday, Google unveiled a litany of new products designed to foist Google’s digital voice assistant into every aspect of your life, and theoretically make existence a little less painful.

Google on Oct. 4 unveiled a wide range of new devices and services at an event in San Francisco, in what the company is calling the largest hardware announcement in its history. The new devices seemingly put Apple’s iPhones and Amazon’s Echo home hub right in the company’s sights.

Later today, Google is set to unveil a litany of new products at an event in San Francisco. The company is likely to introduce two new Pixel-branded smartphones, a new version of its Chromecast streaming device, updates on its Amazon Echo-like smart hub Google Home, and possibly even more hardware.

What’s that buzzing sound?

You might not be able to have robot drive your car just yet, but at least you can get one to keep you company as you drive. Toyota announced today (Oct. 3) that it will be launching a tiny robot in 2017 called Kirobo Mini, that can fit in a car’s cupholder and hold a conversation with drivers to keep them alert on long drives.

On Oct. 4 in San Francisco, Google is holding an event where it will likely unveil a spate of new devices and give some updates on products already in the pipeline. Last year’s event yielded a bumper crop of gadgets, and it’s looking like this year won’t be any different.

We’re inching closer to a reality where our cars drive themselves and we just relax in the back as they ferry us to our destinations. But we’re not quite there yet: Many of the automakers and Silicon Valley companies striving to get self-driving cars onto the road have said the technology is still likely at least a half-decade away from feasibility. Even public tests like Uber’s autonomous taxis in Pittsburgh can only travel on certain roads that the company’s engineers have meticulously mapped out.

Shine on, you crazy diamond.

In a rather Google-like move this past weekend, Snapchat relaunched itself as Snap, a company that produces the Snapchat app, and Spectacles, a new wearable camera that looks like a pair of rather fashionable sunglasses.

Whither Google?

For anyone who has been holding their breath waiting for Apple to finally update its laptops, it seems that you’ll soon get your wish. A new report from MacRumors suggests that Apple is getting ready to host an event at the end of October to show off its updated MacBook Pro line of computers, possibly on Oct. 24.

Fresh off of announcing that he wants to cure every disease in the world for a relatively small amount of money, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to show the world some of the other technical challenges he’s helping surmount.

Amazon’s sleeper-hit voice assistant and speaker system, the Echo, started shipping to the UK today (Sept. 28). Apart from coming in a new shade of white, the only thing different with the new version is that Alexa, the voice inside the Echo, comes with a rather charming English accent:

I can’t believe I have to say this: Please don’t drill a hole into your new iPhone 7. This is a very very bad idea:

It’s said that the best camera is the one you have on you, and more often than not, that’s your smartphone. Phones are ubiquitous, and portable, but even the newest and greatest ones can only capture so much. DJI wants its new Mavic Pro drone to be the sort of thing you could carry with you anywhere—toss it into a backpack, a suitcase, or maybe even a really big pocket—and capture the selfies and envy-inducing Instagram shots of tomorrow.

Earlier this month, Apple unveiled the new (and slightly improved) Apple Watch. The new version is waterproof and comes in new materials, but it still has roughly the same size, battery life, and screen quality. Even still, Apple is looking to bring new functionalities to the second version of the watch, according to a report from Bloomberg—some of which are rather difficult to believe.

Twitter must feel like Cinderella right about now.