Samsung's getting ready to announce some new tablets, which means a new Galaxy event that will take place on September 4. While the brand doesn't give much away in terms of what to expect, we've been seeing rumors and leaks pop up over the past few months that indicate we could be in for some exciting products.

On Wednesday, the FDA approved the new round of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax for use by seniors over the age of 65. But for anyone younger than that, the FDA approval only mentions  people who have “at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.” It also removed one option for children entirely, revoking the Pfizer vaccine’s emergency use authorization for children under 5.Shortly after the FDA announced the new guidelines, a report from The Washington Post said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ousted its director, Susan Monarez. That was confirmed in a post on X by the Department of Health and Human Services, which is now led by longtime anti-vaccine crusader, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. However, Mark Zaid, who said he is one of the lawyers representing Monarez, responded by posting, “Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign,” and the following statement:Statement from Mark S. Zaid & Abbe David LowellCounsel for CDC Director Susan MonarezAugust 27, 2025 – 7:03 pm ETFirst it was independent advisory committees and career experts. Then it was the dismissal of seasoned scientists. Now, Secretary Kennedy and HHS have set their sights on weaponizing public health for political gain and putting millions of American lives at risk.When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted. Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor received notification from the White House that she has been fired, and as a person of integrity and devoted to science, she will not resign. The Post says Monarez was “pressed for days” by Kennedy about whether she would support reworking the FDA’s policies. The Post reports that “at least three top CDC officials” have announced plans to resign, including Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and Debra Houry, chief medical officer.After previewing the update in May, the government removed healthy pregnant people and children from its list of people recommended to receive the covid vaccine, which CNN reports has already prevented some people from getting vaccinated.In a tweet, Kennedy claims the actions will “keep vaccines available to people who want them, especially the vulnerable,” however, they could now require millions of Americans to prove they are at risk, putting an additional hurdle in the way of getting vaccinated.The New York Times reports that an upcoming CDC decision could impact availability and access at drugstore sites, as laws in some states require the CDC’s recommendation for pharmacy staff to administer the shots. As we noted last month, Kennedy recently fired 17 people from the federal committee (ACIP) responsible for making vaccine recommendations.

When it comes to PC gaming, many players aspire to own a 4K-capable gaming PC. 4K is often treated as the ultimate gaming experience, saturating your eyes with pixels so that you can tell yourself that you've finally made it. To me, however, 4K gaming is a niche I still don't care about. 1440p is the best resolution for gaming for a host of reasons, and I value things like a better and larger monitor much more than the jump to 4K. It also doesn't hurt that building a 1440p gaming rig is far cheaper than a 4K one.

It's no secret that you can make a Raspberry Pi NAS. We've written guides on the topic before, and we've even covered the common mistakes newcomers should avoid while setting one up. However, if you're building a NAS, you'll want a high-quality case to accompany it. That way, you'll have an enclosure for the board and your drives, keeping the dust out.

Unlimited lives. Unlimited ammo. A never-ending arsenal of weapons. The ability to fly, phase through walls, teleport, or one-shot anyone you see. Video games might never have given us all these abilities in their vanilla versions, but their cheat codes certainly have. That's the beauty of cheat codes — they've always been tiny little nudges and winks from the devs, saying "hey, if you're done having all the legal fun, go crazy with these cheats".

Tech marketing is a minefield of actual specifications that matter, peppered with irrelevant technical-sounding lingo that doesn't have any bearing on the actual user experience. Beginners and novices may easily mistake the latter for the former, but some aspects, like the significance of gold-plated cable connectors, have been around for so long that even experienced buyers may inadvertently prefer these unnecessarily pricier cables for the fear of sacrificing performance or missing out on durability.

Microsoft has fired two employees that were involved in a sit-in protest in vice chair and president Brad Smith’s office. Software engineers Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle were both dismissed today, after being part of a group of seven protesters that managed to get inside Smith’s office in Building 34 yesterday. Microsoft was forced to temporarily lock down its executive building. The protesters live streamed themselves on Twitch entering Smith’s office, and demanded that the company cut ties with the Israeli government. Microsoft employees Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli were both arrested during the incident, alongside former Microsoft employees Vaniya Agrawal, Hossam Nasr, and Joe Lopez. A former Google employee and another tech worker were also arrested.An unnamed Microsoft spokesperson told GeekWire that the two employees were terminated “following serious breaches of company policies and our code of conduct.” Microsoft refused to provide an attributable statement to The Verge.Hours after the protesters were arrested, Brad Smith then held an emergency press conference in his office. Seated on the edge of his desk, Smith addressed a group of reporters and viewers on a YouTube live stream. Smith said that Microsoft is “committed to ensuring its human rights principles and contractual terms of service are upheld in the Middle East.” He said the company launched an investigation earlier this month after The Guardian reported that Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform was being used for surveillance of Palestinians.Hattle was previously arrested during protests at Microsoft’s headquarters last week, where Redmond police arrested 20 people after a group took over a plaza at Microsoft’s headquarters to protest against the company’s contracts with Israel. Protestors at Microsoft’s campus set up a “Liberated Zone” encampment, and poured red paint over a Microsoft sign on campus.The latest protests were organized by No Azure for Apartheid, a group of current and former Microsoft workers who are demanding that the company cut its ties with the Israeli government. The group has carried out a variety of protests in recent months, with the latest disruptions escalating to the homes and offices of Microsoft executives.

Phew. Well, that's a relief. A little while ago, Microsoft announced that it was investigating reported SSD issues. People claimed that the latest Windows 11 update would render an SSD unrecognizable if you attempted to move at least 50GB of data to a drive that was 60% full or more. Microsoft then opened communications for anyone suffering the same issue to step forward...but it seems nobody actually did.

Optimizing the home network begins with making tweaks to ensure it delivers performance and reliability to all your devices. After all, everyone wants to enjoy snappier browsing, faster downloads, and lower latency for gaming. Several people, including yours truly, are guilty of tinkering with every possible setting in the home router and modem to boost the home network, achieving most of that, if not all of it. While that may work for a while, eventually things break, like UPnP,file sharing, smart device connectivity, and, in the worst case, internet connectivity.

Maybe those little AI sparkles are bursting out of a trifold phone? Maybe? Apple isn’t the only tech company to send out launch event invitations this week. If you’re keeping score at home, September is actually next week somehow, and Samsung is sneaking a virtual Unpacked in on September 4th before Apple hosts its annual iPhone event the following week. But it’s not just a convenient date to try and steal a little bit of Apple’s thunder — it’s the day before IFA kicks off in Berlin. Related: the event starts at 5:30AM ET / 11:30AM CET.The event invite doesn’t give much away about what Samsung intends to announce. But if you’re an optimist like me who’s still hoping for a trifold announcement this year, doesn’t it look like that cube-type-shape is unfolding in more than one way? Wouldn’t IFA be a cool place to launch a trifold? I’m gonna hold out hope, but to be honest, I probably won’t watch the event live since it’s at 2:30AM PT. But if you’re planning to watch live at a more civilized hour, you’ll find the stream at Samsung.com and Samsung’s YouTube channel.

You may already be familiar with titles becoming "free to keep" on Steam, alongside demos that give you a taster of what the full version has in store. However, there is a rare variant that combines the two: a free period during which you can try the game before it reverts to a paid title at a later date. These usually come with a discount for purchasing the game, which is great if you enjoyed what you played and want to keep going.

When most people think of setting up a home security system, investing in an NVR (Network Video Recorder) comes to mind. With 4K streams and multiple cameras, it feels like an essential requirement to store mountains of data. So when I was looking at upgrading my home surveillance system, it was predictably something I was keeping an eye out for. That's until I discovered Frigate. It turns out there's a better way to handle security footage. After putting it through a thorough test, I can confirm that Frigate is the self-hosted solution that does practically everything better than an NVR, and that's what you need to consider. Here's why.