The Morning After: Is Google’s Pixel 9 worth buying?

There’s a lot of power in the notion of the default: The obvious, sensible choice you won’t get picked on for making. Until now, the default choice for an Android flagship is whatever model of Galaxy Samsung is stamping out this year. Sam Rutherford has been using , and he feels the winds of change are blowing. This may be the first time a Google handset has well and truly taken the lead as the default choice.

What has pulled the Pixel 9 out from under Samsung’s shadow is the better industrial design, with its utterly gorgeous look and feel. That, combined with class-leading cameras, a great display and all of Google’s newfangled AI smarts, makes it a winning handset. , but the list of downsides is so short you’ll have to make an effort not to buy one right now.

— Dan Cooper

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We may see them launch on September 17

Snap is reportedly gearing up to . The last pair released, in 2021, had limited availability and only lasted 30 minutes on a charge. It’s thought the latest pair has addressed many of the hardware issues inherent in the last model, but it still may not be ready for wide sale.

In the battle between common sense and money, the latter wins.

Peloton’s financial doldrums mean the company is looking for any and every way to get more cash in the door. Even if that means further alienating users it could otherwise rely upon for some of that sweet, sweet subscription revenue. . Don’t you just love the smell of being nickeled-and-dimed even when you’re buying second-hand?

The second patient saw less thread retraction.

Neuralink says the second patient in its human trials has had a more successful implant experience than the first. — connective threads pulling away from the brain — in its latest test. It’s hoped this will, if successful over the long term, offer more communication and connectivity for patients with accessibility needs.

The founder of Autonomy and Darktrace was 59.

Mike Lynch, founder of Autonomy and Darktrace, . Lynch was with his family on a yacht that capsized on Monday in a violent storm.