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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
DoorDash is using custom aircraft for drone deliveries.

We don’t know when (or where) DoorDash Air will start piloting deliveries in its launch location of Northern California, but we do now have our first look at the purpose-built drone systems it’ll be using. It features six slow-spinning propellers, and at cruising delivery height it reportedly emits a noise comparable to that of a passing car.

The DoorDash Air delivery drone, viewed from above.
Its a bird! It’s a plane! …no wait, it’s my takeout.
Image: DoorDash
Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Tinder’s Group Hangouts feature lets you date with your whole friend group.

You can invite two or more friends to your group and match with other friend groups based on your interests, which starts a new group chat. Group Hangouts are rolling out starting today in the US. Bloomberg says Tinder’s also working on a “group planning tool” to help groups set up in-person gatherings.

A promo image for Tinder’s Group Hangouts feature
Image: Tinder
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Nanoleaf launches an MCP server to let Claude and ChatGPT control your smart lights.

The company says this will allow users to interact with lighting from their AI chatbot of choice using natural language, such as “make my room feel like sunset.” It also lets developers and advanced users link Nanoleaf lights with live weather APIs, custom webhooks, and third-party web services to respond to things like changes in the weather and calendar appointments.

Setup guides are available now at nanoleaf.me, with pre-built integrations coming in October.

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Image: Nanoleaf
Potato by air

The day the dads in my neighborhood discovered drone delivery

Nathan Edwards
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Shure’s next gaming mic gives players and streamers more control.

The Gen 2 version of Shure’s MV6 USB Gaming Microphone carries forward the original’s Auto Level Mode and Real-Time Denoiser but makes both features adjustable so you can dial in how loud your voice is in the mix and how much background din is heard. For $169, the MV6 Gen 2 also includes a longer 2-meter USB-C cable and introduces a new all-white color option.

<em>The Shure MV6 USB Gaming Microphone Gen 2 is now available in an all-white color option.</em>
<em>The original black color option is still available.</em>
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The Shure MV6 USB Gaming Microphone Gen 2 is now available in an all-white color option.
Image: Shure
The Sonos Ace Ultra are the headphones Sonos should have made the first time

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With better sound, better ANC, and Wi-Fi audio streaming, the Ace Ultra are finally worthy of the Sonos name.

John Higgins