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The tech news in cartoons — September 21, 2026

28 comics from the day's tech news — the single-panel cartoon and the full three-panel strip for each.

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok

ScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripScrollEd wants to turn textbooks into TikTok — comic strip

When your homework is more engaging than your math lesson.

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One mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it?

One mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it? — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripOne mobile number, two phones: What is iPhone handoff and which carriers support it? — comic strip

Handoff: Now you can seamlessly switch between your work and personal mixes.

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Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator

Google's Open Agentic Orchestrator — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripGoogle's Open Agentic Orchestrator — comic strip

When the AI conductor can't hear the orchestra.

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Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble

Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripKojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble — comic strip

We're not in trouble, we're just taking our time to perfect the next MGS.

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TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough?

TechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough? — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripTechCrunch Mobility: How do we know when an AV is safe enough? — comic strip

When in doubt, read the manual.

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No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.

No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown. — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripNo one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown. — comic strip

Jensen Huang: 'There's a 0% chance AI will outsmart me in a tech conference room'

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New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads

New California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripNew California law will penalize influencers who don’t disclose political ads — comic strip

Even in the digital age, some still struggle to see through the screen.

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Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’

Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’ — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripTrump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’ — comic strip

In the era of AI, our commander-in-chief reaches for the operator.

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No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history

No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripNo Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history — comic strip

After a two-year silence, the only question is whether the podcast's return will be as legendary as the punk music it covers.

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Which major chatbot apps work with CarPlay?

Which major chatbot apps work with CarPlay? — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripWhich major chatbot apps work with CarPlay? — comic strip

Now you can talk to your phone and still feel like an option away from boredom.

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These are the first five Googlebook laptops

These are the first five Googlebook laptops — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripThese are the first five Googlebook laptops — comic strip

When Google’s answer to the PC market is as generic as everyone else’s.

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Grab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80

Full 3-panel stripGrab an Xbox controller and a $50 Xbox gift card together for just $80 — comic strip

Newegg is hosting a bundle that includes Microsoft’s wireless Xbox controller (in black) and a $50 digital Xbox gift card together for $80. Given that this model typically sits around $50 to $60 depending on the color you want, this is a fantastic value since it essentially knocks its price down to

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Wired vs. wireless internet: Which should you choose for your home?

Wired vs. wireless internet: Which should you choose for your home? — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripWired vs. wireless internet: Which should you choose for your home? — comic strip

Both wired and wireless: equally untethered from common sense.

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Exfiltrate Your Weights

Full 3-panel stripExfiltrate Your Weights — comic strip

Comments

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Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me

Full 3-panel stripMeta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me — comic strip

The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.

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A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie

Full 3-panel stripA24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie — comic strip

After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash started, and V/H/S: SCP already appears to be on s

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Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal

Full 3-panel stripTech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal — comic strip

Saturday morning President Trump announced he's creating an AI task force and appointing an AI czar, reports Politico. "I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS," Trump wrote Saturday in what Politico earlier described as "a lengthy Truth Social pos

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A great new video game movie

Full 3-panel stripA great new video game movie — comic strip

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about […]

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Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve

Full 3-panel stripAgentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve — comic strip

High time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg

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Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force

Full 3-panel stripTrump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force — comic strip

Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.

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AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth

Full 3-panel stripAI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth — comic strip

Report says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap

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Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack

Full 3-panel stripNonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack — comic strip

Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.

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A small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline

Full 3-panel stripA small but growing number of founders are betting on bringing people together offline — comic strip

Brynn Putnam and Tristan Walker have already done something that most founders only dream about: created companies so compelling that bigger outfits bought them. Putnam, a trained ballerina with a small chain of boutique studios, built the connected-fitness company Mirror and sold it to Lululemon fo

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Wired vs. wireless charging: Which is better for battery health?

Full 3-panel stripWired vs. wireless charging: Which is better for battery health? — comic strip

Wireless charging offers convenience, to be sure, but how does it affect your battery over time? And is it a problem if your phone heats up?

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Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening

Full 3-panel stripForget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happening — comic strip

AI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, widely available AI chatbots are already helping uncover a tidal wave of security flaws.

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Could AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered.

Full 3-panel stripCould AI really kill us all? Your questions, answered. — comic strip

On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables event for subscribers that asked the question everyone’s asking right now: Could AI really kill us all? But attendees had so many more questions than we had time to answer in the 30 minute session. So we asked our senior AI editor Will Do

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How to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PC

How to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PC — one-panel cartoon
Full 3-panel stripHow to join a FaceTime call with your Android phone or Windows PC — comic strip

When FaceTime becomes the universal language, even non-Apple devices must learn to speak it.

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OpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems

Full 3-panel stripOpenAI forms math advisory group as its AI resolves more than 100 open problems — comic strip

The group won't be given leeway to slow down or redirect OpenAI's ongoing mathematical research.

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