Pokémon TCG: Latest Mega Evolution Booster Bundles Drop to All-Time Low Prices at Amazon - IGN
As ever, Pokémon TCG continues to go from strength to strength in 2026, with the recently released Mega Evolution expansion Pitch Black being a certified hit, and the highly anticipated 30th Celebration set incoming in September (if you’re lucky enough to secure preorders — good luck with that). While all eyes are on the future of the massive TCG, especially with prices on the resale market as expensive as ever, now is the perfect time to have a little look back at some of the other Mega Evolution expansions from earlier this year, and see what’s what, and whether there are any better deals to be had compared to when they first released.
What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program? - theverge.com
Apple’s new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a relatively low monthly payment. The company promises you won’t pay more than the full price of the device over the course of the one- to three-year lease, and in some cases, you’ll pay hundreds of dollars less.
MCP just got its biggest update ever — here’s what changes for AI agents - VentureBeat
The Model Context Protocol, the open standard that has quietly become the connective tissue between AI agents and the world's software, is getting its largest update since Anthropic released it twenty months ago — a sweeping architectural revision that its maintainers and backers say finally makes agentic AI ready for massive enterprise production deployments. The update, released today under the stewardship of the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), a directed fund under the Linux Foundation, finalizes MCP's transition to a fully stateless architecture, hardens its authentication model against a known class of attacks, establishes a formal 12-month deprecation policy, and graduates two headline capabilities — interactive server-rendered interfaces and long-running asynchronous tasks — into official protocol extensions.
Preorders Are Live for Hasbro’s The Legend of Zelda Figures – Here’s Where You Can Grab Them - IGN
Hasbro has revealed a brand-new lineup of The Legend of Zelda figures, including Link, Princess Zelda, and Ganondorf. And while they're not set to be released until May 1 next year, preorders are already live for each of them at select retailers.