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Initially exclusive to Pixel 7 and newer devices, VPN by Google expanded to older Pixel models in June, but the Pixel Tablet was left out—until now.
For a brief time, the Pixel Tablet had access, even…
Toyota spokesperson Jan might soon be looking skyward during commercials thanks to the Japan-based company's partnership with California's Joby Aviation.
In early November, leaders from both businesses celebrated a successful test fligh…
It has somehow been nearly five years since work from home became such a norm (for obvious reasons) and companies are still competing to be glared at on your screen come 9AM Monday. Often, this involves copying each other's ideas because…
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is still a couple of months away, but a new leak from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website, first spotted by 91Mobiles, has given us a major sneak peek of what to expect. While a few of these sp…
Back in October, Microsoft announced that come November, it would be able to finally start selling Xbox games via its app on Android devices. This, as The Verge points out, has not yet happened. Now Xbox president Sarah Bond has taken to s…
CRKD’s Nitro Deck turned my OLED Switch into an OLED Switch Lite, in a way. The Nitro Deck’s lightweight frame added chunkier grips to both sides of the screen, a more logical USB-C charging passthrough and substantial triggers, it felt li…
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What is it? The latest in virtual aviation that includes the highest-fidelity recreation of our planet in any videogame to date
Expect to pay: $70/£70
Developer: Asobo Studio
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Reviewed on: Ry…
Despite the nearly seven-year delay between the release of the first commercial foldable phone and now, Apple is expected to release its own folding iPhone eventually.
We've seen rumors about a supposed iPhone Flip for years now, but th…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday is going to be a fantastic time to buy a MacBook. Whether you’re looking for a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, you’re bound to find some killer Black Friday MacBook deals that reduce prices to lower than they’ve…
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said on Thursday it has issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink for operating in the country without a license.
Starlink, the satellite unit …
The US is planning new curbs on chip exports to slow China's AI development, multiple reports say.
It could blacklist 200 Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, Wired reported.
Targeting Chinese…
India-based audio platform Pocket FM has more than 200,000 hours of content on the service. However, the company’s CEO, Rohan Nayak, believes that the platform still has room to grow in terms of creating original content and expanding its …
Raspberry Pi is better known for its single-board computer with a ton of ports sticking out. The most recent of which is the Raspberry Pi 5, which was introduced in September 2023.
These small computers are perfect for the education mar…
Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds.
"LinkedIn simply does not have content interesting and appealing …
I have mad love for ultra short-throw (UST) projectors, which can park right next to the wall instead of mounting awkwardly in a ceiling or elsewhere. They can splash a 100-inch (or larger!) image on that wall. And in the case of the Xgimi…
Bluesky is bigger than ever. But as the upstart social media service surges, the platform is facing some growing pains. Among them: The influx of new users has opened up new opportunities for scammers and impersonators hoping to capitalize…
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OPPO unveils a non-Pro version of the Pad 3, powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 8350 chip, featuring an octa-core CPU.
It’s the first tablet to feature the Dimensity 8350, offering up to 1…
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OPPO unveils a non-Pro version of the Pad 3, powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 8350 chip, featuring an octa-core CPU.
It’s the first tablet to feature the Dimensity 8350, offering up to 1…
With launch of its Mate 70 and foldable Mate X6 smartphones, Huawei unveiled its latest mobile OS that it says no longer uses any Android open-source code, Bloomberg reported. HarmonyOS Next was supposedly built entirely in-house as part…
If you ask Drake, Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us isn't as popular as it seems. The Canadian rapper has filed a petition in New York's Supreme Court, accusing Universal Music Group of using bots and paying Spotify, Apple and other entities …
There is a new way to access ChatGPT on Apple’s iPhone and iPad. As reported by MacRumors, the latest version of the ChatGPT app makes it even easier to access the app’s SearchGPT feature.
ChatGPT, a sophisticated AI chatbot developed b…
Using multiple drivers in a set of wired in-ear monitors is now standard practice, but the technique is relatively new to the wireless earbuds world. And for the first time — that we know of — Noble Audio has installed five drivers into ea…
Household brand LG has developed an electric vehicle battery component that's a hundred times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
But don't let the size fool you, as the material can prevent EV fires "like a fuse" by blocking "th…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China for the third time this year.
Cook attended discussions focused on supply chain and trade issues, per Bloomberg.
China is one of Apple's largest producers and most i…
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Sony is working on a portable version of the PlayStation 5. This comes hot on the heels of news from Microsoft that a portable Xbox is being worked on, and of course ahead of the imminent announceme…
Apple, which avoided the ad business for years, might finally be getting serious about it.
Or will they? Google would like to know.
You can see how Google strategists are gaming out Apple's ad ambitions in a newly …
TCL has tossed its hat into the portable projector ring with its new Projector A1, a Google TV-powered device that also works as a standalone stereo Bluetooth speaker. It’s available now for $499, making it one of the more affordable pro…
President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk will co-lead a Department of Government Efficiency, prompting a fresh exodus of users from X, formerly known as Twitter.
Big-name celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis …
Rumors of a potential Galaxy S25 Slim have been swirling for a while now, with more evidence emerging, drops at a time, from various leakers. Now, another leak suggests the upcoming model might have more in its favor than just a slim des…
Apple’s AirTag is a fantastic device for keeping track of your possessions, but most of us don’t have a stockpile of CR2032 batteries lying around for when your tracker goes kaput. Fans have hoped the next iteration of the AirTag would com…
AI leaders are rethinking data-heavy training for large language models.
Traditional models scale linearly with data, but this approach may hit a dead end.
Smaller, more efficient models and new trainin…
Swami Sivasubramanian is the VP of AI and Data at Amazon Web Services.
He shares how while AI may cause short-term job displacement, it offers long-term productivity gains.
He suggests that workers use …
It’ll soon be possible to replace the speakers in recent MacBook Pro models without having to replace the entire top case, as has long been the procedure. A memo seen by Macrumors reportedly informed Apple Stores and Authorized Service P…
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Google reportedly showcased its new "Even Dimmer" mode for Android 16 in its first Developer Preview.
The feature will let users drop their display's brightness far lower than usual but throu…
YouTube has reportedly started rolling out a new AI-empowered translation feature for its content creators, one that will automatically redub a video’s contents into one of nine languages without changing the speaker’s voice.
Accordin…
The Federation Internationale de Football Association, colloquially known as FIFA, and Mythical Games have partnered for “FIFA Rivals,” a new mobile football video game to be released on iOS and Android.
According to an official descrip…
Plex is redesigning almost every aspect of its user experience. But instead of dropping the new Plex on unsuspecting customers, with no way back to the previous version, users can opt in to be part of a preview beta community so they can s…
OpenAI is considering making a web browser, sources told The Information.
The browser would be integrated with ChatGPT, according to the report.
Google is doubling down on AI for search, too, starting o…
According to a new report from Artificial Analysis, OpenAI’s flagship large language model for ChatGPT, GPT-4o, has significantly regressed in recent weeks, putting the state-of-the-art model’s performance on par with the far smaller, and …
Scientists recently achieved a breakthrough in atmospheric water harvesting that they say could generate a gallon of water per day from dry Las Vegas air using nothing more than a square meter — about 3 square feet — of space. In more hu…
Spotify is expanding its audiobook selection thanks to a deal with publisher Bloomsbury, adding over 1,000 books from authors like Sarah J Maas, Alan Moore and Ann Patchett. The new titles are arriving just a day after Spotify introduced…
Instagram is testing a new feature which allows people to completely remove all the content being recommended to them.
Its "reset" tool - which it says will be available globally "soon" - effectively cleanses a user's feed of content …
The Windows 11 24H2 update had already been giving users a real headache with problems such as bugs for visual layouts and flaws for certain wallpaper apps. And now, as Microsoft confirms in a support document, some people without admini…
Jasper is a marketing platform that provides AI-driven strategies to its clients.
The company is using emerging tech to target businesses interested in AI-based marketing products.
This article is part …
Solar farms have been at the forefront of the transition to sustainable energy, but one recent report detailed an unexpected benefit of theirs.
Solar Quarter summarized a policy paper published by The Nature Conservancy and SolarPower E…
One of the great strengths of ChatGPT is its ability to aid in creative writing. ChatGPT’s latest large language model, GPT-4o, has received a bit of a performance boost, OpenAI announced Wednesday. Users can reportedly expect “more natu…
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
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South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth 58 billion won ($41.5 million) at the ti…
OpenAI and non-profit partner Common Sense Media have launched a free training course for teachers aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, the organizations said on Wednesday.
The move comes as OpenAI is st…
Sony has rolled out a new PS Portal update, which allows players to bypass their PS5 consoles and stream games directly from the PS Plus catalog. The cloud streaming portion of the update is currently in beta, and only available to PS Plus…