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We’ve been hearing for some time that Apple is working on a version of the Apple Watch SE with a plastic shell to offer a cheaper and more kid-friendly option, but it seems bringing that vision to life is a bit more complicated than expected. After Apple’s September event last year came and went with no new Apple Watch SE announced, Mark Gurman reported that the team had run into some “cost and quality” challenges with the plastic design, but that it was still happening. Now, in this week’s Power On newslet
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Tesla sales tumbled by 42% in Europe in January and February despite overall EV sales on the continent rising almost 30%. Read more ›
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Donald Trump wants the DOGE office to help find potential non-citizens on voter rolls. Read more ›
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It’s been a minute since we’ve covered Coolpad phones and we have now received an exclusive first look at the upcoming Coolpad CP12 Neo complete with its detailed specs. This budget device is expected to launch soon and it features entry-level specs. Coolpad CP12 Neo CP12 Neo features a 6.56-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel features a waterdrop notch for its 5MP front-facing... Read more ›
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“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000? Read more ›
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US chipmaker could suffer $17bn-a-year hit to business if energy efficiency rules are enforced more strictly Read more ›
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Jenner & Block on Tuesday became the latest Big Law firm to be targeted by the Trump Administration. Read more ›
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John Ratcliffe said in a Senate hearing that the use of Signal is permitted by the CIA. Read more ›
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See the evolution of Boeing's design of the F-47, a 6th generation stealth fighter jet, compared to competing NGAD concepts from Lockheed and others. Read more ›
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Top Trump officials included the editor of the Atlantic in a Signal group chat discussing plans to strike Houthis in Yemen. Read more ›
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Disney's "Snow White" didn't take off, but a "wokeness" backlash isn't the root cause. Box office analysts say it just didn't connect with audiences. Read more ›
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NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four astronauts on a voyage around the moon. The Artemis II astronauts, as well as folks following the mission preparations, will be pleased to learn that NASA […] Read more ›
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As it turns out, including a reporter in your national security leader group chat about military strikes isn't the only way to compromise sensitive information on Signal. NPR reported on Tuesday that, days after the Trump administration's preposterous and dangerous national security fumble, the Pentagon issued a warning against using the messaging app due to a phishing vulnerability. "A vulnerability has been identified in the Signal messenger application," a department-wide... Read more ›
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Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg said he's thinking about releasing the information if it's not classified. Read more ›
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One of the most notable features of the model is its context window: the AI can process up to 1 million tokens in a single go– equivalent to roughly 750,000 words, or more than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy Read more ›
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Take 20% off with our Design Within Reach coupon code, plus save up to 50% on furniture, lighting, accessories, and more with our Design Within Reach coupons. Read more ›
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The transition ends a long journey beginning back in July 2023 and a fierce competition, won by Optimism, convincing the Celo ecosystem to build with their tech. Read more ›
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Sony has announced the WF-C710N, a new pair of truly wireless earbuds that is the successor to the WF-C700N from two years ago. The WF-C710N feature improved active noise cancellation thanks to the company's new Dual Noise Sensor technology that uses two microphones on the outside to filter noise. The design has also been updated and now features touch sensitive controls instead of physical buttons. The WF-C710N have improved battery... Read more ›
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The once-iconic music-sharing platform Napster just sold for $207 million, according to reporting by CNBC. A company called Infinite Reality ponied up the cash. What could Napster offer in 2025 to warrant such a price tag? Infinite Reality CEO John Acunto says it’ll be used for marketing in the metaverse. In other words, a platform from 1999 will be used as part of a technology that seemingly peaked in 2021.... Read more ›
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Whether you're heading out to catch spring flowers or planning a big summer vacation, these tips from a photo professional will help you shoot your best images ever. Read more ›
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows may be shaping up to be the hit Ubisoft needed. On social media, the Assassin’s Creed team announced that the game, which was released on Thursday, has so far drawn in two million players. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was originally slated to come out last fall, but was delayed twice as developers worked to further polish the game and try to ensure everything would be running smoothly on... Read more ›
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While Tesla is a popular car for ride-hailing drivers employed by the likes of Uber and more, the company could soon cut out the middleman. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the company's bid for a transportation charter-party carrier permit, Bloomberg reports. The permit opens the way for Tesla to operate a ride-hailing service to compete with Uber, Lyft and other established companies. Tesla employees would drive the cars,... Read more ›
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23andMe has capped off a challenging few years by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Given the uncertainty around the future of the DNA testing company and what will happen to all of the genetic data it has collected, now is a critical time for customers to protect their privacy. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has recommended that past customers of the genetic testing business delete their information as a... Read more ›
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Apple is working on adding cameras to future Apple Watch models in order to make them function more like AI wearables, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the Power On newsletter. Gurman reports that the company “is considering adding cameras to both its standard Series watches and Ultra models,” with plans for a 2027 launch. The move would allow the Apple Watch to support AI features like Visual Intelligence, which... Read more ›
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Google has followed up an ocean's worth of leaks with the official announcement of its Pixel 9a smartphone, which will retail for $499. Possibly the biggest change to the new A-series model is in its appearance, with the removal of the camera bar on the back of the phone. In the 9a, the camera housing is "slightly domed," sitting nearly flush with the rest of the frame, giving this midrange... Read more ›
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It has been over two years since ChatGPT exploded onto the world stage and, while OpenAI has advanced it in many ways, there's still quite a few hurdles. One of the biggest issues: hallucinations, or stating false information as factual. Now, Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed its second complaint against OpenAI for such hallucinations, naming a specific instance in which ChatGPT reportedly — and wrongly — stated that a... Read more ›
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For all of the money and clout Meta has, it can’t stop the triennial emergence of a whistleblower revealing how awful its leadership is. Careless People, the tell-all memoir from former staffer Sarah Wynn-Williams is the latest, dishing plenty of dirt on the house of Zuckerberg. The book has shot to the top of The New York Times’ bestseller list despite Meta’s attempts to suppress it. Engadget’s Karissa Bell summarized... Read more ›
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Netflix has announced that it's adding support for HDR10+ streaming, on top of the existing HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats that are already offered on the streaming service. HDR10+ should offer greater visual fidelity on a per-frame basis for Netflix's frequently dark original programming. The company is enabling HDR10+ with the AV1 codec, the specification originally released in 2018 that's gradually become the standard for streaming 4K video without gobbling... Read more ›
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Fujifilm has unveiled one of the wilder cameras I've seen in awhile, the 102MP medium-format GFX100RF compact camera. Yes, you read that right — this is a carrying-around street camera with a massive sensor and fixed 35mm f4 lens (28mm full-frame equivalent) that can shoot 11,648 x 8,736 photos. If that wasn't enough, it has features we've rarely seen on compact cameras, like a built-in ND filter and dedicated aspect... Read more ›
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On May 9, AMC Theatres will start showing a sci-fi movie that was shot in Swedish but will look like it was made in English instead. Watch the Skies, which was released in its home country as UFO Sweden, had undergone "visual dubbing" with the help of artificial intelligence. An AI company called Flawless used its technology to digitally alter the film's images, making the actors look like they were... Read more ›
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