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Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro lineup owners are going on two years of having a thermometer built into their device. My question is, is anyone still using it? I had no idea that Google thought so many people needed to check the temperature of certain surfaces and their forehead so often. When we ⊠Continued
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Rejoice, two of the biggest contributors to the AI movie trailer problem on YouTube have been taken down. Read more âș
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One developer tells MIT Technology Review that AI tools weaken the coding instincts he used to have. And beyond that, "It's just not fun sitting there with my work being done for me." But is AI making coders faster? "After speaking to more than 30 developers, technology executives, analysts, and researchers, MIT Technology Review found that the picture is not as straightforward as it might seem..." For some developers on... Read more âș
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The Department of Homeland Security is now reviewing the social media of some visa applicants, causing delays in processing for some foreign workers. Read more âș
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Valve has begun the final phase of its plan to end Steam support for 32-bit versions of Windows, with a December Steam client update that changes how the platform runs on modern systems. Read more âș
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The Justice Department released new documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Read more âș
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Archive.org now has a page with "the raw analog waveform and the reconstructed digital tape image (analog.tap), read at the Computer History Museum's Shustek Research Archives on 19 December 2025 by Al Kossow using a modified tape reader and analyzed with Len Shustek's readtape tool." A Berlin-based retrocomputing enthusiast has created a page with the contents of the tape ready for bootstrapping, "including a tar file of the filesystem," and... Read more âș
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After 18,000 hours of simulated use, RTINGS' longevity test reveals fascinating insights into the TVs that dominate our markets today. While OLED has clearly overcome its reliability woes to become the least vulnerable panel type, LCDs with local dimming are still competitive and fare better than their unified-backlight brethren. Read more âș
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Newly released documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein probe reveal some of the high-profile figures who rubbed elbows with the financier. Read more âș
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Faraway road trips just got a lot easier, at least for the passengers. Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between the two Japanese conglomerates created to produce electric vehicles, announced that its Afeela EV will come with PS Remote Play. While playing video games in a car may be a niche feature, it means drivers will have something to do when parked, and passengers can chip away at their favorite... Read more âș
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Back in October, tipster Digital Chat Station shared specs of a compact OnePlus smartphone, said to arrive in the first half of 2026. Now, DCS has shared the specs of the OnePlus 15T, which will feature a 6.3" 165Hz screen of 1.5K resolution with a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint scanner embedded. The OnePlus 15T will have a metal frame and pack a battery with a capacity of at least 7,000 mAh.... Read more âș
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New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday aimed at holding large AI developers accountable for the safety of their models. The RAISE Act establishes rules for greater transparency, requiring these companies to publish information about their safety protocols and report any incidents within 72 hours of their occurrence. It comes a few months after California adopted similar legislation. But, the penalties aren't going to be nearly as steep... Read more âș
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Gone are the days when Netflix was the only streaming app you needed. Thankfully, on a Roku smart TV, you can get by with just these five extra apps. Read more âș
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'Steel Ball Run,' the next chapter in the 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure' saga, gets a new trailer ahead of its spring premiere. Read more âș
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Fortnite will not be returning to iOS in Japan next year "as promised" because, according to Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney, Apple has allegedly launched "another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking". Read more Read more âș
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China has brought online a national experimental research network designed to support experimentation on future network designs and to improve data transmission quality. Read more âș
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While every site you've ever visited in 2025 seems intent on summarising your year even for things you absolutely don't need to be summarised (the cards I completed in Asana this year? Uh, no thanks), there's one wrapped message you probably won't be getting this year: Xbox. Read more Read more âș
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The Trump Administration was legally required to release all documents related to federal investigations of Jeffrey Epstein by Friday, with only limited grounds for withholding documents and full explanations required for any redactions. They did not do this. Or anything close to it. The Justice Department released several thousand documents Friday, but top officials acknowledged [âŠ] Read more âș
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GenAI and LLMs almost got a soft pass to enter the Nebula Awards, but the sci-fi/fantasy writing community shut that down. Read more âș
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If you still haven't bought into the Steam Deck craze, it'll cost you a little extra to take the plunge now since Valve is only offering OLED models. Valve announced in a note on its Steam Deck page that it's "no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model," adding that "once sold out, it will no longer be available." As of this article's publishing, the $399 Steam Deck with... Read more âș
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It was earlier this year when Meta announced the Conversation Focus feature for its AI glasses. This week, that feature is detailed to be rolling out in the Early Access Program for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses in the US and Canada. If you didnât hear about this, the AI glasses amplify the voice of the person youâre talking ⊠Continued Read the original post: Meta AI Glasses Get... Read more âș
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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us. What do we all do next? Well, Google almost always releases the next quarterly build in beta following that ⊠Continued Read the original post: Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel... Read more âș
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All of Googleâs still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta to test out. And then this morning, ⊠Continued Read the original post: Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices... Read more âș
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Google Labs has opened the waitlist for its latest experiment, CC. CC is powered by Gemini, and after granting it access to your Google account, it will begin summarizing your upcoming day and sending you a daily email with everything on your agenda. And by everything, we mean everything. It will remind you of meetings, ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Labs Launches CC, AI-Powered Experiment That Summarizes Your... Read more âș
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The mystery second December update that arrived on Pixel phones earlier in the week remains mostly a mystery today, but at least we have factory image files for it. The new December update first popped up on Pixel devices running on Verizonâs network, with the Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 series devices all ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Confirms New December Pixel Update Read more âș
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Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel Launcher home screen worked. Because this change was not an improvement in the eyes of many, they immediately took to places like reddit to question this change by Google and ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change Read more âș
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Google is sending out $200 in credit towards the purchase of a Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro XL to eligible members, which can be combined with savings already taking place. The phones are already discounted by up to $300, meaning thereâs a free max of $500 in savings waiting for eligible buyers. Combined ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Sends Out $200 Credit Towards Pixel 10 Pro,... Read more âș
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You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end of this year. Like with all things AI, the timing hasnât quite worked out and they are instead âadjustingâ that previous timeline to a later date within 2026. Google made the short ⊠Continued Read the original post: Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a... Read more âș
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Google is pulling out all of the promos from several services to try and get you to buy one of their new Pixel 10 series phones. We saw the Google Play $200-off deal earlier in the week that stacked on top of their current holiday offers, and now, weâre seeing YouTube Premium subscribers get a ⊠Continued Read the original post: YouTube Premium Kicking 40% Off Pixel 10 for Subscribers Read more âș
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Galaxy owners, specifically those with a Galaxy S25 model or one of Samsungâs latest foldables (Z Fold 7, Flip 7), can snag the latest December security patch that is now rolling out. Inside, Samsungâs changelog lists the December patch, but nothing else. If you happen to stumble across something new, feel free to let us ⊠Continued Read the original post: December Update Hits Numerous Samsung Galaxy Devices Read more âș
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