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Before it began slowly trickling out Alexa+ to users at the start of February, Amazon promised a smarter, more conversational assistant. It turned out the reality was more complicated, and, more than anything, Alexa+ in its current state is a showcase of the limitations of generative AI. Of course, that's not stopping Amazon from iterating on the digital assistant. During its "Devices and Services" event on Tuesday, Amazon announced a host of Alexa+ updates, with many of them enabling new integrations along
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Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies. Read more ›
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Affordable Care Act subsides and Medicaid funding are at the center of October's government shutdown. Read more ›
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iFixit today disassembled the AirPods Pro 3, giving us a look at what's inside and how the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ have changed in comparison to the AirPods Pro 2. Apple designed the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ with a new foam-infused tip, and the design change is mainly visible under a microscope. You can see a small layer of foam at the top of the earbud where it meets the ear. The... Read more ›
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As of 12:01 am ET, the US federal government has been shut down. Workers deemed “nonessential” are staying at home, meaning that many government functions (like national parks) will be closed because of a lack of staff. “Essential” workers, ranging from soldiers to air traffic controllers, will be working even after money for their paychecks […] Read more ›
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits. Read more ›
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The confusion comes from multiple apps with the same Copilot name. Internal audio shows what Microsoft plans to do about it. Read more ›
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Microsoft has increased the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, along with a shake up of its tiers. Read more Read more ›
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This year's Rolliefest in New York City showcased luxury watches, including brands like Rolex, Cartier, and Hermès. Read more ›
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Tesla's lease pricing increases come after the expiration of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as a result of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more ›
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The White House wants to move at least 50% of U.S.-bound chip production into the United States, but Taiwan says no. Read more ›
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Could this meeting have been an email? Last week, when news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had ordered hundreds of generals from around the world to gather at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, this week, it set off fevered speculation about the possible reason for the unprecedented gathering. After the meeting, it’s […] Read more ›
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TrumpRx will connect people to companies' direct-to-consumer programs, but experts caution that many people are unlikely to save money from it. Read more ›
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Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced at $29.99 per month instead of $19.99 — a 50 percent increase. Microsoft is attempting to justify the price hike with a variety of upgrades […] Read more ›
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called for the US military to embrace a more hardcore culture, much like AT&T CEO John Stankey did in August. Read more ›
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T-Mobile just announced that its T-Satellite with Starlink service now integrates with several apps. These include AllTrails, AccuWeather, X, WhatsApp and several others. Certain native apps also now integrate with the service, like Google Messages, Apple Music and Samsung's weather app. It's important to note that users won't always have access to the full app experience here, as satellite connectivity is limited. Some features may be limited and everything is... Read more ›
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World Liberty Financial will offer a debit card in thee latest addition to Trump family's crypto empire. Read more ›
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The UK government has issued a new request for Apple to provide access to encrypted iCloud user data, the Financial Times reports. The report reveals that, in early September, the UK Home Office demanded that Apple creates a way for officials to access encrypted ‌iCloud‌ backups. Unlike its previous order, the latest request focuses on the ‌iCloud‌ data of British citizens specifically. The demand is designed to aid law enforcement... Read more ›
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Paradox and The Chinese Room have revealed the voice cast performing in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, the action role-playing game which is barely a month away now. The game releases on 21st October. Read more Read more ›
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Apple released iOS 26 in mid-September, bringing a range of new features and changes to iPhones across the globe. But not all of the included improvements have been showcased with Apple's typical fanfare, and many are likely to have been overlooked. Below, we've highlighted 26 lesser known additions and enhancements that could potentially change how you use your iPhone on a daily basis. Got any favorite iOS 26 tips we... Read more ›
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Microsoft has ended access to its data centers for a unit of the Israeli military that helped power a massive surveillance operation against Palestinian civilians, according to a report by The Guardian. The company says that the country's spy agency has violated its terms of service. This surveillance system collected millions of phone calls made by Palestinian civilians every day in Gaza and the West Bank. The massive trove of... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order finalizing some of the terms of a deal to bring TikTok's US business under American control. The new TikTok entity will be owned by a group of US-based investors, while ByteDance will maintain a smaller stake in the new company and keep the app's algorithm. TikTok has faced more than a year of uncertainty about its future in the United States since... Read more ›
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Alphabet will pay President Donald Trump $22 million as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against the company over the suspension of various YouTube accounts following the January 6 riot at the US capital, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The suit includes other plaintiffs whose YouTube channels were banned that will split an additional $2.5 million in settlement payouts. Trump filed the suit... Read more ›
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Amazon is making two additions to its lineup of writing tablets: the Kindle Scribe 3, and the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft. The company showed off the new ereaders at its fall hardware event in New York. The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the first time Amazon has added a full-color display to its notebook-like ereader. According to the company, the full-color display is meant to look crisp but "subtle," without the harsh... Read more ›
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Setting your PlayStation 5 as your primary console ensures other users on that system can access your digital games and PlayStation Plus benefits. This includes offline access to your library and shared access for other local profiles on the same device. This guide explains how to enable Console Sharing and Offline Play on your PS5, along with tips to manage your account and avoid common issues. After all, sharing is... Read more ›
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Snap is imposing a new storage limit on Snapchat's Memories feature, which has racked up impressive numbers since its introduction in 2016. According to Snap, users have saved more than one trillion Memories across its platform, and it's now introducing "Memories Storage Plans" for users who exceed 5GB of Memories. In a press release, Snap detailed that the introductory storage plan allows up to 100GB of storage for Memories for... Read more ›
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Google is expanding access to YouTube Premium features like faster playback speeds and high-quality audio to more types of devices. Most people subscribe to YouTube Premium to remove ads from YouTube and access to YouTube Music, but Google also includes a variety of "power-user" features that give subscribers more granular control over their viewing or listening experience. Now those features will be available in more places. YouTube Premium's faster playback... Read more ›
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Nintendo recently announced that the next mainline Fire Emblem game is coming in 2026, and it looks like the company has another take on the popular strategy series to tide you over while you wait. Fire Emblem Shadows is a new mobile spin-off that combines the series' tactics gameplay with some of the social dedication mechanics popularized by games like Among Us, and it's available to download now. Shadows follows... Read more ›
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Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's President and Chief Operating Officer, is stepping down on December 31, 2025, according to Nintendo. Bowser's leadership responsibilities will now be split between two executives: Devon Pritchard, NoA's Executive Vice President of Revenue, Marketing and Consumer Experience, will take over as President, and Satoru Shibata, the current Corporate Director and Managing Executive Director, will act as the company's CEO. Bowser first joined Nintendo in 2015... Read more ›
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The National Labor Relations Board has withdrawn "many of the claims" it made against Apple in relation to the cases brought in 2021 by former employees Ashley Gjøvik and Cher Scarlett, according to Bloomberg. In particular, it dismissed an allegation that Apple CEO Tim Cook violated workers' rights when he sent an all-staff email that year, which said "people who leak confidential information do not belong" in the company. Cook... Read more ›
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