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Apple is preparing a significant change to the iPhone’s voice assistant options with iOS 26.2, but the feature will be limited to users in Japan. In the third beta of iOS 26.2, developers found new code indicating that Apple is working on allowing the Side Button—normally used to activate Siri—to instead trigger a third-party voice assistant. These references appear in Apple’s private Siri frameworks and mention actions such as “Press […]
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In his inauguration speech, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on campaign promises, pledging to "govern expansively and audaciously." Read more ›
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Costco's consistency -- from its $1.50 hot dog and drink combo to its functional shopping carts and satisfied employees -- has produced what The Atlantic calls a "cultlike loyalty" among members at more than 600 locations across the U.S. Its annual membership costs $65. The model traces back to Fedco, a nonprofit wholesale collective for federal employees founded in Los Angeles in the 1940s. Costco's private label Kirkland Signature has... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn't even work as a national ID. But that's what the federal government has accomplished with the REAL ID, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now considers unreliable, even though getting one requires providing proof of citizenship or lawful status in the country. In a... Read more ›
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The Korean television and display manufacturer LG Electronics is working on its next-generation OLED TV as part of the G-series, along with a new wallpaper TV. According to a Videocardz report, the OLED TV in question is the LG G6 Evo AI, a new RGB Tandem WOLED. The G6 will feature a new “Hyper Radiant ... Read more ›
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Iran is offering to sell advanced weapons systems including ballistic missiles, drones and warships to foreign governments for cryptocurrency, in a bid to use digital assets to bypass western financial controls. From a report: Iran's Ministry of Defence Export Center, known as Mindex, says it is prepared to negotiate military contracts that allow payment in digital currencies, as well as through barter arrangements and Iranian rials, according to promotional documents... Read more ›
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A new record-high clock speed has been achieved on AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The best gaming CPU in the world doesn't need to be overclocked to achieve exceptional performance, but Chinese overclocker "Hero" has just pushed it to 7,335 MHz using a Colorful iGame X870E Vulcan motherboard, using liquid nitrogen. Read more ›
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Chirp wellness, founded by Tate Stock, grew from $450 and a barn to $250 million in sales, pivoting from yoga wheels to pain relief tools. Read more ›
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Afters years of talk, governments in Australia, France, and more are taking action to ban social-media for kids. Some warn of unintended effects. Read more ›
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St. Barthelemy, or St. Barts, is a French-speaking Caribbean island with beaches and high-end shops where billionaires like Jeff Bezos vacation. Read more ›
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The billionaire gifted Tesla shares worth nearly $100 million to charities in connection with "year-end tax planning," according to an SEC filing. Read more ›
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Three decades after RFC 1883 promised to future-proof the internet by expanding the available pool of IP addresses from around 4.3 billion to over 340 undecillion, IPv6 has yet to achieve the dominance its creators envisioned. Data from Google, APNIC and Cloudflare analyzed by The Register shows less than half of all internet users rely on IPv6 today. "IPv6 was an extremely conservative protocol that changed as little as possible,"... Read more ›
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Jeff Bezos owns more than $200 million of real estate in Miami. A vacant plot next to him just sold for $105 million. Read more ›
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The FBI reported that Americans lost $333 million to scams via crypto ATMs, and that the number of victims constantly rose from 2020 to 2025. Read more ›
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A new year means new Marvel shows to watch, and the first to come in 2026 is 'Wonder Man.' Read more ›
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Where power, profits and pressure points are likely to lie across five key sectors Read more ›
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On January 1, 1983, ARPANET system architects initiated the cutover from the existing NCP to TCP/IP on all hosts. Read more ›
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Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses from a 1928 song, "Button Up Your Overcoat." However, when I sold the story, my editor told me that since the song was still copyrighted, it was safer not to include the verses. If I had written […] Read more ›
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The U.S. Department of Commerce didn't renew the validated end-user status of these chipmakers, requiring them to acquire annual licenses to import chipmaking tools containing U.S. tech into their Chinese fabs. Read more ›
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LG NOVA, the North America Innovation Center for LG Electronics, is returning to CES 2026 with an expanded showcase that puts a spotlight on its collaborative, AI-first innovation model. Featured in the exhibit are companies incubated internally by LG NOVA, along with startup partners and breakthrough projects that are expected to become future businesses. Taken together, these businesses demonstrate LG NOVA’s emphasis on creating market-disruptive business opportunities that solve real-world... Read more ›
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Getting my hands on the echorb was easily my most intriguing and impressive experience at CEATEC 2025. Part of that comes from what echorb is: a palm-sized, stone-like device that blurs the line between technology, art, and human sensation. Mixing art and technology has long been one of my favorite topics, and echorb sits squarely at that intersection. At first touch, echorb does not feel simple in a generic way.... Read more ›
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With the release of the Xiaomi Buds 6, the company has increased the number of audio products it offers. The new earbuds are positioned as a bridge between the iOS and Android ecosystems. The Buds 6, which were formally introduced on December 25, are part of the company’s larger plan to improve cross-platform compatibility, which is also the direction HyperOS 3 is taking. One of the most notable additions is... Read more ›
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Lenovo has introduced what might be one of the cheapest 144Hz IPS monitors available in the market; we’re talking about the ThinkVision S25-4e, presented a couple of days ago in China. Priced at 609 yuan (approximately $86) and available through JD.com, the new monitor targets users seeking smooth visuals for everyday productivity and light gaming without a high cost. Featuring a 24.5-inch Full HD (1920 × 1080) IPS panel with... Read more ›
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LG Electronics has announced UltraGear evo, a new premium gaming monitor brand that will debut at CES 2026. The initial lineup includes three flagship gaming monitors-the 39GX950B, 27GM950B, and 52G930B-all offering 5K or higher-class resolutions while catering to high-end gaming and productivity users. One of the distinctive features across the lineup is LG’s on-device artificial intelligence, introducing the world’s first 5K AI Upscaling technology in gaming monitors. This AI system... Read more ›
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Alef Aeronautics, a San Mateo-based startup founded in 2015, has begun producing what it describes as the world’s first road-legal flying car. While autonomous ground vehicles continue to face reliability challenges, Alef points out that controlled aerial mobility is both feasible and practical; the company’s original goal of building a flying car in six months proved unrealistic, but steady development resulted in a full-size prototype by 2019 and the start... Read more ›
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StikDebug, a very popular utility that was used to enable the emulation of modern console games on iOS, was removed from the App Store. The unexpected move is going to have a noticeable impact on the state of emulation on iPhones and iPads (particularly for gamers interested in running performance-intensive emulators). Before its removal, the tool served as a practical bridge between Apple’s restrictive execution model and the technical needs... Read more ›
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Early information has emerged about new features expected to go live on WhatsApp in 2026, based on reports from WABetaInfo. The updates relate mainly to security, transparency, and storage management, aiming at granting users much more control over their accounts and data. One of the more significant updates would be tighter integration with the Apple Watch. WhatsApp is said to be working on a new section called “Peripherals,” housed under... Read more ›
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At CEATEC 2025, Hitachi presented a connected vision for the future of industrial operations. Rather than showcasing isolated technologies, the company demonstrated how AI agents, metaverse-based digital twins, conversational machinery, and wearable sensing can work together to address a growing manufacturing challenge: maintaining efficiency, safety, and quality amid a shrinking and less experienced workforce. This challenge needs to be addressed particularly in Japan, where skilled technicians are retirin Read more ›
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China has introduced a new regulatory proposal aimed at artificial intelligence services that simulate human personality and interaction. The initiative, announced by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), seeks to prevent emotional manipulation by AI systems that interact with users through text, images, audio, and video. A public consultation period of one month has been opened to gather feedback on the proposal. The draft regulation targets AI products and services... Read more ›
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