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It's the year 2026 and the hottest game in my living room is Fruit Ninja. No, I'm not in the midst of an ill-advised retro mobile gaming kick. Instead, my family and I have been jumping around and slicing flying fruit in our living room using the Nex Playground. It's a tiny gaming system built entirely around Kinect-like games. With its camera and onboard computer vision processing, the $249 Nex Playground can track up to four players as effectively as Microsoft's clunky old Xbox motion tracker. Simply put,
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Wall Street broker Benchmark argued the crypto network has ample time to evolve as quantum risks shift from theory to risk management. Read more ›
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Minnesotans stayed home from work and took to the streets to protest ICE on Jan. 23. Now, activists want to take it nationwide. Read more ›
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As a seasoned chef, I've learned helpful tricks and tips from culinary school that home cooks can use when it comes to prepping and upgrading dishes. Read more ›
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Waymo said one of its robotaxis struck a child, who sustained minor injuries. The incident took place in Santa Monica, California, on January 23. The company reported it to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which has opened an investigation. The agency said the incident occurred close to a school within regular drop-off hours, with other children and a crossing guard nearby. The child ran from behind a double-parked... Read more ›
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Android smartphone maker Nothing won't release a Phone 4 this year, the company's founder and chief executive said, and that the 2025 Phone 3 will remain the brand's flagship device throughout 2026. "We're not just going to churn out a new flagship every year for the sake of it, we want every upgrade to feel significant," Carl Pei said in a video. "Just because the rest of the industry does... Read more ›
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday released a new database describing its use of artificial intelligence last year, including how Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency within DHS, relied on technology from Palantir and OpenAI.ICE has been a flashpoint around the country after government agents fatally shot two people in Minneapolis, and after other deaths of people in ICE custody. Hundreds of tech workers have asked their companies... Read more ›
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The movie and TV rights to Chia Pet, yes Chia Pet, were recently acquired by producers. Read more ›
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Amazon this week has a few notable sales from popular brands like Anker, Ecovacs, and Jackery. These include discounts on everything from MagSafe-compatible chargers to portable power stations and robot vacuums. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Amazon has discounts on multiple Anker charging accessories, including... Read more ›
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You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free! Read more ›
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If you opened TikTok recently, you probably saw some weird stuff happening. Maybe you couldn’t post a new video. Maybe the app asked for your precise location. Maybe you weren’t seeing as much stuff about ICE or the Trump administration’s latest assault on the global world order. If the latter is the case, you weren’t […] Read more ›
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This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Even if you don’t follow politics closely, you probably know a few things about Kristi Noem. She’s the one that some critics have dubbed “ICE Barbie.” Also, unforgivably: the one who […] Read more ›
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Automated license plate readers have proven to be a controversial addition to U.S. roads, and it looks like another state is hoping to regulate their use. Read more ›
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Google says that a WinRAR exploit that has been patched six months ago remain a popular attack vector, especially for state-sponsored threat actors. The vulnerability allows malicious archives to install malware on critical Windows folders. Read more ›
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As I type, Cairn protagonist Aava is squished awkwardly against a rock, hands twisted back into cracks, legs shoved into improbable spaces. I've been inching my way up this particular cliff face for some time; carefully scrutinising its contours and surveying the possible paths ahead in the desperate hope I'm not heading toward some insurmountable impasse. It's slow, stressful, and surprisingly exhausting. But I also know the moment I finally... Read more ›
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Android users could get a recovery payout of up to $100 each in a proposed settlement Google filed in San Jose, California on Tuesday night. As Reuters reports, the $135 million settlement is for a class action lawsuit claiming that Google collected users' cellular data without their permission, even while Google apps were closed, location […] Read more ›
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Quantum computers need extreme cold to work, but the very systems that keep them cold also create noise that can destroy fragile quantum information. Scientists in Sweden have now flipped that problem on its head by building a tiny quantum refrigerator that actually uses noise to drive cooling instead of fighting it. By carefully steering heat at unimaginably small scales, the device can act as a refrigerator, heat engine, or... Read more ›
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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 15 Pro series in India. This includes the new Redmi Note 15 Pro and the flagship Redmi Note 15 Pro+, which join the previously released Redmi Note 15 model in the company's mid-range lineup. The Redmi Note 15 Pro+ will be available in three variants. The 8+256GB variant is priced at INR 37,999, the 12+256GB variant is priced at INR 39,999, and the 12+512GB... Read more ›
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I was tear gassed by the government for the first time in July 2020 at one of the many Black Lives Matter protests that broke out all over the country. The feeling is excruciating, like your lungs are trying to kill you from the inside out. The sting in your eyes is painful, too. But […] Read more ›
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The Trump administration is planning on using Google Gemini to draft important federal regulations, as reported by ProPublica. This is starting with the Department of Transportation, according to interviews with agency staffers. Regulations created by the DOT help keep us safe when traveling. The plan was initially presented to DOT staffers last month, with agency attorney Daniel Cohen writing to colleagues about AI's "potential to revolutionize the way we draft... Read more ›
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Meta has started blocking links to ICE List, a website that compiles information about incidents involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents, and lists thousands of their employees' names. It seems that the latter detail is what caused Meta to take action in a move that was first reported by Wired. ICE List is a crowdsourced Wiki that describes itself as "an independently maintained public documentation project... Read more ›
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Vimeo just got hit by a brutal round of layoffs, according to a report by Business Insider. Staffers are posting on various social media sites that the layoffs have impacted most of the company, including the entire video team. Vimeo is a video-hosting platform, so that sounds bad. “Yesterday, following Vimeo’s recent acquisition by a private equity firm, I learned that I, along with a large portion of the company,... Read more ›
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Tesla just objectively decreased the value of the Model 3 and Model Y. On Thursday, the company said it’s paywalling its lane-centering feature, Autosteer, for new purchases of the two EVs in the US and Canada. This was previously a standard feature. Lane centering is now part of the Full Self-Driving Supervised (FSD) package, which costs $99 per month.Speculating on why Tesla would do this doesn't require much imagination. Remember... Read more ›
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TikTok's newly formed US entity is off to a very bumpy start. As the app continues to face technical issues affecting the recommendation algorithm, view counts and other features, TikTok is also seeing a wave of frustrated users uninstalling it, according to new data.Analytics firm Sensor Tower, which tracks downloads and other app store-related metrics, told CNBC that there has been a 150 percent rise in uninstalls of the TikTok... Read more ›
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We already knew xAI's Grok was barraging X with nonconsensual sexual images of real people. But now there are some numbers to put things in perspective. Over an 11-day period, Grok generated an estimated 3 million sexualized images — including an estimated 23,000 of children.Put another way, Grok generated an estimated 190 sexualized images per minute during that 11-day period. Among those, it made a sexualized image of children once... Read more ›
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JBL is trying its hand at something new, with a pair of AI-powered practice amps. The BandBox Solo and BandBox Trio include an onboard Stem AI that purportedly lets you separate or remove vocals and instruments from any music streamed over Bluetooth. So, say you're a young guitarist learning “Stairway to Heaven” (as one does). At least in theory, you could use the speaker to remove Jimmy Page's part and... Read more ›
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Darth Maul, the beloved, sometimes spider-legged former Sith Lord first introduced in Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is officially getting his own animated spin-off on April 6, 2026, based on a new teaser trailer published by Disney. Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord was originally announced at Star Wars Celebration in 2025, and is set after Maul's arc in Star Wars: The Clone Wars but before his... Read more ›
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Ring has launched a new tool that can tell you if a video clip captured by its camera has been altered or not. The company says that every video downloaded from Ring starting in December 2025 going forward will come with a digital security seal. “Think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle,” it explained. Its new tool, called Ring Verify, can tell you if a video... Read more ›
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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is apparently still hopeful that investors will approve his $108.4 billion hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance announced Thursday that it's extending its all-cash offer to acquire the storied studio, and giving investors until February 20, 2026 to accept. The company's previous offer expired on January 21, but with a lawsuit in the works and a revised Netflix deal to compete with, Paramount... Read more ›
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