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Brokerage stocks were among the latest stocks to sell off last week on fears artificial intelligence would replace the financial institutions’ role as investment advisers. While those worries may be overblown, it’s easy to see why traders are skittish. Take the case of IDX Advisors, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based asset management firm with around 10 employees. IDX previously used financial analytics and forecasting applications from Morningstar and FactSet as part of... Read more ›
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When Google announced it had engineered AirDrop compatibility for its Pixel 10 phones late last year, the pessimists among us figured it would be a matter of days before Apple shut it down. But not only is it still working, Google has expanded the capability to the Pixel 9 series (minus the budget-oriented Pixel 9A). […] Read more ›
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An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing of it. Read more ›
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The Democratic politician is running to flip the reliably-Republican Texas Senate seat. Read more ›
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Our latest look at the next 'Star Wars' movie gives us a better idea of what it's about—and, of course, a few familiar faces. Read more ›
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Texas is suing Wi-Fi router maker TP-Link for deceptively marketing the security of its products and allowing Chinese hacking groups to access Americans' devices, Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced. Paxton originally started looking into TP-Link in October 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott later prohibited state employees from using TP-Link products in January of this year. TP-Link is no longer owned by a Chinese company and its products are assembled... Read more ›
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Benchmark on Tuesday said it had hired Jack Altman, the founder of early-stage firm Alt Capital and HR software company Lattice, as its fifth general partner. Benchmark—known for backing Uber and Snap in its early years—has kept its fund sizes relatively small and continued to operate as an ... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: A moderator on diyAudio set up an experiment to determine whether listeners could differentiate between audio run through pro audio copper wire, a banana, and wet mud. Spoiler alert: the results indicated that users were unable to accurately distinguish between these different 'interfaces.' Pano, the moderator who built the experiment, invited other members on the forum to listen to various sound clips with four... Read more ›
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The Forward Party founder said AI "will kick millions of white-collar workers to the curb in the next 12 - 18 months." Read more ›
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Russia is regularly equipping one of its key fighter jets, its Su-35s, with a longer-range missile, extending its reach against distant targets. Read more ›
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Memory prices have stabilized in Germany, with some kits even experiencing price cuts over the past month, showing decent progress towards normalization. They're still over 300% more expensive than they were five months ago, though. In contrast, HDDs and SSDs have become more expensive, and their prices continue to rise. Read more ›
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"Obama is talking to a subset of the population whom he knows will understand." Read more ›
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Pricing and specs for the Google Pixel 10a leak early as Vanden Borre and Tracfone publish listings ahead of time. Read more ›
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Netflix has been in the game adaptation business for a while now, but until recently most of its attention had been on adapting video games. That’s still very much happening, but the streaming giant is also now buying up rights for board game IP too, with the latest being Asmodee’s Ticket to Ride. Netflix will look to greenlight a number of projects spanning TV, film and "additional formats," it wrote... Read more ›
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Up to a third of people worldwide have shoulder pain; it's one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints. But medical imaging might not reveal the problem -- in fact, it could even cloud it. From a report: In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, 99 percent of adults over 40 were found to have at least one abnormality in a rotator cuff on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).... Read more ›
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China's courts are now handling more than 550,000 intellectual-property cases a year -- making it the world's most litigious country for IP disputes -- as the nation's own companies, once notorious for copying foreign designs and technology, find themselves on the defensive against a domestic counterfeiting epidemic fueled by excess factory capacity. The problem runs from knockoff "Lafufu" plush toys (cheap copies of Pop Mart's wildly popular Labubu dolls, which... Read more ›
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Web designers of the world: The Automattic-owned WordPress.com is further embracing AI on its platform. On Tuesday, it expanded its one-off AI site builder into a persistent AI assistant for editing and media creation.In the site editor, the AI assistant can help with site-wide structure and design choices. For example, you can ask the chatbot to "give me more font options that feel clean and professional or “change my site... Read more ›
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From Snapdragon 8 Elite improvements to general fixes, here's what this updated Switch emulator brings to the table. Read more ›
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However, Samsung dropped the reservation credit from last year's $50 to just $30. Read more ›
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Leaked specs also indicate that it may be even cheaper than expected. Read more ›
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This One UI 9 leak delivers new details on Samsung's Now Nudge feature. Read more ›
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Switching from an iPhone to Android just got a little easier. Read more ›
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Google's first Android 17 beta focuses on large-screen app adaptability, under-the-hood performance improvements, and more. Read more ›
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Apple News faces FTC heat over false bias claims — and it’s absurd. Read more ›
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The upcoming OPPO Find X9 Ultra is tipped to include a 7,000mAh+ battery and 120Hz display. Read more ›
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