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Meta is partially reversing its decision to drop VR support for Horizon Worlds, keeping VR access for existing Unity-based games while shifting future development to a new flatscreen-focused Horizon Engine. UploadVR reports: If you somehow missed it, on Tuesday Meta officially announced that its Horizon Worlds "metaverse" platform would drop VR support in June, meaning it would only be available as a flatscreen experience for the web and smartphones. But now, in an "ask me anything" session on his Instagram
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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As investors fret that AI startups will gobble up the business of established software companies, a top executive from Workday has jumped ship for Anthropic. Peter Bailis, who joined the human resources software giant provider Workday last May as its chief technology officer, left last month and ... Read more ›
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Google's chatbot nearly quadrupled market share in twelve months while ChatGPT cooled slowly, setting up a potential leadership battle by 2027. Read more ›
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The FBI says (PDF) Iran-linked hackers disrupted internet-connected systems used by U.S. oil, gas, and water companies. Even with the recent two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States and Israel, hackers backing Tehran say they won't end their retaliatory cyberattacks. The Hill reports: The report warned that similar companies across the country should be aware of an increased push by hackers to take over programmable logic controller (PLC) systems,... Read more ›
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Valve's Steam Link app is the easiest way to mirror your PC on Vision Pro. Yes, really. Read more ›
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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016 and just marked its tenth anniversary. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 241 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Animations, CSS, Canvas, Forms, HTML, Images, JavaScript, MathML, Media, Networking, Printing, Rendering,... Read more ›
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Apple Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, California will be temporarily closed for renovations starting the evening of Saturday, April 11. Apple Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, California The store will reopen in the fall, according to a notice on Apple's website spotted by MacRumors reader Kate. No specific date was provided, but Apple will likely aim to resume business ahead of iPhone 18 Pro launch day in September. In the... Read more ›
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While millions chase their "one true passion" and optimize every aspect of their existence, research reveals that the happiest people have discovered something counterintuitive: they've stopped treating their life like a broken machine that needs fixing. Read more ›
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"This isn't going to be about politics," Kennedy insisted about his new podcast. Read more ›
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Nebius, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia with a market cap of $32 billion, is in talks to buy Israeli-based AI startup AI21 Labs, according to people with knowledge of the deal. The potential deal would help Amsterdam-based Nebius expand AI services for its customers beyond its main business of renting out servers. AI21 develops large language models and systems for enterprise agents. The Israeli-based startup, last valued at $1.4... Read more ›
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The Oppo F33 series has finally received a launch date. It will include the standard F33 and the F33 Pro, succeeding last year’s Oppo F31 lineup. Oppo has confirmed that the F33 series will be unveiled in India on April 15. The company also revealed the phone’s design and color options through a poster shared on X. The F33 Pro will feature a 50MP front camera and a 50MP camera... Read more ›
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The world of 'Star Trek' has always strived to depict a brighter world, but that doesn't mean its galaxy isn't filled with players operating in its shadows. Read more ›
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In which Meze Audio takes elements of one of its more expensive models, adds elements from one of its similarly priced models, but manages to comfortably avoid a Frankenstein’s monster -style outcome… Read more ›
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The ride-hailing company plans to start offering public rides by late 2026. Read more ›
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Since you saw the news earlier in the week about the end of Samsung Messages, you might be looking for an alternative. Is there even a Samsung Messages alternative that you’ll like? Is it just Google Messages or are there other choices? I have bad news. Well, unless you like having limited choices. And by... Read the original post: Best Samsung Messages Alternative Read more ›
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Asus has announced US availability for its new Zenbook A14 and A16 laptops, with prices starting at $1,349.99. Read more ›
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It’s Wednesday, April 8, 2026, and we’re back with today’s top startup and tech funding news. Today’s rounds highlight a clear shift toward AI infrastructure, robotics, biotech innovation, and financial platforms scaling across global markets. From humanoid intelligence systems to ... Read more ›
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For months, America’s war with Iran has been slowly suffocating the global economy. In March, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that links the Persian Gulf’s oil reserves to global markets. As a result, energy prices steadily rose while stock markets and growth forecasts fell. Analysts started warning that, if the […] Read more ›
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US-based Francisco Partners to lead privatization of TSX-listed industrial safety tech firm. Read more ›
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NASA's Artemis II mission has launched four astronauts around the moon and back, marking humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in 53 years and the first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) with people on board. Five minutes into the flight, Commander Reid Wiseman saw the team's target: "We have a beautiful moonrise, we're headed right at it," he said from the capsule. The Associated Press... Read more ›
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Reuters reports that SpaceX has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, reportedly targeting a valuation above $1.75 trillion. Reuters reports: SpaceX puts more rockets in space than any other company and promises a chance to invest in humanity's return to the moon and attempt to colonize Mars. The company aspires to put artificial intelligence data centers in space, while running a lucrative satellite communications system that opens up much of... Read more ›
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Scientists say extreme March heat caused an unusually rapid collapse of snowpack across the American West that's leaving major basins at record or near-record lows. "This year is on a whole other level," said Dr Russ Schumacher, a Colorado State University climatologist. "Seeing this year so far below any of the other years we have data for is very concerning." The Guardian reports: [...] The issue is extremely widespread. Data... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: OpenAI hasn't been shy about spending money lobbying for favorable laws and regulations. But when it comes to its involvement with child safety advocacy groups, the company has apparently decided it's best to stay in the shadows -- even if it means hiding from the people actually pushing for policy changes. According to a report from the San Francisco Standard, a number... Read more ›
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Valve's March 2026 Steam Survey shows Linux gaming usage jumping to a record 5.33% share -- more than double macOS's 2.35%. Phoronix reports: Steam on Linux was never above 5% and easily an all-time high for the Linux gaming marketshare, especially in absolute numbers. It was a massive 3.1% spike in March while macOS also jumped surprisingly by 1.19% to 2.35%. The Steam Survey numbers show Windows losing 4.28%, down... Read more ›
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Nvidia has begun rolling out a beta feature that automatically compiles game shaders while a PC is idle. It won't eliminate shader compilation the first time a game runs, but Ars Technica reports it could help reduce those repeated wait times. From the report: Nvidia's new Auto Shader Compilation system promises to "reduc[e] the frequency of game runtime compilation after driver updates" for users running Nvidia's GeForce Game Ready Driver... Read more ›
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Even on NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon, astronauts apparently still have to deal with broken Microsoft Outlook. One of the crew members, Reid Wiseman, jokingly reported that he had "two Microsoft Outlooks" and neither worked. 404 Media reports: On April 1, four astronauts from the U.S. and Canada embarked on a 10-day flight to loop around the moon. Spotted by VGBees podcast host Niki Grayson on the NASA... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google's Gemini AI models have improved by leaps and bounds over the past year, but you can only use Gemini on Google's terms. The company's Gemma open-weight models have provided more freedom, but Gemma 3, which launched over a year ago, is getting a bit long in the tooth. Starting today, developers can start working with Gemma 4, which comes in... Read more ›
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AmiMoJo shares a report from Phoronix: Raspberry Pi prices are going up yet again due to the continued memory squeeze on the industry. To help offset the memory prices for some use-cases, Raspberry Pi also announced the introduction of the Raspberry Pi 4 3GB model at $83 to help fill the void between the 2GB and 4GB options. The 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 was announced at $83.75 USD for those... Read more ›
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IBM and Arm are teaming up to let Arm-based software run on IBM Z mainframes. Network World reports: The two companies plan to work on three things: building virtualization tools so Arm software can run on IBM platforms; making sure Arm applications meet the security and data residency rules that regulated industries must follow; and creating common technology layers so enterprises have more software options across both platforms, IBM said... Read more ›
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