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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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China plans a $295 billion AI data center grid relying heavily on domestic chips, telecom operators, and government-backed financing structures. Read more ›
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Yesterday, reports claimed that the foldable iPhone Ultra will be delayed until early next year – however, leakster Fixed Focus Digital believes these reports are false. According to FFD’s sources, production capacity is limited, but that doesn’t mean that the announcement has been delayed. Instead, the Ultra will be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in September as originally planned. The actual release of the foldable may be delayed,... Read more ›
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Whether you’re at a festival, tennis match, or wedding, these hand fans and wearable cooling devices will make the heat way more bearable. Read more ›
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A new conversion camper from a South African company offers a way to trick out a Toyota Land Cruiser, turning it into a true overlander adventure machine. Read more ›
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Apple spent years avoiding foldables while Android brands experimented. Now, the company is reportedly planning a second-generation foldable iPhone before the first one even launches. Read more ›
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Longsys might have an answer to ever-increasing SSD prices: intelligent storage that incorporates state-of-the-art compression. Read more ›
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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram. Read more ›
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Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions. Read more ›
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Nimble this week debuted the SharePower, a USB-C power bank that can be used as a single charger or split into two chargers so it can be shared with a friend. SharePower is a 10,000mAh power bank, with 5,000mAh available through each side of the device. The two halves attach together magnetically for charging a single smartphone, or come apart to charge two. We were able to test the SharePower... Read more ›
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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles. Read more ›
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Commodore has unveiled the Callback 8020, a $499 Sailfish OS flip phone that runs most Android apps but deliberately blocks social media, browsers, email, and workplace apps to discourage doomscrolling. The "not dumb dumbphone" still supports messaging, music, maps, ridesharing, hotspots, a removable battery, and plenty of Commodore nostalgia. "The phone uses T9-style texting with predictive input, includes Commodore SID ringtones, ships with a selection of Commodore and Sailfish games,... Read more ›
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Subaru offers a few more vehicles in its native Japan than it does in the U.S., including this recently updated, and very affordable, Kei van. Read more ›
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Google Voice, a service that surprisingly remains active (Google sometimes sunsets apps/services that we love), is getting a major update this week. Once updated, AI note taking capabilities will be available when placing and receiving calls through Voice. The feature records and transcribes calls, summarizes key points, and organizes action items. These are then sent... Read the original post: Google Voice Gets Updated With AI Note Taking Read more ›
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Shrek 5 just dropped its first trailer and it is as unhinged as ever, though not everyone is happy about the franchise's slick new animation style. Read more ›
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GM and Peak Energy will develop sodium-ion batteries for utilities and data centers, aiming to lower power storage costs. Read more ›
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Snap has unveiled a new pair of augmented reality glasses with a price tag more commonly seen on a gaming PC or high-end TV. Read more ›
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OpenAI's ChatGPT had an early start in the AI chatbot race, which cemented its dominant position that it's held for years. However, that is now eroding. For the first time ever, ChatGPT now has less than 50% of the AI chatbot pie, as its competitors have made massive strides lately. By May, ChatGPT's market share was down to 46.4%, followed most closely by Gemini (27.7%) and Claude (10.3%). 46% market... Read more ›
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MakeMyTrip is trying to answer three questions at once: can it stay relevant as AI reshapes travel discovery, can a string of small acquisitions build real value rather than just organizational sprawl, and does a domestic listing finally make sense after 16 years on Nasdaq? Read more ›
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MakeMyTrip is trying to answer three questions at once: can it stay relevant as AI reshapes travel discovery, can a string of small acquisitions build real value rather than just organizational sprawl, and does a domestic listing finally make sense after 16 years on Nasdaq? Read more ›
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IHG’s Middle East hotels are filling up with GCC and Indian travelers, but the European market hasn’t come back. Read more ›
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Travel leaders don't need more staid panels. They need to leave an event knowing what to do next. Every session at Skift Global Forum 2026 ends with a call you can take back to your team. Read more ›
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On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down why hotel AI is stuck on the wrong side of the ledger and what it will take to flip it. Read more ›
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Each Gulf hub airport converts sovereign wealth into a different theory of national relevance. Saudi Arabia is about to test whether aviation can convert something heavier — national ambition itself — into a destination economy. Read more ›
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Vrbo and Expedia are seizing an obvious opportunity in vacation rental sponsored listings. Airbnb will get there eventually too. Read more ›
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Transportation is the main problem. Progress in emission reductions at the World Cup would come from concentrating future tournaments in single countries. Read more ›
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Airlines across the world have been cutting capacity and raising airfares to keep up with higher fuel costs. But even as travel is becoming more expensive, consumers still want to spend. Read more ›
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Ordering more widebodies would allow American to invest in more international growth — a key market that has fueled the profits of chief rivals Delta and United. Read more ›
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