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When making the decision to protect your data connection, you might find yourself in a position where the countless number of VPN apps can overwhelm. There really are more than you can possibly keep track of, but a bigger problem might be over whether or not you can trust those that pop-up with a quick … Continued
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The Indie Game Awards has withdrawn two awards previously given to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, not because of the debate about what does and doesn't constitute an "indie" game, but because a representative of Sandfall Interactive had agreed that no gen AI had been used in the development when, in fact, it had. Read more Read more ›
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If you were an internet user around the turn of the century, there's a good chance I could play a one-second long sound of a door opening and memories would immediately come flooding back. Memories of running home from school and logging onto AOL Instant Messenger to chat with your friends or your crush. Maybe […] Read more ›
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Moore Threads has just revealed its next-gen GPU architecture coming in 2026, dubbed "Huagang," which will bring new gaming and AI GPUs. The "Lushan" gaming GPU is promising up to 15x increase in AAA gaming performance, while the "Huashan" AI GPU is gunning for a spot between Nvidia Hopper and Blackwell lineups. Read more ›
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Imagery of spools carrying 65km (~40.4 miles) of optical fiber, for FPV drone control, have been shared on Russian social media channels. Read more ›
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Oscar winner Laura Dern recalls doubting Steven Spielberg's plan for CGI dinosaurs while filming "Jurassic Park." Read more ›
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Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman and Jon Gray in a Back to the Future parody from the firm's holiday videoBlackstoneThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.We're in the thick of the holiday season, and that can only mean one thing on Wall Street: Blackstone's annual holiday video is out.The tongue-in-cheek video leans into the private equity shop's 40th anniversary with a... Read more ›
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The Switch 2's Game-Key Card controversy has a burning new development, and we might finally have a middleground between expensive 64 GB Game Cards and digital-only releases. Smaller capacity cartridges, such as 16 or 32 GB, are reportedly in production but industry-wide shortages might disrupt their adoption and make them more expensive. Read more ›
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I waited for the Nintendo Switch 2 for a long time. Rumors of an allegedly-real-but-never-released Switch Pro swirled around for years as I watched fewer and fewer AAA third-party games make their way to Nintendo’s little console that could. There were always enough first-party titles and indie games to tide me over, but I watched […] Read more ›
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Samsung is considering using the Exynos 2600 chip in the Galaxy Z Flip 8, aiming to boost AI performance, cut costs, and strengthen its semiconductor business. Read more ›
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The Verge art team's favorite projects this year spanned the circus surrounding DOGE, the myths of the Vietnam War, the privacy crisis for trans people online, the vast surveillance network aimed at tracking down Iranian military dissidents, and much more. We built a kaleidoscope to showcase some standout products from The Verge's gift guides, sent […] Read more ›
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Pioneering search engine AltaVista opened its service to the public 30 years ago. Read more ›
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Natalie Lynch moved from San Francisco to Europe with her dog last year. She told BI that her life isn't perfect, but it's better than in the US. Read more ›
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Collibra CEO Felix Van de Maele said it's "a red flag" if prospective employees aren't leaning into how they can use AI to make their job better. Read more ›
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Kameron Buckner says that dating as a busy startup founder in NYC is difficult, but certain boundaries and rules help her balance work and romance. Read more ›
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Kyle Elliott, a career coach, said employees who think they have a micromanaging boss should try learning their triggers and looking inwards. Read more ›
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Ars Technica took four popular coding agents available today and asked them to make a Minesweeper clone, to see which one comes out on top. OpenAI's Codex produced the closest to a ready-to-shop version, while Mistral and Anthropic both performed respectably well. It was Google's Gemini that just completely gave up. Read more ›
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Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues. Read more ›
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It was earlier this year when Meta announced the Conversation Focus feature for its AI glasses. This week, that feature is detailed to be rolling out in the Early Access Program for Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses in the US and Canada. If you didn’t hear about this, the AI glasses amplify the voice of the person you’re talking … Continued Read the original post: Meta AI Glasses Get... Read more ›
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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us. What do we all do next? Well, Google almost always releases the next quarterly build in beta following that … Continued Read the original post: Android 16 QPR3 Beta Program Goes Live for Pixel... Read more ›
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All of Google’s still-supported Pixel devices received a huge QPR2 update in early December with new features and tons of bug fixes. We all assumed this would be the last update of the year and have mostly been waiting around for Google to give us a QPR3 beta to test out. And then this morning, … Continued Read the original post: Verizon Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 Devices... Read more ›
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Google Labs has opened the waitlist for its latest experiment, CC. CC is powered by Gemini, and after granting it access to your Google account, it will begin summarizing your upcoming day and sending you a daily email with everything on your agenda. And by everything, we mean everything. It will remind you of meetings, … Continued Read the original post: Google Labs Launches CC, AI-Powered Experiment That Summarizes Your... Read more ›
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The mystery second December update that arrived on Pixel phones earlier in the week remains mostly a mystery today, but at least we have factory image files for it. The new December update first popped up on Pixel devices running on Verizon’s network, with the Pixel 8, Pixel 9, and Pixel 10 series devices all … Continued Read the original post: Google Confirms New December Pixel Update Read more ›
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Within the past several days, a group of Pixel owners noticed a change to the way the Search bar at the bottom of their Pixel Launcher home screen worked. Because this change was not an improvement in the eyes of many, they immediately took to places like reddit to question this change by Google and … Continued Read the original post: Google Makes Controversial Pixel Search Bar Change Read more ›
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Google is sending out $200 in credit towards the purchase of a Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 10 Pro XL to eligible members, which can be combined with savings already taking place. The phones are already discounted by up to $300, meaning there’s a free max of $500 in savings waiting for eligible buyers. Combined … Continued Read the original post: Google Sends Out $200 Credit Towards Pixel 10 Pro,... Read more ›
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You may have forgotten the timeline, but Google was pushing to force all off of Google Assistant and onto Gemini by the end of this year. Like with all things AI, the timing hasn’t quite worked out and they are instead “adjusting” that previous timeline to a later date within 2026. Google made the short … Continued Read the original post: Google Decides That Google Assistant Can Stick Around a... Read more ›
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Google is pulling out all of the promos from several services to try and get you to buy one of their new Pixel 10 series phones. We saw the Google Play $200-off deal earlier in the week that stacked on top of their current holiday offers, and now, we’re seeing YouTube Premium subscribers get a … Continued Read the original post: YouTube Premium Kicking 40% Off Pixel 10 for Subscribers Read more ›
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Galaxy owners, specifically those with a Galaxy S25 model or one of Samsung’s latest foldables (Z Fold 7, Flip 7), can snag the latest December security patch that is now rolling out. Inside, Samsung’s changelog lists the December patch, but nothing else. If you happen to stumble across something new, feel free to let us … Continued Read the original post: December Update Hits Numerous Samsung Galaxy Devices Read more ›
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