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Meta courts celebs like Awkwafina to voice AI assistants ahead of Meta Connect

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Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina are among multiple “actors and influencers” whose voices could become...
Judi Dench, Keegan-Michael Key, and Awkwafina are among multiple “actors and influencers” whose voices could become part of Meta’s AI offering, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The company is apparently working to wrap up deals quickly so it can develop and show off the new voices at its Meta Connect conference in Sept...
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Trap backs itself into every corner

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Trap’s premise sounded tailor-made to play into M. Night Shyamalan’s twisty strengths and maybe even say...
Trap’s premise sounded tailor-made to play into M. Night Shyamalan’s twisty strengths and maybe even say something about the modern era of superstars turning their concerts into cinematic events. But for all of its promise, the thriller almost immediately runs out of steam. Shyamalan’s latest is a convoluted misfire...
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Nvidia reportedly delays its next AI chip due to a design flaw

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review: the practical flip phone

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Look, fun is fun and all, but sometimes boring is better.A flip phone dripping with nostalgia...
Look, fun is fun and all, but sometimes boring is better.A flip phone dripping with nostalgia that comes in bold colors and lets you run apps all willy-nilly on the cover screen? With inviting wallpapers and playful UI touches? That’s fun. It’s also not the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6. But while I thoroughly enjoyed usi...
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The video game industry is mourning the loss of Game Informer

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Following GameStop’s sudden announcement that it would be shutting down Game Informer after 33 years —...
Following GameStop’s sudden announcement that it would be shutting down Game Informer after 33 years — which includes GameStop making all of the work on Game Informer’s website disappear and reportedly laying off the entire staff — people across the video game industry are sharing their tributes to the gaming magazi...
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The HoverAir X1 is the first drone I want to use all the time

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I’ve played around with a few DJI drones over the years but always found them to...
I’ve played around with a few DJI drones over the years but always found them to be too cumbersome to master and use spontaneously. The $349 HoverAir X1 from Zero Zero Robotics is different. This so-called “selfie drone” is so easy to use that it’s already an indispensable tool for my work and play, right out of the...
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MrBeast blames terrible Beast Games conditions on the CrowdStrike outage

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The CrowdStrike global IT outage that downed some 8.5 million Windows PCs, halting flights and affecting...
The CrowdStrike global IT outage that downed some 8.5 million Windows PCs, halting flights and affecting hospitals, banks and more, is now apparently also a scapegoat for the terrible conditions at the set of a reality game show competition put on by mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, with $5 millio...
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The 2025 Explorer is the first Ford to get the new Android-powered infotainment system

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Ford’s new Android-powered infotainment system is finally coming to a Ford-branded vehicle. The automaker’s so-called Digital...
Ford’s new Android-powered infotainment system is finally coming to a Ford-branded vehicle. The automaker’s so-called Digital Experience, which debuted with the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus earlier this year, will power the new 2025 Ford Explorer SUV, the company announced today. The 2025 Ford Explorer includes many of the...
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All the smart home products that work with Matter

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Two years after its launch, Matter — the smart home standard developed by Apple, Google, Amazon,...
Two years after its launch, Matter — the smart home standard developed by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung — is finally gaining traction. Matter is a common language for your smart home designed to simplify buying, setting up, and using connected gadgets. With Matter, you shouldn’t need to worry if this smart lock...
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Tesla sues maker of ‘highly unsafe’ breakaway EV charging adapters

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Tesla suing a company that makes a MagSafe-style connector designed to let EV owners make a...
Tesla suing a company that makes a MagSafe-style connector designed to let EV owners make a quick escape from a charging stall if they feel their safety is threatened. The automaker alleges that the Escape Connector by company EVject is “highly unsafe and poses a high risk of injury to person and/or property,” accor...
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US sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission

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The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without...
The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parents’ permission and collecting “extensive data” on them, in violation of US child privacy law.The DOJ claims that TikTok knowingly let kids onto its platform through its “Kids Mode,” collected their informat...
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Donald Trump says Mark Zuckerberg keeps calling him on the phone

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Former President Donald Trump has expressed a newfound fondness for Mark Zuckerberg, after years of railing...
Former President Donald Trump has expressed a newfound fondness for Mark Zuckerberg, after years of railing against him.In an interview with Fox that aired on Friday, Trump said Mark Zuckerberg recently called him “to apologize” after Meta’s AI assistant falsely said the assassination attempt on Trump didn’t happen....
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Google pulls Gemini AI ad from Olympics after backlash

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Google is not winning any gold medals for its Olympics ads this year. After days of...
Google is not winning any gold medals for its Olympics ads this year. After days of backlash, the company has decided to pull its controversial “Dear Sydney” ad from Olympic coverage.In the 60-second ad, a father seeks to write a fan letter on behalf of his daughter to her Olympic idol, US track star Sydney McLaughl...
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The Pixel 8 Pro has hit an all-time low ahead of Google’s next hardware event

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Google’s next Pixel hardware event is less than two weeks away, which, in turn, means the...
Google’s next Pixel hardware event is less than two weeks away, which, in turn, means the Pixel 9 lineup is nearly upon us. That being said, you don’t need to wait for the debut of Google’s next handset on August 13th if you want a future-proofed Android phone chockful of premium specs and newfangled AI capabilities...
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The Audi Q8 E-tron’s new ‘S line’ appearance package could be its last hurrah

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Audi is giving its all-electric Q8 E-tron some premium add-on packages across the lineup as the...
Audi is giving its all-electric Q8 E-tron some premium add-on packages across the lineup as the automaker’s overall EV sales are falling quarter over quarter this year.The 2025 Audi Q8 E-tron SUV and Sportback now have a “sportier” S line competition appearance package that feels a bit like a parts bin consolidation...
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Apple is apologizing for one of its ads again

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Following backlash criticizing an Apple ad’s outdated and stereotyped portrayal of Thailand, Apple has removed it...
Following backlash criticizing an Apple ad’s outdated and stereotyped portrayal of Thailand, Apple has removed it and issued an apology. The negative attention follows Apple’s apology for the “Crush” iPad Pro ad and its removal from broadcasts in May after it attracted widespread criticism among the creative communi...
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Game Informer is shutting down

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The best smartwatches for Android right now

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After a long stretch of slim pickings, the last couple of years have been huge for...
After a long stretch of slim pickings, the last couple of years have been huge for Android smartwatches. Now there are more good options than ever. But this is still a transitional era. While we’re encouraged by the stronger third-party app options, the market is still fragmented. Wear OS 4 is here for Samsung’s Gal...
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iPad sales rebound as Apple nears big push into AI

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Apple announced its latest iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets a few months ago, and after...
Apple announced its latest iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets a few months ago, and after several quarters of soft sales, the new products led to a significant boost for the company’s iPad division. Combined with strong performance in services and Mac, Apple posted quarterly revenue of $85.8 billion, up 5 percent from th...
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The Twelve South AirFly Duo in-flight earbud adapter is down to its best price yet

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When you’re flying, noise-canceling earbuds like the AirPods Pro are great for tuning out the world,...
When you’re flying, noise-canceling earbuds like the AirPods Pro are great for tuning out the world, but they come with one drawback: they don’t work with the in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes. Luckily, Bluetooth transmitters like Twelve South AirFly Duo exist that solve that problem for you, and right no...
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Apple files motion to dismiss DOJ antitrust lawsuit

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Apple has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust case against it, claiming...
Apple has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust case against it, claiming that the government is asking the court “to sanction a judicial redesign of one of the most innovative and consumer-friendly products ever made: iPhone.”The DOJ and 16 state and district attorneys general claimed ...
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Delta CEO: ‘When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?’

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In an interview with CNBC, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the July 19th outage...
In an interview with CNBC, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the July 19th outage caused by a CrowdStrike update cost his company half a billion dollars in five days. Delta canceled more than 5,000 flights that weekend and had blue error screens still visible at airports days after the initial crash. Among the cos...
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PDP’s once-elusive Riffmaster guitar controller is now readily available

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With secondhand Fender Stratocaster guitars for Rock Band 4 still fetching high prices on the resale...
With secondhand Fender Stratocaster guitars for Rock Band 4 still fetching high prices on the resale market nearly a decade later, it’s no surprise that PDP’s recent Riffmaster controller has been challenging to find. Thankfully, after months of quickly selling out, I’m here to tell you that the PlayStation version ...
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Honda and Nissan invite Mitsubishi to join their EV development partnership

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Mitsubishi signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan and Honda to join their pre-existing partnership to...
Mitsubishi signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan and Honda to join their pre-existing partnership to jointly develop electric vehicles and other related tech. The hope is that by working together, the three Japanese automakers can catch up to their rivals in the race to introduce more technologically adva...
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