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CA governor signs 'landmark' laws on youth use of social media and AI chatbots
They’re aimed at protecting minors, but the rules are not universally supported.
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How to watch the Flame Fatales 2026 speedrunning marathon
The fundraiser for Malala Fund runs September 13-19.
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Motorola teases new compact foldable Razr
Right on cue, Motorola has teased a wide new foldable to compete with the Galaxy Fold 8 and iPhone Duo.
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Blizzard employees have ratified their first union contracts
The Communications Workers of America represents about 1,900 workers at the game company.
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What's going on with OpenAI and the Navier-Stokes controversy?
Artificial intelligence has solved a major mathematics problem, but credit for the accomplishment is murky.
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Google will 'degrade' Search in Europe to avoid EU fines
EU users are welcome to look up the definition of "malicious compliance" on, say, DuckDuckGo.
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Netflix has ordered a live-action adaptation of D&D's Ravenloft
Alfonso Cuarón will executive produce the dark fantasy vampire story based on the popular D&D campaign setting.
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The Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful hip surgery
Stryker says its SportSuite Vision software for the headset received De Novo authorization from the FDA in July.
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Epic Games brings cross-platform voice chat to Fortnite and its services
Game and yap from across Epic’s ecosystem.
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Pre-orders for Sony's GTA 6-themed DualSense controllers will open on September 10
At $85, the hardware only costs a little bit more than the game.
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Roborock shows off a series of new vacuums at IFA 2026
Roborock showed off several new robovacs, a robomower and a pool cleaner at IFA 2026.
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Anker brings its AI chip to the Soundcore Space 2 Pro headphones
Anker has a bunch of new AI-infused headphones, earbuds and hearing aids on the way.
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Anker Eufy at IFA 2026: New security cameras, plus a robot vacuum and a robot lawnmower
Security was the focus of Anker Eufy at IFA this year.
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Adobe brings 70+ tools from Photoshop, Illustrator and more to Slack
Adobe added dozens of tools from its creative apps like Illustrator and Premiere Pro into Slack, allowing you to ask Slackbot to do the Photoshopping for you.
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UN report says global warming will surpass the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate scientists now aim to minimize time spent above the limit from the Paris Agreement.
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Acer shows off its AI desktop future with the RTX Spark design
It’s a showcase of NVIDIA’s latest chip tech.
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Blue Origin wins NASA contract for telecommunications on Mars
The company will create a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter for NASA by December 31, 2028
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Sonos unveils new Beam Ultra soundbar with 'true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos'
The refreshed model with better surround sound will cost $699.
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Apple adds more allegations to its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI
It claims a laptop proves that a former employee accessed and used proprietary files for the AI company.
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Why would you pay $359 for the most expensive Whoop membership?
Whoop Life is the highest tier of membership to the Whoop platform, and it does offer more data than the less expensive levels.
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GTA 6 'demo' delivers malware directly to your PC
Despite what some scam sites may try to tell you, Rockstar has not made any of GTA 6 available to play in advance.
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OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense
Dozens of companies came together to publish an open letter titled "A call for collective action on cyber defense."
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YouTubers can now include affiliate links to Amazon in their content
The retailer just finally joined YouTube Shopping's affiliate program.
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Australia's recording association bans AI-made music from charts
Songs using gen-AI as a support tool will still be allowed, so long as they're "substantially human made."
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OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official report
Transparency from the company is good, but real trust in its people would be better.
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The colorful JBL Pulse 6 speaker will be available next month
JBL's new speaker/light hybrid will cost $330.
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Lego Skylines is a cozy city builder from the studio that's repairing Cities: Skylines II
Iceflake Studios is preparing a cozy new city builder centered on the famous bricks.
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