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Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget
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Smart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadget

Over the last few months, I've spent a lot of time talking to my computer. One underrated feature of the LLM revolution has been a remarkable leap in all kinds...

Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children
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Hugging Face is being used to easily undress women and children

Hugging Face is being used to make nonconsensual deepfakes, and the popular open-source AI model repository is doing very little to prevent it. That's according...

X Money is launching in the US starting today
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X Money is launching in the US starting today

X Money, a core part of Elon Musk's mission to turn X into an "everything app," is rolling out starting today, 9to5Mac reports. The payment platform offers a di...

Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off
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Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off

Gaming keyboards have evolved over the years to add RGB LEDs, extra knobs, and buttons with screens, but one feature has remained fairly consistent: the mechani...

Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc
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Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc

An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn't just caused issues for people trying to play digital games - it blocked people from playing their disc-...

Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off
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Nanoleaf’s colorful pegboard and shelf kit is half off

Nanoleaf’s Blocks Combo XL Smarter Kit is a fun back-to-school buy that can add pops of customizable light and storage to your wall. It combines colorful smart...

Why China is giving away its best AI models
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Why China is giving away its best AI models

Silicon Valley has spent much of the past week on red alert, digesting the arrival of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3, a Chinese AI model that can allegedly beat some of...

YouTube Premium will include Peacock starting next year
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YouTube Premium will include Peacock starting next year

YouTube's ad-free Premium subscription is getting another perk: access to Peacock. In an announcement on Monday, NBCUniversal says the multi-year agreement will...

Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028
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Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for "voice, messagi...

Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
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Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US

Today, I’m talking with Evan Smith, who is cofounder and CEO of Altana, a company that develops software tools to manage big, messy supply chain networks around...

This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800
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This is my new favorite laptop, but thanks to RAMageddon it already went up in price by $800

Framework laptops always come with compromises in exchange for their unique DIY premise. Even though you pay extra for one compared to sleeker options from comp...

Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99
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Samsung’s 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is priced right at $299.99

The cost of QD-OLED gaming monitors is going down, even as many other PC components are still soaring above their normal prices. If your budget is locked at $30...

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