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Digital Trends |
Firefox AI kill switch is coming, but you’ll wait until 2026 Mozilla says a Firefox AI kill switch is coming in Q1 2026 after a Reddit open letter challenged its “modern AI browser” push. Users will be watching whether “off” really means off. The post Firefox AI kill switch is coming, but you’ll wait until 2026 appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Nintendo's new user agreement allows Switch 2 consoles to be bricked DRM update gives Nintendo the power to render consoles permanently unusable Ahead of the Switch 2's release, the former playing card maker Nintendo has updated its user agreement, granting it sweeping powers to make customers' consoles "permanently unusable" for LOLs and giggles. Nintendo’s updated agreement has raised concerns about its digital rights management (DRM) policies. Game console owners must give Nintendo the unilateral right to revoke access to games, security updates, and ...
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Samsung Galaxy S26 arrives in March 2026 New leaks point to a February launch and a delay The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy S26 flagship series won't hit the market until March 2026. The first clue came from a South Korean publication, Yonhap, which reported that Samsung plans to hold its 'Galaxy Unpacked' event in February 2026, likely in the United States. The report also noted that the new Exynos 2600 chipset would make its debut at the event, setting the stag...
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Mashable! |
We tested over 30 laptops in 2025. Here are the 12 best for every budget and use case. We tested dozens of laptops to find the best for every budget. That includes the M4 Apple MacBook Air and Microsoft Surface Laptop 7.
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Chinese AI Giants skirt export ban with GPU rentals Workaround sees Tencent and others tap into Nvidia Blackwell chips While Blackwell chips remain off-limits for direct export to China, Chinese AI heavyweights have found an unexpected loophole to access Nvidia's latest silicon. Amid China's push for domestic AI chip development, major firms like Tencent are seeking to sidestep US export controls by using a rental model that provides access to Nvidia's high-end GPUs. According to the Financial Times, a key player in this workaroun...
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BetaNews |
The switch from Google Assistant to Gemini will be slower than expected As we approach the end of 2025, you may be one of the many Android users expecting Google Assistant to be completely replaced by Gemini. Indeed, this was very much the plan that Google announced earlier in the year. But as year end creeps up on us, the company has had a change of heart and is slowing down the pace of things. The precise new timescale is not really very clear at the moment, but Google has shared an update about how things will proceed. As well as failing to give anything approach...
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The Register |
The Roomba failed because it just kind of sucked Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech Opinion Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are trumped by accountancy's First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with its Chinese manufacturing partner-cum-creditor poised to pick over the bones.…
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BetaNews |
The silent danger of SSH key mismanagement [Q&A] The recent AyySSHush botnet campaign compromised over 9,000 ASUS routers worldwide via SSH key injection. Unlike traditional botnets, this campaign flips the C2 model -- routers silently await inbound contact from the attacker, making detection incredibly difficult. And since SSH key authentication happens after encryption is established, key usage remains invisible to most monitoring tools. Combine that with the fact that routers are critical, often unmonitored devices, and it’s easy to see w...
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Digital Trends |
ChatGPT now lets you dial up the warmth or tone down the enthusiasm in its responses OpenAI is rolling out new personality settings that let you fine-tune ChatGPT's responses for warmth, enthusiasm, and more. The post ChatGPT now lets you dial up the warmth or tone down the enthusiasm in its responses appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Memory maths threatens Apple’s AI clustering trick Expiring supply deals put the squeeze on Mac-based computing A cunning plan to use clustered Mac mini or Apple Studio boxes, wired together with Thunderbolt 5, to hoard memory for AI is coming unstuck. Memory, right now, is worth its weight in gold, and clustering Mac mini or Apple Studio boxes with unified memory lets the CPU and GPU draw from the same pool, ironically making it cheaper than rivals. But even as Job’s Mob rolls out tools to milk this setup, its competitiveness is being...
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Mashable! |
The ultimate Christmas movie streaming list for 2025 Where to watch "Elf," "Home Alone," "Love Actually," "The Grinch," and more! Best Christmas movies to rewatch 2025.
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Digital Trends |
Spotify responds to ‘nefarious’ 300TB scraping by internet activists Anna's Archive published a torrents-based Spotify backup: a 300TB release of Spotify catalog metadata today, with staged audio files to follow. Here is what's included, what's missing, and why it exists. The post Spotify responds to ‘nefarious’ 300TB scraping by internet activists appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Mashable! |
The best Christmas movies streaming on Hulu in 2025 "Die Hard," "The Preacher's Wife," "Tangerine," "The Nightmare Before Christmas," and "Happiest Season" are just a few of our favorite Christmas movies now streaming on Hulu.
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The best Christmas movies streaming now on Netflix "My Secret Santa," "Hot Frosty," "Jingle Jangle," "Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square," and more of the best Christmas movies on Netflix. Guide.
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Apple locks in Samsung as DRAM shortage bites Memory crunch reshapes the iPhone supply chain A worsening DRAM shortage has pushed Samsung into pole position as Apple races to secure memory supplies ahead of next year’s iPhone launches. With long-term DRAM agreements with Samsung and SK Hynix expiring at the start of next year, the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple moved quickly to avoid price hikes and production headaches. According to the latest report, Job’s Mob has stitched up a fresh partnership with Samsung, making it the largest DRAM supp...
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TechRadar - All the la... |
"It doesn’t matter which industry you belong to, data is your lifeblood" - Veeam CEO tells us why getting security and resiliency right is the key to unleashing the power of AI Veeam CEO outlines its bid to help companies everywhere get the most out of their AI.
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Rivian Autonomy Processor moves in-house silicon into the driver’s seat Rivian has used its first Autonomy & AI Day to outline how the Rivian Autonomy Processor sits at the centre of a more vertically integrated roadmap spanning custom compute, a revised autonomy stack, and broader in-vehicle AI features. The company says the approach is intended to accelerate progress toward higher automation levels while also reshaping the in-car user […] The post Rivian Autonomy Processor moves in-house silicon into the driver’s seat appeared first on eeNews Europe...
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TechRadar - All the la... |
Sky TV's Amadeus has a heartbreaking new ending — and it was 'frightening' for its cast to film There's a big change to the Amadeus ending from the 1984 movie — and part of it was 'frightening' for the cast to film.
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What is the release date for Pluribus episode 9 on Apple TV? Here's when you can watch the final episode of Pluribus' debut season on Apple TV.
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Mashable! |
NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for December 22, 2025 Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
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Mashable! |
NYT Pips hints, answers for December 22, 2025 The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.
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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for December 22, 2025 Answers to each clue for the December 22, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.
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The Register |
AI has pumped hyperscale capex, capacity – but how long can it last? Total operational capacity just keeps rising Hyperscale datacenter operators nearly tripled their spending on infrastructure over the past three years in response to the AI craze, while the amount of operational capacity added each quarter has increased by 170 percent, with little sign so far of any slowdown.…
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BetaNews |
Netflix jumps further into gaming with acquisition of Ready Player Me Netflix has acquired Ready Player Me, a platform for creating avatars. It comes as the company moves deeper and deeper into the gaming arena. The acquisition will give Netflix subscribers the chance to create customized avatars that can be used across gaming titles. It is a similar system to that found on other gaming networks. At the moment, details of the deals are a little scant, and it is not known how much money is changing hands. TechCrunch reports that “of the four founders Rainer Selve...
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Digital Trends |
Samsung’s next foldable could give you a more tablet-like experience Samsung is reportedly prepping a shorter and wider foldable that could resemble the upcoming iPhone Fold. The post Samsung’s next foldable could give you a more tablet-like experience appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Anna’s Archive has ‘backed up Spotify’ and created a series of bulk torrents There are some sites which are famous and others which are notorious; Anna’s Archive falls into the latter category. Ostensibly a pirate site from which ebooks can be downloaded, the site has billed itself as an archivist, preserving data and documents for the future. The latest move by “the largest truly open library in human history” see the site “back[ing] up Spotify”. More than this, Spotify’s entire library of content is being released in a series of colossal torrents – and we...
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TechRadar - All the la... |
Desktop power in a semi portable frame? I tested the Dell Pro Max 18 Plus and it's a tank you can take to a coffee shop The Dell Pro Max 18 Plus is a massive 18-inch portable workstation with more power than most would even know what to do with. It’s the developer’s dream machine, the coder's crutch, and the engineer's engine
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The Register |
New boss was bad, his attitude was ugly, so the tech team pranked him good Mousey wouldn’t work, wah-wah-wah Who, Me? Welcome to Christmas week at The Register, an occasion we’ll celebrate with another installment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column in which we share your stories of workplace mistakes and mischief.…
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Mashable! |
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stripped of Indie Game Awards due to generative AI use The Indie Game Awards has revoked 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Game of the Year and Debut Game awards, citing its use of generative AI.
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Neowin |
A key component in Windows 11 is getting a huge performance boost soon Microsoft is making significant enhancements to a core Windows 11 security feature, bringing performance improvements of up to 70%.
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AppleInsider News |
Grab Apple's M4 MacBook Air for $749, laptops start at just $429 Amazon's best M4 MacBook Air deal is back for $749, with delivery by Christmas to select locations. Prices across new and closeout models start at just $429.Save up to $600 across Apple's MacBook Air line - Image credit: AppleThe $250 discount at Amazon applies to the 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple's M4 chip, 16GB of unified memory, and 256GB of storage in your choice of the four colors.Buy M4 MacBook Air from $749 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Neowin |
Report: Chrome among the worst browsers when it comes to user privacy Even though Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world right now, it should come as little surprise that it ranks quite low in protecting user privacy.
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