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The Register |
Lawsuit seeks to probe Uncle Sam's role in ICE-tracking app takedowns
EFF wants to know if citizens had their First Amendment rights violated
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is suing two government departments to understand how they compelled tech companies to remove ICE-tracking apps and websites from their platforms.…
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9to5Mac |
Low-cost MacBook and more launching in Q1 2026, report says
Analyst Jeff Pu is out with a new investor note today with details on Apple’s timeline for new product launches over the next year.
In the investor note, seen by 9to5Mac, Pu says that Apple will kick off 2026 with the launch of three new low-cost products: the iPhone 17e, a low-cost MacBook, and an updated base model iPad. These devices will launch sometime in mid-Q1 2026, Pu reports.
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BetaNews |
Social media and marketplace scams surge ahead of the holiday season
New research from online protection company Malwarebytes exposes how social media and online marketplaces have become hotbeds for holiday shopping scams. It finds that 51 percent of people encounter scams on social media weekly while an unlucky 27 percent meet scams daily. For marketplace shoppers, 36 percent are hit with a scam weekly and 15 percent experience one daily. The $1 billion text message scam industry is yet another avenue for cybercriminals to lure victims around the holidays with d...
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MacRumors |
This Free App Unlocks AirPods Features on Android Devices
AirPods have always worked with Android phones, but with limited functionality and a less seamless listening experience. A new app called LibrePods is changing that.
The free app unlocks features on Android that are typically reserved for Apple devices, including ear detection that pauses music when you remove an earbud, Head Gestures for answering calls, and Conversational Awareness that lowers volume while you're talking. It also enables switching between noise control modes, checking acc...
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Tom's Hardware |
Wall Street warns of rising AI debt risk as stocks slide on wobbly investor confidence — analysts warn of 'systemic risk' as Nvidia share price creaks
Wall Street analysts are growing increasingly concerned about the interconnected revenue relationships of many of the top AI and tech companies and their rapidly expanding debts, financing enormous infrastructure projects. This has investors worried, and stocks are sliding as concerns are rising.
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Tom's Hardware |
AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of next-gen Instinct MI400-series AI GPU accelerators
AMD begins hardware enablement for GFX 12.1 IP, which could point to next-generation Instinct MI400-series GPUs, or future integrated GPUs based on the RDNA 4 architecture.
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Tom's Hardware |
Taiwan set to avoid 'punishing' 300% tariffs on semiconductor exports, says report — new trade deal could spur $400 billion investment commitment from island nation
A senior Taiwanese ministry official said the U.S. will not put tariffs on its chip exports in exchange for helping Washington, D.C., copy its science park model for tech companies.
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Ars Technica |
Pornhub is urging tech giants to enact device-based age verification
The company is pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn.
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Mashable! |
ChatGPT is now an actual chat app
ChatGPT has launched group chats for everyone.
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Tom's Hardware |
Huawei's Ascend AI chip ecosystem scales up as China pushes for semiconductor independence — however, firm lags behind on efficiency and performance
Huawei’s in-house Ascend processors and their surrounding supplier network are being positioned as the foundation of a national effort to build an independent, fully domestic semiconductor ecosystem.
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Ars Technica |
Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday
SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.
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Tom's Hardware |
At 35% off for Black Friday, this £169.99 Intel Arc B570 is the best value graphics card for 1080p gaming — 10GB VRAM and a free copy of Battlefield 6 make this a must-have GPU
This £169.99 Intel Arc B570 is simply the best value graphics card you can buy right now for gaming at 1080p, with a free £60 game thrown in.
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Ars Technica |
Stoke Space goes for broke to solve the only launch problem that “moves the needle”
"Does the world really need a 151st rocket company?"
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