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  1. Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code

    A physics simulation flaw in text-based 1969 computer game went unnoticed until today.

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  2. Give yourself a day to tackle all your recommendation and subscription guilt

    Opinion: It never ends, but you can triage and help out your favorite creators.

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  3. Microsoft delays Recall again, won’t debut it with new Copilot+ PCs after all

    Recall will go through Windows Insider pipeline like any other Windows feature.

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  4. “Simulation of keyboard activity” leads to firing of Wells Fargo employees

    With worker surveillance on the rise, vendors sell devices to fake keyboard and mouse movement.

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  5. Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

    Software updates strike again, leaving interpolated frames in unwanted places.

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  6. Starlink user terminal now costs just $300 in 28 states, $500 in rest of US

    The $600 standard price was replaced with regional pricing of $500 or $300.

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  7. Google’s abuse of Fitbit continues with web app shutdown

    Users say the app, which is now the only Fitbit interface, lacks matching features.

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  8. My favorite macOS Sequoia feature so far might be the old-timey Mac wallpaper

    Combo wallpaper-screen saver is a walk down memory lane for classic Mac users.

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  9. Apple quietly improves Mac virtualization in macOS 15 Sequoia

    It only works for macOS 15 guests on macOS 15 hosts, but it’s a big improvement.

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  10. Google’s Pixel 8 series gets USB-C to DisplayPort; desktop mode rumors heat up

    Grab a USB-C to DisplayPort cable and newer Pixels can be viewed from your TV or monitor.

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  11. The Google Pay app is dead

    Google Wallet takes over app duties, but it looks like Google is quitting P2P payments.

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  12. These are all the devices compatible with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18

    Luckily for owners of current devices, only a handful of iPads get dropped.

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  1. Apple integrates ChatGPT into Siri, iOS, and macOS

    ChatGPT is treated like a search engine for Siri, and generates text and images for apps.

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  2. Here are all the Intel and Apple Silicon Macs that will run macOS 15 Sequoia

    With one major exception, Sequoia will run on everything that can run Sonoma.

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  3. iPadOS 18 adds machine-learning wizardry with handwriting, math features

    Also coming: new SharePlay features and a new "tab bar" for first-party apps.

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  4. Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with window tiling, iPhone mirroring, and more

    New release brings iOS 18 features along with a few Mac-specific additions.

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  5. iOS 18 adds Apple Intelligence, customizations, and makes Android SMS nicer

    Mail gets categories, Messages gets more tapbacks, and apps can now be locked.

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  6. Apple’s new Vision Pro software offers an ultrawide virtual Mac monitor

    visionOS 2 offers iterative improvements and refinements, plus new developer APIs.

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  7. Microsoft pulls release preview build of Windows 11 24H2 after Recall controversy

    Release Preview version of 24H2 was the only one where Recall could be enabled.

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  8. New Steam Deck competitor lets you easily swap in more RAM, storage

    Adata embraces the CAMM2 memory standard for its intriguing handheld prototype.

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  9. Samsung Electronics is on strike as workers stage one-day walkout

    For now, the one-day strike is just a show of force and shouldn't hurt production.

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  10. Report: New “Apple Intelligence” AI features will be opt-in by default

    Apple reportedly plans to announce its first big wave of AI features at WWDC.

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  11. Microsoft is reworking Recall after researchers point out its security problems

    Windows Hello authentication, additional encryption being added to protect data.

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  12. Watch a 6-axis motor solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a third of a second

    Getting an AI to distinguish red from orange was a major challenge.

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  1. How to build a DOA product: Humane AI Pin founders banned internal criticism

    Questioning the design and dev progress was apparently "against company policy."

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  2. What to expect at WWDC24: Big iOS changes, more Vision Pro, and so much AI

    There might not be new hardware, but Apple could make up for it with software.

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  3. Apple will update iPhones for at least 5 years in rare public commitment

    UK regulation requires companies to say how long they plan to provide support.

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  4. Oral-B bricking Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech

    Oral-B discontinued Alexa toothbrush in 2022, now sells $400 "AI" toothbrush.

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  5. The Motorola Edge 2024 comes to the US for $550

    Motorola's Pixel 8a fighter is headed to a carrier store near you.

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  6. Microsoft to test “new features and more” for aging, stubbornly popular Windows 10

    Support ends next year, but Windows 10 remains the most-used version of the OS.

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  7. “Definitely cancel”: Max subs advise churn after 2nd price hike in 17 months

    Monthly ad-free subscriptions cost $1 more.

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  8. Google changes repair policy after criticism of third-party parts ban

    Google previously said it would not return mailed-in devices using "unauthorized" parts.

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  9. Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned

    Op-ed: The risks to Recall are way too high for security to be secondary.

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  10. Intel details new Lunar Lake CPUs that will go up against AMD, Qualcomm, and Apple

    Lunar Lake returns to a more conventional-looking design for Intel.

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  11. Google accidentally published internal Search documentation to GitHub

    Commit snafu slapped an irrevocable Apache 2.0 license on confidential API Docs.

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  12. Spotify raising prices by up to $3 as frustrated subs beg it to “just do music”

    Spotify last raised prices in July 2023.

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