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AI Summary

  • Mark Zuckerberg admitted that AI agents haven't advanced as quickly as anticipated, while other companies like Anthropic are exploring custom chip development with Samsung, indicating a complex and evolving AI landscape.
  • The tech industry is grappling with the real-world implications of AI, from potential security breaches like the Pegasus spyware incident affecting politicians to the economic realities highlighted by the Jersey Mike's IPO and warnings about AI's cost from Google and Amazon.
  • Innovations in hardware and specialized devices continue, with the Dune keypad offering meeting control and MSI Center demonstrating a method for gaining system privileges, alongside advancements in quantum computing from IQM despite noted uncertainties.
  • The automotive sector shows mixed results for electric vehicles, as Chevrolet struggles to sell its American-made EV truck while Tesla reports increased Q2 deliveries and introduces a new six-seat Model Y variant.
  • Concerns about digital ownership and data privacy persist, with Hopper settling FTC charges for hidden fees, Sony impacting game preservation through its handling of digital content, and reports of the US government potentially monitoring World Cup viewers.

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  • Qi fan fan 2 hours ago by Thomas Ricker
    Accessory Reviews, Reviews, Tech

    The Kuxiu D5 keeps Qi-compatible phones cool while also charging a watch and earbuds. Despite my initial skepticism, I'm now sold on wireless Qi chargers that add integrated fans to keep your phone cool while charging. I figured they'd be too loud, or too weak, or too gimmicky, but I'm a convert after spending a week with the new $59.99 Kuxiu D5 Qi2.2 charging dock. Its active cooling system has kept my phone from heating up, unlike every other Qi charger I've tried. Good thing, given my own history with an overheating phone. Last year I fried the logic board

  • Amazon updated 2023’s Fire HD 10 tablet with 4GB of RAM 16 hours ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Amazon, Gadgets, News, Tech

    The Fire HD 8 that launched in 2024 was the last new addition to Amazon's budget-minded tablet lineup, but the company has quietly updated the Fire HD 10 that debuted the year before. In 2023 it was offered with multiple storage configurations that each came with 3GB of RAM, but the 32GB version now ships with 4GB of RAM , and a small price bump from $139.99 to $154.99. The Fire HD 10 with 64GB of storage still only comes with 3GB of RAM and the other specs for both tablets remain the same, including a 10.1-inch, 1,920 x 1,200

  • While you’re watching the World Cup, the feds may be watching you 18 hours ago by Gaby Del Valle
    Policy, Privacy, Report, Tech

    It's a big year for America. It's the semiquincentennial, otherwise known as America250, and the United States is cohosting the World Cup . But spectators at these events - and the millions of people who live in the cities hosting them - may not realize that they, too, are being watched. From Kansas City to New York, the US cities hosting the World Cup have been ramping up their surveillance capabilities in the months leading up to the tournament. Security measures are at an all-time high in Washington, DC, which isn't hosting the World Cup , but is home to

  • This slim camera has a transparent LCD screen for a viewfinder 18 hours ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Cameras, Gadgets, News, Tech

    Despite the fact that smartphones have become impressively capable shooters, standalone point-and-shoot cameras are enjoying a renaissance. The tiny Kodak Charmera is still wildly popular , while influencers are scrambling to find aging Canon cameras on eBay . Godox, a company best known for its photography lighting products, is the latest to join the simple camera craze, but its new C100 stands out from the crowd by skipping a color preview screen for a transparent LCD that doubles as an optical viewfinder. Although the C100 product page on Godox's website is thin on technical details, including its sensor resolution and

  • I finally got my Trump phone 18 hours ago by Dominic Preston
    Gadgets, Hands-on, Mobile, Phones, Policy, Politics, Reviews, Tech

    Unlike most phones, the T1 still ships with a charger. Trump Mobile seemingly isn’t too worried about e-waste. Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . One year on, our phones have finally arrived. 12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes after I first heard about Trump Mobile's T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), I'm finally holding one in my own hands. That's right, The Verge 's Trump phones have arrived. And yes, I do mean phones - we have three of them: We ordered two, paid for two, and received three, all


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