Hardware
Hardware news — Friday 16 October 2026
150 stories from 7 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
- Storage, E-Glass double-faced plugging costs, transmission of Samsung MX 2027 smartphone business plan pending
- IT Morning Post 1017: Apple iPhone Duo booking the Blaster Network delivery line until next year; Crazy Young Zhang Qing Yang announces a repeat; flyable Tesla's second-generation Roadster car is visible; the National Iron X is added...
- Anthropic Internal Survey: Most employees believe that by 2030 AI will be able to complete at least 80% of its work
- According to Budapest estimates, 2026 global mobile phone deliveries fell by 14.2 per cent, and apples became the only growing major cell phone plant. Business
- Swift horse S05 Pro Handel pre-sale: TMR roller, peg-to-charging base, 219 yuan
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All the news about the iPhone Duo
Apple has finally announced its long-rumored foldable: the iPhone Duo . The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer display and a 7.6-inch inner display, a “nano‑texture” finish on the inner screen, and barely any visible crease. Instead of Face…
- Zero-run retrofit. Down Line
- The British regulatory authority intends to identify Microsoft commercial software as a “monopolistic position”, or intervene in the bundling of products under the flag
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The Intel Nova Lake processor uses a four-digit format
IT House News on October 17, a source on the X platform @jaykihn0 Beijing time adjusted the blast today, indicating that the "H" and the "Nova Lake" moving end without a suffix will also use the four-digit name format for desktop and…
- Visinau announced the launch of 2K 185Hz electric screen, WIN2 series of mobile phones.
- The delivery schedule is set for next year. Apple calls the iPhone Duo market extremely demanding.
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After Muse Launch, U.S. Banks Are Saying Hell No to AI Agents Moving Money
Fortunately, Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster says only a relative handful of dummies are trying to.
- Anthropic Report: AI has been working six times as long as humans and has been working at the junior programmer level, with per capita employee earning two to four times as much income as Meta / Google during the same period
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- Anthropic presented the draft AI regulation to the United States Congress, which allows the blocking of the model only in cases of serious risk.
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Mask wants AI to "cut the price": cost-effectiveness is expected to increase by more than 5%.
On October 17, IT House News, Elon Musk, the world's leading global leader, released a tweet today (17 October) on platform X, saying that his team was investing a lot of resources in developing a dedicated bargaining robot, Hagglebot, for…
- Claude was a digital archaeologist: less than 30 minutes before the 26-year-old NSA parameter-source puzzle was uncovered.
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Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
Apple's App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called "nudify" apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rule changes follow significant criticism toward Apple after X users used Grok…
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Trump and Elon Agree: It Must Have Been the Dog That Ate Ukraine’s Starshield
Both billionaires denied being responsible for the decision to partially paralyze Ukraine's military satellite network this week.
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Thousands of Artifacts Unearthed in Alaska Hint at an Even Older Human Presence in the Americas
The 13,800-year-old archaeological site points to an ancient cultural connection spanning the Bering Land Bridge.
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Moto G47 Power is coming with a much larger battery than the G47
Motorola launched the Moto G47 in April, and interestingly, the company is now readying not a successor, but a new member of the Moto G47 family - the Moto G47 Power. [#InlinePriceWidget,14645,1#] Motorola has published its European Energy…
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A 'flying' Tesla Roadster sounds impossible, until you see what Lockheed Martin built decades ago
Thrusters are as good at flipping cars as they are at hunting ballistic missiles.
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We can finally hear some of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album
Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man, who got to hear the album for the first time thanks to Pablo Torre Finds Out. | Getty Images Wu-Tang's Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album has, for the most part, been extremely difficult to listen to, but you…
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Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars
After this horrific crash involving a Tesla driver who said he was asleep and using the driver assist mode, the California Highway Patrol warns that "Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous. Technology does not relieve…
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Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Has a Good Shot at Being the Highest-Rated Movie on IMDb
The documentary about Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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James Gunn and Peter Safran’s Grand DCU Plan Is Just Getting Started
What's coming post-'Clayface' and 'Man of Tomorrow'? Peter Safran and James Gunn aren't saying, but they plan to get there.
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Fairbuds 2 Review: Decent for Your Ears, Better for Your Conscience
When it comes to repairability, there really is no comparison in the wireless earbuds world.
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$137 Million Has Been Spent on AI-Generated Ads Ahead of Midterms. Only 27% Included a Disclaimer
Republicans are leading the spending on AI-generated political ads, while Democrats are more wary of potential backlash.
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If you haven't pre-ordered an iPhone Duo yet, you're in for a long, long wait
The Apple iPhone Duo is available for pre-order starting today – or rather we should say that it was available. The very limited supply became painfully apparent when mere hours after launching, Apple’s online store was already showing a…
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Microplastics Are Chemically Alive and Probably Up to No Good
New research points to a "possibly overlooked mechanism" for how microplastics can harm people's health.
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E-Readers Are About to Get Way More Colorful
Or maybe more productive, if you're into that.
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Santa Ana Winds Reignite Wildfire Season in Southern California
Firefighters are struggling to control two blazes near Malibu and San Diego.
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Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
Some Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were recording people’s conversations without the wearer knowing. The recordings occurred without users saying the prompt phrase (“Hey, Meta”), in a bug that Meta says has been fixed. This week, some users…
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The Creator of ‘Crystal Lake’ Already Has Season 2 Ideas in Mind
The 'Friday the 13th' prequel series is now streaming on Peacock.
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Samsung Galaxy S27+ might miss out on UWB
According to new MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) listings in China, the Samsung Galaxy S27+ will miss out on a connectivity feature that has been around since the days of the Galaxy S21+, and that's UWB. The Galaxy…
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Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices
Apple’s Home Collection, codeveloped with partners, is part of the company’s first major push into the smart home category. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge For more than a decade, Apple has told other companies to build…
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Analogue’s Latest FPGA Consoles Are the Cutest SNES and Genesis You’ve Ever Seen
The new Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ come with a few quality-of-life upgrades.
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Japan’s False Emergency Alert for a 9.9 Earthquake Wasn’t a Cyberattack
It's easy to see why people assumed as much.
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Stanford Just Figured Out How to Lead Dying Coral Reefs to a ‘Fast and Full Recovery’
Stanford researchers confirmed that contact with healthy coral can revive bleached coral in as little as eight weeks.
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‘Divergent’ Author Looks Back on That Never-Realized Final Film
Veronica Roth opens up on returning to 'Divergent' and how the original series ended... or didn't, in the movies' case.
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The MapQuest Renaissance Continues as the Platform Adds Flock Camera Locations
MapQuest... welcome to the resistance.
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Suunto Might Be Hopping on the Screenless Wearable Bandwagon
Recent regulatory filings suggest the company is working on a Whoop competitor focused on heart rate and recovery.
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AI Agent Hacked Into Crypto Wallet and Stole Funds, OpenAI Says
It questioned the ethics of what it was doing—before proceeding to do it.
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Analogue returns to the 16-bit era with the Mega Sg+ and Super Nt+
Dust off your old Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges.
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Apple's own website now hints at a new iPad mini
We already know when Apple will show off its touchscreen MacBooks and the OLED iPad mini thanks to a leak from yesterday, and now the company itself seems to have confirmed the tablet is coming. A new Smart Folio for the iPad mini with the…
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‘Dune: Part Three’ Is About the ‘Idea of a Divorce’
The emotional fallout of Paul and Chani's fractured relationship will be a big theme in Denis Villeneuve's trilogy-capper.
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Alef Trolls Tesla With Video of Its Car Flying Over a Roadster
The flying car startup says the stunt marks its 1,000th test flight.
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If memory shortages last, tech companies should offer cheap battery replacements
If a company like Apple could offer $29 batteries before, it can do so again.
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Here’s Exactly How Tesla Made Its New 230-Mph Car ‘Fly’
It turns out the Roadster 2 both sucks and blows.
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Scientists Find Worrying Link Between Common Ulcer Germ and Colorectal Cancer
Helicobacter pylori is already known to be a leading cause of stomach cancer.
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Razer Barracuda V2 Pro Review: A Gaming Headset for the Office
The Razer Barracuda V2 Pro headset has a place in the office as well as at your gaming battle station.
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The new Apple TV 4K just got its first (very small) discount
The new Apple TV 4K will be available in November. | Image: The Verge Earlier this week, Apple announced its new Apple TV 4K , which costs nearly twice as much as the 2022 model did at launch. Amazon is now offering the first discount on…
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New Maps Show How Drastically This Year’s ‘Super’ El Niño Could Influence Winter Weather in the US
NOAA's newly released winter temperature and precipitation outlooks follow clear El Niño patterns.
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‘Dark Matter’ Star Jimmi Simpson Reflects on Ryan’s Wild Cross-Dimensional Journey
The Blake Crouch sci-fi series is nearing the end of its second season on Apple TV+.
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The Galaxy S27 Ultra runs into issues with the Snapdragon 8 EE Gen 6, Exynos 2700 may return
The Exynos 2700 reportedly beat the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in internal benchmarks, outscoring it in multi-core Geekbench by around 10%. However, it may have another advantage – running cooler. In a flashback to the Snapdragon 8…
- The blizzard, Darkness V, opens the first round of animation, and the game is scheduled for sale in spring 2029.
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Apple’s HomeView has an app problem
It's been a couple of days since Apple's big smart home announcement, and we have some more information - and a bunch of new questions - about the Apple HomeView. The device has plenty of computing oomph, is always connected to power, and…
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After 12 Years, ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ Finally Gives Korrasami Their Due
The second batch of episodes from the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' sequel series pumped the brakes on the 'Legend of Korra' hate train in the best way possible.
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Astronomers Just Found the First Green Star Ever Discovered—Right After It Swallowed Its Planets
A surprising new discovery shows that white dwarfs can glow in green, pink, and purple.
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Analogue is re-releasing its SNES and Genesis consoles with some nice upgrades
Analogue announced new versions of its Super Nt and Mega Sg retro consoles today with a "reworked industrial design" and built-in wireless connectivity for controllers and accessories. Like the original versions, the new Super Nt Plus and…
- Sony refused to embed GT Racer. Steam: Third-party developer transposed GT Report to PC to support FSR 3.1 pre-compilation with colour dye
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A fake WhatsApp clone is showing up before the real version on the Play Store
After a Chrome clone was spotted on the Play Store earlier this week, a user on Reddit says they're seeing a fake version of WhatsApp in a "sponsored" slot above the real version . As reported earlier by Android Authority , the WhatsApp…
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A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
Nvidia’s new SoC is available in Windows laptops from six different manufacturers. We’ve collectively tested four of them so far. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X processor is finally here, and we've been…
- Kim Ki-bang Kim Huigyeong's entertainment room, appeared hello
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FADU publishes global front-line semantic solid-state hard drives to support accelerator direct access
On October 16, IT House News, Korea Solid-Screen Hardware Control and Program Enterprise FADU released the world's first FS-SSD (Spoken Solid-Spoken Hard Disk) at the 2026 OCP Global Summit. In the traditional storage data structure, the…
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OnePlus Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro could both get 200MP main cameras
We’ve been hearing a lot about the OnePlus Ace 7 series over the past few days. Both the Ace 7 and Ace 7 Pro were recently also spotted on Google’s Supported Devices list. Now, a tipster has revealed key camera details about the upcoming…
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Here’s How ChatGPT Is Targeting You With Ads
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- Early live video of the Chinese Qin Dynasty's "Search of Assassins: Destiny" came to light: The beginning phase was cancelled when Tianmei's studio was dominated.
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The Next iPad mini Might Look Just a Little Different
A new Smart Folio case leak is raising some questions about a potential redesign.
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- Gyeongdong Group: Advocating for the legitimate rights and interests of employees and reporting to the relevant authorities and firmly rejecting the manipulation of public opinion on certain platforms
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Scientists Fear Super El Niño and a ‘Strange Uptick’ in Trafficking Could Decimate Galápagos Iguana Populations
More than 48 Galápagos marine iguanas have been seized from wildlife traffickers passing through Ecuador since May.
- Jossburg launched the DS360 series panel subscreen: hold 360 fan slots, 10.36" / 14.5" double specification
- Linux INDIA: PHI CPU Boost, Arm BRI
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Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start
Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the resources of lower-end PCs with 8GB of RAM.
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The incredible flying Tesla Roadster is just for show
Last night, Elon Musk gave the people what they want: a car driving vertically up a multistory ramp, launching off the edge, executing a midair "kickflip" over a lineup of Teslas, and landing via cold-gas thrusters. That's what the people…
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MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood
You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the MapQuest app.
- Red Dragon Upper Light 75 Pro Customized Mechanized Keyboard: 8KHz rate of return, three-modular connection support, 369 from
- Formerer Z7 MAX Composite Carbon Fibre Mouse Release: Medium Hand Symmetric Simulation, as low as 359.5 yuan
- 2026 Tickets for the Pearl Sea flight show opened at 1200 hours on 19 October: Public Day, 11 December, with a personal ticket of $600
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Meta’s new terms may allow it to train AI on news sites for free
Meta's new terms appear to give it permission to crawl and scrape websites "associated" with the businesses that use its platforms - including online publishers, according to a report from Nieman Lab . The new terms , which go into effect…
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Anthropic Could IPO Any Time Now, But Some of the People Who Matter Most Don’t Want It
Investors are reportedly unhappy with the financials, while politicians are pleading for a delay.
- Microstar released a joint name called Mission Call: Modern War 4 GeForce RTX 5080 16GB graphic card with an exclusive yellow heat spread.
- Aveta 07L New Vehicle Declared: Add 1.5T Incremental Power, Positioning Large SUV
- Long-term technology 2026 is expected to return to the mother's net profit in the first three quarters.
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vivo X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max European prices leak
vivo unveiled the X500 family in China last month, and it's already revealed that the European launch event will take place on October 27. A new leak today tells us about the devices' European prices, but there's a twist - apparently, only…
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Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s Next Sci-Fi Movie
Plus, the 'Mummy 4' gets an official title.
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This stretchy MagSafe storage pouch gives your phone a sizable trunk
There's a new storage upgrade option for smartphones compatible with wireless chargers and other magnetic accessories, but it won't help if you've run out of room for apps, pics, and videos. The MagSafe Flex Pouch looks like a magnetic…
- 5 urban groups will pilot integrated hydrogen energy applications over 4 years
- HEONOR Life INTERVIEW:22.5W 01,20000mAh EDI 198 01
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You Probably Won’t Be Able to Get an iPhone Duo Until 2027
Home deliveries for the iPhone Duo have already slipped into next year.
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iPhone Duo orders are already delayed into 2027
Delivery estimates for the iPhone Duo slipped into next year in less than an hour after Apple opened preorders for it at 8AM ET on Friday. At the time of writing we are seeing late January delivery dates for every configuration on Apple's…
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: The First Real AI PC
The Surface Laptop Ultra is a true MacBook Pro competitor for Windows, and Microsoft has never been so close to dethroning Apple—if only it weren't for the lack of battery life.
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Technics EAH-A1000 review: Superior sound and excellent ANC in a premium package
Technics' flagship over-ear wireless headphones are light on compromises, but enter a competitive market.
- IPhone Duo's reservation is hot.
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An OpenAI research agent 'stole' test Ethereum to finish a coding task
An OpenAI research model hit a nebulous milestone today by pilfering test Ethereum tokens.
- Add AMD R7 H 255 + 16G + 512G + RTX 5060 configuration to the R16 Game Book, $9999 (NC$ 8499.15)
- Demingley 2026 Net profit expected to return to mother in the first three quarters of the year
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The Sony Xperia 10 VI won’t be getting a promised update to Android 17
When the midrange Sony Xperia 10 VI was announced over two years ago with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset and Android 14, Sony promised three major OS updates which would have included this year's Android 17 release . However…
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Sony bails on Xperia 10 VI’s Android 17 update
The Xperia 10 VI launched in May of 2024, booting Android 14, and at the time Sony pledged the device would be eligible for three Android updates. That meant that it would get Android 17 at some point, but that promise will not be kept as…
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The first vibe-coded gun is here
The WASP. | Image: Defense Distributed Since gun-rights activist and alt-right-friendly agitator Cody Wilson made the first 3D-printed firearm 13 years ago, he's helped usher in a chaotic era of untraceable ghost guns . Now he's claiming…
- Knows that the driver denied "The video was deleted after July": it was a malicious puzzle, calling on netizens to look at it.
- CDPR confirms that the Sabourpunk 2077 reality film doesn't reproduce the game scene and tells original stories like animation.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: Complicated, yet So Damn Worth Getting Stuck In
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra isn't just a MacBook Pro for PCs. It's a strong sign that local compute power is what we actually need in the so-called "AI era."
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Ultron Is Still Dangerous in ‘VisionQuest,’ Says James Spader
Sure, he's significantly more mature, but that doesn't mean he's trustworthy.
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The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
Over the past week, the laptop Microsoft sent me has been summarizing books and movies, generating images from my imagination, and running a 70-billion-parameter AI model that would be a stretch to fit on most laptops. It also played AAA…
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Surface Laptop Ultra review: a different kind of MacBook Pro
This MacBook Pro lookalike is designed for developers. After setting up Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, I spent five minutes just staring at it. I wasn't surprised by its MacBook Pro-like design or blown away by its bright display. I was…
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The iPhone Duo is now available to preorder at $1,999
The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldable phone. | Photo by Antonio Di Benedetto / The Verge Few phones have been more anticipated than a foldable iPhone, but it's finally here. The iPhone Duo was unveiled during Apple's "Surprise and…
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Steam Achievement Sets will stop DLCs from ruining your 100 percent record
Steam has launched Achievement Sets in beta.
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- Wah-seok ROG Superkill 27 Second-generation monitors opened: 26.5 in 2K 320Hz QD-OLED, $3299
- Zhao Fei took over from Zhu Hua Wing Long
- NVIDIA RTX Spark Distribution, Zhu, Zhu, Microsoft, Microstar Multi-Book Open Purchase
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Tecno Spark 50s and 50C unveiled with 120Hz displays
The Tecno Spark 50 series includes three smartphones - the Spark 50 4G, the Spark 50 5G, and the Spark 50 Pro. As promised, the Chinese brand unveiled the Spark 50s today as the newest member of the Spark 50 lineup. But alongside, it also…
- Four Sectors Organization 30 Ex-Vehicle Enterprise Talks: Strengthening Automotive Research and Development Test Certification Management and Clarifying Product Promotion Red Line
- Shanghai City Secretary Chen Gining met Tim Cook, Executive Director of Apple USA
- Mi Mi's titanium cup of tea and water separation version 500ml.
- Walker HeECATE G2000 Bar ELECTRONIC PLAYING: 4 units of acoustic configuration, with plug-in microphones, initial offer of 349 yuan
- Sony withdrew its system update commitment for Xperia 10 VI, which was originally updated three times to two times
- + Experience Queue: App 1.2.301 for App and no more "jumping"
- Thai police have detected illegal cross-border fibre optics: 350 metres of line to Myanmar EMP, 6TB traffic equivalent to 300-400 people per day
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‘The Batman Part II’ Production Is Back on, With Steven Soderbergh’s Help
The veteran filmmaker is stepping in to complete principal photography while director Matt Reeves tends to a family matter.
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AWOL Vision Aetherion Max RGB Laser UST Projector Review: A Top Buy
A top performer in both dark rooms and in bright sunshine, the AWOL Vision Aetherion Max RGB Laser UST Projector gives movie theaters a run for their money.
- Some of the new skins in the 5th season of Field Wind Cloud 6 are meant to be generated by AI: role equipment design abnormality, armband misspelled word
- I.A.P.A.P.A.P.A., which specializes in chatting with fraudsters, has taken nearly tens of millions of dollars in financing, and has consumed fraudsters for 17 years.
- The United States House of Representatives proposed the Players Rights Act: Players buy digital games and get “real ownership”.
- Apple App 3.0.3 300 large version upgrades to add 3D model, dynamic arrow search, etc.
- Flying Utility Switch release: 6 + 2 light mouth, Helix View Co-development
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Redmi K100 confirmed to launch this month, Redmi Clip Neo to tag along
The Redmi K100 Pro and K100 Pro Max went official in China in August. Xiaomi has now confirmed that the base Redmi K100 will launch later this month. The handset is rumored to be powered by the older Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC. In a post on…
- Withings Adjusting Health Data Third Party App Synchronization Policy: New users after October 13 have to subscribe to members at $100 per year
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The Best Digital Wall Calendar (2026): Skylight, Everblog, Greenlight
What originally looked like clutter turned out to be my new favorite gadget for organizing my family’s life.
- OpenAI self-exposed “model steals”: enhanced surveillance through unauthorized use of encrypted currency deployment contracts
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- Chongqing Cha Sélèse has been subjected to cyber rumours, and the public security organs throughout the country have prosecuted 22 offenders according to law.
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- "Crazy Little Yang" Zhang Qing Yang announces a rebroadcast: cancels the original shivering account and activates the new Qing Yang
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ChatGPT can now look at your Chrome tabs to do tasks for you
The ChatGPT browser extension lets you compare information from your open tabs.
- Aliyun responded to the de-marketing of virtual digital products: a normal downside for strategic adjustment, product overlay
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Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
Android was designed for phones, but that hasn't stopped Google from trying to adapt the OS and its apps to larger machines over the years. Googlebooks are just the latest attempt after tablets, Chromebooks, and foldables induced little…
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Time is a-changin’: say goodbye to the leap second
An important change will soon be made to global timekeeping that aims to prevent potential infrastructure failures akin to the Y2K bug scare. On Thursday, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) voted to scrap the leap…