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HMD Arc is no-frills Android 14 Go smartphone
The latest budget Android smartphone from HMD is here with the HMD Arc. It brings a 6.52-inch IPS LCD (HD+ ...
New Anthropic study shows AI really doesn’t want to be forced to change its views
AI models can deceive, new research from Anthropic shows — pretending to have different views during training when in reality ...
OnePlus officially confirms big battery for the OnePlus 13R, new color for the Buds Pro 3
OnePlus is holding an international launch event on January 7, when it will announce the OnePlus 13 for global markets. ...
T-Mobile pressuring employees to push customers to download the T-Life app is becoming a concern
T-Mobile pressuring employees to push customers to download the T-Life app is becoming a concern
Apple Has Reportedly Cancelled Its Hardware Subscription Service Where Customers Could Own An iPhone By Paying A Monthly Fee; Regulatory Concerns Was One Issue
In 2022, it was reported that Apple was working on a hardware subscription service that involved paying a monthly fee to ...
California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says
California’s phase out would begin in 2026, when the state will require 35% of automakers’ sales to be zero emissions ...
Rivian EVs finally get YouTube, Google Cast, and SiriusXM
Rivian has released a new software update to its vehicles that brings some long-awaited apps to its in-vehicle experience. Owners ...
Instagram Threads adds ‘Use Media’ feature for resharing photos and videos
Threads is introducing a new way to reshare photos and videos on its social network. Instead of quote posting the ...
Metro by T-Mobile rep goes public with reports of shady behavior endorsed by his manager
A current Metro rep complained that his manager told him to add items to an invoice without consent and apologize ...
Intel Gives An Extensive Rundown On “Core Ultra 200S” Performance Status; Reveals 4/5 Root Causes Are Now Patched
Intel has decided to mark an end to the “disappointing” Arrow Lake-S gaming performance, identifying five different root causes, with ...
Pixel, Galaxy or iPhone? None of them if this madness continues
The current ever increasing pricing model for modern flagship smartphones is unsustainable.
Tracker firm Hapn spilling names of thousands of GPS tracking customers
A security researcher found customer names and workplace affiliations spilling directly from Hapn’s servers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...
With 25M users, Bluesky gets a $1M fund to take on social media and AI
The fund will offer grants to those building on BlueSky’s open source AT Protocol. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. ...
App downloads decline 2.3% in 2024, but consumer spending grows to $127B
The global app economy continued to recover in 2024, after an earlier slowdown in 2022 — at least in terms ...
Intel’s Newest Arc B580 “Battlemage” GPU Witnesses Tremendous Market Demand, Team Blue Rushes To Fix Supply Issues
Intel’s newest “budget-friendly” Intel Arc B580 “Battlemage” GPU has become the next attraction for mid-range consumers as demand soared massively. ...
Perplexity acquires Carbon to connect AI search to your work files
Perplexity acquired a small Seattle-based startup called Carbon which specializes in connecting AI systems to external data sources, the companies ...
nubia Focus 2 5G leaks through certification, shows a new design
Here we go again – ZTE publishes certification documents on its site, even for phones it is yet to officially ...
STALKER 2 Is Already Profitable, Says GSC Investor, and It Might Be Adapted to Netflix
GSC Game World announced a few days after the debut of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl that over a million ...
AI startup Oddysee’s new tool can generate photorealistic 3D worlds
Odyssey, a startup founded by self-driving pioneers Oliver Cameron and Jeff Hawke, is developing an AI-powered tool that can transform ...
Mortal Kombat 1 Celebrates the Holidays with Free In-Game Events
If you’re looking for a way to celebrate the festive season in Mortal Kombat 1, then look no longer. It’s ...
Galaxy S25+ Leak Revealed The Serial Number Of The Unit, Allowing Samsung To Figure Out The Smartphone’s Owner And Fire That Person
Samsung is expected to unveil its Galaxy S25 series next month, and that only means that the company would have ...
iPhone 17 Pro may not bring a camera visor after all
A recent supply chain leak gave us our first look at the chassis of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro with ...
GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot
Microsoft-owned GitHub today announced a free version of its popular Copilot code completion/AI pair programming tool, which will also now ...
Who wants ‘Her’-like AI that gets stuff wrong?
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OpenAI brings ChatGPT to your landline
ChatGPT is coming to phones. No, not smartphones — landlines. Call 1-800-242-8478 (1-800-CHATGPT), and OpenAI’s AI-powered assistant will respond as ...
Microsoft bought nearly 500,000 Nvidia Hopper chips this year
Microsoft bought more than twice as many Nvidia Hopper chips this year than any of its biggest rivals. The tech ...
Wing and DoorDash launch drone deliveries in Dallas-Fort Worth
Alphabet’s Wing announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its partnership with DoorDash to bring drone delivery to customers in the ...
T-Mobile and Starlink’s satellite-powered messaging is only for select smartphones
T-Mobile’s satellite-powered texting service has only been optimized for a few phones.
vivo X200 in for review
vivo announced its X200 lineup this year, adding an X200 Pro mini into the mix, but that one is seemingly ...
Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok sell-or-ban law
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will hear ByteDance and TikTok’s challenge to a law would ban the ...
