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  • PC is now possible with two lines of code — inside the Copilot+ Recall disaster.
  • Microsoft delays Recall after security concerns, and asks Windows Insiders for help
  • The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting To Know Oryon and Adreno X1
  • Elon Musk: First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Chip
  • Apple hit with €1.8bn fine for breaking EU law over music streaming
  • Bluesky emerges
  • The hidden high cost of return-to-office mandates
  • Apple's Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla
  • SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms
  • U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction
  • Google Says It Won't Force Gemini on Partners in Antitrust Remedy Proposal
  • U.S. Accuses Chinese Hackers of Targeting Critical Infrastructure in America
  • U.S. Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack
  • AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in new data breach
  • National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
  • Schools Want to Ban Phones. Parents Say No.
  • New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
  • GPT-4o (omni) + new "Her"-style AI assistant (it's nuts)
  • Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
  • Trump proposes strategic national crypto stockpile at Bitcoin Conference
  • Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and TicketmasterThe Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
  • Hezbollah Pagers Explode in Apparent Attack Across Lebanon
  • OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever
  • Painting by A.I.-Powered Robot Sells for $1.1 Million
  • Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event
  • Infowars Sale to The Onion Rejected by Federal Bankruptcy Judge
  • Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
  • So You Want to Solve the NJ Drone Mystery? Our Expert Has Some Ideas
  • Beeper's push for iMessage on Android is really over
  • The Quiet Death of Ello's Big Dreams
  • Japan finally ends mandatory form submission on floppy disks
  • We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
  • Spotify is going to break every Car Thing gadget it ever sold
  • Game Informer to Shut Down After 33 Years
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