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Meta’s latest surveillance plans are so dystopian that I am out of words

Meta is tracking its employees' every click and keystroke to train AI, and I have never found a company's decision more invasive.
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SpaceX quietly whispers the risk of its ambitious AI data centers in space

SpaceX's IPO filing quietly warns that its space AI data centers and Mars settlements rely on unproven tech and may never become commercially viable, directly contradicting Elon Musk's public optimism.
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ChatGPT lawsuit claims it advised a shooter on how and where to strike

Florida's attorney general claims ChatGPT advised the FSU shooter on what gun to use, which ammo to buy, and when to strike. OpenAI says the chatbot did nothing wrong.
Shenxing Superfast Charging Battery

EV batteries that can charge in just over six minutes are here

CATL just unveiled several new battery technologies, including one that charges from 10% to 80% in 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
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Opera One levels up video watching with a 500% volume booster, improved PiP, and sidebar streaming support

Opera One now lets you pin YouTube and Twitch in the sidebar, boost your tab volume up to 500%, and use a revamped picture-in-picture mode for video calls.
Stage Manager on M4 iPad Pro.

Asus leak shows an iPad Pro competitor with a familiar design and 144Hz OLED screen

Asus is preparing to launch the Asus Pad, a 12.2-inch OLED tablet with a 144Hz display, 9,000mAh battery, and a strikingly slim 6.5mm body. Here's everything we know so far.
Razer Atlas Pro

Razer just made the world’s thinnest glass mouse mat, and your wrists will thank you

Razer's Atlas Pro is the world's thinnest glass gaming mouse mat at just 1.9mm, and it's designed to make your gaming setup feel more comfortable.
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Framework Laptop 13 Pro is the repairable MacBook Pro killer Linux users have been waiting for

Framework's new Laptop 13 Pro packs a 74Wh battery, Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips, and a touch display into a fully repairable aluminum chassis.
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Framework Laptop 16 gets a better touchpad, a new look, and a wild eGPU trick

Framework Laptop 16 gets a seamless haptic touchpad, a new translucent bezel, a budget-friendly Ryzen 5 option, and a wild OCuLink Dev Kit that turns it into a desktop-class machine.
Artificial Intelligence

Chatbots are getting too emotional and customers are not happy about it

A new study confirms that chatbot empathy backfires in customer service. Instead of calming frustrated customers, it triggers a negative response that makes the experience feel even worse.
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How to schedule emails in Microsoft Outlook on Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, and the web in 2026

Scheduling an email in Outlook is easy, and you’ll be able to do so with the Windows and macOS desktop apps, or through Outlook on a web browser. Here’s how.
Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone

Apple’s foldable is keeping Camera Control, but one-handed photography on a big foldable sounds tricky

Apple's foldable iPhone is reportedly keeping camera control despite being thinner than the iPhone Air. Great idea or unnecessary addition?
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Hyundai’s Ioniq 3 has the range, the looks, and the space to win you over

Hyundai's new IONIQ 3 is a compact electric hatchback with up to 496 km of range, a 441-liter trunk, and tech designed to make EV life genuinely easy.
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Intel’s secret handheld chips might just give AMD a run for its money

Two unreleased Intel chips built for handheld gaming consoles have leaked online, and they could be exactly what the handheld gaming market has been waiting for.
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AI streaming is going mainstream in China, whether audiences want it or not

IQiyi, China's Netflix, is overhauling its entire business around AI-generated content and launching a new tool that can handle almost every aspect of filmmaking.
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8 Siri features that could make iOS 27 a blockbuster upgrade

From a standalone chatbot app to Google Gemini under the hood to actions across the apps, here are 8 rumored Siri features that could make iOS 27 the update Apple fans have been waiting for.
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Robots just ran the Beijing half-marathon faster than the world record holder

A robot built by Honor just ran a Beijing half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record of 57 minutes.
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A Google Pixel laptop might be on its way, but does anyone actually want one?

A new Google Pixel laptop might be in the works, but history, rising hardware costs, and a $599 MacBook Neo suggest it could be dead on arrival.
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Chinese repair shops have apparently figured out how to fix ugly dents on iPhones

Skilled repair workers in China are restoring scratched and dented iPhone 17 Pro Max units to near-factory condition, and the results are seriously hard to argue with.
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AI mode in Chrome gets a big upgrade to save you some tab hopping

Google's AI Mode upgrade for Chrome lets you browse websites and search at the same time, so you can ask follow-up questions without losing your place or opening yet another tab.
Computer, Electronics, Laptop

The next Pixel phone could get a glowing back, if Android 17’s code is anything to go by

Google is working on a new feature called Pixel Glow that uses subtle lights on the back of your device to notify you without lighting up the screen.
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Millions of Americans are talking to AI about health, and some are dangerously skipping real doctors

Turns out a lot of people would rather ask an AI about their symptoms than pay for a doctor's visit. A new survey puts some striking numbers behind that trend.
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Apple retail stores could soon spare you the lengthy wait for fixing Apple Watch software

Apple is bringing Apple Watch software repairs to retail stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this month, ending the need to mail your watch to repair centers for software fixes.
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You can finally remove annoying YouTube Shorts from your feed

YouTube's new zero-minute Shorts timer removes them from your homepage entirely, giving you an easy way to cut back on scrolling without deleting the app.
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Adobe Firefly AI will let you edit in creative software by just talking your way through it

Adobe's new Firefly AI Assistant lets you describe what you want and handles the rest, across Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Illustrator, and more, all from one chat.
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Google drops a new Android Canary build, chirping with a bunch of UI changes

Google's latest Android Canary build introduces two small changes: a friendlier empty notification shade and a cleaner app long-press menu.
2026 Hongguang Mini EV front look

This $8,000 Chinese EV riffs off the Mini Cooper and musters a respectable EV range

Wuling's updated Hongguang Mini EV arrives with a Mini Cooper-inspired design, 301 km of range, and a price tag that starts under $6,500.
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MIT shows off sensor tech that enables blood glucose monitoring on smartwatches

MIT's new device uses light to measure blood sugar levels without any needles, and a wearable version is already in the works.
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These are the 5 best Mac utilities I found in 2026, and you should give them a try too

macOS is great, but it has its gaps. These five utilities fill them, and I miss them every single time I use a Mac without them
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A Chinese automaker just filed a patent for car seats with a hidden loo

Seres has patented a pull-out toilet hidden under the car seat. It's real, it's clever, and it might be the most unexpected car feature of the year.
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Meta is building face recognition into your glasses, and civil rights groups are not happy about it

Over 70 civil rights groups are demanding Meta kill its rumored facial recognition feature for Ray-Ban smart glasses before it ever launches, calling it a tool for stalkers and surveillance.
Ai model testing fingure fatigue with phone use

We swipe our phones all day, and scientists just ranked which ones are the most tiring

Researchers built an AI model that simulates how much physical effort your finger puts in during smartphone use, and the results might surprise you.
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Latest heart research gives yet another compelling reason to take smartwatches seriously

Your smartwatch atrial fibrillation alert deserves a doctor's visit. New research shows people with AF detected during screening face three times the heart failure risk, with most cases appearing within six months.
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As the world figures out digital detox, there’s a screenmaxxing trend lurking in the shadows

Some people are online for nearly 19 hours a day. They have heard the warnings about screen time, and they could not care less.
Page, Text, File

Claude just landed in Microsoft Word, and it looks like a genuine upgrade for document work

Anthropic's new Claude for Word extension can read your documents, edit selected text, work through comments, and track every change so you stay in control.
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YouTube Premium just got more expensive, and nobody got a heads up

YouTube Premium prices are going up across all plans. The individual plan jumps from $13.99 to $15.99, and even the Student and Lite plans aren't spared.
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Your old Kindle is getting left behind in May. Here’s what you can do and keep it going

Amazon will end support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 or earlier starting May 20, 2026. Here's everything you need to know, and what you should do before the deadline hits.
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Adobe Project Indigo adds iPad support and a bunch of useful new features

Adobe's Project Indigo camera app now works on iPads with 6GB of RAM and the iPhone 17e, and brings a grid view, multi-select, and photo filtering to all users.