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A look at Apple's plans: the iPhone 16 lineup, a new iPhone SE, a thin “Air” model in the iPhone 17 lineup, and a plastic, kid-friendly Watch SE in bold colors — Apple's iPhone 16 will keep sales stable until more innovative models are ready next year.
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| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
PUBG publisher Krafton acquires former Xbox game studio Tango Gameworks and its Hi-Fi Rush IP; in May 2024, Microsoft announced plans to close Tango Gameworks — Tango Gameworks will live on, thanks to Krafton — Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol …
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| Peter Wade / Rolling Stone: |
After Kamala Harris held a rally in Detroit with thousands of attendees, Donald Trump falsely claimed the crowd was “fake” and “she 'AI'd” a picture of it — The former president has also falsely accused his opponents of paying people to attend their rallies
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| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
A researcher finds 15K+ hardcoded secrets and 66K vulnerable websites, including details on accessing Stanford's Slack, by searching overlooked data sources — Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.
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| Reuters: |
As 19+ Chinese cities run robotaxi and robobus tests, safety and job loss concerns grow in China due to the rapid pace of permits issued for autonomous vehicles — Liu Yi is among China's 7 million ride-hailing drivers. A 36-year-old Wuhan resident, he started driving part time this year … | Zack Abrams / The Block: |
Celsius sued Tether on August 9 to try to claw back 39,542 bitcoin, now worth ~$2.4B, that Celsius claims Tether sold improperly at the bottom of the market — - Celsius filed a lawsuit against Tether on Friday in an attempt to claw back Bitcoin worth $2.4 billion that the company …
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| Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware: |
AMD releases updates to mitigate the “Sinkclose” vulnerability but has no plans to update older Ryzen 1000, 2000, and 3000 or Threadripper 1000 and 2000 CPUs — AMD says some chips fall outside of the software support window. — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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| Jem Aswad / Variety: |
Meta and UMG sign a multiyear agreement about AI, monetization, and more for UMG artists and songwriters on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time — Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement says the new agreement “reflects the two companies' shared commitment … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google Pixel Fold one year later: far from a perfect gadget, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could solve its issues — Using the Fold can feel special, but Google needs to make some obvious upgrades for the follow-up.
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| Joanna Nelius / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge review: nice design and display, quiet keys, and 14-hour battery, but outperformed by Snapdragon rivals and ARM limits compatibility — Samsung's first Copilot Plus PC is everything a thin and light laptop should be — but its performance is limited.
More: Huawei Central
| Wall Street Journal: |
How Iran has emerged as the most aggressive foreign threat to the US election; Microsoft published a report detailing multiple efforts to target the election — Hack of Trump campaign has led some to accuse Tehran just weeks after U.S. officials believed Russia posed bigger threat
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| Joseph Politano / Apricitas Economics: |
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