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Xbox Ally X hands-on: an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme APU, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, 1080p games run at 60 FPS with no issues, a super-slim Windows, and more — The Xbox handheld impresses, but pricing remains the biggest question. — PC gaming handhelds have flooded the market at this point … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft showcases a full-screen, Windows-based Xbox experience optimized for handheld gaming on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally, rolling out to other handhelds in 2026 — Two new Xbox Ally devices introduce Microsoft's much-needed improvements to handheld gaming PCs.
More: Xbox Wire, XDA Developers, The Register, BBC, Windows Central, PC Gamer, Digital Trends, Engadget, Android Authority, Tech Times, How-To Geek, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, Gameranx, Forbes, GameSpot, Eurogamer.net, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Neowin, and Video Games Chronicle
Bluesky: @aarongreenberg, @xboxp3, and @seanhollister
X: @tomwarren, @wario64, @jezcorden, @jezcorden, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
Forums: r/pcgaming, r/hardware, r/hardware, r/Games, r/xbox, and Slashdot
| Stephen Totilo / Game File: |
Microsoft and Asus unveil the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two PC gaming handhelds that will run Windows games from multiple storefronts, including Steam — The images shown during a secret theater presentation I recently attended for the long-rumored Xbox handheld showed an icon …
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X: @deeketweak, @satyanadella, @teroterotero, @ethangach, @genepark, @stephentotilo, and @carygolomb. LinkedIn: Benoit Fouillet
Forums: r/GamingLeaksAndRumours, r/Handhelds, r/gadgets, r/technology, r/gamingnews, r/LegionGo, and r/xbox
| Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI: |
Apple researchers detail the limitations of top LLMs and large reasoning models, including on classic problems like the Tower of Hanoi, which AI solved in 1957 — LLM “reasoning” is so cooked they turned my name into a verb — Quoth Josh Wolfe, well-respected venture capitalist at Lux Capital:
More: Apple Machine Learning …, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Cointelegraph, TechCircle, diginomica, Digit, Daring Fireball, 9meters, implicator.ai, seangoedecke.com, and Hardcore Software
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LinkedIn: Mike Kentz and Gary Marcus
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/programming, and MacRumors Forums
| Sam Tabahriti / Reuters: |
The UK Financial Conduct Authority partners with Nvidia to debut a Supercharged Sandbox in which financial companies can test AI tools, starting in October 2025 — Financial firms in Britain will be able to test artificial intelligence tools later this year in a regulatory “sandbox” … | Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns the UK lacks the digital infrastructure needed to capitalize on AI despite “incredible” research talent, as PM Starmer pledges £1B — Jensen Huang seeks ‘sovereign’ artificial intelligence deals that diversify US chip giant's business away from Big Tech groups
More: Tech.eu, Benzinga, Agence France-Presse, CNBC, Cryptopolitan, Bloomberg, City A.M., and GOV.UK
| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm agrees to acquire UK-listed Alphawave, which makes high-speed chip and connectivity tech for data centers, for $2.4B in cash, set to close in Q1 2026 — Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge Shows the Limits of Impressively Thin Phones … Explainers
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| New York Times: |
Docs: from mid-December, YouTube told moderators to prioritize “freedom of expression” over potential harm, including for political, social, and cultural issues — The world's largest video platform has told content moderators to favor “freedom of expression” over the risk of harm in deciding what to take down.
More: Engadget and TVNewsCheck
Bluesky: @noupside, @noupside, @philippmendoza, and @beyerstein
X: @tonyromm and @mediaevan
| Emma Jacobs / Financial Times: |
An interview with Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn on criticism after Duolingo went “AI-first”, personalized interactions with personality-based chatbots, and more — Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs
More: Business Insider. Bluesky: @kgt and @parismarx.com. X: @cszabla
Forums: r/languagelearning, r/NoShitSherlock, r/Futurology, r/technews, r/technology, and Slashdot
| Los Angeles Times: |
Protesters against immigration raids in LA damaged and set several Waymo autonomous taxis on fire on Sunday; Waymo says it is in touch with law enforcement — As police struggled with another day of unrest in downtown L.A., several Waymo autonomous taxis were set on fire …
More: 404 Media, Breitbart, TechCrunch, NBC News, Moneycontrol, CNBC, Finbold, EV, National Legal …, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail, Washington Examiner, Electrek, TipRanks Financial, Benzinga, MyNewsLA.com, FOX 11 Los Angeles, CNN, NBC Bay Area, New York Times, and Time
X: @sentdefender, @naval, @micsolana, @scannerpacific, @paularambles, @scannerpacific, @pyanrye, @jarvis_best, @mikeisaac, @keithdorejel, @bgurley, @ghost_prole, @bgonthescene, @losangeles_scan, @armanddoma, @michaeloburns, @sawyermerritt, @gaulicsmith, @magills_, @pitdesi, @samswey, @elisejoshi, @chrisstankowski, @powerbottomdad1, and @taylorlorenz
| Luz Ding / Bloomberg: |
Alibaba, Tencent, and other Chinese AI companies have temporarily disabled chatbot functions like image recognition during China's annual college entrance exams — China's most popular AI chatbots like Alibaba's Qwen have temporarily disabled functions including picture recognition …
More: The Guardian, Tech in Asia, and Xinhua
| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
Getty's copyright lawsuit against Stability AI begins at London's High Court, accusing it of unlawfully scraping millions of images; Stability denies the claims — Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI begins at London's High Court on Monday …
More: Associated Press, Cryptopolitan, and Tech in Asia
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Thoughts on Apple's OSes getting redesigned UI elements called “Liquid Glass”, which will launch at WWDC 2025 and set the stage for fresh hardware products — A new software design style will be at the center of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference — and set the stage for an upcoming iPhone overhaul.
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Mastodon: @rileytestut@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @stroughtonsmith …, and @jaanus@iosdev.space. Threads: @bzamayo
X: @mingchikuo, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Katharine Viner / The Guardian: |
The Guardian partners with Cambridge University to launch Secure Messaging in its app, protecting sources by making messages indistinguishable from other data — Today, the Guardian, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, launches Secure Messaging, a world-first from a media organisation
More: The Guardian, University of Cambridge, and GitHub
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