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  1. Micro LED monitors connect like puzzle pieces in HP multi-monitor concept

    Concept "can be applied to any panel type technology without a backlight."

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  2. Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

    Chrome's Manifest V3 transition is here. First up are warnings for any V2 extensions.

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  3. Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process

    Spotify to brick hardware it released to general public in 2022 this December.

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  4. Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI

    The deal has parallels to Apple's infamous search deal with Google.

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  5. Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better screens

    Framework Laptop 13 gets its fourth major round of upgraded, modular parts.

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  6. Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

    UniSuper's 647,000 users faced two weeks of downtime because of a Google Cloud bug.

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  7. RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time

    ICQ will cease operations June 26. If you know, you know.

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  8. TinyPod wants to turn Apple Watches into minimalist phones that feel like iPods

    Creator shares price and design details, and mission to help people disconnect.

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  9. Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps

    Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July.

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  10. 8BitDo M Edition mechanical keyboard is a modern take on IBM’s Model M

    Numpad sold separately.

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  11. The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means

    The age-old pursuit of looking at the heavens is finally getting an upgrade.

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  12. iFixit ends Samsung deal as oppressive repair shop requirements come to light

    iFixit says "flashy press releases don’t mean much without follow-through."

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  1. Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good

    The power of URL parameters lets you unofficially turn off Google's AI Overview.

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  2. Apple clarifies iOS 17.5 bug that exposed deleted photos

    iOS 17.5.1 fixed the bug, but users still had questions.

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  3. “Unacceptable”: Spotify bricking Car Thing devices in Dec. without refunds

    Spotify stopped making Car Things in July 2022 but kept selling them.

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  4. Bing outage shows just how little competition Google search really has

    Opinion: Actively searching without Google or Bing is harder than it looks.

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  5. Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview

    24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar year."

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  6. Next up in Google’s dramatic overhaul of search: AI Overview ads

    Google turned search into an AI product, and now it's time to make money.

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  7. One difference with this wave of Arm PCs? All the big PC makers are actually on board

    Windows RT and Windows 10-on-Arm each launched with just a handful of devices.

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  8. Humane AI Pin is a disaster: Founders already want to sell the company

    One month after launch of its "smartphone replacement," Humane already seems doomed.

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  9. After years of rumors, Sonos has now entered the headphones market

    Sonos jumps into the fray with Sony's WH-1000XM5 and Apple's AirPods Max.

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  10. Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89

    Bell architected DEC's VAX minicomputers, championed computer history, mentored at Microsoft.

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  11. Comcast’s streaming bundle is $15/month for Netflix, Peacock, Apple TV+, and ads

    It's $25 or $10 cheaper than separate subs, but note the plans you're getting.

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  12. After beating Sonos case, Google brings back group speaker controls

    We'll likely have to wait until the end of the year for Android 15, though.

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  1. $899 mini PC puts Snapdragon X Elite into a mini desktop for developers

    Well-specced box includes the best Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD.

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  2. New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC

    Recall uses AI features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."

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  3. New Arm-powered Surface Pro and Surface Laptop aim directly at Apple Silicon Macs

    Microsoft's first "Copilot+ PCs" aim for the MacBook Air; neither is fanless.

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  4. iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1 fix a nasty bug that resurfaced old photos

    Bug was discovered by Redditors and forum users a few days ago.

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  5. You can now buy a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot for $16K

    No one is quite sure what you're supposed to do with the robot, but you can buy one.

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  6. HP resurrects ’90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly

    Most new HP laptops will be an OmniBook, ProBook, or EliteBook.

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  7. M4 iPad Pro teardown finds easier-to-access battery, glimpses of Tandem OLED design

    Straightforward tablet teardown is followed by a comically difficult Pencil one.

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  8. It’s not “Windows 12”: Microsoft keeps Windows 11 branding despite major changes

    24H2 update comes with new compiler, kernel, and scheduler, among other changes.

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  9. Microsoft’s “Copilot+” AI PC requirements are embarrassing for Intel and AMD

    Microsoft demands an NPU capable of at least 40 trillion operations per second.

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  10. Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs

    Prism layer is one of several under-the-hood overhauls in Windows 11 24H2.

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  11. “Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups

    UniSuper, a $135 billion pension account, details its cloud compute nightmare.

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  12. How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be

    Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?

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