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Google Search’s “udm=14” trick lets you kill AI search for good
Enlarge / The now normal "AI" results versus the old school "Web" results. (credit: Ron Amadeo / Google) If you're tired of Google's AI Overview extracting all value from the web while also telling...
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iFixit ends Samsung deal as oppressive repair shop requirements come to light
Enlarge (credit: Samsung) IFixit and Samsung were once leading the charge in device repair, but iFixit says it's ending its repair partnership with Samsung because it feels Samsung just isn't...
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The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means
Enlarge / The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro and the Unistellar Odyssey Pro. (credit: Tim Stevens) It's been 300 years since Galileo and Isaac Newton started fiddling around with lenses and parabolic mirrors to...
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8BitDo M Edition mechanical keyboard is a modern take on IBM’s Model M
8BitDo's IBM-like M Edition keyboard. [credit: 8BitDo ] 8BitDo is releasing an IBM-inspired look for its $100 wireless mechanical keyboard. Keyboard enthusiasts love regaling normies with tales of...
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Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps
Whether you want to call it "Google Business Messaging" or "Google Business Profile Chat," the chat buttons in Google Maps and Search are going away. [credit: Google ] Google is killing off a...
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TinyPod wants to turn Apple Watches into minimalist phones that feel like iPods
Enlarge / The font styling is very intentional. (credit: TinyPod) I traded in my Series 5 Apple Watch last week to Apple after the battery couldn't make it through most evenings. There wasn't much...
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RIP ICQ: Remembering a classic messaging app that was way ahead of its time
Enlarge / ICQ in Windows 98. (credit: Samuel Axon) After nearly 28 years in operation, messaging service ICQ will cease operations on June 26, according to its current owners. You'd be forgiven for...
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Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account
Enlarge Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension fund, had its Google Cloud account wiped out due to some kind of...
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Framework boosts its 13-inch laptop with new CPUs, lower prices, and better...
Enlarge / The Framework Laptop 13. (credit: Framework) Framework will release a fourth round of iterative updates and upgrade options for its Framework Laptop 13, the company announced via a blog post...
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Report: Apple and OpenAI have signed a deal to partner on AI
Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (credit: JASON REDMOND / Contributor | AFP) Apple and OpenAI have successfully made a deal to include OpenAI's generative AI technology in Apple's software, according...
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Spotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund process
Enlarge / Spotify's Car Thing in a car. (credit: Spotify) Spotify will refund owners of Car Thing, its Spotify-playing device that mounts to car dashboards, Ars Technica confirmed today. On May 23,...
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Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week
Enlarge / Someone really likes Google Chrome. (credit: Isaac Bowen / Flickr) Google Chrome will be shutting down its older, more capable extension system, Manifest V2, in favor of exclusively using...
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Micro LED monitors connect like puzzle pieces in HP multi-monitor concept
Enlarge / Yes, there are bigger monitors, but is there a better way to have a tri-monitor setup? (credit: Getty) In a technical disclosure published this month, HP explored a Micro LED monitor concept...
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AMD intros Ryzen AI 300 chips with Zen 5, better GPU, and hugely improved NPU
AMD's Ryzen AI 300 series is its next-gen laptop platform, and the first to support Copilot+ PC features. [credit: AMD ] AMD’s next-generation laptop processors are coming later this year, joining new...
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AMD’s next-gen Ryzen 9000 desktop chips and the Zen 5 architecture arrive in...
AMD is announcing Ryzen 9000 and Zen 5, the second CPU architecture for its AM5 platform. [credit: AMD ] It’s been almost two years since AMD introduced its Ryzen 7000 series desktop CPUs and the Zen...
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For the second time in two years, AMD blows up its laptop CPU numbering system
Enlarge / AMD's Ryzen 9 AI 300 series is a new chip and a new naming scheme. (credit: AMD) Less than two years ago, AMD announced that it was overhauling its numbering scheme for laptop processors....
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Spotify raising prices by up to $3 as frustrated subs beg it to “just do music”
Enlarge (credit: Spotify) After keeping Spotify Premium subscription pricing flat since debuting it in 2011, Spotify increased monthly pricing in July 2023 and will do so again in July 2024, it...
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Google accidentally published internal Search documentation to GitHub
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner) Google apparently accidentally posted a big stash of internal technical documents to GitHub, partially detailing how the search engine ranks...
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Intel details new Lunar Lake CPUs that will go up against AMD, Qualcomm, and...
Enlarge / A high-level breakdown of Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake chips, which preserve some of Meteor Lake's changes while reverting others. (credit: Intel) Given its recent manufacturing troubles, a...
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Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t...
Enlarge / The Recall feature as it currently exists in Windows 11 24H2 preview builds. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs come with quite a few new AI and machine...
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