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Dbrand lets Android users drink the Cosmic Orange juice, too
Dbrand’s latest skins allow a wide range of non-Apple devices to don a “flawlessly colormatched knock-off” of the…
New China tariffs announced during government shutdown and AI valuation debate are a ‘perfect storm coming together,’ top economist says
President Donald Trump’s additional 100% tariff on China erased $2 trillion from the stock market on Friday and…
The AirPods 4 and Lego’s brick-ified Grogu are our favorite deals this week
Right now, you can get the entry-level AirPods 4 for around $89 ($40 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and…
Apple’s reportedly close to acquiring talent from ‘ambient AI’ startup Prompt AI.
Posted Oct 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM UTC Apple’s reportedly close to acquiring talent from ‘ambient AI’ startup…
Break phone addiction by switching your display to grayscale
The English language is hard to master, even for native speakers. With over an estimated one million words…
OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT
“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction,” OpenAI wrote in a post on Thursday. The latest GPT-5…
Hey, Remember the Barnes & Noble Nook? They Still Sell It, You Know.
Remember when Amazon was the scrappy, upstart bookseller going toe to toe against the mammoth Barnes & Noble?…
Brendan Carr wants to let internet providers charge hidden fees again
Broadband customers may find themselves blighted by unexpected charges again, thanks to Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr.…
Those hingeneers have been hard at work.
Posted Oct 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM UTC Those hingeneers have been hard at work. Follow topics and…
Just don’t call it Liquid Glass.
Posted Oct 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM UTC Just don’t call it Liquid Glass. Vivo is teasing OriginOS…
Google fights to prevent search remedies from inhibiting its AI ambitions
A court order will require Google to scale back some of its more aggressive tactics to get its…