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• The kid-friendly Fitbit Ace is $100, which matches its best price (theverge.com)
  The Fitbit Ace LTE is $99.95 ($80 off) at multiple retailers The smartwatch encourages activity with step-based games and includes parental…
• Amazon’s Starlink competitor is ramping up its satellite launches. (theverge.com)
  Amazon Leo, the company’s satellite internet initiative, says it’s on track to more than double its annual launch rate with over 20 mission…
• NVIDIA releases 512MB GeForce 7800GTX (arstechnica.com)
  NVIDIA launches its latest and greatest. Does it kick the Radeon to the curb?
• Apple just made it easier for businesses to edit Apple Maps information (zdnet.com)
  Business owners can now use Apple Business Connect to keep their business information current and accurate across various Apple services.
• 'Cyber incident' halts Royal Mail's international export services (zdnet.com)
  The company says the incident is under investigation and apologises to customers for disruption to overseas deliveries.
• The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US (theverge.com)
  The FCC has added all foreign-made consumer routers to its Covered List, which effectively bans all future ones from import into the US.
• The used smartphone market is booming. Surprisingly, that's good news for Apple (zdnet.com)
  The used smartphone market is steaming ahead but prices are rising too as vendors use high trade-in values to drive new phone sales.
• eBay drops all fees for third party developers (arstechnica.com)
  eBay has removed all usage charges and transaction fees for developers who …
• Apple wants to start making its own screens for Apple Watch then iPhone (zdnet.com)
  Screens for the Apple Watch and iPhone are next on Apple's list to bring key components in-house, according to Bloomberg.
• Kwikset’s smart lock app now works with Apple CarPlay. (theverge.com)
  The update — which also adds Android Auto support — allows owners to lock or unlock Kwikset smart locks directly from their vehicle’s dashb…
• This heavy-duty e-bike had me flying off-road, grinning from ear to ear (zdnet.com)
  Review: The Cyrusher Ranger reaches speeds of up to 28 mph with those sweet fat tires singing on pavement and carrying me comfortably acros…
• US domestic flights delayed after FAA system outage. Here's what we know (zdnet.com)
  An outage of a key FAA system saw flights grounded earlier today. Flights are now starting again with delays.
• Microsoft to delay Windows Vista Beta 2 (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft announces a delay of Windows Vista Beta 2...
• Sun announces UltraSparc T1 (a.k.a. Niagara) (arstechnica.com)
  Sun is finally ready to put its money where its mouth is, with the formal …
• There’s ‘no iOS expertise required’ for this iPhone hacking tool. (theverge.com)
  A newer version of the DarkSword exploit that targets devices running iOS 18.4 to 18.6.2 has appeared on GitHub. About 34 percent of iPhone…
• Levoit Vital 200S review: How a smart air purifier helped save our holiday plans (zdnet.com)
  This plug-and-play Levoit Vital 200S smart air purifier came through at a time where our family needed it most, and it did not disappoint.
• Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday of 2023 delivers a massive 98 fixes (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft kicks off 2023 with a bumper January Patch Tuesday.
• We’ve certainly achieved something. (theverge.com)
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks we’ve achieved AGI — artificial general intelligence — which would sound more impressive if anyone could agr…
• World Summit on the Information Society convenes (arstechnica.com)
  It's supposed to be about getting the world online, but the amorphous issue of …
• Cybersecurity staff are struggling. Here's how to support them better (zdnet.com)
  Bosses must find ways to take the strain off their under-pressure and over-worked security teams. Here's a few ideas.
• How to pair any Apple Pencil with an iPad and charge it (zdnet.com)
  Excited to use your new Apple Pencil, but not sure what you do next once you take it out of the box? We walk you through the steps so you c…
• 10x zoom is coming back to phones. (theverge.com)
  Oppo is gearing up for April’s release of the Find X9 Ultra, and just confirmed it’ll have a 10x periscope lens — I think the first in any…
• Last week in Journals.Ars (arstechnica.com)
  New writers contribute a cornucopia of content! M-Dollar has info on MS's …
• AOL leverages P2P with new high quality streaming video format (arstechnica.com)
  As a technology, P2P scores another win with another high-profile company …
• Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales (theverge.com)
  Output is reportedly being reduced from six million to four million units, despite the console’s record debut.
• Hisense U7SG TV review: a great midrange TV once the price comes down (theverge.com)
  The Hisense U7SG is the first midrange mini-LED TV of the year and it’s great for a bright room, but faces stiff competition when the TCL Q…
• Vanderpool comes to the desktop (arstechnica.com)
  Intel makes good on its pledge to bring hardware-level virtualization to the …
• Ultrahuman is back in the US, starting with the Ring Pro. (theverge.com)
  Its smart rings disappeared from sale following a patent dispute with Oura, but the Ring Pro has been cleared to launch thanks to a redesig…
• Microsoft petitions US government and companies for assistance in EU appeal (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft continues their battle with the EU and have asked for some big gun …
• Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s Zoox is planning to launch a robotaxi service in Austin and Miami. It’s also growing in San Francisco and Las Vegas.
• AOL launches free vintage TV, Nickelodeon dumps slime on Apple (arstechnica.com)
  Everybody was watching Kung-Fu fighting! AOL and Warner Bros. hook up to …
• Windows standardizes modern computing? (arstechnica.com)
  Is Windows a catalyst for computing standardization? eWeek says so!
• Nuki adds Apple Home Key to its smart lock (theverge.com)
  The Keypad NFC 2 supports Aliro, bringing tap-to-unlock with Apple and Samsung’s digital keys to the retrofit lock.
• Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’ (theverge.com)
  Ayaneo has announced that it’s suspending preorders for the Next 2 due to the skyrocketing costs of storage.
• Being cold leads to colds - official! (arstechnica.com)
  She might have been wrong about vitamin C and echinacea, but your mother was …
• Lost in space, but still phoning home? (arstechnica.com)
  Japanese scientists may retain contact with a robotic asteroid probe, but are …
• Beehiiv’s newsletter management is plugging directly into AI bots. (theverge.com)
  By joining the beta test and connecting a Beehiiv account to AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude, its paying customers can ask the chatbots…
• Just a few hours left to get $8 off Disney Plus and Hulu for three months. (theverge.com)
  The cheapest Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plan typically costs $12.99 each month (and has ads). But until 11:59AM ET today, new and eligible…
• Monday morning Apple links (arstechnica.com)
  Learn how to enable "Safe Sleep" on any Apple computer, how to encrypt and …
• Google to offer web traffic analysis services (arstechnica.com)
  Google's new Analytics service packs a punch with Flash-rendered graphs, over …
• Rent-a-book next from Google? (arstechnica.com)
  Google is reportedly shopping an online book rental service to publishers. Is …
• Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer (theverge.com)
  Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you.
• nano: "I just got to be me!" (arstechnica.com)
  If you are anything like me you were a bit disappointed by the farewell of the …
• Akai MPC Sample review: my new favorite portable beat maker (theverge.com)
  The MPC Sample is a loving tribute to Akai’s glory days that shows the competition how it’s done.
• For All Mankind will end with season 6 (theverge.com)
  Apple has announced that For All Mankind has been renewed for season 6, which will be the sci-fi show’s last.
• Skratch Saturday: The wheels of steel (arstechnica.com)
  Platter pirates and wax addicts unite! This week we wax poetic on the …
• Amidst all the Revolution controller ruckus, the PS3 controller still quietly sucks (arstechnica.com)
  Remember kids, this is not a final design...
• The Punisher’s coming back for One More Kill. (theverge.com)
  Though we knew Jon Bernthal was co-writing a Punisher-focused streaming special for Disney Plus, the streamer has just announced that it wi…
• Come and get it, Metal Gear Solid 4 video is here (arstechnica.com)
  Is it real, isn't it? With a mullet like that, at least its FABULOUS.
• John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair (theverge.com)
  Lobbying reports from John Deere, Garmin, Philips, and several military contracts reveal that companies spent millions on lobbying related…