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• Hot for teacher: smart boards move into the classroom (arstechnica.com)
  Kids today won't have to stay after school and clean the erasers; giant …
• How to use Gemini Live on Android as your AI voice assistant - for free (zdnet.com)
  Chatting with an AI assistant has never been more natural, and giving it a try is easy.
• Internet TV moves yet another step forward (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft is hoping that new technology will allow on-demand programming to …
• Roblox’s daily users continue to drop as age checks slow growth (theverge.com)
  Roblox reported a second straight quarterly drop in daily active users to 132 million, after its rollout of age verification technology slo…
• FCC seeks to pull the plug on analog television (arstechnica.com)
  The FCC moved up the deadline for the manufacture of television sets capable …
• Get a Ring Video Doorbell and Echo Show 5 bundle for $110 before October Prime Day (zdnet.com)
  For a limited time, you can get a Ring Video Doorbell and third-generation Echo Show 5 for only $110, but that's not the only attention-wor…
• MSN Search Toolbar now offers tabbed browsing (arstechnica.com)
  An update to MSN Search Toolbar with Windows Desktop Search adds a new tabbed …
• The Soundboks Go is a massive portable Bluetooth speaker that literally goes to 11 (zdnet.com)
  For those who are tired of small Bluetooth speakers that aren't up to the task of blasting your music for all to hear, Soundboks has you co…
• Rising memory prices will have an “increasing impact” on Apple’s business. (theverge.com)
  Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call that the company expects “significantly higher memory costs” in the upcoming quarter. He ad…
• œRoblox Reality will not be free.†(theverge.com)
  During Roblox’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, CEO David Baszucki commented on the photorealistic upsampling tech he’d shared a demo…
• New Meta Ray-Ban AI features roll out, making the smart glasses even more tempting (zdnet.com)
  Some of the Meta Ray-Ban's new multimodal AI features announced last week will start rolling out today in software updates.
• Download music and rot your teeth, simultaneosly (arstechnica.com)
  Apple and 7/11 are hooking up for a new summer promotion, and it isn't a free …
• The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room (theverge.com)
  Jared Birchall, Musk’s money manager, answered a question he wasn’t supposed to. It’s unclear what the consequences will be.
• Jon Stokes talks Apple's future on Intel (arstechnica.com)
  Our very own Jon Stokes has an interesting article on Apple's impending switch …
• Venmo will soon let you set scheduled and recurring payments (zdnet.com)
  Make the same payment to a friend every month? Your life is about to get easier.
• BlackBerry patent fight flares up again (arstechnica.com)
  BlackBerry handheld maker Research In Motion is reporting that their patent …
• Pete Hegseth goes out of his way to call Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei an “ideological lunatic.” (theverge.com)
  Asked by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the DoD’s dispute with Anthropic and whether he…
• Don't miss out on our favorite 3 Apple deals ahead of October Prime Day (zdnet.com)
  Prime Big Deal Days is fast approaching, but you don't have to wait to take advantage of some serious savings on Apple devices.
• More Apple Design Awards (Updated) (again) (arstechnica.com)
  We've got the winners of Best New Application and Best Entertainment …
• What to expect from Apple's October event: M4 Mac Mini, iPads, Apple Intelligence, and more (zdnet.com)
  While there's no official date yet, here's why we're predicting these products will be revealed sooner rather than later.
• OsiriX wins open-source and scientific computing Apple Design Awards (arstechnica.com)
  An advanced medical imaging application has taken two awards away from WWDC...
• Don Jr. might be hired for Apprentice reboot. (theverge.com)
  Amazon has reportedly discussed casting the President’s eldest son to replace him as host if they film new episodes. The show isn’t in acti…
• Transmit 3.2 wins Apple Design Award (arstechnica.com)
  The newest version of the hallmark FTP application on OS X wins an ADA...
• The new Thunderbird Appointment tool is thoroughly impressive - and free (zdnet.com)
  Even in beta, this new appointment service is easy to use and worth a look if your small business could benefit from online scheduling.
• Webdev with all the iCandy (arstechnica.com)
  Karelia software, developers of the now defunct Watson, have announced their …
• The ‌Mac Mini‌ and Studio‌ will be hard to buy for a while. (theverge.com)
  During Apple’s earnings call yesterday, Tim Cook said it could take “several months to reach supply demand balance.” The base Mac Mini mode…
• This Linux distro has a smart feature that vastly improved my workflow (zdnet.com)
  If you're looking for a fresh take on the Xfce desktop, Rhino Linux is a robust distribution with updates on an automatic rolling release.
• TiVoToGo goes mobile (arstechnica.com)
  TiVo's mobile video service might just be the next big thing in portable …
• Dyson Spot and Scrub Ai review: a great mop, a worse vacuum (theverge.com)
  Dyson’s first vacuum-mop combo nails the mopping, navigation, and AI — but the vacuum lets it down.
• 5 free Safari extensions I rely on for better security, privacy, and productivity online (zdnet.com)
  If Safari is your go-to browser for MacOS, there are extensions you can add to improve the overall experience. Here are my top five.
• ChatGPT is the most searched AI tool by far, but number two is surprising (zdnet.com)
  A new study looks at the AI tools people are searching for. While the expected name is at the top, the rest of the list is less predictable.
• Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum (theverge.com)
  The $1,200 Spot + Scrub Ai ditches Dyson’s motor and navigation tech for third-party solutions — a first for the company.
• News flash: Great games don't sell well (arstechnica.com)
  Oddword Inhabitants call it quits.
• Autonomous speeding tickets. (theverge.com)
  California cops will now be allowed to give tickets to self-driving cars for traffic violations, raising some interesting philosophical que…
• I don't know why Nintendo's new controller will be so great. Of course, neither does Nintendo (arstechnica.com)
  Shiggy's still playing with the design?
• OpenAI lets developers build real-time voice apps - at a substantial premium (zdnet.com)
  Sending and receiving real-time audio will cost developers twice the rate of text-only large language models.
• Hell freezes over; it must've been the liquid cooling: Hannibal on the Apple-to-Intel transition (arstechnica.com)
  Ars CPU Editor Jon "Hannibal" Stokes looks at the Apple-to-Intel transition …
• Oura Ring 4 rolls out with thinner design plus more sensors and sizes. How to preorder (zdnet.com)
  Oura's upgrade to its popular health device that bolstered the smart ring craze has finally arrived. Here are the best new features, preord…
• Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents (theverge.com)
  Microsoft’s Legal Agent comes from the work of former Robin AI engineers.
• Oura adds birth control support to its period tracker (theverge.com)
  The feature is designed to measure the impact of hormonal contraception on temperature, sleep, and recovery.
• Patent reform on congressional agenda (arstechnica.com)
  The US Congress is finally looking at reforming the patent process, and …
• Raspberry Pi gets AI vision superpowers (zdnet.com)
  Raspberry Pi's new AI camera is specifically designed from the ground up for AI applications.
• Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to Fiver (theverge.com)
  Gig working platforms like Fiverr are filled with people looking to make a quick buck generating slop.
• Building your own WebKit from CVS and producing a copy of Safari that uses it (arstechnica.com)
  Most people know you can now download an up-to-date copy of WebKit and run …
• Your guide to sci-fi streaming season (theverge.com)
  2026 looks to be packed with science fiction series streaming on Netflix, HBO, and Apple TV.
• Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional N release schedule (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has revealed today that Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP …
• Elon Musk had a bad week in court (theverge.com)
  What happened in the first few days of Musk v. OpenAI, the launch of the Steam Controller, and the Trump administration’s new fight with Ji…
• Microsoft Office 2024 now available without a subscription for PC and Mac (zdnet.com)
  For the first time since 2021, the Office suite is available as a standalone, one-time purchase. Here's everything new in Office 2024.
• Move over, podcasts—here come PSP video downloads! (arstechnica.com)
  As this reader-submitted resource shows, downloads of PSP videos are poised to …
• Security Update 2005-006 for OS X 10.3.9, 10.4 and 10.4 Server (arstechnica.com)
  A whole host of fixes for CoreGraphics, PHP, VPN and more.