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• Why WiMAX for developing countries? (arstechnica.com)
  WiMAX has been touted as a the logical broadband choice for developing …
• The X-E5 is the perfect travel camera if you can justify the price (theverge.com)
  Still waiting for the X100VI? Consider its interchangeable clone: the Fujifilm X-E5.
• Splunk announces CEO's departure ahead of positive Q3 results (zdnet.com)
  CEO Douglas Merritt will step down effective immediately.
• Microsoft doubles down on its strategy to get more Windows 11 users on Edge (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft wants Windows 11 users to go with Edge as their default browser and the company actively is taking even more steps to try to enfo…
• Virtual reality can lead to false memories (arstechnica.com)
  Research suggests that virtual reality works—almost too well. It gives users …
• Elon Musk says Samsung’s mystery $16.5 billion AI chip deal is for Tesla. (theverge.com)
  A regulatory filing surfaced Monday morning in Korea showing the underperforming electronics giant won an order to build chips for an unnam…
• Get the 3D printer every kid will love while it's almost $150 off during this pre-Black Friday (zdnet.com)
  You can give a child a toy or give a child a gift that makes toys. We know which one the kid would prefer, and it's on sale, so everyone wi…
• Science responds to the human cloning scandal (arstechnica.com)
  In response to the fraud perpetrated by a cloning researcher, Science magazine …
• Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode (theverge.com)
  Gamers have been using Death Stranding to bypass the UK’s new age verification checks. Apps like Bluesky and Reddit can be easily tricked.
• Intel demos integrated WiMAX chip (arstechnica.com)
  Intel's Executive Vice President Sean Maloney demoed the WiMAX Connection 2300 …
• Fitbit Daily Readiness Score now available for Premium customers, ECG appears for Charge 5 (zdnet.com)
  When Fitbit launched the Charge 5 in late August a few functions and features were not available. Its Daily Readiness Score and ECG app are…
• RIP James Kim, you will be missed (arstechnica.com)
  As many of you know, CNET editor James Kim and his family went missing on …
• Windows 11 is bringing back the classic blue screen of death for when your PC stops working (zdnet.com)
  Back to blue after Microsoft experimented for a while with displaying a black screen when a device stops working.
• Peacemaker’s new trailer reveals how it’ll tidy up DC canon. (theverge.com)
  The HBO Max series is the last hangover from DC’s old universe, but it has to line up with the new world started by Superman. This trailer…
• New zero-day vulnerability tracker launched (arstechnica.com)
  A new vulnerability tracking site has just been launched. Is this a good thing …
• How Trump let Boeing off the hook for the 737 MAX crashes (theverge.com)
  The Trump administration won’t pursue the harshest penalties against Boeing for the 737 MAX crashes. Instead, the company will be allowed t…
• Product Review: Double! Expand Memory Converter for the PSP (arstechnica.com)
  The Double! Expand Memory Converter allows you to use SD cards on your PSP. Is …
• Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is bringing Silksong to its Xbox booth at Gamescom in August. Silksong will be playable on new ROG Xbox Ally handheld devices.
• Washington uses new spyware law, gets $1 million settlement (arstechnica.com)
  The Washington Attorney General has won a $1 million settlement from an anti...
• ChatGPT can be a disaster for lawyers — Robin AI says it can fix that (theverge.com)
  Robin CEO Richard Robinson on AI hallucinations and how chatbots reveal the growing divide between facts and truth.
• Microsoft Teams: If your video meeting quality is awful, this AI tool might be able to help (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft details how its artificial intelligence allows for better video meetings, even on bandwidth-constrained networks.
• MacHeist open to the public (arstechnica.com)
  Anyone who didn't get an invite to participate in MacHeist but still wants to …
• Microsoft Surface Go 3 review: A portable and versatile 2-in-1, but battery life disappoints (zdnet.com)
  Surface Go 3 is still a tiny, lightweight and affordable full Windows PC, but Windows 11 may not shine on it.
• Temu users face a ‘high risk’ of finding illegal products, EU says (theverge.com)
  Temu users are “very likely” to find items violating EU rules against unsafe or counterfeit products, according to preliminary findings fro…
• Cheat codes for iPod games? Interesting. (arstechnica.com)
  Cheat codes for those iPod games (remember those?) were supposedly released by …
• Save 10 percent on Mario Kart World and Zelda Switch 2 games (theverge.com)
  Woot has knocked upwards of $8 off Switch 2 launch titles, including Mario Kart World, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, and Breath of the Wild.
• Nike+ Widgets available for Mac (and Windows) (arstechnica.com)
  Nike has released a couple of widgets (in beta form) for both Mac and Windows …
• Rebar robots and autonomous project tracking (zdnet.com)
  Why construction is one of the fastest growing adopters of automation technologies.
• Costco says card skimmers were found at Chicago-area warehouses, less than 500 people affected (zdnet.com)
  The skimmers could read card information from the magnetic stripe of a payment card. In August, Costco found five skimmers on payment card…
• Ready for some Wakandan history? (theverge.com)
  Disney Plus’ Eyes of Wakanda animated miniseries was slated to debut on August 6th, but the streamer has just bumped the show’s premiere up…
• Ars Technica 2006 holiday gift guide (arstechnica.com)
  No matter which holiday you are preparing to celebrate, chances are you still …
• The US could soon get a new private uranium enrichment facility. (theverge.com)
  Plans are in place to revive a shuttered plant in Kentucky. The Trump administration and Big Tech are trying to revitalize the nuclear ener…
• Brazilian software giant Totvs accelerates diversification plan (zdnet.com)
  Company reports progress in its strategy to move beyond enterprise resource planning tools.
• German parliament pondering crackdown on violent video games (arstechnica.com)
  A new law scheduled to be heard by the German Parliament could slap violent …
• How tough is Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7? (theverge.com)
  Yes, we tested Samsung’s latest premium foldable, but we didn’t try to destroy every surface and angle of the phone. For that, there’s Jerr…
• Intel and OLPC compete for edu-laptop market in Brazil (arstechnica.com)
  Low-cost edu-laptops from Intel and OLPC compete for adoption in Brazil.
• Time to upgrade? Windows 10 version 2004 support ends soon (zdnet.com)
  Move to supported Windows 10 or Windows 11.
• Samsung's One UI 4 update officially releases today. Here's what that means for you (zdnet.com)
  Samsung's Galaxy S21 family of devices are first to receive Android 12 and One UI 4.
• Checking in on Shein prices under Trump’s tariffs. (theverge.com)
  Reuters tracked a sampling of Shein prices from April to July and — surprise! — items are now more expensive. Prices spiked in April follow…
• Behold the free Castlevania preorder goodies (arstechnica.com)
  If you preordered Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Konami has some great product …
• China looks to classify online data in draft security laws (zdnet.com)
  Cyberspace Administration of China is seeking public opinions on draft regulations it just released that seek to classify, and secure, onli…
• New Microsoft Word vulnerability affects PCs and Macs (arstechnica.com)
  A new vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works …
• IBM launches 127-qubit Eagle quantum processor, previews IBM Quantum System Two (zdnet.com)
  According to IBM, Eagle leverages new techniques that place control components on multiple physical levels while keeping qubits on a single…
• Avatar: Fire and Ash brings war to Pandora in first trailer (theverge.com)
  Avatar: Fire and Ash, which comes out in theaters on December 19th, plunges Pandora into a new war in its first trailer.
• Microsoft launches Live Search Books website (arstechnica.com)
  Today Microsoft launched a new Windows Live site which allows you to search …
• Sony details its ‘FlexStrike’ wireless PS5 fight stick (theverge.com)
  Sony’s PlayStation fight stick is now called the FlexStrike and can connect to the PS5 alongside a DualSense controller when it goes on sal…
• Here's what the Sony update "fixed." And by fixed I mean it hates people with 720p sets (arstechnica.com)
  Sony really doesn't like people who own TVs with a 720p resolution.
• ˜Antigravity’ is Insta360’s new drone brand — will Trump let it fly in US? (theverge.com)
  DJI is unusually weak right now, and Insta360 is seizing the opportunity for its first drone: “immersive, creator-ready, and easy for anyon…
• Federal government creates new online digital maturity assessment tool for businesses (zdnet.com)
  The Digital Ready Assessment Tool is a questionnaire-based tool that provides businesses with recommendations on how they can improve digit…
• Telstra and Woolworths' Quantium to form new data and AI joint venture (zdnet.com)
  Telstra and Quantium will target enterprise customers using a new 'whole of tech stack' to be delivered under a new joint venture between t…