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• 91% of IT leaders affected by supply chain disruption: survey (zdnet.com)
  A new survey of 400 IT decision-makers from Insight Enterprises found that 95% of IT decision-makers say the impact of the COVID-19 pandemi…
• Google’s Android early warning system severely underestimated Turkey’s lethal earthquakes. (theverge.com)
  Android Earthquake Alerts uses the network of smartphones to detect tremors, sending alerts to other phones in the affected area. But in a…
• Microsoft uncovered a security flaw affecting macOS’s Spotlight. (theverge.com)
  The vulnerability (CVE-2025-31199), which Apple patched in a March 31st update, could give bad actors access to files inside a device’s Dow…
• Spigen case roundup for Google Pixel 6 Pro: Affordable protection, utility, and style (zdnet.com)
  Spigen has six case options available for Google's newest smartphone with something offered for everyone. Prices range from $24.99 to $39.9…
• PayPal will soon let you “Pay With Crypto.” (theverge.com)
  It’s launching the new payment method for US-based merchants “in the coming weeks,” allowing them to accept than 100 types of cryptocurrenc…
• Gear4 Havana for Pixel 6 and 6 Pro: Clear case with D3O 10-foot drop protection (zdnet.com)
  The new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro devices provide a fantastic camera experience and to help protect your phone while you are actively shootin…
• Now everyone can stream their own games in the Xbox PC app. (theverge.com)
  Now all Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can stream games they own (including some console-only titles) from the cloud through the Xbox PC ap…
• Get great deals on 20 DIY, STEM, and Science gift ideas for a limited time during this pre-Black (zdnet.com)
  Don't wear yourself out looking for fun, interesting or beautiful gifts when you can just choose from our list for any age or price range,…
• Your Fitbit Charge 6 can connect to more gym equipment now. (theverge.com)
  Specifically, Google says it now works with the Hydrow and Hydrow Wave rowers, the latest models of Echelon machines, and the confusingly n…
• Is this really an iPhone 17 Pro spotted in the wild? (theverge.com)
  Now that Google has coughed up a look at the next Pixel, it’s apparently time for more iPhone rumors. The account @Skyfops on X tweeted two…
• A crypto tycoon and a VC funded an experiment to literally block sunlight in California. (theverge.com)
  A University of Washington experiment with “a machine to create clouds” was shut down by the city of Alameda — because the scientists didn’…
• Find the best deals on electric scooters, skateboards, e-bikes, and more during this pre-Black (zdnet.com)
  You don't have to wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to find incredible bargains on the most fun types of transportation, we've got 15 i…
• Windows 10 is now 10 years old. (theverge.com)
  Microsoft first released Windows 10 exactly 10 years ago today. It introduced the idea of “Windows as a service,” a model that delivers reg…
• Who pays for AI’s power? (theverge.com)
  Big Tech has turned to everything from nuclear reactors to coal mines to get enough power to run new data centers demanded by the pivot to…
• It’s getting chilly on Prehistoric Planet. (theverge.com)
  There have already been two great seasons of Apple’s prehistoric nature documentary series, and the next will shift the focus to the Ice Ag…
• Suddenly, the EPA no longer thinks greenhouse gas emissions “endanger” public health. (theverge.com)
  The Trump administration proposed tossing out the landmark 2009 “endangerment finding” that allows the Environmental Protection Agency to r…
• You can now remap your controls when playing SNES games on the Switch. (theverge.com)
  Nintendo previously let you remap your controller buttons while playing classic N64 and GameCube games through the Switch Online service, b…
• DJI’s first robot vacuum is being announced on August 6th. (theverge.com)
  After months of questionable leaks that haven’t revealed many details, DJI has shared a teaser video and image of its first robot vacuum be…
• Fortune throws its hat into the obituary slop ring. (theverge.com)
  Blackstone’s Wesley LePatner, 43, died yesterday in a mass shooting. Bloomberg wrote her a real obit (and says she’s 43, as do The New York…
• Google loses appeal against €2.4 billion EU fine for demoting rival shopping services (zdnet.com)
  Europe's General Court has sided with the European Commission in its finding that Google gave preferential treatment to its own price-compa…
• Google falls in line with the EU’s AI plan. (theverge.com)
  The search giant has followed OpenAI in signing the EU’s voluntary AI code of practice, after Meta snubbed the agreement over “legal uncert…
• Google says the UK never ordered encryption access. (theverge.com)
  Until now it’s stayed quiet on whether it received the same order to open a backdoor to user data as Apple, but a spokesperson confirmed to…
• The iPhone 17 Pro might be oh so orange. (theverge.com)
  Leaker Sonny Dickson has shared photos of dummy units from Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, including a bright orange for the Pro and Pro…
• Microsoft has a Surface Laptop ‘Smurface Edition’ for Smurfs fans. (theverge.com)
  Microsoft rarely does limited editions of its Surface products, but it has quietly launched a “Smurface Edition” in time for the Smurfs mov…
• Businesses don't know how to manage VPN security properly - and cyber criminals are taking advantage (zdnet.com)
  Remote working has resulted in a rise in the use of corporate VPNs. But inexperience means many businesses aren't equipped to look for and…
• In Drag x Drive there are way more things to do than drag or drive. (theverge.com)
  Drag x Drive, the Switch 2’s 3-v-3 wheelchair basketball game, is coming out next month and Nintendo has shared a new trailer. The game, th…
• Google calls its new AI model a “virtual satellite.” (theverge.com)
  Called AlphaEarth Foundations, the model stitches together data from actual satellite images, radar, climate simulations, and more to map E…
• Cybersecurity: This prolific hacker-for-hire operation has targeted thousands of victims around the (zdnet.com)
  Cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro lift the lid on Void Balaur, a financially motivated cyber-crime group that has targeted politicia…
• Garmin isn’t rushing to make smart glasses. (theverge.com)
  In its Q2 2025 earnings call, Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble says, “Glasses have come and gone once, and the utility and concerns around the use o…
• SEA merchants credit digital platforms for keeping them afloat, but high costs top barrier (zdnet.com)
  One in three Southeast Asian digital merchants believe they would not have survived the pandemic if not for online platforms, but point to…
• An affordable 4TB PS5-ready SSD, indeed. (theverge.com)
  Lexar announced that its Play 2280 SE PCIe 4.0 SSD is available at Costco. New SSDs hit the market all the time, but I’m stunned by how aff…
• Australia's Bartle Frere Bananas using IoT and data to improve banana traceability (zdnet.com)
  Everything from weather monitoring stations, soil moisture sensors, and RFID tags are helping Bartle Frere Bananas improve the way its bana…
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr is looking into Comcast’s “influence” over local stations. (theverge.com)
  In a letter to Comcast, Carr says he wants to make sure that the company’s “ability to exert influence” over local NBC affiliates doesn’t “…
• Nintendo reverses course on Mario Kart World’s “intermission” track change. (theverge.com)
  The latest Mario Kart World update increases “the frequency of lap-type courses” that appear during online races. The change seems to addre…
• Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service will range from $20 to $162 per user per month (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft's Windows 365 Cloud PC service is now generally available, and pricing is public. The service will cost users anywhere between $2…
• Quantum computing's next big challenge: A quantum skills shortage (zdnet.com)
  Increasing qubit counts and improving error correction is hard enough. But quantum computing companies are finding one of the biggest chall…
• A Cold War is raging in cyberspace. Here's how countries are preparing their defenses (zdnet.com)
  Much like conventional militaries, countries also need to perform occasional drills of their cybersecurity defenses. Instead of soldiers an…
• IoT: Security researchers warn of vulnerabilities in hospital pneumatic tube systems (zdnet.com)
  PwnedPiper vulnerabilities affect pneumatic tube system (PTS) stations used throughout thousands of hospitial networks - and attackers coul…
• Toll unsure if it lawyered up to avoid ASD assistance following ransomware attack (zdnet.com)
  Logistics company said it might have been the company that was flouting assistance from the ASD, even though ASD Director-General in March…
• Proposed right to repair labelling scheme gets backing from Australia's consumer watchdog (zdnet.com)
  Australia's Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment also think a labelling scheme to help consu…
• Intel unleashes Beast Canyon NUC 11 Extreme gaming desktop kit (zdnet.com)
  The latest in Intel's line of Canyon-nicknamed Next Unit of Computing Extreme PC kits, the Beast version comes equipped with either the lat…
• Amazon Neptune update: Machine learning, data science, and the future of graph databases (zdnet.com)
  Amazon Neptune just added another query language, openCypher, to its arsenal. That may not sound like a big deal in and of itself, but coup…
• Meet Estée Lauder's chief analytics officer: 'Data hoarding doesn't solve the problem' (zdnet.com)
  The Estée Lauder Companies has created a chief analytics officer position as part of its senior leadership team. Learn about this important…
• New Aussie legislation to target use of personal information by social media (zdnet.com)
  The Attorney-General's Department said the legislation, separate from its review of the Privacy Act, will target social media companies to…
• Disinformation for hire: PR firms are the new battleground for Facebook (zdnet.com)
  Facebook's head of security policy has testified before an Australian Parliamentary inquiry that his company has witnessed an increasing us…
• Home Affairs asks for a rush on Critical Infrastructure Bill to allow ASD to act lawfully (zdnet.com)
  The Critical Infrastructure Bill is urgently required, the Department of Home Affairs has argued, who noted the rules governing the individ…
• What is quantum computing? Everything you need to know about the strange world of quantum computers (zdnet.com)
  Google, IBM, Microsoft, Amazon are all looking into it, but quantum computing is still widely misunderstood. This is everything you need to…
• COVIDSafe uploaded 1.65m 'handshakes' and was only used by NSW and Victoria (zdnet.com)
  The Australian government says its COVIDSafe app identified 2,827 potential close contacts from 37,668 encounters in NSW and Victoria. Only…
• Hackers breach UC San Diego hospital, gaining access to SSNs and medical info (zdnet.com)
  The attackers gained access to personal data ranging from claims information to laboratory results, prescriptions, treatments, SSNs, paymen…
• Alexa is becoming the anti-Windows (zdnet.com)
  While Microsoft has staked out the high-productivity state of "flow," Amazon is focused on when you're not focused. Can the complementary a…