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• The Playdate is getting folders. (theverge.com)
  System update 3.0, which Panic says is coming later this year, will let you make folders for your games, adds a Game Library app, and bring…
• Costco customers complain of fraudulent charges before company confirms card skimming attack (zdnet.com)
  Costco is offering victims 12 months of credit monitoring, a $1 million insurance reimbursement policy and ID theft recovery services.
• Amazfit GTR 3 smartwatch review: Battery life, data, and design (zdnet.com)
  From amazing customization options and three weeks of battery life to exhaustive data and elegant design, the GTR 3 leaves a powerful impre…
• Wii Sports is the #1 selling Wii game in Japan (arstechnica.com)
  The Wii launch in Japan ended up a sellout, no surprise there. But I bet you …
• Skype hype: Cordless and WiFi Skype phone roundup (arstechnica.com)
  For low-cost and free calling, it's hard to beat Skype. But what do you do …
• Realtor.com survey: Two-thirds of prospective sellers plan to enter housing market within next six (zdnet.com)
  More than one-third of today's sellers expect offers above the asking price, but those looking to close quickly may be more willing to comp…
• MySpace to keep sex offenders out... someday (arstechnica.com)
  Popular social-networking site MySpace has announced a new plan to delete the …
• Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service will be available in Dallas in 2026. (theverge.com)
  In Dallas, Waymo’s fleet will be managed through “a new strategic, multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group,” Waymo says. [Link: Intro…
• Apple failed this time, but it will try again and likely succeed next time (zdnet.com)
  The company won't stop until it makes it impossible for iPhone screens to be replaced by third-party repairers.
• A quick and easy guide for reinforcing your Wiimote wrist-straps (arstechnica.com)
  If you're worried about breaking a window or your television with your …
• Google is rolling out AI Mode for Search in the UK. (theverge.com)
  You’ll start to see it as a tab in Search or in Google’s iOS and Android apps. Google initially launched the AI-powered search experience i…
• Programming languages: Why this former favourite is sliding down the rankings (zdnet.com)
  A web development favourite slides in popularity, but it's still a hugely popular programming language.
• Will Wright visits the Colbert Report. Is Spore evolution or creationism? (arstechnica.com)
  The slightly nebbish game designer Will Wright discusses Spore and the Sims …
• AI responses may include mistakes. (theverge.com)
  Today’s example is a Men’s Health article on Luka Doncic and his offseason workout routine. Pretty standard stuff, until the claim about a…
• Managers aren't worried about keeping their IT workers happy. That's bad for everyone (zdnet.com)
  We know that tech employees are getting ready to quit. And yet, business and IT leaders don't seem to be paying much attention.
• Office Mac "lockout"? Not so fast. (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft is implementing its Office Open XML format in Office 2007 for …
• Google warns hackers used macOS zero-day flaw, could capture keystrokes, screengrabs (zdnet.com)
  Likely state-backed hackers used the now-patched flaw.
• Bones from glass (arstechnica.com)
  New work in the field of tissue engineering has shown how a glass with both …
• India overtakes China in smartphone exports to the US. (theverge.com)
  This might be a one-off after Apple reportedly shipped 600 tons of iPhones from India in April to avoid tariff threats, but a new report fr…
• Hitman script done; Bullock from Deadwood to do the killin' (arstechnica.com)
  Vin Diesel is no longer attached to the Hitman project, but the replacement is …
• Quantum computing skills are hard to find. Here's how companies are tackling the shortage (zdnet.com)
  There's a lot of promise in quantum computing, but companies first need to figure out how they can attract more people into the industry.
• This sneaky trick lets attackers smuggle malware onto your network (zdnet.com)
  Cyber criminals learn how to create crafty web attacks from state-sponsored hackers, Microsoft warns.
• My Health Record mobile app for account holders to launch in early 2022 (zdnet.com)
  The upcoming app will be based on the Chamonix-developed Healthi app.
• Home Depot’s new Ultra Skelly decoration can be controlled through an app (theverge.com)
  Home Depot’s new app-controlled Ultra Skelly Halloween decoration has animated features and can disguise your voice in real time.
• Derek Smart is making a new space title. Despair (arstechnica.com)
  Derek Smart. If you're an old school gamer, that name probably has some of the …
• AMD moves to 65nm (arstechnica.com)
  Some of AMD's Athlon 64 X2 processors join Core 2 Duo at the 65nm process node …
• Govee’s new outdoor smart light projects different colors in four directions at once. (theverge.com)
  The company says its Outdoor UpDown Wall Light is the “industry’s first” with “independently adjustable colors on all four sides.” Through…
• Kyndryl and Microsoft forge cloud, digital transformation partnership (zdnet.com)
  For Kyndryl, the Microsoft pact is likely to create a new revenue stream. Historically, it has serviced IBM cloud customers.
• Blockbuster gives free rentals to Netflix users (arstechnica.com)
  Blockbuster is leveraging its 5,000 local stores to offer a unique promotion—a …
• Trump’s AI plan is a massive handout to gas and chemical companies (theverge.com)
  Donald Trump’s vision for AI includes building gas plants and computer chip factories for data centers while gutting environmental protecti…
• Basslink goes into voluntary administration (zdnet.com)
  EY working as voluntary administrators and KPMG appointed as receiver and manager by Basslink's lenders.
• Online gaming titles coming to Wii (arstechnica.com)
  Nintendo has announced that new online gaming features and multiplayer-enabled …
• Alibaba reports 'steady' number of merchandise sold during 11.11 shopping event (zdnet.com)
  Alibaba's ended its 13th 11.11 Global Shopping Festival with 540 billion yuan in GVM.
• Netgear’s new Wi-Fi 7 mesh system is its most affordable yet (theverge.com)
  Netgear has launched the Orbi 370, the latest and most affordable addition to its Wi-Fi 7 mesh router portfolio.
• TiVoToGo DRM cracked (arstechnica.com)
  A new open source utility can convert TiVoToGo files into MPEG movies and …
• Roku is adding new ways to find things to watch. (theverge.com)
  The streaming platform began testing a new homepage in June, and now it’s starting to roll out a new “surf mode” feature that lets you scro…
• Kia Ora! Apple launches iTunes New Zealand (arstechnica.com)
  Apple announced the availability of iTunes New Zealand today, as well as an …
• Discord pauses move into crypto and NFTs after users cancel subscriptions (zdnet.com)
  The shift into blockchain-backed functionality has been dropped for the moment, with Discord promising 'more soon'.
• Iran: A "world power" of censorship (arstechnica.com)
  Iran recently toughened its censorship of Western Internet sites like Amazon …
• Elgato’s new 4K webcam lets you swap lens filters like a pro camera (theverge.com)
  Elgato is launching a new $199.99 4K webcam. The Facecam 4K includes support for swappable lens filters.
• US President Biden signs law to ban Huawei and ZTE from receiving FCC licences (zdnet.com)
  The Secure Equipment Act of 2021 received bipartisan support prior to it being signed by Biden.
• Missouri apologizes to 600k teachers who had SSNs and private info exposed (zdnet.com)
  Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is offering 620,000 former and current teachers 12 months of credit and identit…
• Cash App now lets you pool money with friends who don’t use the app (theverge.com)
  Cash App is introducing a new peer-to-peer feature that allows you to pool money together for group payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay…
• Apple moving into gaming? (arstechnica.com)
  Is this part of a convergence leveraging the iTV and the "digital hub"
• AT&T: we don't need no stinking fiber to the premises (arstechnica.com)
  AT&T is nonplussed by worries that its fiber-to-the-node network might not be …
• Brazil advances efforts to tackle electronic fraud (zdnet.com)
  The Ministry of Justice will lead a special commission.
• Bragi is making an OpenAI-powered chat app for headphones. (theverge.com)
  ChatAI will help other headphone brands quickly add wake words or button shortcuts to talk to an OpenAI-powered assistant. Bragi was once o…
• Microsoft, Belkin settle patent dispute (arstechnica.com)
  Belkin and Microsoft have settled a patent dispute involving the U2 technology …
• VP Harris announces US support for international cybersecurity partnership in Paris (zdnet.com)
  Vice President Kamala Harris said the US is joining an 80-country agreement on cybersecurity norms.
• Cybersecurity education company touts 3 to 6 month program for unemployed veterans (zdnet.com)
  Cybint is trying to address veteran unemployment through its 3-6 month program that trains novices in all things security.