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• Inside the Machine: signed special edition available now (arstechnica.com)
  My new book is hot off the presses, and Ars has 250 signed copies for sale now …
• App Annie predicts TikTok to reach 1.5 billion active users in 2022 (zdnet.com)
  The mobile market estimate service provider expects social apps to see $9 billion in app spending next year.
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 review: stuck in a familiar orbit (theverge.com)
  The $349.99 Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is a great smartwatch, but an iterative update. It adds Gemini, a new squircle design, and some hit-or-m…
• After updated instructions, Opposable Thumbs tries the Freedom V Guitar Hero 2 adapter again. Does (arstechnica.com)
  It's been a long road to get our Freedom V to work with Guitar Hero 2, but it …
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: more of a good thing (theverge.com)
  The Z Flip 7’s outer screen is much bigger than its predecessor’s, adding more space for quick info, replying to texts, and even running fu…
• Palo Alto Networks patches zero-day affecting firewalls using GlobalProtect Portal VPN (zdnet.com)
  The issue affects multiple versions of PAN-OS 8.1 prior to 8.1.17 and Randori said it found numerous vulnerable instances exposed on intern…
• The Opposable Thumbs monthly review roundup (arstechnica.com)
  We look back at the games and systems we loved...and those that didn't love us …
• Think Gen Z will solve the tech skills shortage? Don't count on it (zdnet.com)
  While IT leaders are pinning their hopes on the next generation to solve the digital skills crisis, Owen Hughes says young people lack conf…
• Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects (theverge.com)
  Adobe is releasing beta versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects for Windows on Arm. The apps do have some missing features compared to I…
• A few thoughts on Small Arms for the 360 (arstechnica.com)
  This 360 Arcade title looked promising, but in the end it's a merely mediocre …
• A press freedom group wants Brendan Carr disbarred. (theverge.com)
  As first reported by Status, the Freedom of the Press foundation filed a complaint with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the DC Court…
• HP CC200 projector review: Compact, embedded speakers, and simple to set up and use (zdnet.com)
  The HP CC200 projector is a nice affordable portable projector to suit the small office or home theater fan.
• Apple's largest retail store now in London (arstechnica.com)
  The London Apple Store re-opened today as the largest Apple retail store in …
• Nintendo’s next Switch 2 Direct is on July 31st (theverge.com)
  Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo Direct presentation, the first partner showcase for the Switch 2 post-launch, for Thursday, July 31st.
• EA brand "tarnished" according to analyst (arstechnica.com)
  A game industry analyst has issued a report stating that poor ratings and low...
• AI chip startup Cerebras nabs $250 million Series F round at over $4 billion valuation (zdnet.com)
  New money follows Cerebras's expansion from a single system to a portfolio of products and cloud partnerships.
• Experts tout $2 billion in cybersecurity funding in Biden's infrastructure bill (zdnet.com)
  Billions of dollars in grants and funding will be provided to FEMA, CISA and the EPA to protect the country's critical systems and local go…
• TikTok videos are about to get crowdsourced fact checks on them (theverge.com)
  TikTok is launching Footnotes, its community notes-style feature that allows contributors to write and rate notes. Users in the US will soo…
• Gran Turismo HD canned, but a limited free download is coming (arstechnica.com)
  It looks like Polyphony is setting their sites on Gran Turismo 5, but at least …
• New Parallels beta for OS X (arstechnica.com)
  Parallels moves forward with virtualization, while Apple does not.
• Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ AI pitch. (theverge.com)
  The guy who renamed Facebook to Meta went long with a blog post this morning about a grandiose AGI-ish vision for artificial intelligence a…
• Amazon’s AI training deal with the NYT has a big price tag attached. (theverge.com)
  The deal, which includes access to the NYT, The Athletic, and NYT Cooking, will have Amazon paying $20 million to $25 million per year, acc…
• MacAppADay has launched, free apps every day in December (arstechnica.com)
  Get a free OS X application, worth between $10 and $150, every day in December …
• Xspaced launches virtual banking that makes rent payments easier for tenants (zdnet.com)
  Xspaced becomes the first U.S.-based flexible rent payment platform that doesn't require landlords to register for the service.
• Storage for professional photographers and videographers: Lexar Professional 1800x SDXC UHS-II Card (zdnet.com)
  Aimed at professional photographers and videographers who want to speed up their production process.
• E-voting machines: NIST to decertify, Ohio to scrap (arstechnica.com)
  NIST considers decertifying e-voting machines, and Cuyahoga County considers …
• Inside the LG G5’s shocking last-place finish at the 2025 TV Shootout (theverge.com)
  Nilay helped score the 2025 TV Shootout. Here’s the inside scoop.
• Ice skaters and Black holes (arstechnica.com)
  Lab research on angular momentum may have answered an interesting cosmological …
• How Apple Business Essentials helps SMBs with device management (zdnet.com)
  The subscription-based service handles the administration lifecycle to help small businesses with limited resources manage Apple devices.
• Healthcare security: IT pros warn of vulnerable HVAC systems, imaging machines, check-in kiosks and (zdnet.com)
  A survey of 400 IT pros found that most are concerned about the potential for data breaches and attacks leveraging medical equipment.
• H&R Block re-releases TaxCut for Mac (arstechnica.com)
  A little over a year after discontinuing the software, H&R Block seems to have …
• Mark Zuckerberg promises you can trust him with superintelligent AI (theverge.com)
  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for the future of AI with “personal superintelligence” for all, especially if it’s in the form o…
• Apple launches Apple Business Essentials subscription for SMBs (zdnet.com)
  Apple Business Essentials​ will be free to beta customers with a launch planned for Spring 2022. Plans start at $2.99 per user per month.
• Meta's Workplace offers new integrations with Microsoft Teams (zdnet.com)
  Employees can now access content from Workplace within Teams. Early next year, companies will be able to stream meetings and broadcasts fro…
• Finance industry warned about terrorist cyber-threat (arstechnica.com)
  The US government warns financial institutions that they could be targeted by …
• Will online safety laws become the next tariff bargaining chip? (theverge.com)
  US President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations with much of the world have made tech-related laws a key leverage point for several countrie…
• News Corp in talks to launch MySpace China (arstechnica.com)
  Rumors are flying that News Corp is readying itself to launch MySpace China...
• iPhone users don't care about sideloading (zdnet.com)
  "If you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone."
• ESA awarded legal fees from fight against Michigan game law (arstechnica.com)
  Your tax dollars at work: the State of Michigan will have to pay the ESA's …
• The latest MacBook Air with M4 is down to its lowest price ever (theverge.com)
  Apple’s MacBook Air with M4 is currently at its lowest price to date. You can also get a free gift card with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, and…
• Twisted Metal season 2 review: Peacock’s adaptation feels like the games (theverge.com)
  Twisted Metal, a live-action adaptation of the PlayStation games, returns for season 2 on Peacock on July 31st.
• Who's afraid of pretexting laws? (arstechnica.com)
  Can we all agree that pretexting is bad? Apparently not; phone companies...
• Fiverr beats Wall Street estimates, brings in $74.3 million in Q3 (zdnet.com)
  Active buyers on the site grew to 4.1 million in Q3.
• J Allard's 360 insinuates torrid love affair between Microsoft exec and the Wii (arstechnica.com)
  When your console talks...some bad things come out.
• Exchange Server bug: Patch now, but multi-factor authentication might not stop these attacks, warns (zdnet.com)
  Even if an Exchange account has multi-factor authentication enabled, an attacker could use this vulnerability to compromise email accounts.
• For those who retry after. (theverge.com)
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s latest patch adds an option to retry battles right after you’re defeated. The game’s checkpoints were already…
• About that weird blue jeans ad. (theverge.com)
  Actor Sydney Sweeney is currently embroiled in a days-long “discourse” cycle about a campaign she shot with American Eagle. The ad — and wh…
• Workday adds scheduling, labor optimization tools for frontline workers (zdnet.com)
  The new tools allow companies to shift schedule and give frontline workers flexibility and control.
• Graphics card makers subpoenaed in antitrust investigation (arstechnica.com)
  NVIDIA and AMD are subpoenaed as part of a Department of Justice investigation …
• Elon Musk’s Boring Company announces plan to tunnel under Nashville (theverge.com)
  Elon Musk’s Boring Company has announced plans to dig tunnels under Nashville, Tennessee, connecting the city’s downtown with the Nashville…