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• Google says Android sideloading is here to stay. (theverge.com)
  Google’s plans to verify the identity of developers releasing apps even outside the Play Store sparked fears Android was about to get a who…
• Sun to release Java Micro Edition source code (arstechnica.com)
  Sun Microsystems has announced plans to release the source code of J2ME in the …
• It’s curtains for AI Elsa, Spider-Man, and Darth Vader. (theverge.com)
  Disney’s notorious legal team complained Character.AI was damaging its brand and exploiting its intellectual property by allowing unauthori…
• Critical security alert: If you haven't patched this old VPN vulnerability, assume your network is (zdnet.com)
  Hundreds of organisations that haven't applied a Fortinet VPN security update released in 2019 should assume that cyber criminals are tryin…
• Criminals spread malware using website contact forms with Google URLs (zdnet.com)
  Crooks are using social engineering to exploit workers' efforts to do their jobs.
• Nintendo offers free Wii play online (arstechnica.com)
  In a new interview, the head of Nintendo of America reveals a few new details …
• Who do I pay to get the 'phone' removed from my iPhone? (zdnet.com)
  The phone bit is the most useless bit of my smartphone.
• Brompton’s versatile Electric G folding e-bike is now available in the US (theverge.com)
  The multimodal traveling companion starts at $4,950.
• Google offers coupons, no scissors needed (arstechnica.com)
  Google unveils one more new way to get people to visit the company's …
• Peloton increases fees and introduces new hardware including a $6,695 treadmill (theverge.com)
  Peloton just announced a complete product lineup refresh, adding swivel displays, upgraded specs, and the Peloton IQ AI into every model.
• The Lapinator wants to save you from laptop pain (arstechnica.com)
  Is your laptop too hot? Is your sperm count falling? You need the Lapinator!
• Did someone say ‘inflation’? (theverge.com)
  You might have noticed tech is getting just a little more expensive these days. SteelSeries’ new $599.99 Arctis Nova Elite headset is only…
• Work's new normal takes shape and some companies will botch it (zdnet.com)
  Companies that romanticize the seriously flawed old way of working are likely to have issues as the hybrid new normal emerges.
• Programming languages: Objective-C is on the slide but one old favourite is back (zdnet.com)
  Apple's Objective-C finally exits the top 20 list of popular programming languages tracked by Tiobe, but a 'dinosaur' language has had an u…
• Are these the best toilets in gaming? (arstechnica.com)
  Maxim compiles a list of the top 12 toilets in gaming. Duke Nukem for the win!
• Apple asks judge to dismiss Elon Musk’s AI competition lawsuit over OpenAI partnership (theverge.com)
  Musk’s companies are suing the iPhone and chatbot makers and accusing them of maintaining illegal monopolies.
• Dead Rising is the newest victim of the "can't play on SDTV" sickness (arstechnica.com)
  Dead Rising looks fine on standard television sets. That is, until you try to …
• Oura adds colorful ceramic rings and charging case to lineup (theverge.com)
  Oura announced its fourth-gen ring will now come in colorful ceramic options. The company is also adding a charging case and multi-ring sup…
• Apple to the world: Steve Jobs is fine! (arstechnica.com)
  Amidst recently re-circulating rumors that Steve Jobs' health may have been …
• Ransomware: The internet's biggest security crisis is getting worse. We need a way out (zdnet.com)
  Making it illegal to pay a ransom might be the answer, but it will have painful consequences.
• Don't romanticize the pre-pandemic office because it sucked (zdnet.com)
  You'll want to get back to the office in a hurry as companies reopen facilities, but you'll be over it after three weeks. You've forgotten…
• OpenAI made a TikTok for deepfakes, and it’s getting hard to tell what’s real (theverge.com)
  OpenAI debuted Sora 2, its new AI video- and audio-generation system, with a TikTok-like social media app for AI-generated videos (or deepf…
• Leopard sighted in the wild, unofficial info, screen shots appear (arstechnica.com)
  Despite NDAs and the ever-searching eyes of Apple Legal, 10.5 is going torrent …
• Allowing more tailpipe pollution means higher fuel costs for Americans (theverge.com)
  Americans are likely to pay more in fuel costs if the Trump administration rolls back greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, analysis finds.
• HP brings 11th-gen Intel processors to Chromebook x360 14c convertible laptop (zdnet.com)
  The 14-inch 2-in-1 receives a Tiger Lake-U processor refresh with a $649 Core i3 model available at Best Buy and a Core i5 version availabl…
• Microsoft in 'advanced' talks to buy Nuance Communications: Report (zdnet.com)
  Microsoft may be looking to acquire one of its health and AI partners, Nuance Communications, according to a report, and could be willing t…
• A pacifist version of the GPL? (arstechnica.com)
  Developers on the GPU project have "patched" the GPL in an attempt to prevent …
• Keychron made the first almost entirely ceramic keyboard (theverge.com)
  The Q16 HE 8K from China-based mechanical keyboard specialist Keychron is a functional ceramic artpiece you can type on.
• Apple puts up free video content page on iTMS: you get what you pay for. (arstechnica.com)
  Apple adds free video content page on the iTMS with a somewhat sparse …
• Mr. Scorsese is ready for his closeup. (theverge.com)
  Apple just released a new trailer for its upcoming five-part documentary on legendary director Martin Scorsese, and it looks filled with an…
• T-Mobile bidding heavily on wireless spectrum, testing dual-mode phones (arstechnica.com)
  The Germans, masquerading as cell phone provider T-Mobile, are invading our …
• An ex-Verizon employee explains why it's not worth helping customers (zdnet.com)
  As the pandemic has rolled along, many things in phone retail have changed. What's happening in stores, according to a recently departed Ve…
• Brazilian government launches toolkit to support data protection compliance (zdnet.com)
  The platform enables the assessment of potential security and privacy gaps and aims to educate professionals working with data processing.
• The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 smart glasses have twice the battery life (theverge.com)
  Meta’s new glasses have twice the battery life, but they still have the tricky issue of being a camera right on your face.
• Hitachi prepares to unleash the tera (arstechnica.com)
  Hitachi has announced that they are on schedule for delivering the world's …
• Walmart’s new Onn home security cameras start at just $23 (theverge.com)
  The new indoor camera and $50 doorbell are built for Google Home.
• Trailer for Bully up; more headlines for Rockstar (arstechnica.com)
  If a game is anti-bullying, does that make it as bad as a game where you …
• Training upward: your executives may not fully understand digital transformation (zdnet.com)
  Even your CIO and CTO may need skills refreshes. New studies show it may be just as critical to provide technology and digital skills train…
• They're working from home. Their religious beliefs are no longer respected (zdnet.com)
  The effects of our new forced home-working experiment have been far-reaching. With technology making communication constant, some companies…
• In-game advertising goes too far: NPC in fantasy game trying to sell you portable version (arstechnica.com)
  An NPC in Dungeon Siege 2: Broken World wants to give you some codes for the …
• Apple confirms iMessage locks users into iOS, and putting it on Android would hurt Apple (zdnet.com)
  Apple executive states that iMessage is the reason people don't give their kids Android phones.
• The new Google Home Speaker is built for Gemini (theverge.com)
  Hands-on with Google’s new $99 Home Speaker coming in Spring 2026.
• Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home (theverge.com)
  Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini on every Google Home and Nest speaker or display, bringing natural language, context, and…
• Microsoft thinking about an upgraded, optional 360 pad (arstechnica.com)
  The new 360 controller would have an upgraded right analogue stick for better …
• Must-have for your toolbox: Wago connectors (zdnet.com)
  Forget twist and tape, soldering, or the dreaded wire nuts. Wago connectors are the way forward.
• Philips’ new Roku TVs come with their own immersive backlights (theverge.com)
  The TVs are now available in sizes up to 65 inches and pricing ranging from $229 to $389.
• Altnet sues StreamCast (arstechnica.com)
  The world of peer-to-peer software became even more acrimonious this week as …
• This powerful USB-C car charger will charge your MacBook Pro (zdnet.com)
  The perfect USB car charger for the road warrior.
• Meta will soon use your AI chats to personalize your feeds (theverge.com)
  Starting December 16th, Meta will start using your conversations with its AI chatbots to serve you advertisements and recommendations acros…
• RIAA drops suit against grieving family (arstechnica.com)
  Even the RIAA can only take so much bad press, as the music industry trade …