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Flip the new Twitch toggle if you don’t want your content to be used to train Amazon’s generative AI content models. by Jay Peters Aug 12, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more.
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Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Google’s new smartwatch gets a more powerful processor, offline Gemini and potentially lifesaving health features, but some of its best new
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Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, entertainment, pop culture and digital accessibility.… Read full bio INSIDE CNET
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Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. When he's not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found with his own camera in
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A hacking and extortion gang has taken credit for a cyberattack and data breach at Uber Freight, the ride-sharing giant’s logistics subsidiary. A spokesperson for Uber Freight told Reuters, which first reported the incident, that there was no effect on its business operations and that its systems were running
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Google just added four new phones to the Pixel family: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. They’re slightly more expensive than their predecessors, but they come with some notable upgrades, including improved cameras and a new Tensor G6 chip
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TL;DR After 15 years studying digital ecosystems, Pin-Social founder Booker Loud argues that engagement-driven design has normalized conflict online. His platform is built around four principles: fun, feeling good, discounts, and prizes, designed to reward connection rather than outrage. He sees trust as both a moral and commercial differentiator
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Google has launched the Pixel 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro XL and 11 Pro Fold with Gemini Intelligence acting across apps rather than sitting in a chatbot. It arrives weeks before Apple ships a Siri rebuilt on Google’s own models, and devices chief Rick Osterloh confirmed the memory shortage
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Cologne-based rankingCoach has struck a deal to install its BeyondSEO plugin by default through Extendify, the onboarding platform hosting providers use to set up WordPress sites. The plugin currently has just over 3,000 active installations, and arrives as AI Overviews cut click-through rates on top-ranking pages by 58%. A
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Accessible multi-color 3D printing in 15 minutes is the pitch from Anycubic with the Kobra X 3D printer - and based on our tests, that's accurate. Armed with a USB, it printed out in a little over 14 minutes, which is fast by any measure. So, I was
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* Lazarus expanded Dream Job with a zero‑day, new backdoor, and advanced relays * Fake job lures, trojanized PDFs, and spoofed sites enabled high‑level compromises * Targets included defense and aerospace firms, prompting stronger phishing awareness Security experts from Check Point Research say they have uncovered a new wave of "
