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The DuckDuckGo web browser can now block most YouTube video ads not just on desktop, but on phones as well. The company says the browser stops pre‑roll, mid‑roll, and other in‑player ads on YouTube when users watch videos within its browser. It also uses the same technology
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Ask me about the air fryer, and I'll talk your ear off. I use mine almost every day, and it has turned out meals I'm genuinely proud of: crispy thighs, perfect fries, roasted vegetables that convert skeptics on the spot. But cooking in one as often
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: The highly anticipated Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched yesterday. Despite the hype, its Steam user rating debuted as Mostly Negative before moving to Mixed. But apart from several
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Decentralized, encrypted, and completely private messages. That's what Session promises. You may never have heard of the app, but for its 1.7 million monthly users, Session is an important piece of privacy tech worth fighting to sustain. Due to a severe funding shortfall, Session was expected to
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HIX.ai has grown from an AI writing tool into a broad agent workspace with an impressive model roster. The credit system and billing practices have drawn consistent criticism, though, and that friction can undermine the otherwise solid experience. Pros * +Multi-model access in one tab * +Free plan with no card
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In Brief 7:53 AM PDT · July 10, 2026 As Netflix searches for new ways to keep viewers engaged amid signs of slowing engagement, the streaming giant appears to be exploring yet another avenue: always-on live TV channels. According to The Wall Street Journal, Netflix is considering launching live channels
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President Donald Trump walks toward his motorcade after he arrived at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 9, 2026. SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW July 10, 2026 10:31 AM ET The shake-up raises questions about voting system certification, federal election security coordination
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The rumor mill is buzzing today with the prospect of NVIDIA releasing a cheaper GeForce RTX 5090 SE graphics card with 32GB of GDDR7 linked to a 384-bit memory bus. But it's not happening, folks. And yes, I'm well aware that speaking in absolutes can lead
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Wipro PARI (Precision Automation and Robotics India), a part of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, has donated and commissioned a industrial robot (FANUC R-2000iB/210F six-axis) to the Indo-Swiss Centre of Excellence (ISCE), Pune. The robot was formally inaugurated last week, July 4th 2026, and will provide nearly 200 students with hands-on
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Anthropic is the hottest stock in private tech. It is also one of the hardest to buy, and that is exactly why the price keeps climbing. Shares in Anthropic are changing hands on secondary markets at an implied valuation of $1.2 trillion, Business Insider reports. That is a 550%
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SpaceX lands its rockets on legs. Blue Origin uses a platform. China just caught one in a giant net. China has recovered the first stage of an orbital rocket for the first time. The milestone pulls it into a club with only two other members. On Friday, the booster of
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A three-year-old startup run by a 23-year-old is in talks to double its worth to $20bn. The numbers are dazzling. Read the footnotes. Mercor, the AI training marketplace, has told investors it can raise at a $20bn valuation. It says it already holds at least one term sheet at that
