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So you paid a few hundred bucks for a neat little gadget and think you're good to go. But it turns out you'll need to subscribe to a monthly plan to unlock all its advanced features. That where AI-powered consumer electronics are increasingly heading, and Meta
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OpenAI has proposed handing the US government a 5% equity stake in the company, according to the Financial Times, as the White House and Silicon Valley’s best-funded startup edge closer to a deal that has been under discussion for more than a year. At OpenAI’s $852bn valuation, struck
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Ubisoft has hired Christoph Hartmann, until recently vice president of Amazon Games, to run the division that controls its Tom Clancy properties. He takes over as general manager of Creative House 2, the unit built around The Division, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, according to Ubisoft’s own statement. The
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Google has exceeded a five-year pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa, the company said on Wednesday at the first Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, alongside a batch of new infrastructure and AI initiatives. The announcement builds on Google’s 2025 launch of a cloud region in Johannesburg, extending a
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Samsung Group has put a number on its next decade of domestic manufacturing: 140 trillion won, or roughly $90 billion, spread across displays, memory chips, batteries and chip-packaging materials in South Korea’s central Chungcheong provinces. Samsung Display chief executive Yi Chung laid out the breakdown on Thursday at an
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SK Hynix will spend 80 trillion won, or roughly $51.46 billion, building a new NAND flash memory factory in Cheongju, South Korea, with production targeted to begin in the first half of 2029. Chief executive Kwak Noh-jung announced the plan at an event attended by President Lee Jae Myung,
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Sam Altman is in talks with the US government in a bid to clear political hurdles, says the Financial Times. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images OpenAI's Sam Altman has reportedly been in talks with the US government to ensure his company's path towards achieving its goals remains
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Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor. With
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Seeking a deeper meaning to a network error BORK!BORK!BORK! Sometimes a digital sign can carry a message that means more than just words. Like this example, which could be a simple connectivity issue or speak to a deeper spiritual meaning: You're not connected to a network.
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The Garmin Forerunner 70 makes substantial upgrades from the Forerunner 55, but does that at a cost that makes it more mid-range running smartwatch than an entry-level one. It does still give you a great all-round performance and is the smarter buy over the Forerunner 170. You might just find
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The decade-long saga is finally at an end, but Google faces further sanctions in the EU. Steve Dent for Engadget Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting €4.1 billion ($4.67 billion) fine imposed on Google back in 2018 for antitrust violations around its Android
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Good news for PC builders and upgraders: MSI India has pushed the deadline on its Powered By MSI Promotion, giving you until August 31, 2026 to cash in on hardware deals. If you’ve been sitting on the fence about that new build or upgrade, this is your sign to
