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As usual, Google delivered much of its consumer-focused news this week during the Android Show, ahead of its I/O developer conference. We've gotten a closer look at Android 17, which will sport a slew of new Gemini AI integrations, including some new agentic upgrades. The company also
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This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials’ faces suddenly appeared at the DC War Memorial. Looking at the cabinets from a distance, it’s easy to get the sense that Operation Epic Furious: Strait to
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It only took two weeks, before things are finally starting to look up for May 2026 on the world's best streaming services. Indeed, after the recent dearth of new movies and TV shows, we've been treated to something of a deluge over the last few days.
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AI video generation startup Runway doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founders, no ex-Google founders, no nine-figure seed round that bought them time to ignore revenue. Its three founders — two from Chile, one from Greece — met at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and built
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If you're a fan of big and powerful gaming laptops, you'll likely appreciate what ASUS has just unveiled—the ROG Strix SCAR 18 with what ASUS is billing as having the world's first 18-inch 4K 240Hz mini LED display featuring ROG Nubula ELMB multi-zone
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TL;DR Robert Polacek of RoseBernard Studio argues AI works best when it’s invisible, handling mundane tasks behind the scenes so designers can focus on creative work. He says smaller, agile studios are better positioned to adopt new tools quickly and that younger talent already expects AI as standard
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Gemini Space Station shares surged more than 20% in premarket on Friday after the Winklevoss Capital Fund bought $100m of stock at $14, well above Thursday’s $5.26 close, and the exchange reported a smaller Q1 loss than expected. The Winklevoss twins have written a $100m cheque to their
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Elon Musk’s platform has agreed to review illegal hate and terrorism posts within a day on average, restrict UK-proscribed groups, and report quarterly to the regulator. A separate Ofcom investigation continues. X has agreed to a set of commitments on illegal hate speech and terrorist content with Ofcom, Britain’
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Asked what kind of guardrails on the way out, the US president told reporters on Air Force One: ‘standard guardrails that we talk about all the time’. H200 deliveries to ten cleared Chinese buyers remain stalled. Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday that he and Xi
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One of the most significant improvements to TV picture quality has been the introduction of OLED technology. An OLED TV can create perfect black levels with infinite contrast, as well as excellent color and great motion control. It's a technology that lends itself well to sports, gaming on
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