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* Forza Horizon 6's unencrypted build has leaked, but the developer confirms it's not due to a pre-load issue * Playground Games has warned it will hand out 'franchise-wide and hardware bans' to anyone accessing the build * SteamDB claims the leak likely came from a reviewer
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* Cross-platform RCS messages can now be sent with end-to-end encryption * But that only happens if everyone’s devices are compatible * Not every carrier supports the feature, either Apple has long been reluctant to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard on its devices because RCS is not encrypted by
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Recently, I got my hands on the PlayStation Portal — and I've been having a great time with it so far. With a PS Plus Premium subscription, I'm able to stream a whole host of top-tier modern and retro titles, and I've even enjoyed using
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EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been kind to Mozilla, which says Firefox use is on the up as Europeans are
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* White House Director says AI isn't to blame for job cuts * Kevin Hassett says "There’s no sign in the data that AI is costing anybody their job right now" * This is despite a large number of well-publicized incidents where exactly this has happened A senior
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* The Punisher: One Last Kill will premiere on Disney+ very, very soon * Fans shouldn't expect a movie-length Marvel TV Special * However, its director and lead actor want Frank Castle to star in his own film The Punisher: One Last Kill's director has expressed his desire to
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.
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Amazon Ring, facing a surge in customer-support calls during last year’s holiday season, evaluated more than 40 AI voice vendors before choosing startup Vapi to handle its inbound phone traffic. Today, Ring routes 100% of its inbound calls through Vapi’s platform. That deployment helped Vapi raise a $50
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While progress has definitely been made in the right direction, the electronics side of the maker community is still a male-dominated space and that’s a shame. Claudia of Bimbotech is on a mission to bridge the gap and get girls into tech. And she wants to do that without
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We’ve all met that person who has no idea when to quit talking. Everyone within earshot may be frantically searching for any plausible reason to excuse themselves, while the speaker is under the impression that they are hanging on every word. Dealing with someone like this is a very
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Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vitriform3D have announced a joint effort to turn waste glass into a material for 3D-printing building materials and decorative pieces, using a robotic binder-jetting process. "There's so much glass going into landfills in
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Cheng Xin/Getty Images eBay has rejected GameStop's unsolicited $56 billion takeover bid, calling it "neither credible nor attractive," according to a letter from eBay chairman Paul Pressler seen by Bloomberg. That reaction may set in motion an attempt by GameStop to take the offer directly
