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  1. TV industry’s ads, tracking obsession is turning your living room into a store

    TV software is getting loaded with ads, changing what it means to own a TV set.

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  2. Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones

    Epic also launched its store on Android.

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  3. New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 disks

    But the Windows NT-era disk formatting UI hasn't been fixed yet.

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  4. Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app

    “You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer."

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  5. New Geekbench AI benchmark can test the performance of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

    Performance test comes out of beta as NPUs become standard equipment in PCs.

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  6. Sonos laying off 100 people amid expensive app problems

    Sonos execs considering bringing back the old app, report claims.

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  7. AMD Ryzen 9000 review: Impressive efficiency, with bugs and so-so speed boosts

    High prices on an already-expensive AM5 platform make them a hard sell, though.

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  8. Redbox app axed, dashing people’s hopes of keeping purchased content

    Customers uncertain as app remains downloadable after company's Chapter 7 filing.

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  9. Apple will let other digital wallets into Apple Pay, and even be the default

    Alternative wallets and new apps may bloom—if they "pay the associated fees."

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  10. Classic PC game emulation is back on the iPhone with iDOS 3 release

    Apple amended its App Store rules to allow PC emulators, not just console ones.

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  11. Google’s Pixel Watch 3 has a bigger screen, and Pixel Buds Pro 2 are smaller

    Pixel Recorder on the Watch 3 is the weird little feature we might just love.

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  12. The Pixel 9 phones are big cameras and screens soldered onto Gemini AI ambitions

    "Pro" no longer means "large," and the Fold is the biggest screen ever.

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  1. Framework Laptop 13 reviewed, again: Meteor Lake meh, Linux upgrades good

    Intel's latest chips often fall behind Ryzen, or even older Intel CPUs.

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  2. Stratasys sues Bambu Lab over patents used widely by consumer 3D printers

    Heated platforms and purge towers are among Stratasys' infringement claims.

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  3. Microsoft’s Paint 3D was once the future of MS Paint, but now it’s going away

    User outcry ushered in a renaissance for classic MS Paint, and Paint 3D faded.

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  4. Intel details fixes for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs as BIOS updates roll out

    This microcode fix can't be rolled out in a regular software update.

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  5. Nova Launcher, savior of cruft-filled Android phones, is on life support

    Nova Launcher feels the "massive" layoffs at the firm that acquired it in 2022.

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  6. Sonos’ $30M app fail is cautionary tale against rushing unnecessary updates

    Sonos is delaying two hardware releases because of the app's problems.

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  7. Apple reportedly plans updated M4 Mac mini that’s actually mini

    What was "mini" in 2010 is not particularly mini in 2024.

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  8. People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than Humane can sell them, report says

    Returned devices are currently e-waste that can't be reassigned, per The Verge.

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  9. It’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study says

    The best removal rate was less than 70%, and that didn't beat manual opt-outs.

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  10. You can kick the alpha tires on System76’s Cosmic, a new Linux desktop

    A whole new desktop aims to appeal with tiling, themes, and a safer Rust core.

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  11. Disney has “earned” latest streaming price hike, CFO says

    Disney is "not concerned" about blowback from higher prices, per CEO.

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  12. macOS 15 Sequoia makes you jump through more hoops to disable Gatekeeper app checks

    But nothing is changing about the kinds of software you can run on your Mac.

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  1. Reddit considers search ads, paywalled content for the future

    Current ad load is relatively "light," COO says.

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  2. Report: Apple’s external DVD drive is up burning discs in dongle heaven

    Other DVD drives are cheap and plentiful, but Apple's slot-loader was unique.

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  3. Google kills Chromecast, replaces it with Apple TV and Roku Ultra competitor

    The rebranded device appears better in every way but the price.

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  4. “Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence on the rails

    Long lists of instructions show how Apple is trying to navigate AI pitfalls.

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  5. “So tired”: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ prices increase by up to 25 percent in October

    Not even ad tiers are safe as Disney looks to coax people into bundle packages.

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  6. Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free

    "Compared to it, Microsoft Word is pure madness"—Anne Rice.

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  7. Ryzen AI 300 performance review: Impressive CPUs, even if you don’t care about AI

    AI gets all the buzz, but these laptop CPUs still get the fundamentals right.

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  8. Explaining color gamuts and color spaces in HDTVs and monitors

    What are they and why do they matter.

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  9. Intel is offering extended warranties for crashing 13th- and 14th-gen desktop CPUs

    Warranty also covers CPUs sold in pre-built PCs; Intel publishes list of models.

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  10. OpenAI has the tech to watermark ChatGPT text—it just won’t release it

    Some say watermarking is the responsible thing to do, but it's complicated.

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  11. Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon

    Chrome is warning users that their extension makers need to update soon.

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  12. NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

    NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.

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