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New Scenes Add Depth to Black Flag
Actor Matt Ryan, who voices Edward Kenway, has confirmed he filmed new scenes for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake. The new content is intended to add more emotional weight and depth to the main character's personal conflicts and overall journey in the popular game.
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Microsoft Revamps Windows Insider Program
Microsoft is overhauling its Windows Insider Program, which provides early access to new Windows 11 features. The company is introducing significant changes, starting with giving testers the ability to select specific new features they want to try out, offering more control over their preview experience.
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Why Founders Are Building Phones That Do Less
The founders of Light Phone are launching a new flip phone, intentionally designed with fewer features. Their decade-long mission is to combat tech addiction by creating devices that respect user attention, challenging the industry's dominant business models.
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Why Your Website Builder Bill Is Going Up
Squarespace is raising prices by bundling new features that many users don't want. This reflects a wider SaaS trend of forcing upgrades, which increases costs for the small businesses and founders who rely on these platforms.
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How Negative Press Cost eBay $56 Million
eBay will pay $56 million to a couple who wrote a critical newsletter. The settlement resolves a bizarre 2019 harassment campaign by company executives and security staff intended to silence their negative coverage.
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AI Isn't Killing SaaS, It's Raising the Bar
Fears of an AI 'SaaSpocalypse' are overblown, according to a TechRadar analysis. Instead, AI is creating a period of natural selection, forcing software companies to deliver unique value and differentiate themselves to thrive in a more competitive market.
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A New Flaw Gives Attackers Full Control of TeamCity
JetBrains has disclosed a critical vulnerability in its TeamCity software. The flaw allows attackers with web access to bypass login and take full control of the server, running any command they want. Update immediately.
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Why a Court Is Now Overseeing a Tech Rollout
A Nevada court has paused a legal battle with prediction market Kalshi. The focus is now on a court-supervised rollout of geofencing technology, highlighting how technical compliance is becoming central to legal disputes in regulated industries.
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Apple Bets Its Smart Glasses Success on Privacy
Apple is reportedly developing smart glasses with a launch planned for 2027. The company is focusing heavily on privacy, a strategy designed to differentiate its product and avoid the controversies that have plagued other devices.
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This 16-Year-Old Bug Lets Videos Hack Your PC
A 16-year-old vulnerability in the popular FFmpeg media framework lets attackers take over PCs with a single video file. The bug, named PixelSmash, affects countless applications that rely on FFmpeg for video processing.
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Wine Now Runs 32-Bit Apps on 64-Bit FreeBSD
The new Wine 11.14 update lets 32-bit Windows applications run on 64-bit FreeBSD systems without needing separate 32-bit system libraries. This change simplifies system management for developers and IT teams using the open-source OS.
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Starlink Could Soon Be Your Mobile Carrier
SpaceX is reportedly planning to launch a Starlink-branded mobile network to compete with major US carriers. While some experts are skeptical, the move could significantly disrupt the telecommunications market if it succeeds.
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Giant Battery Swap Network Coming for Electric Trucks
Battery giant CATL and Octopus Energy are building a massive network to swap electric truck batteries in minutes. The project aims to support over 300,000 trucks in Europe, tackling the problem of long charging times for freight.
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Swift 6.4 Update Can Make Apps 4x Faster
The latest Swift 6.4 beta can make URL parsing up to four times faster. The update also brings better C language integration and improved testing tools, helping developers build more efficient and reliable apps for the Apple ecosystem.
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Scammers Are Using AI to Fake GTA VI Access
Scammers are using AI to create convincing fake websites offering early access to Grand Theft Auto VI. These sites trick users into downloading malware that steals cryptocurrency and banking credentials, targeting the game's massive hype.
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FCC Sued for Hiding Chairman's Encrypted Messages
An advocacy group is suing the FCC, claiming it's hiding Chairman Brendan Carr's encrypted Signal messages. The lawsuit alleges the agency is concealing documents related to DOGE's influence, raising concerns about government transparency.
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AI Drones Now Hunt and Kill Autonomously
Ukraine has deployed autonomous drones that hunt and destroy enemy drones without human control. The system automates 95% of the process, a major leap in AI-driven warfare and drone countermeasures.
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Samsara Gives Heavy Equipment a 360-Degree View
Samsara has launched a new 360 camera for heavy equipment. The system uses AI to give operators a complete view of their surroundings, aiming to make crowded industrial sites and factories safer for everyone.
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How One Rust Core Can Power Many SDKs
Companies are building a shared software core in Rust to power SDKs in many languages. This approach, used by Temporal, saves development time and ensures consistent features across platforms.
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The Future of Package Tracking Is a Smart Sticker
Samsara has launched a smart, single-use Bluetooth adhesive label for packages. The Samsara Tracking Label provides near-real-time visibility into a shipment's location, making it easier than ever to track deliveries from dispatch to destination.
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YouTrack Now Groups Customers for Smarter B2B Support
JetBrains' YouTrack Helpdesk now lets support teams group customers by company. This allows for custom rules, service levels, and agent assignments for each client, streamlining B2B support operations.
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MIT Creates a Zipper That Can Change Its Shape
MIT researchers have designed a new type of fastener that can adapt its shape, inspired by an old zipper patent. This innovation could make it easier to build things from adjustable medical casts to complex robotic parts.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Ukraine Open-Sources Captured Russian Military Technology
Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has launched TrophyLab, a new platform open-sourcing intelligence on captured Russian military hardware. Verified allies can access technical data, schematics, and even request physical samples to develop countermeasures.
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New Visual Editor Tames Complex LaTeX Diagrams
A new open-source tool provides a visual, 'what you see is what you get' interface for TikZ, a powerful but difficult LaTeX package. This simplifies creating complex diagrams for technical papers and documentation.
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AI Is Now Conducting Video Job Interviews
A Stockholm startup just raised $4M for its hiring platform where AI agents conduct video interviews. The company combines AI screening with short-form video profiles, aiming to create a TikTok-style experience for recruitment.
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A New Self-Hosted Alternative to Frame.io
A new open-source tool called Shumai offers a self-hosted alternative to Frame.io. It helps creative teams manage files, projects, and feedback, giving them more control over their workflow and data.
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NASA Launchpads Are Too Old for Modern Rockets
A new report finds NASA's Kennedy Space Center infrastructure is too old to support the growing number of launches from SpaceX and Blue Origin. This bottleneck could delay critical missions and impact the entire space-tech industry.
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AI Now Writes Web Selectors That Don't Break
A new open-source browser extension called Selector Forge uses AI to generate reliable CSS and XPath selectors. This helps developers and QA teams create web automation and tests that are more resilient to website updates.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Lucid's Second Big Layoff Hits 1,500 Workers
EV maker Lucid is laying off 1,500 employees, its second major workforce reduction this year. The move highlights intense financial pressure on electric vehicle startups, even as they launch new models like the Gravity SUV.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Valve Releases Its Gaming OS for Any PC
Valve has officially released its gaming-focused operating system, SteamOS, for any PC hardware. The move creates a viable alternative to Windows for PC gaming and gives developers a new, standardized Linux platform to target.
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US Space Force Just Ran a Secretive Space Drill
The US Space Force and Rocket Lab quietly launched a satellite from New Zealand in a rapid-response military drill. The exercise tests the ability to quickly deploy space assets during a crisis, with little to no advance notice.
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A New Android Update Is Breaking Pixel Screens
Some Google Pixel owners are reporting unresponsive touchscreens after updating to Android 17. While Google has acknowledged the bug, official fixes are not working for most users, causing significant disruption for those affected.
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WhatsApp's New Leader Signals a Push Into Payments
Meta has appointed fintech founder Kunal Shah as the new head of WhatsApp, replacing Will Cathcart. The move signals a major strategic shift for the messaging app, focusing on payments and commerce for its global user base.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Kansas City Tests Facial Recognition on Bus Riders
Kansas City is adding facial recognition to some public buses to spot banned riders and missing persons. The project is a major test for using AI surveillance technology in U.S. public transit, raising new privacy questions.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Your 'Buy Now' Button Could Be a Legal Risk
Gamers are suing Sony, arguing its PlayStation store misleads users by using words like "Buy Now" for what are actually game licenses. This case could force digital platforms to change how they describe purchases to avoid legal trouble.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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A Century-Old Media Tech Paywall Just Vanished
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has made its 800+ technical standards free for the first time. This gives developers and startups open access to the foundational rules for video, streaming, and broadcasting.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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Soaring RAM Prices Just Killed a New Phone
Nothing has canceled its next CMF budget phone due to soaring RAM prices. The decision highlights how rising component costs are forcing hardware companies to delay or scrap new products, impacting their roadmaps and pricing strategies.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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The Hardest Tech Talent to Hire Has Changed
The hype around prompt engineers is over. The most difficult tech roles to fill are now hybrid positions requiring a rare mix of deep development skills, AI proficiency, and business acumen, according to a new CIO.com survey.
Taranpreet Singh ·
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NASA Halts Work on Its Lunar Space Station
NASA is pausing work on its Lunar Gateway space station to prioritize building a base on the Moon's surface. This major strategy shift impacts key contractors like Northrop Grumman, who were building a core module for the station.
Navdeep Kaur Mahal ·
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AI Startup Odyssey Lands $310M in Quiet Funding Week
AI world-model startup Odyssey raised $310 million, leading a slow week for major venture capital deals. The investment highlights continued investor confidence in advanced AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity despite a broader market cooldown.
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