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Microsoft raises European Xbox prices by up to £200 — RAMpocalypse and component shortages force major console markups (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: xbox series x, microsoft, component shortages

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U.S.-Iran talks, OpenAI's Hugging Face hack, Best Buy's new CEO and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alex Harring | tags: hugging face, openai, nvidia

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Amazon’s fight against data-scraping bots is hiding reviews from real users (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: amazon, data scraping, ai crawlers

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Google Messages tests a full-screen attachment view and customizable grid (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google messages, android authority, location

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Frame selection is the whole game: notes on making LLMs watch video (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: llm, claude-real-video, video sampling

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These tiny USB-C thermal cameras bring professional heat vision to your phones (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: rision, thermal cameras, usb-c

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Gemini could soon let anyone build an AI agent on their phone, no enterprise plan needed (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google, gemini, android

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Thanks, Qualcomm: This brand-new Android handheld is already getting a price hike (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: qualcomm, retroid, pocket nova

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Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority Disgusted by Trump’s Relationship With AI Industry, Saying He’s Using the Tech to Tear Down Democracy (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: trump, sam altman, ai industry

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Gaming on the 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT and GTX 1650 Super in 2026 — upscaling makes low-end GPUs viable for esports and internet cafes (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jeffrey Kampman | tags: amd rx 6500 xt, nvidia gtx 1650 super, rdna 4

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Already a Pretty Big Hit (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: spider-man, marvel, comic books

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Google is working on a new UI for customizing Gemini Daily Brief (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google, gemini daily brief, android authority

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The Potomac River Midair Collision (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Admiral Cloudberg | tags: potomac river, dca airport, helicopter control

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You might soon be able to create Gemini Spark skills directly on your Android phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: google, gemini, android

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GPU prices keep surging in 2026 — Lack of sale discounts and rising VRAM costs keep current-gen prices sky-high (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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GPU prices for current-gen Nvidia and AMD: Price increases, why have the prices not dropped, and can you still buy a cheap GPU? (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: nvidia, amd, gpu prices

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Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Nilay Patel | tags: bluesky, at protocol, twitter

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Palworld’s expanding to mobile with a new MMORPG (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: palworld, garena, ios

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BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: bmw, spider-man, bmw operating system

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Inside the Underground Business of the Android BTMOB RAT malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: btmob, android, malware

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Inside the Underground Business of BTMOB RAT (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: btmob, android, malware

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The Best Audio Players for Kids: Yoto, Toniebox, and More (wired.com)

2026-08-03 | by Nicole Kinning | tags: yoto, toniebox, audiobooks

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I used to upgrade my Android phone every year. Here’s why I finally stopped (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: android, samsung, pixel

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Spider-Man and The Odyssey are splitting up IMAX screens after a record-breaking weekend (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Emma Roth | tags: spider-man, the odyssey, imax

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Survey says OnePlus die-hards feel ‘betrayed’ by sudden US shutdown (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: oneplus, oppo, android

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Ten years later, the iconic GTX 1080 Ti still holds up in 1080p gaming, but not without showing its age — Redux testing highlights the wonders of 11GB VRAM & the woes of time (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: gtx 1080 ti, nvidia, pascal architecture

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Meet Buddy, the viral device helping kids (and parents) with routines (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: buddy, kids routines, screen addiction

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Massive leak reveals Lenovo Googlebook 15 ahead of launch (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: lenovo, googlebook, android

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is getting a rare full physical release on PC (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: tomb raider, amazon game studios, blu-ray

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I use this one setting every time I travel, and it saves me a fortune on mobile data (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: android, esim, google