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Motorola, Swarovski Debut a New Razr Phone Adorned with Crystals

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 20:00:00

After teasing a new Motorola and Swarovski collaboration a few weeks ago, the companies on Tuesday are debuting new editions of the Razr phone and the Moto Buds Loop that are adorned with crystals. The phone and the earbuds are being sold in a $1,000 bundle called The Brilliant Collection, which features both devices in their new Pantone Ice Melt models. Motorola says that this edition of the Razr will have a leather-inspired finish that includes 35 Swarovski crystals, including one larger crys

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Audible's 'Harry Potter' Full-Cast Audio Production Debuts Nov. 4. You Can Preorder Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-05 20:00:12

The Boy Who Lived will live on for a new generation of audiobook listeners, as Audible and Pottermore Publishing gear up for the release of their full-cast English audio production of Harry Potter. The project is slated to kick off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Nov. 4, the companies said Tuesday, with the remaining six books debuting each month after that. Preorders are available now. The leading cast members for the project have also been announced. They include Hugh Laurie as

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Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-05 21:02:12

Mandatory AI summaries have come to Google, and they gleefully showcase hallucinations while confidently insisting on their truth. I feel about them the same way I felt about mandatory G+ logins when all I wanted to do was access my damn YouTube account: I hate them. Intensely. But unlike those mandatory G+ logins—on which Google eventually relented before shutting down the G+ service—our reading of the tea leaves suggests that, this time, the search giant is extremely pleased with how things a

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Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-01-05 21:00:00

Spotify is expanding access to its audiobooks to more U.S. subscribers. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of its $11.99 per month Audiobooks+ plan in the market, which allows subscribers or their household members on a Family or Duo plan to add 15 hours of audiobook listening during the month on top of the base plan. Though Spotify launched its audiobooks service in the U.S. back in 2022, household members on Duo and Family plans have long been left out. The offering makes audiobooks

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Roku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-05 21:20:21

Roku is launching an ad-free, subscription streaming service called Howdy. The service costs $2.99 per month and features a library of nearly 10,000 hours of content from its partners, including Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise, alongside select Roku Original titles. The company says subscribers will be able to watch titles like “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “The Blind Side,” “Weeds,” and “Kids in the Hall,” as well as rom-coms, medical dramas, ‘90s comedy, and the like. “Howdy is ad-fr

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TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-01-06 02:29:00

What just happened? TSMC says has taken strict disciplinary action and launched legal proceedings against a number of employees over potential trade secret leaks. The world's largest chipmaker said that the discovery was made after it detected unauthorized activities on its network during routine monitoring. TSMC said in a statement that its comprehensive and robust monitoring mechanisms allowed it to identify the potential crime early. It started an internal investigation, which led to discipl

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Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is using old EV batteries to power AI data centers

cnbc.com Andrew Evers 2026-01-06 02:00:01

As demand for energy skyrockets amid the rise of AI, one of Tesla 's co-founders is betting on a new solution: giving old electric vehicle batteries a second-life. JB Straubel, who helped launch Tesla and served as its tech chief until 2019, founded Redwood Materials in 2017 to recycle batteries and build a closed-loop supply chain for EVs. But as Redwood started receiving more EV batteries, the startup noticed that most still had usable capacity. Rather than recycle those batteries, Redwood is

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Palantir stock pops 8% after blowout quarter driven by AI, efficiency demand

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-06 02:58:12

Palantir's U.S. government revenues rose 53% from the year-ago period to $426 million as the company continues to benefit from President Donald Trump 's focus on efficiency. U.S. revenues grew 68% year over year $733 million, while U.S. commercial revenues nearly doubled to $306 million. "We're very proud and we're sorry that our haters are disappointed, but there are many more quarters to be disappointed, and we're working on that too," he added. CEO Alex Karp called the earnings results a "

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Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-06 02:12:12

A vitiligo research group has "hit pause" on its forthcoming AI therapy bot after learning about negative mental health effects that other chatbots have been having on users. The Vitiligo Research Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and helping sufferers of the pigment-loss skin condition, cited recent news stories about so-called "AI psychosis" — the unofficial group of symptoms, including paranoid delusions, that AI seems to induce in certain users — as its rationale for pa

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Motorola Razr 2025 gets a Swarovski treatment but without the sticker shock

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 02:00:34

Motorola TL;DR Motorola has announced a new special edition of the Razr 50 studded with Swarovski crystals. The crystal-laden flip phone is paired with a new color of the Moto Buds Loop earbuds, also studded with Swarovskis. The “Brilliant Collection” will be available in the US later this week for $999.99. Motorola is no stranger to the glitz of the fashion world. From its partnership with Paris Hilton for a hot pink edition of the Motorola Razr 2024 to the classic gold-plated Moto Razr V3i

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This palm-sized power bank can charge multiple devices at once - and I'm all for the price

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-01-06 02:03:00

Voltme Hypercore 10K power bank ZDNET's key takeaways Voltme's Hypercore 10K power bank is available on Amazon for $23. It's very compact and easy to carry, with both USB-C and USB-A ports to charge two devices simultaneously. Its small but chunky, as some might prefer a flatter charger. $22.99 at Amazon Power banks are a tradeoff: too big and they're heavy and awkward to carry, too small and they're pretty useless because there's not enough charge power. I've found that the 10,000mAh mark is

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Chris Curry interviewed by Your Computer magazine (1981)

news.ycombinator.com John Paul Wohlscheid 2026-01-02 09:53:46

from the October 1981 issue of Your Computer magazine Chris Curry's Cambridge company, Acorn, is beginning to emerge as one of the strongest personal computer firms in Britain. Its main product, the Acorn Atom, has proved both popular and reliable. The company won the coveted contract to design and build the computer to be marketed by the BBC and accompany the BBC's planned computer literacy series. Chris Curry talks to Duncan Scot. -------- The ATOM computer is one of the few approved by the

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

news.ycombinator.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-06 00:53:15

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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‘Alien: Earth’ Is Better Than We Ever Dreamed Possible

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-06 02:00:23

When the idea was first floated of bringing the iconic Alien franchise to TV, many were skeptical. Films such as Ridley Scott’s 1979 original and James Cameron’s 1986 sequel are all-time classics. Follow-ups, like David Fincher’s 1992 film and Scott’s 2012 return, were also noteworthy for their own reasons. Alien just felt like a franchise that had been very well-explored already and could only be damaged in translation to a different medium. Well, I am elated to report that any skeptics, mysel

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Was Jesus Really Wrapped in the Shroud of Turin? 3D Study Says Probably Not

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2026-01-06 02:50:26

The Shroud of Turin is an ancient linen cloth with the subtle impression of the front and back of a crucified man. While many believe it was the burial shroud in which Jesus was wrapped when he died in the 30s CE, scientific research has dated it to between 1260 and 1390 CE, suggesting it’s a medieval artifact. An ingenious new approach using 3D scans is now adding further credence to the suggestion that Jesus’s body—or any body for that matter—never touched this famous fabric. Cicero Moraes, a

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SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-06 02:48:43

Enterprise security company SonicWall is urging its customers to disable a core feature of its most recent line-up of firewall devices after security researchers reported an uptick in ransomware incidents targeting SonicWall customers. In a statement this week, SonicWall said it had observed a “notable increase” of security incidents targeting its Generation 7 firewalls where customers have its VPN enabled. The company said it is “actively investigating these incidents to determine whether they

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Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora confronts Wall Street skeptics after company’s biggest bet yet

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-06 06:00:01

In this article PANW Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nikesh Arora of the United States on the first hole during the third round of The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at The Old Course on October 02, 2021 in St Andrews, Scotland. David Cannon | David Cannon Collection | Getty Images When Nikesh Arora was named CEO of Palo Alto Networks in June 2018, the cybersecurity company was valued at about $19 billion and was taking on large networking vendors like Cisco and Juniper, whi

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The Download: AI agent infrastructure, and OpenAI’s ambitions

technologyreview.com Charlotte Jee 2026-01-06 06:00:00

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1 OpenAI is adding mental health guardrails to ChatGPT It’s set to give less direct advice, and encourage users to take breaks from lengthy chats. (NBC) + What happens when doctors fail to spot AI’s mistakes? (The Verge) + OpenAI has released its first research into how using ChatGPT affects people’s emotional well-being. (MIT Technology Review) 2 The US wants to bui

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has solved the wrong problem

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 06:00:03

Ever since foldable phones first appeared, I’ve had a complicated relationship with them. I wanted to love the concept from the very beginning, and I truly tried, but I could never get past how unwieldy they were. If you’ll remember, early foldables were comically thick, essentially feeling like two regular phones stacked on top of each other. Over the years, manufacturers have been on a mission to slim them down. Now, with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, we’ve reached a significant

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It’s official: More Galaxy devices will soon get One UI 8

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 06:11:56

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is expanding its One UI 8 beta program to include devices such as the Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 in select regions starting next week. The beta will be available by the following month for older flagship and mid-range models, such as the Galaxy S23 series and various A-series phones. Stable releases of One UI 8 will start rolling out wider from September onward, while One UI 8 Watch is on track for wider rollout later in the year

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TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-01-06 06:19:35

Apple chipmaker TSMC has said that several then-employees tried to steal trade secrets relating to the company’s most advanced chip process. TSMC fired the individuals concerned and is now taking legal action against them. The former employees may also face criminal prosecution. The report relates to the company’s 2-nanometer chip process, which is expected to be used for the A20 chips across next year’s iPhone 18 lineup … TSMC 2nm process expected to debut in iPhone 18 TSMC leads the world i

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Cisco discloses data breach impacting Cisco.com user accounts

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-06 06:17:12

Cisco has disclosed that cybercriminals stole the basic profile information of users registered on Cisco.com following a voice phishing (vishing) attack that targeted a company representative. After becoming aware of the incident on July 24th, the networking equipment giant discovered that the attacker tricked an employee and gained access to a third-party cloud-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system used by Cisco. This allowed the threat actor to steal the personal and user infor

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The Future Beyond Meta Quest and Vision Pro Is Coming in Glasses Form. What Will VR Look Like Then?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 06:00:00

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently declared that the gadget of the future is AI-infused glasses. Zuckerberg and Meta have been interested in these types of peripherals for years, but the focus has clearly been shifting lately from VR on our faces to glasses on our faces. Meta's not alone here. Apple sees a future in AR. Google does too. So does Samsung. The list of players goes on and on. As VR has shifted to mixed reality, and smart glasses promise augmented reality features to come, and AI evo

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Best VPN for Android for 2025: Protect Your Privacy on Mobile Devices

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 06:00:00

With so many Android VPN apps available, it can be difficult to choose the right solution. Based on our extensive research and hands-on testing of VPNs over the years, these are the most important factors to consider when choosing a VPN for Android: Privacy No matter which VPN you use on Android or any other device, the bare minimum for consideration is that it protects your privacy. Look for a VPN that uses industry-standard AES 256-bit encryption over the OpenVPN protocol, or ChaCha20 over W

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Intel credit rating drops to two steps above junk status amid worsening struggles

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2026-01-06 17:15:00

What just happened? Intel is learning that no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse. The beleaguered company has just had its credit rating downgraded by Fitch, placing Team Blue just two places above the dreaded junk credit status. Fitch carried out an assessment on Intel that found the company was facing increasing challenges in maintaining demand for its products. It also noted the growing competition from the likes of NXP Semiconductors, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and AMD, many of w

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Tim Cook says AI is now Apple's top priority, "bigger than the internet"

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-01-06 17:51:00

Big quote: In a rare all-hands meeting at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, CEO Tim Cook made it clear to thousands of employees that AI now stands at the forefront of the company's ambitions. Addressing a packed auditorium following a stronger-than-expected earnings report, Cook called the AI transformation "as big or bigger" than the internet, the smartphone, cloud computing, and apps. "Apple must do this. Apple will do this. This is sort of ours to grab," Cook told staff, vowing, "We will make

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Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-06 14:21:03

Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own 4 hours ago Share Save Share Save Studio Morgan Harvey Hayman and Holly Hudson founded their own studio after graduating from a game design course When Holly Hudson enrolled on a university video game design course, she imagined a job at a studio would be waiting at the end of it. Her dream was to work as a 3D artist, but the reality has been different. "I've applied to so many jobs this year," says the 25-year-old. "But it's just, it's really

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A glimpse into OpenAI’s largest ambitions

technologyreview.com James O'Donnell 2026-01-06 15:00:00

As Will points out, there were two recent wins for OpenAI in its efforts to build AI that outcompetes humans. Its models took second place at a top-level coding competition and—alongside those from Google DeepMind—achieved gold-medal-level results in the 2025 International Math Olympiad. People who believe that AI doesn’t pose genuine competition to human-level intelligence might actually take some comfort in that. AI is good at the mathematical and analytical, which are on full display in olym

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Galaxy S26 Ultra may handle night shots better than its predecessor

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 00:12:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR The Galaxy S26 Ultra may have the same sensor for its main camera as last year. However, a rumor suggests that the sensor will have a wider f/1.4 aperture. The wider aperture could improve low-light imaging. We’re still far out from the release of the Galaxy S26 series; Samsung hasn’t even launched the Galaxy S25 FE yet. But a new rumor has us thinking about the company’s next flagship, specifically its Ultra model. This rumor suggests that Samsung could

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Another Samsung Galaxy S25 FE leak suggests an earlier launch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-06 14:20:40

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE could launch on September 19 in Korea. Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 FE globally a month before it launched in Korea, leaving us wondering if the same is possible this year, too. The Galaxy S25 FE rakes up only minor upgrades, with the most notable being its much faster wired charging. The Galaxy S25 FE is the next major launch expected out of camp Samsung and will conclude the S series launches of 2025. The phone i

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Motorola, Swarovski Debut a New Razr Phone Adorned with Crystals

Audible's 'Harry Potter' Full-Cast Audio Production Debuts Nov. 4. You Can Preorder Now

Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi

Spotify expands audiobooks access to family plan members in the US for the first time

Roku launches Howdy, a $2.99 ad-free streaming service

TSMC launches legal action against former employees for allegedly trying to leak 2nm trade secrets

Tesla co-founder JB Straubel is using old EV batteries to power AI data centers

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Researchers Press Pause on AI Therapy Bot After Reports of AI Psychosis in Similar Products

Motorola Razr 2025 gets a Swarovski treatment but without the sticker shock

This palm-sized power bank can charge multiple devices at once - and I'm all for the price

Chris Curry interviewed by Your Computer magazine (1981)

TSMC says employees tried to steal trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process

‘Alien: Earth’ Is Better Than We Ever Dreamed Possible

Was Jesus Really Wrapped in the Shroud of Turin? 3D Study Says Probably Not

SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks

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The Download: AI agent infrastructure, and OpenAI’s ambitions

The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has solved the wrong problem

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Intel credit rating drops to two steps above junk status amid worsening struggles

Tim Cook says AI is now Apple's top priority, "bigger than the internet"

Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

A glimpse into OpenAI’s largest ambitions

Galaxy S26 Ultra may handle night shots better than its predecessor

Another Samsung Galaxy S25 FE leak suggests an earlier launch

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