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First Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Double XP Weekend Dates Announced for Season 4

It's finally time to get ahead on the battle pass with the first set of double XP boosts in Black Ops 6 Season 4. Developer Treyarch has your back with a new double XP weekend featuring three boosts for players to take advantage of -- you'll be able to speed through account levels, weapon attachment unlocks and battle pass tiers to kickstart your advancement of the newest seasonal content. This double XP weekend runs from Thursday to Monday. Anyone playing Black Ops 6 during the event period ha

Trump confirms further delay to TikTok ban or sale deadline

Trump confirms further delay to TikTok ban or sale deadline President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok's sale in the US for a further 90 days. The video-sharing app has faced questions over its future after the US passed a law last year requiring the app to be banned unless sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Lawmakers said it posed a risk to national security - something TikTok denies. Trump, who vowed to save TikTok during his presidential campaign, signed an ex

Risk Expert Says "Learn to Code" Is Now Worse Advice Than "Get a Face Tattoo"

During a recent exchange on "Real Time with Bill Maher," risk analyst Ian Bremmer argued that artificial intelligence has basically eviscerated the "learn to code" cottage industry. When discussing the way AI has swept the world and taken many white collar jobs with it, Bremmer referenced how rapidly the technology has overtaken the traditional career trajectory for programmers — so much so that people who used to have cushy software developer jobs are now selling their plasma to make ends meet

EU: Apple and Meta won’t face immediate sanctions after June 26 DMA deadline

With the first big enforcement deadline under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) just days away, the European Commission is signaling a more measured approach toward two of the law’s highest-profile targets: Apple and Meta. Here’s what today’s news means in context. 60-day grace period to end on June 26 In April, both companies were fined (€500 million for Apple, €200 million for Meta) for failing to meet their DMA obligations and given 60 days to start complying. That window officially cl

Amazon Restocks the Dyson V8, Still at an Insanely Low All-Time Price

Having a cordless stick vacuum is a game-changer for the modern home… but only if it’s powerful enough to handle daily messes. A weak cleaner can quickly become more hassle than it’s worth. That’s where Dyson comes in. With its track record for engineering expertise and design brilliance, Dyson has set the gold standard in home cleaning technology. If you’re not looking to drop a thousand dollars on the latest Dyson model, you can still enjoy top-notch cleaning with a slightly older but still i

Google Photos’ upcoming Remix feature could launch with a video upgrade (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos’ upcoming Remix feature, internally codenamed “Bluejay,” will likely support video editing. When it launches, the feature will use generative AI to transform videos into various styles, with options potentially including “I’m feeling lucky,” “Subtle movements,” and “Go wild.” Creating AI photos and videos is all the rage these days, but many people are using AI to remix their existing photos and videos. For instance, the Studio Ghibli tr

Apple explores new technique to make AI better match users’ writing styles

As more users start relying on AI for writing tasks like email drafts and document summaries, one common frustration remains: the output often sounds way too generic. Even when models like ChatGPT or Gemini are given detailed prompts, they rarely nail a user’s individual tone or voice without plenty of manual tweaking. Apple is now proposing a solution. In a new research paper (Aligning LLMs by Predicting Preferences from User Writing Samples) to be presented at the International Conference on

The Scheme That Broke the Texas Lottery

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the Lotto Texas jackpot was seventy-three million dollars. There was no winner that night—there hadn’t been a winner for the past ninety-one drawings—and so the pool of money rolled over. By the next drawing, that Saturday, it had reached ninety-five million. Dawn Nettles started getting worried. For the jackpot to have grown so quickly, sales volume must have been ten times what Nettles thought was normal. “I knew right then,” she told me. “Somebody was buying all

This Arlo Home Security Bundle Now Costs Peanuts, Includes 2 Cameras and a Smart Doorbell

For the security of your house, one indoor camera is a fair beginning, yet complete peace of mind results from extensive protection. That’s what Arlo offers with its new whole home security bundle which is a one-stop solution to watch over all the important areas of your house. Sometimes, simply having visible security modules is a powerful deterrent and make your house a less attractive target for would-be burglars. Right now, Amazon is offering this essential bundle at an all-time low, the pe

Omega-3s: Benefits, Drawbacks and Foods to Add to Your Diet

You probably know at least one person who takes fish oil to boost their omega-3s, which are said to benefit heart, eye and cognitive health. But what exactly are omega-3s? In addition to the potential benefits, it's important to consider side effects and whether omega-3s are right for your body. You should also note that omega-3s are present in many foods you may have in your pantry or fridge right now, so supplements may not be necessary unless your doctor recommends them. What are omega-3 fat

Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity

The big picture: Two days after his election, Pope Leo XIV addressed a gathering of cardinals in Rome and made it clear that artificial intelligence would be at the center of his papacy. The new pontiff, who hails from Chicago and holds a mathematics degree, invoked the legacy of his namesake, Leo XIII, who had defended workers' rights during the upheaval of the industrial revolution. "Today, the church offers its trove of social teaching to respond to another industrial revolution and to innov

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The secondhand Switch 2 market is already a minefield of bricked consoles

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Reports of bricked secondhand Switch 2 consoles are already coming in. Nintendo has been banning consoles that use MiG Switch carts, with no recourse. This has major implications for the used Switch 2 market going forward. The Nintendo Switch 2 has only been out for a few weeks, but some lucky users have already found deals on secondhand consoles. One Reddit user reported finding such a deal, scoring a sweet $50 discount on the console, even though new

Gemini Space is coming to Pixel phones, and it could be Google’s take on Samsung’s Now Bar

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google is developing a new feature called “Gemini Space” for its Pixel phones, which is expected to debut on the upcoming Pixel 10 series. “Gemini Space” could be a rebrand of the At a Glance widget that will add new information like finance recaps and sports scores. This new feature could be Google’s version of Samsung’s “Now Brief,” providing a full-screen, contextual summary of your day from the lock screen. Google is locked in a race with rival OpenA

Rumor Replay: Siri’s AI upgrades, iPhone Fold, AirPods Pro 3 timing, more

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: Siri’s AI upgrade timing, iPhone Fold updates, AirPods Pro 3 delays, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. Siri’s AI upgrades officially 2026, likely in iOS 26.4 In last week’s WWDC presentation, Apple addressed its delayed Siri AI upgrades directly—but didn’t share anything new. It used the same timing language that had been previously

Apple hit with class action suit over App Store crypto scam

You know it’s a day that ends in “y” when there’s a new App Store lawsuit. This time, the issue isn’t antitrust or developer rejection complaints, but rather a class action accusing Apple of facilitating the spread of cryptocurrency scams by allowing a fake trading app onto the App Store. Here’s what happened. Filed this week in the Northern District of California (via CoinGeek), the lawsuit centers around an app called Swiftcrypt, which allegedly posed as a legitimate crypto trading platform b

The future of business isn't about AI - and this report proves it

piranka/Getty Images There I was, scrolling Beyoncé's internet on my lunch break, secretly hoping AI would take my job but let me keep my paycheck (don't judge me; I know you feel the same). 😤 Then I saw a headline that almost made me choke: "Almost Half of Google Searches Are Branded. Here's Why That Matters" from Ahrefs. Also: ChatGPT search just got smarter - but can it replace Google for you yet? If this report is true, it could signal a shocking trend for the future of online business.

This Linux app makes sharing files to Android a breeze - here's how

Must. Connect. To. Linux. Jack Wallen/ZDNET Almost daily, I need to send a file from my Pop!_OS Linux desktop to my Android device. Over the years, I've found some solutions, but this latest option, called Packet, makes sending files from Linux to Android a breeze. Packet works with Quick Share, and both desktop and mobile devices only have to be on the same wireless network to function. Once on the same network, sending a file to Android is simple. Also: My 6 favorite open-source Android app

Guess I'm a Rationalist Now

A week ago I attended LessOnline, a rationalist blogging conference featuring many people I’ve known for years—Scott Alexander, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Zvi Mowshowitz, Sarah Constantin, Carl Feynman—as well as people I’ve known only online and was delighted to meet in person, like Joe Carlsmith and Jacob Falkovich and Daniel Reeves. The conference was at Lighthaven, a bewildering maze of passageways, meeting-rooms, sleeping quarters, gardens, and vines off Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, which has rece

Posit floating point numbers: thin triangles and other tricks (2019)

WARNING: Some numerical analysis and mathematics will be mentioned in passing. Also the number systems will not be treated like black-boxes. Risk of physical injury, however, is negligible. I like magic tricks. Watching the performer do the show and attempting to catch the “slight-of-hand” that makes the impossible seem possible. It’s fun and makes me believe in magic for a few moments. So I’m going to give a shot at doing some floating point magic tricks. Throughout my performance I’ll use

Garmin vívoactive 5 Smartwatch Is Cheaper Than Last Prime Day and Matches Its Black Friday Price

The warmer weather is here, the suns out well into the evening—now is a great time to start doing your workouts outside. Hit the roads and the trails, get some miles under your belt, and track it all using a premium fitness smartwatch. This Garmin vívoactive 5 will make the perfect gift to yourself. It’s normally priced at $300, but right now you can get it for 33% off which brings it down to just $200, its lowest price ever. See at Amazon Designed for Your Lifestyle For those into fitness be

Oura Ring Can Now Track Blood Sugar. I Tested It For a Week and Got These 3 Surprising Takeaways

I've used my Oura Ring daily for the past few years to track my sleep, recovery and stress, but it recently unlocked a new insight I didn't know I needed: blood sugar levels. I'm constantly experimenting with the latest health tech, so I was naturally intrigued when I learned that Oura Ring partnered with Dexcom's Stelo, a continuous glucose monitor designed for people without diabetes. The goal of this collaboration is to help everyday people like me understand how food and general eating habit

FBC: Firebreak is missing Control’s weird charm

With FBC: Firebreak, Remedy Entertainment has entered the world of the first-person co-op shooter. Set in its Control universe — specifically the site of the first game, the brutalist nightmare office called the Oldest House — players control a member of the titular three-person team of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), tasked with addressing various containment breaches. Unfortunately, all the aspects that make Remedy’s worlds so intriguing are completely absent in this bare-bones co-op shoo

4 days left: Lock in your TechCrunch All Stage pass — or miss $210 in savings

If you’re serious about traction, scale, and funding, you have 4 days left to secure your pass to TechCrunch All Stage — and save up to $210 while you’re at it. Prices rise after June 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. This is not just another startup event. It’s your tactical launchpad and the fuel to scale to the next level. On July 15 in Boston, join 1,000 founders and investors at all stages for one day packed with real scaling strategies, live investor feedback, and conversations that move the needle.

At TechCrunch All Stage: VC red flags, founder signals, and pre-seed traps — Charles Hudson will tell you what investors really see

At the pre-seed stage, there’s not much for a VC to analyze — no revenue curve, no retention metrics, no CAC. That doesn’t mean they’re guessing. It means they’re watching everything else. At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Charles Hudson, managing partner and founder of Precursor Ventures, will walk founders through the subtle, high-stakes signals that matter when data is scarce and the pitch is everything. In his session “All the Ways You Don’t Realize VCs Are Evaluating Your

Apple's first foldable iPhone to enter production this year, launch expected in 2026

Something to look forward to: Apple's long-rumored folding iPhone will finally go into production later this year ahead of its launch in the fall of 2026, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. But despite that deadline fast approaching, Apple has yet to finalize many of the handset's component specifications. According to Kuo's latest report, Foxconn will officially begin production of Apple's first foldable iPhone late in the third quarter of 2025 (late September) or early in the fourth quarter (

Apple exploring generative AI to boost chip development, says hardware chief

Johny Srouji, Apple’s top chip executive revealed recently in a private event that the company is exploring the use of generative AI to help speed up the design process for its custom silicon. Here’s what he said, as reported by Reuters. ‘More design done in less time’ In a recent speech at an event hosted by the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (imec) in Belgium, where he received an award, Apple SVP of Hardware Technologies said the company sees “high potential” in using AI as part of

Apple’s 2025 MacBook Air With M4 Chip Hits All-Time Low, Limited Units Available for Early Prime Day

We all know that Apple makes some of the best tech around. It doesn’t matter what category you’re looking at either; if there’s an Apple product in it, it’s almost definitely one of the best options. That’s especially true if you’re already an Apple user as well. If you’re not an Apple aficionado but you want to get more into it, then a great step is with a really good MacBook, but boy, are they pricey. See at Amazon Well, today you can get your hands on the magnificent 2025 edition of the App

Apple's foldable iPhone to enter production this year ahead of 2026 launch, will carry premium price

Something to look forward to: Apple's long-rumored folding iPhone will finally go into production later this year ahead of its launch in the fall of 2026, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. But despite that deadline fast approaching, Apple has yet to finalize many of the handset's component specifications. According to Kuo's latest report, Foxconn will officially begin production of Apple's first foldable iPhone late in the third quarter of 2025 (late September) or early in the fourth quarter (