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This Unique Controller Is Cool but Pointless for Most Gamers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-11 08:00:06

Pro-level game controllers have been becoming more mainstream over the past several years, offering gamers a host of new features not found on the controllers that came with their systems. These features include extra mappable buttons, swappable gamepads and other customizability options. However, I don't think I've ever seen a controller that offers two dedicated button layouts within the same device. The Stealth Pivot from Turtle Beach lets you physically rotate the gamepads to reveal a whole

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Google Messages could give profile pages a dash of Material 3 Expressive personality (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-11 09:29:02

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR In addition to other areas of the Google Messages app, Google is testing Material 3 Expressive design changes for the profile section. The profile section will soon feature updated buttons that change shape and include tap animations. Android 16 is here, but most of its Material 3 Expressive changes will be coming with the Android 16 QPR1 release later in the year. However, that doesn’t stop apps from updating themselves with Material 3 Expressive ele

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My favorite USB-C accessory of all time got a magnetic upgrade - and it's only $8 on sale

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-02-12 06:18:56

ZDNET's key takeaways The magnetic USB-C connector now supports a 180-degree swivel, and it's only $12 at Amazon. It can pump out as much as 240W of power. I just wish it was suitable for data transferring or powering monitors. $15.99 at Amazon Buy one of these handy 240W USB-C magnetic adapters on sale for just $8 ahead of Amazon Prime Day with the on-page coupon (you can use the coupon for a 2-pack, too). Also: The 55+ best Prime Day deals we've found so far A hill I'm always willing to f

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Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox on August 26

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-12 16:29:37

Sony Interactive's Helldivers 2, the third-person co-op shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, is finally coming to Xbox on August 26. The sequel to the 2015 top-down shooter was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows in early 2024 and supports cross-platform play. After launch, Helldivers 2 was a huge success, selling over 15 million copies and reaching 450,000 concurrent players on Steam, the highest number ever among PlayStation games released for the PC. In fact, there were so many pl

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Opening up ‘Zero-Knowledge Proof’ technology

news.ycombinator.com Alan Stapelberg 2026-02-12 16:36:13

Today, we open sourced our Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries, fulfilling a promise and building on our partnership with Sparkasse to support EU age assurance. Open sourcing these powerful cryptographic tools will make it much easier for private and public sector developers to build their own privacy-enhancing applications and digital ID solutions, meeting an urgent need. In layperson’s terms, ZKP makes it possible for people to prove that something about them is true without exchanging any

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One UI 8 will let any app show a Live Notification in Samsung’s Now Bar

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-13 02:31:09

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung’s One UI 8 will enhance its Live Notifications feature by adopting Android 16’s new “Live Updates” API for broader third-party app support. This new API allows any app to create live, ongoing notifications, a major improvement from the previous version limited to mostly first-party Samsung apps. The feature is currently available in the One UI 8 beta behind a developer flag but is expected to be enabled for everyone in the final stable release.

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Best Peloton Alternatives of 2025 as Tested by a Fitness Expert

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-13 10:00:00

Like so many other things at CNET, we test exercise bikes as thoroughly as possible through rigorous examination and comparison. Each exercise bike in our list has been through at least 100 miles of riding, using as many of the built-in features as possible. CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. The Peloton bike is a sought-after exercise bike because of its advance

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Helldivers 2 is the first PlayStation-published Xbox game

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2026-02-13 11:49:35

is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch on Xbox. The title will ship with cross play between all platforms. The cooperative PvE third-person shooter was an unexpected hit when it first launched simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and PC in earl

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Android 16’s Live Updates won’t work with your favorite music player, and that’s a bummer

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-13 16:00:04

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new feature that elevates ongoing notifications to the status bar, but it excludes media playback notifications. This is because media apps use a dedicated “Media style” template, which is not one of the specific styles that can be promoted to a Live Update. Switching styles would cause media apps to lose key playback controls and features, a trade-off developers are unlikely to make for this new functionality. Li

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OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-13 16:00:33

'We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this and do not endorse it.' OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," saying they will not give consumers stock in the company. "We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it," the company said in a post on X, adding that the tokens are not equity and that it did not give approval for any transfer. The statement addresses a recent move by Robinhood to provide Eu

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Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have unionized

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-13 16:24:34

Uber drivers in British Columbia, Canada have joined a union and are now seeking the first collective deal for ride-share drivers in the country, according to Bloomberg. Drivers from Greater Victoria, in particular, have joined UFCW 1518, the province's largest private sector union, which currently represents over 28,000 workers across multiple sectors. "The organizing victory represents a new chapter for app-based workers, demonstrating that all workers deserve a voice in their working conditio

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Teen drivers spend 21% of the time looking at their phones, reveals alarming study [Video]

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2026-02-14 03:04:20

A alarming new study has found that som teen drivers in the US spend as much as 21% of their time at the wheel looking at their phones, creating a substantial risk of distracted driving crashes. While much of this was brief glances, more than 5% of driving time comprised looking at their phone for 2+ seconds a time, long enough to qualify as dangerous … CNET reports that the teens did this despite understanding the risks they are taking. The study includes survey responses from 1,126 teen dri

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This fancy automatic espresso machine made me drop my Dunkin' habit - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Alison Denisco Rayome 2026-02-14 03:00:15

The De'Longhi Rivelia is going to have a permanent place in my kitchen. Alison DeNisco Rayome/ZDNET If you're looking for a way to seriously up your home coffee game and you have some budget to do so, look no further than the De'Longhi Rivelia -- a sleek, fully automatic espresso machine that makes it foolproof to make lattes, cappuccinos, flat whites, iced coffee, and much more. I've been testing one out for a couple of weeks now, and it's been a game-changer in my daily coffee routine (and ha

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Uber Adds Rental Car Delivery and Discounted Airport Rides Before July 4 Weekend Surge

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 03:15:03

With AAA forecasting that a record-breaking 72 million Americans will travel during the week of July 4, ride-hailing and delivery company Uber is launching various updates to make summer vacations more seamless. Uber is significantly expanding its rental-car delivery service, introducing new airport options for ride-sharing and prescheduled pickups, and adding more flexibility for hotel food deliveries. Read also: Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide Car rental dropoff exp

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Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity

news.ycombinator.com Simon Makin 2026-02-10 18:04:53

The cells in your ears aren’t the only ones listening: recent research suggests that crucial cells throughout the body may respond to audible sound. Experiments described in Communications Biology revealed more than 100 genes whose activity changed in response to these acoustic waves, pointing to possible medical applications. Extensive earlier research has shown that ultrasound—sound at frequencies higher than humans can hear—can affect biology in numerous ways; the new study expands this conc

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Scary Survey Results: Teen Drivers Are Often Looking at Their Phones

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 00:01:03

A new study reveals that teen drivers in the US are spending more than one-fifth of their driving time distracted by their phones, with many glances lasting long enough to significantly raise the risk of a crash. Published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention and released on Thursday, the research found that, on average, teens reported looking at their phones during 21.1% of every driving trip. More than a quarter of those distractions lasted two seconds or longer, which is an amount of time

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Tesla’s Numbers Are In, and They’re Not Good

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-14 03:10:56

Tesla’s struggles continue as the company reports another drop in vehicle deliveries, deepening concerns that its image problem, especially in Europe, is weighing heavily on consumer demand. In the second quarter of 2025, the electric vehicle giant delivered 443,956 vehicles, a 13.5 percent decline from the same period in 2024. Deliveries are Tesla’s key sales metric and are closely watched by investors and analysts alike. Nearly all of those deliveries — 97.3 percent — were for the company’s t

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OpenAI condemns Robinhood’s ‘OpenAI tokens’

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-02-14 06:43:27

OpenAI wants to make clear that Robinhood’s sale of “OpenAI tokens” will not give everyday consumers equity — or stock — in OpenAI, the company said in a post from its official newsroom account on X. OpenAI says it does not endorse Robinhood’s effort, nor was it involved in facilitating the token sale. “These ‘OpenAI tokens’ are not OpenAI equity,” said OpenAI’s newsroom account. “We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it. Any transfer of OpenAI equity

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What James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Tells Us About the Future of the DC Universe

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-02-14 08:00:43

It’s been years since James Gunn and Peter Safran first announced their plans for the future of the DC Universe. In that time, plans have changed slightly, and work is ongoing, but, with one exception, we have yet to see exactly how things are going to play out. That changes July 11 with the release of Superman. Not only is the film our first introduction to this brand-new, reimagined version of Superman, it’s our first look at what Gunn and Safran’s DC Universe looks like on the big screen. Sp

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Tesla's Self-Driving Mode Causes It to Get Hit by Train

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-14 15:25:04

Tesla's so-called "self-driving" features have some serious issues with train tracks — and in a recent instance, it led to a small collision with a moving freight train. As Pennsylvania-based broadcaster WFMZ reports, a family of three was forced to exit their Tesla in the wee hours of the morning after it decided, when in an assisted driving mode, to turn left onto some train tracks. Jared Renshaw, the fire commissioner for Southeastern PA's Western Berks County, told WFMZ that the car was in

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‘Jaws’ Is Coming to 4DX for the First Time as Part of Its 50th Anniversary Re-Release

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-15 02:45:21

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Jaws is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. While the traditional time to do a rewatch is the Fourth of July weekend, if you want to see the film bigger, sharper, and possibly louder than ever before, you’ll need to hold out until the end of August to catch Universal Pictures’ celebratory 4K re-release screenings in IMAX, RealD 3D, 4DX, and D-Box. Any of those formats would be a treat, bringing Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking blockbuster to giant scree

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Microsoft is closing the studio developing the Perfect Dark reboot and cancelling the game

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-15 06:22:57

The Initiative, the Xbox studio developing a modern reimagining of Perfect Dark, is being shut down, and development of the game is ending. As first reported by Windows Central, the studio's closure is part of major cuts Microsoft is making across its business, affecting around four percent of the company's global workforce. Based on a memo from Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty obtained by Windows Central, which Microsoft has confirmed is genuine, the decision to close The Initiative was born

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Marvel Rivals Season 3: New Phoenix Trailer Had Me Screaming 'What?!'

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 06:12:00

As Marvel Rivals gets ready to kick off season 3 next week, we're getting our first glimpse at some of the upcoming changes. And, with respect to my poor beleaguered Blade bros, the biggest news for me is that Jean Grey, original member of the X-Men and sometimes terror of the cosmos, is joining the roster as Phoenix. There's plenty more coming, including Blade in Season 3.5 next month, but Phoenix is the headliner for me, and here's our first look at what she can do. Phoenix's abilities in Ma

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When an Amazon Driver Broke Down My Gate, This Device Would Have Saved Me $500

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-15 06:41:00

I was home working upstairs when a loud thud in the backyard startled me. I guessed it was an enthusiastically dropped package, but I couldn't have imagined the full scope of the incident that originated the noise. After I made my way downstairs to investigate, I found the double chain link gate on the side of my house had been kicked in by an Amazon delivery driver seemingly unable to figure out the simple butterfly latch. The brute force entry busted the gate's wooden frame, necessitating a r

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Android 16 QPR1 adds full support for Live Updates, but apps will need changes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-15 11:10:07

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is preparing to launch “Live Updates,” a feature similar to iOS’s Live Activities that prominently displays progress-style notifications. Once live, these special notifications will appear fully expanded on the lock screen and as a persistent chip in the status bar for at-a-glance updates. The feature is already fully functional in the latest Android 16 QPR1 beta, suggesting it will likely roll out in the next quarterly update. Google’s stable

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Scientists Finally Sequenced the First Ancient Egyptian Genome

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2026-02-15 15:00:32

Scientists have, for the first time, sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian who lived approximately 4,500 to 4,800 years ago. The feat was achieved by a team of researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University, who published their findings in Nature. According to the study, the ancient individual’s genetic ancestry traces back to populations in both North Africa and West Asia, shedding light on the genetic diversity of early Egyptians. Researchers fir

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Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-15 16:00:38

As if you needed another reason to envy—or loathe—morning people. Research this week shows that people who go to bed early are more likely to be physically active than those who crave the night. Scientists at Monash University in Australia led the study, which objectively examined people’s sleeping and exercise habits. Compared to late-night and typical sleepers, people who went to bed early tended to perform more physical activity the following day, they found. The findings also suggest that t

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Affluent Travelers Are Ditching Business Class for Business Jets

wired.com Hannah Towey 2026-02-15 21:00:00

We’re cruising 35,000 feet over the French Riviera, the plane’s wing cutting through billows of white. Below us, the sea is sparkling, and I spot a cluster of yachts anchored along the coastline. A ray of light hits my glass of Champagne and turns it to liquid gold. I take another sip. So this is what it feels like to be on cloud nine. I’m flying from London to St. Tropez with the private aviation company Wheels Up, and for the first time in my life, I don’t want a flight to end. Once you’ve go

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Tesla deliveries fall for second quarter in a row

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-02-16 02:30:49

Tesla deliveries fall for second quarter in a row Musk has since left the role - but has publicly sparred with US President Donald Trump over a massive spending bill pushed by the White House. Tesla faces increasing competition from rivals, including China's BYD. Musk's controversial role as a government efficiency czar in the Trump administration has also been blamed for the plummeting numbers. The just over 384,000 vehicles it delivered between April and June represents the second quarterly

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Microsoft gaming division suffers further layoffs

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 02:24:30

Last week, it was rumored that Microsoft was getting ready for a major round of layoffs within the Xbox team. Bloomberg is now reporting that employees in the company’s gaming division were informed of job cuts Wednesday morning. The PC giant has been on a cost-cutting mission lately, announcing it would let go of 3 percent of its global workforce earlier this summer, and announcing a further 9,000 job cuts on Wednesday. According to Bloomberg , Microsoft’s Stockholm-based King division, famous

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This fancy automatic espresso machine made me drop my Dunkin' habit - and it's on sale

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Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity

Scary Survey Results: Teen Drivers Are Often Looking at Their Phones

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Scientists Finally Sequenced the First Ancient Egyptian Genome

Scientists Uncover Exercise Lifehack: Go to Bed

Affluent Travelers Are Ditching Business Class for Business Jets

Tesla deliveries fall for second quarter in a row

Microsoft gaming division suffers further layoffs

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