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Dex is an AI-powered camera device that helps children learn new languages

Three parents—Reni Cao, Xiao Zhang, and Susan Rosenthal—were worried about their children’s screen time, so they left their tech jobs to create a product that encourages children to engage with the real world while also helping them learn a new language. Their move has paid off, as the company recently raised $4.8 million in funding. The newly launched gadget is called Dex and resembles a high-tech magnifying glass with a camera lens on one side and a touchscreen on the other. When kids use the

Xbox Ally handhelds will be available October 16, but we still don't know the price

Xbox gamers will have a new option for taking their library on the go this fall. During Gamescom 2025, ASUS revealed that the Xbox Ally handheld consoles will be on store shelves on October 16. We heard a thorough explanation of the specs and availability for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X this summer, but the arrival date is the only new info to come from the major gaming event in Cologne. There's still no price available for these handhelds, but we expect to receive that critical detai

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Excel's new Copilot function turns your prompts into formulas - how to try it

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways A new COPILOT function in Excel lets you use AI in a formula. The new skill is now available to Microsoft 365 insiders. Reduces some of the complexity involved in creating formulas. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Using functions in Excel can sometimes be challenging, especially if you're trying to devise complex formulas to work with your data. Now Mic

We Now Know Everything About the First Xbox Handheld (Except the Most Important Thing)

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is a mouthful of a name for a device, and yet I can’t stop saying the name—like I’m casting a spell—as we slide further toward the end of the year. At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft and Asus are giving players a chance to wrap their mitts around the strange Xbox controller-like grips of the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. While the companies will tell you when you’ll eventually be able to pick one off a store shelf, they’re not quite ready to tell you how much it’ll co

Microsoft and Asus’ answers to SteamOS and the Steam Deck launch on October 16

Asus and Microsoft will be launching their ROG Xbox Ally series of handheld gaming PCs starting October 16, according to an Asus announcement that went out today. An Xbox-branded extension of Asus' existing ROG Ally handheld line, the basic ROG Xbox Ally and more powerful ROG Xbox Ally X, both run a version of Windows 11 Home that's been redesigned with a controller-first Xbox-style user interface. The idea is to preserve the wide game compatibility of Windows—and the wide compatibility with mu

Zoox taps ex-UberPool exec’s startup for routing software help

When James Cox, the former leader of Uber’s ride-share product, UberPool, left that company in 2019, the Silicon Valley giant had abandoned its autonomous vehicle development and sold off the division entirely. While UberPool had struggled to take hold, Cox felt a massive opportunity had been missed: taking the core of UberPool’s tech and applying it to robotaxis. For the last five years Cox has instead been running a small startup called The Routing Company, which helps transit agencies match

It’s Pixel 10 launch day! What are you most excited to see?

Google 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Several weeks ago, I published an open thread highlighting how underwhelming the Pixel 10 leaks had been up until then. With few aesthetic changes over the Pixel 9 expected, I wasn’t overly optimistic that Google intended to introduce meaningful changes to the 2025 lineup. Well, in recent weeks, I’ve warmed to that idea.

Worried about the Pixel 10 Pro XL benchmark controversy? Here’s why you shouldn’t be

Well, friends, the day has finally come: Google Pixel day. Today is the day that Google will officially reveal the Pixel 10 series after months of leaks, and it’s a day we should all be excited about. Instead, a lot of Pixel fans are upset and complaining. Those complaints stem from a last-minute Pixel 10 Pro XL benchmark leak, supposedly showing just how fast Google’s new Tensor G5 chip is. Assuming the benchmarks are legit, the good news is that the Tensor G5 is faster than the Tensor G4. How

Samsung reveals top apps downloaded by US Galaxy users this summer

Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has revealed a ranked list of the top apps Galaxy users downloaded from the Galaxy Store this summer. The company will release similar lists going forward to showcase the Galaxy Store’s most downloaded apps. Samsung TV Plus took the top spot in the rankings this summer, followed by a mix of streaming services, mobile games, and productivity apps. For the first time ever, Samsung has released a ranking of the most downloaded apps from the Galaxy

Miss your 3DS XL? You need to see this dual-screened Android handheld (Update: Full specs)

Update, August 20, 2025 (7:35 AM ET): Just a few hours after this was first published, AYN released more specs for the upcoming Thor handheld. It will indeed be very similar in size to the New Nintendo 3DS XL, measuring 150 x 94 x 25.6mm (vs 160 x 93.5 x 21.5mm for the 3DS XL). It will weigh slightly more, coming in at 380g vs 330g. Interestingly, there are two options for the processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The former is the same as the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Pocke

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The best VPN extensions for Chrome in 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are excellent tools to mask your activities online, change your location, prevent eavesdropping, and avoid age verification checks. Many VPN providers also offer their subscribers browser-based solutions, typically in the form of browser extensions. These might be the best option if you just want to quickly mask your IP address during an online session. An estimated 68% of internet users favor Chrome as their browser, beating rivals including Safari, Edge, and Fi

Fast and observable background job processing for .NET

BusyBee 🐝💨 Fast and observable background job processing for .NET BusyBee is a high-performance .NET background processing library built on native channels. It provides a simple, configurable, and observable solution for handling background tasks with built-in OpenTelemetry support and flexible queue management. Installation dotnet add package BusyBee Quick Start Register BusyBee in your DI container and start processing background jobs: // Program.cs builder . Services . AddBusyBee ( ) ;

The First-Ever Prescription Gummy for Hair Loss: Everything You Need to Know

Losing between 50 to 100 hairs per day is normal, but shedding beyond that can be concerning and stressful. If you've tried serums, vitamins and topical solutions but nothing has helped, you're not alone. Even Gen Z Reddit users have the same concern, wondering what might be contributing to it and how to get rid of hair loss. How about a prescription gummy for hair loss? Hers, a telehealth company that provides online health care services and products for women, announced the launch of its Biot

Prices leak for the rest of Google’s new Pixel products

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. More prices have leaked for Google’s new lineup of Pixel phones and watches, this time joined by prices for the new accessories and Pixel Buds 2A. Prices posted by leaker Evan Blass on X for the Pixel 10 family — including the 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold — line up with previous pricing rumors that were shared last month, as do those for the new Watch 4 models. This leak also gives us a $129 price

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Made by Google: How to watch the Pixel 10 launch

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is set to reveal its new flagship Pixel hardware at a Made by Google event today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, when we’ll find out exactly what the company has in store with its expected Pixel 10 phones, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A. Will they include Qi2 magnetic charging? Is the 10 P

The best wireless mice for 2025

There’s a reason the MX Master 3S is right up the top of our list. The ergonomic design almost feels like a hand rest that places three customizable buttons and a second scroll wheel within easy reach of your thumb. Every button is configurable via Logitech’s Options+ software, which is a treasure trove of productivity potential. Beyond standard customization options such as click-speed and scroll direction, you can assign all manner of shortcuts and create profiles for specific apps — so the b

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Intel Foundry Demonstrates First Arm-Based Chip on 18A Node

Images in this post: Intel, via TechPowerUp! Intel Foundry needs external customers, as the company claims that if it doesn't find more, it may have to "pause or discontinue our pursuit of Intel 14A and successor nodes." That could explain why the company posted a video today on its YouTube channel showing off "Deer Creek Falls", a new "reference SoC" fabricated on its 18A process.The video has since been removed, which is why we're crediting TechPowerUp on the screenshots, but it clearly sho

How to Think About GPUs

We love TPUs at Google, but GPUs are great too. This chapter takes a deep dive into the world of NVIDIA GPUs – how each chip works, how they’re networked together, and what that means for LLMs, especially compared to TPUs. This section builds on Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 , so you are encouraged to read them first. What Is a GPU? A modern ML GPU (e.g. H100, B200) is basically a bunch of compute cores that specialize in matrix multiplication (called Streaming Multiprocessors or SMs) connected to a

MacBook Pro just got a Thunderbolt 5 SSD option that rivals built-in storage

Thunderbolt 5 is still fairly new, with the newest MacBook Pro bringing the cutting edge technology to the masses. Other World Computing just announced a new piece of hardware that takes advantage of Thunderbolt 5’s speed boost, offering external SSD performance that approaches built-in storage speeds. Express 1M2 80G portable SSD enclosure OWC’s new Express 1M2 80G portable SSD enclosure is designed for creators and professionals who need serious performance on the go. The bus-powered drive c

How to Scale Your Model: How to Think About GPUs

We love TPUs at Google, but GPUs are great too. This chapter takes a deep dive into the world of NVIDIA GPUs – how each chip works, how they’re networked together, and what that means for LLMs, especially compared to TPUs. This section builds on Chapter 2 and Chapter 5 , so you are encouraged to read them first. What Is a GPU? A modern ML GPU (e.g. H100, B200) is basically a bunch of compute cores that specialize in matrix multiplication (called Streaming Multiprocessors or SMs) connected to a

Tiny, removable "mini SSD" could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Earlier this year, Nintendo helped popularize the microSD Express standard by requiring it for the new Switch 2 console. Created in 2019, the specification had languished in relative obscurity for years because the cheap, plentiful non-Express microSD cards were generally fast enough for the things that people were using them for, and because most hardware didn't support microSD Express cards in the first place. However, Nintendo's console needed performance closer to that of an internal SSD to

CarPlay just arrived as a free OTA update for one of the fastest-growing EVs

CarPlay has just expanded to one of the fastest-growing EVs on the market, arriving this week through a free over-the-air update. Geely may not be a household name in the United States, but it’s a major global player with ownership ties to Volvo, Polestar, Lotus, and Smart. The company’s latest electric SUV, sold in China as the Galaxy E5 and internationally as the EX5, has surged in sales and ranks high among the most popular EVs. The EX5 launched in mid-2024 and reached its 100,000th unit i

How to Draw a Space Invader

This is an interactive article. To fully experience it, you'll need to turn JavaScript on. I recently made the Space Invader Generator for Creative Coding Amsterdam code challenge. I made it for fun of course... and galactic domination too! You can see how it looks below and in this post I'll show you how it works using an interactive animation. Here are a few invaders it can generate: While showing friends how it works, I realized the process would look great animated. So I decided to write

Plex urges users to update Media Server after fixing a ‘potential security issue’

Plex, the popular app for organizing and streaming personal media collections, is warning users running certain Plex Media Server versions to update immediately due to a “potential security issue” that was recently patched. Here are the details. Urgent fix, no details As reported by BleepingComputer (via Tecnoblog), Plex is reaching out to users running server versions 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x, and urging them to update to Plex Media Server 1.42.1.10060 as soon as possible. The company’s e-m

Qwen-Image Edit gives Photoshop a run for its money with AI-powered text-to-image edits that work in seconds

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Adobe Photoshop is among the most recognizable pieces of software ever created, used by more than 90% of the world’s creative professionals, according to Photutorial. So the fact that a new open source AI model — Qwen-Image Edit, released yesterday by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Qwen Team of AI researchers — is now able to accomplis

Last-minute Pixel 10 leak suggests controversial change is really happening

Google TL;DR A new leak appears to show Pixel 10 packaging with a message about eSIM setup. The image would support earlier claims that most Pixel 10 models may drop physical SIM trays. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is still expected to support hardware SIMs. With the Google Pixel 10 series launch less than 24 hours away, one question that remains after the many leaks and rumors is whether the phones will ditch physical SIM cards. A new image from reliable leaker Evan Blass might be our biggest clue

Unsealed Apple Pay ruling explains Fintiv’s Texas retreat and weakens new Georgia case

A newly unsealed opinion shows why Apple had little patience for Fintiv’s long-running claims in Texas. As it turns out, after seven years of litigation, Fintiv still could not point to any evidence that Apple Pay or Apple Wallet ever used the kind of “widget” described in its patent. That finding explains the company’s abrupt retreat in Texas and bodes poorly for its latest attempt to profit off Apple Pay in Georgia. Why Fintiv’s Texas claims collapsed Judge Alan Albright, who oversees one of

CRDT: Text Buffer

← Back to the algorithm list Published on May 19th, 2024 Collaboratively editing strings of text is a common desire in peer-to-peer applications. For example, a note-taking app might represent each document as a single collaboratively-edited string of text. The algorithm presented here is one way to do this. It comes from a family of algorithms called CRDTs, which I will not describe here. It's similar to the approaches taken by popular collaborative text editing libraries such as Yjs and Auto

Without the futex, it's futile

Phil Eaton’s book club is starting The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, 2nd Edition , which is a very well regarded textbook, and pretty recently updated (2021). I’ve even heard of a couple of authors. I’ve done a lot of concurrent programming, and have always felt like I’ve still got plenty to learn, so I was excited for the topic. So far, what I’ve learned is that I would never recommend this book, despite any merits. Academia certainly struggles to find the right balance between teaching

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives on November 14

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will launch on November 14. Microsoft revealed the release date for the upcoming shooter sequel alongside a new trailer during Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025. Notably, while Black Ops 7 will be on PC, PlayStation and Xbox at launch, it'll skip the Switch 2, despite a binding legal agreement between Microsoft and Nintendo that requires that the company's consoles receive the same access to Call of Duty as Xbox. Similar to past games in the series, Call of Duty: Bla