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…Aug 7, 2025 Microsoft is getting ready for GPT-5 with a new Copilot smart mode Tom Warren Jul 30, 2025 OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August Tom Warren Jul…
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Netflix will host the NFL’s first “Thanksgiving eve” game.
…How one private message could change the face of 3D printing The new Flipper One is a pocket-sized Linux computer Bungie gives up on Destiny Google is launching its own version…
Is this how Amazon avoids paying the congestion toll in NYC?
…for its survival at Microsoft The new Flipper One is a pocket-sized Linux computer Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw Bungie gives up on Destiny More in Tech All…
Amazon Alexa
…It’s the first European launch for Alexa Plus . It will be available for free during early access, then will cost £19.99 (about $26.50) a month, or free for Prime…
The Stepback
…Dominic Preston Sep 14, 2025 Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals Supply, demand, and deregulation. Justine Calma Sep 7, 2025 AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime…
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…company’s target of useful quantum computing by 2029. * Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw. Much like Google, Microsoft is launching its own version of OpenClaw. Microsoft…
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
…We still have months to go before any Android-powered smart glasses are available, but Google is finally ready to show off the progress it’s made. That starts with Project Aura…
Here comes new Siri again
…At WWDC on Monday, Apple appears to be getting ready to reintroduce us to the new Siri. Again. As a reminder, we met the new Siri in 2024 when Apple “launched” Apple…
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip — not just graphics — into the very heart of laptops and mini…
BitTorrent’s disastrous, legendary, and controversial story
…As part of these efforts, the company struck deals with Hollywood to launch a movie download store called the BitTorrent Entertainment Network, which launched with thousands of titles from Warner Bros., Paramount…