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…After launching the Verified by Spotify badge for musicians a few weeks ago, the service now has a sticker for podcasters who actually exist in real life, as AI-generated podslop floods…
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Sony’s PlayStation 5 is $200 off for the first time since December
When the price increases for PlayStation 5 consoles went into effect on April 2nd, we weren’t sure when the next time a good discount would happen. Surely, not for at least…
The heist of iOS 26
…By the time June arrived, if you had seen Prosser’s videos, you already knew the big news of WWDC. For Prosser, a longtime Apple leaker, this was maybe his biggest…
Photoshop and Premiere now have AI assistants
…As part of a public beta launching today, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io now each have a bespoke AI Assistant that can be used to organize your work and automate…
WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free
…This is only the second time that the EU has used the emergency power in more than 20 years, Politico reports. It follows the launch of a formal investigation in December 2025…
Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over
…As co-founder, I’m accountable for what shipped on our products, and I’m accountable for the response. > Our engineering, product, legal, and customer support teams are working on remediation as…
Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature
…page failing to launch, and subsequently applied for official repairs. > We are very concerned that this may affect your user experience and device safety. At the same time, flashing firmware on your…
You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
…people should be able to have a meaningful amount of agency over the products they spend so much time in. We intend to build much of what comes next on that principle…
The Meta Quest 3S is on sale for $297 — which is basically its old price
…This is Meta’s entry-level VR headset, which launched back in 2024 for $299.99 before getting a price increase this year to $349.99. So it’s not exactly the…
Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade
Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled smart bulbs that will allow them to run both Thread and Zigbee at the same time. The change means…