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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

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Samsung to Host Virtual Unpacked Event Sept. 4 (4)

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CDC Director Ousted Weeks Into Job (6)

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Nvidia’s earnings miss stokes AI slowdown fears and share selloff (4)

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Ken Levine’s Judas project stokes anticipation amid cloudy release plans (5)

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Microsoft Expands Xbox Cloud Gaming to Boost Game Pass Value (5)

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Google Pixel 10 Series Reviews Reveal AI-Infused Upgrades (15) hot

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OpenAI Revises ChatGPT Safeguards After Teen Lawsuit (7)

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Switch 2 Outpacing Original in U.S. Sales (4)

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Hitman World of Assassination Now on iOS Devices (4)

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Google Vids Rolls Out Consumer Version with New AI Features (5)

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Anthropic Warns of Weaponized AI Threats Including Vibe-Hacking (8)

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TuneIn Streams Apple Music Radio to Expand Global Reach (5)

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Chipolo unveils rechargeable Bluetooth trackers with fresh design (4)

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SpaceX’s Starship nails successful 10th test flight milestone (5)

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Apple event teases upcoming iPhone 17 Pro features and rumors (7)

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Anthropic pilots Claude Chrome extension for web tasks (6)

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Meta Superintelligence Team Faces Major Exodus Amid AI Turbulence (5)

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Microsoft offices locked down amid protest occupation (4)

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iOS 26 update rolls out fresh customizations and tweaks (7)

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Nvidia earnings spotlight AI demand amid China risk concerns (6)

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China ramps up domestic AI chip production push (6)

In Detail Full day, Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Timezone: America/Chicago

Samsung's Next Galaxy Unpacked Event Will Be a Sept. 4 Livestream

Mike Sorrentino / cnet - The virtual event will could be for a new tablet and maybe the rumored Galaxy S25 FE.

#mobiletech #vr #samsung

Microsoft Copilot Arrives on Samsung Smart TVs, Bringing AI to the Living Room

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

6 months / cnet / Mike Sorrentino

Samsung will hold another Unpacked on September 4

6 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Samsung is Unpacking again in early September

6 months / theverge / Allison Johnson

CDC Director Ousted Weeks Into Job

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly replaced its director just weeks after Senate confirmation. The abrupt change has left public health officials wondering if it’s a case of hot potato leadership amid ongoing health challenges and regulatory puzzles—with many questions on what’s really cooking behind the scenes.

#health #politics #government #jobs

What a shitshow

6 months / bsky / @paleofuture.bsky.social / paleofuture.bsky.social

There is no public health so long as we leave these eugenic fascists in power.

6 months / bsky / @nuclearanthro.bsky.social / nuclearanthro.bsky.social

Top CDC Officials Resign After Director Is Pushed Out

6 months / wired / Emily Mullin

CDC Director Denies Report She’s Been Fired by Trump Regime (HHS Says She’s Out)

6 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

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6 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

CDC director has been ousted just weeks after Senate confirmation

6 months / arstechnica / Beth Mole

Nvidia’s earnings miss stokes AI slowdown fears and share selloff

Nvidia’s recent earnings report revealed disappointing data center revenues that fell short of solid guidance. The lackluster forecast has rattled investors and stoked fears of an AI momentum slowdown, resulting in a notable dip in its share price and unsettling market watchers.

#ai #nvidia #stockmarket #earnings

Nvidia’s $46.7B sprint hits a China wall

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Nvidia CEO Huang Bets Full Stack Beats Open Source

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Nvidia beats forecasts, but weaker data center sales drag down stock

6 months / siliconangle / Paul Gillin

Nvidia Shares Skid As Data Center Q2 Revenue Disappoints

6 months / gizmodo / By Ece Yildirim and Riley Gutiérrez McDermid

BioShock Creator Still Not Sure When His Next Game Is Coming Out

Ethan Gach / kotaku - Ken Levine updates players on what Judas is aboutThe post BioShock Creator Still Not Sure When His Next Game Is Coming Out appeared first on Kotaku.

#software #gaming #entertainment

So glad to have Judas pop its head above water to say hi and drop a little bit of new information. More on IGN: www.ign.com/articles/ken...

6 months / bsky / @dmc-ryan.bsky.social / dmc-ryan.bsky.social

BioShock creator Ken Levine's Judas game still exists, now has key art

6 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

BioShock Creator Still Not Sure When His Next Game Is Coming Out

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Ken Levine's Judas Reemerges With Dev Log Highlighting New System That Lets Your Choices Decide the Story's Villain

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

Judas Release Date Isn't Ready To Be Revealed Yet, But Here's How You'll Make Frenemies In It

6 months / gamespot / Darryn Bonthuys

Microsoft expands Xbox Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers

Tom Warren / theverge - Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Cloud Gaming technology to Xbox Game Pass Core or Standard subscribers, dropping the requirement for the highest tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for access to cloud games. As part of an Xbox Insider test, Microsoft is also pro…

#cloud #gaming #microsoft #xbox

Microsoft starts expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming to other Game Pass tiers

6 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Microsoft’s Latest Move Could Upend How You Play With the Best Deal in Gaming

6 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now playable in the cheaper Game Pass tiers

6 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Xbox Insiders On Cheaper Game Pass Tiers Can Now Stream More Cloud Games And Access PC Versions of (Some of) the Games They Own

6 months / ign / Vikki Blake

Microsoft expands Xbox Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers

6 months / theverge / Tom Warren

Pixel 10 Review: Google Delivers the AI Phone That Apple Promised

Raymond Wong / gizmodo - Google has basically declared the tech specs race over for phones. It's all about AI and Gemini now.

#ai #google #android #aiethics

Google Pixel 10 series reviewed: great hardware, smarter AI

6 months / techspot

Not all the new Pixel 10 features are exclusive

6 months / mobilesyrup / Brad Bennett

Pixel 10 Pro and 10 Pro XL Review: Familiar Hardware, Smarter Gemini AI Brain

6 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

Pixel 10 Pro review: The best Android smartphone you can buy

6 months / pocket-lint / Patrick O'Rourke

Hands-On: Google Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel Buds Pro 2, Pixelsnap Charger Stand

6 months / iphoneincanada / Gary Ng

My favourite Pixel 10 feature so far will eventually come to every Android up

6 months / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Google Pixel 10 review: The new smartphone standard

6 months / engadget / Mat Smith

Google Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL review: Redefining the smart in smartphone

6 months / engadget / Sam Rutherford

Pixel 10 Review: Google Delivers the AI Phone That Apple Promised

6 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

I Got My Hands on the Pixel 10: The Impressive Triple-Camera Setup Isn't Its Only Wow Factor

6 months / cnet / Abrar Al-Heeti

Google Pixel 10 Review: Android Users Finally Have Their iPhone

6 months / bgr

I've Spent Days Testing the Pixel 10 Pro XL and It's Quite the Android Phone

6 months / cnet / Andrew Lanxon

Google Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL Review

6 months / wired / Julian Chokkattu

Pixel 10 Pro review: Familiar hardware, filled with Google’s AI

6 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google Pixel 10 Pro review: AI, Qi2, and a spec bump too

6 months / theverge / Allison Johnson

Parents Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Contributed To Their Teenage Son's Suicide

bgr - The parents of a 16-year-old who died by suicide are suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT's alleged involvement in their son's death.

#openai #aiethics #chatgpt #law

ChatGPT hates LA Chargers fans

6 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

OpenAI Admits Safety Controls ‘Degrade,’ As Wrongful Death Lawsuit Grabs Headlines

6 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

OpenAI Plans to Add Parental Controls to ChatGPT After Lawsuit Over Teen's Death

6 months / cnet / Macy Meyer

Parents Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Contributed To Their Teenage Son's Suicide

6 months / bgr

OpenAI will add parental controls for ChatGPT following teen’s death

6 months / theverge / Hayden Field

OpenAI adds new safeguards to ChatGPT after a lawsuit over a teen suicide

6 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

OpenAI Is Updating ChatGPT to Better Support Users in Mental Distress

6 months / wsj / Julie Jargon

Switch 2 Sales Massively Outpacing Switch 1 Sales So Far In The US

Eddie Makuch / gamespot - Sales of the Switch 2 are significantly outpacing sales of the original Switch in the US over similar periods of time. That's according to new data from research firm Circana, which published its latest monthly sales report today, August 27. The data show…

#gaming #nintendo #us

Two Consoles And One Sequel Later, Fans Refuse To Stop Buying Mario Kart 8

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Switch 2 Sales Massively Outpacing Switch 1 Sales So Far In The US

6 months / gamespot / Eddie Makuch

IGN Deals Is Giving Away A Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle

6 months / ign / Lindsey Salzer

Nintendo Switch 2 Has Sold 2 Million Units in the U.S., 75% Ahead of the Switch 1's Pace

6 months / ign / Rebekah Valentine

'Hitman World of Assassination' sneaks onto iPhone and iPad

appleinsider - "Hitman World of Assassination" lands on iOS and iPadOS, bringing full stealth gameplay and redesigned touch controls to mobile devices.Hitman World of Assassination launches on iOS devicesIn Hitman World of Assassination players step into the role of Age…

#gaming #apple #ios #apps

Halloween Game Sounds Like It Could Be Hitman For Serial Killers

6 months / gamespot / Alan Wen

Hitman World Of Assassination Out Now On iPhone For $70 Or $3 A Level https://kotaku.com/hitman-world-of-assassination-out-now-on-iphone-for-70-or-3-a-level-2000620693

6 months / bsky / @kotakudotcom.bsky.social / kotakudotcom.bsky.social

'Hitman World of Assassination' sneaks onto iPhone and iPad

6 months / appleinsider

Hitman World Of Assassination Out Now On iPhone For $70 Or $3 A Level

6 months / kotaku / Zack Zwiezen

Google will now let everyone use its AI-powered video editor Vids

Emma Roth / theverge - Google is rolling out a basic version of Vids to everyone. Until now, the AI-powered video editor has only been available to Google Workspace or AI plan subscribers, but now users can broadly access the app with templates, stock media, and a “subset of AI…

#ai #google #apps

Google Vids adds free AI video editing and new features

6 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google Vids AI Video Creator Gets Transcriptions, Avatar Maker, Veo 3 and Free Consumer Tier in Major Update

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google will now let everyone use its AI-powered video editor Vids

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Google Vids adds AI avatars to its video editor and launches a consumer version

6 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google rolls out image-to-video capability to Google Vids powered by Veo 3

6 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Anthropic Cybersecurity Team Warns ‘Agentic AI Has Been Weaponized’

PYMNTS / pymnts - Anthropic is warning of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybercrime. “Agentic AI has been weaponized,” the company wrote Wednesday (Aug. 27) in an announcement accompanying its Threat Intelligence report. “AI models are now being used to…

#ai #cybersecurity #anthropic #aiethics

Anthropic Says Bad Actors Have Now Turned To 'Vibe Hacking'

6 months / bgr

Crims laud Claude to plant ransomware and fake IT expertise

6 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Anthropic says agentic AI ran an extortion playbook, end to end

6 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime

6 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Anthropic Warns of New 'Vibe Hacking' Attacks That Use Claude AI

6 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Anthropic Cybersecurity Team Warns ‘Agentic AI Has Been Weaponized’

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Anthropic Report Reveals How its AI is Weaponized for ‘Vibe-Hacking’ and No-Code Ransomware

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat

6 months / theverge / Hayden Field

TuneIn is now streaming Apple Music radio stations to 75 million listeners worldwide

appleinsider - In an effort to win back music streaming market share from Spotify, Apple Music is teaming up with TuneIn to put its radio stations in front of 75 million listeners.Apple's new partnership with TuneInIn 2020, Apple Music held roughly 30% of the U.S. music…

#apple #streaming #globalism #music

In an effort to win back music streaming market share from Spotify, Apple Music is teaming up with TuneIn to put its radio stations in front of 75 million listeners.

6 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple Music Live Radio Now Available on TuneIn-Partnered Connected Devices

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

You can now stream Apple Music radio stations on TuneIn

6 months / idownloadblog / Christian Zibreg

TuneIn is now streaming Apple Music radio stations to 75 million listeners worldwide

6 months / appleinsider

Apple Music Radio Stations Now Available via TuneIn

6 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Chipolo launches new Loop and Card Bluetooth trackers

Andre Revilla / engadget - Chipolo is adding two rechargeable Bluetooth trackers to its lineup. The new Chipolo Loop and Chipolo Card trackers are compatible with both the Apple Find My network and Google’s Find Hub. The new trackers are available for pre-order on the Chipolo websi…

#batteries

Chipolo, an AirTag rival, debuts rechargeable trackers with a six-month battery life

6 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Chipolo's new trackers have Find My compatibility & six-month batteries

6 months / appleinsider

Chipolo launches new Loop and Card Bluetooth trackers

6 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Chipolo launches its first rechargeable Bluetooth trackers

6 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight

Javier Carbajal / wired - After being postponed twice—and after multiple failed attempts—Starship's tenth test flight was a success.

#space #nasa #aerospace

With Starship Flight 10, SpaceX prioritized resilience over perfection

6 months / techcrunch / Aria Alamalhodaei

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6 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance

6 months / arstechnica / Stephen Clark

SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight

6 months / wired / Javier Carbajal

Unlike most of Musk's other ventures, Starship keeps it together for Flight Test 10

6 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Apple Event Logo Hints at Two iPhone 17 Pro Features

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple's logo for its upcoming September 9 event hints at two rumored iPhone 17 Pro features, including new color options and a vapor chamber cooling system.Of course, this is all just speculation for fun, as we count down the final days until the event.Ne…

#mobiletech #apple #iphone #gadget

iPhone 17 Air is Launching Soon, Here Are All the Rumors

6 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

iPhone 17 Air is Launching Soon, Here Are All the Rumors

6 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

12 Announcements Expected At Apple's 'Awe Dropping' iPhone 17 Event

6 months / bgr

Apple Event Logo Teases Hidden iPhone 17 Pro Features

6 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Apple's iPhone 17 Event Invite Hints At Possible New Features And Products

6 months / bgr

Deciphering Apple's 'Awe Dropping' iPhone 17 Event Invite

6 months / cnet / Jeff Carlson

Apple Event Logo Hints at Two iPhone 17 Pro Features

6 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Anthropic Pilots ‘Claude for Chrome’ For Web Task Automation

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Anthropic launches a limited pilot for its Claude for Chrome browser extension, taking a safety-first approach to address prompt injection security risks.The post Anthropic Pilots ‘Claude for Chrome’ For Web Task Automation appeared first on WinBuzzer.

#ai #anthropic #browsers #apps

Claude for Chrome Extension Bakes AI Right Into the Browser

6 months / cnet / Imad Khan

Anthropic’s auto-clicking AI Chrome extension raises browser-hijacking concerns

6 months / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Anthropic pilots experimental Claude AI plugin that can take control of Chrome

6 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Anthropic’s new Claude extension runs in Google Chrome and acts as a browser agent

6 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Anthropic Just Launched A Claude Agent For The Chrome Browser, But Most Users Can't Have It

6 months / bgr

Anthropic Pilots ‘Claude for Chrome’ For Web Task Automation

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta’s superintelligence bet shows cracks as researchers exit

Maria Garcia / implicator - Meta's $100M talent raid hits structural problems as eight researchers exit Superintelligence Labs in two months. Key hires boomerang back to OpenAI within weeks, while longtime veterans abandon ship. Money can't solve organizational chaos.

#ai #meta #altman #layoffs

Meta’s Already Bleeding AI Talent Two Months Into Hiring Spree

6 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Meta’s AI ‘Dream Team’ Shows Cracks as Recently Hired Top Researchers Resign from Superintelligence Lab

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Deadbots, Departures, and Domestic Chips

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Two Meta Superintelligence hires jump back to OpenAI after only weeks

6 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Meta’s superintelligence bet shows cracks as researchers exit

6 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Microsoft Locks Down Building After Protesters Breach President’s Office

Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - The activism against Microsoft's partnership with Israel is heating up.

#microsoft #politics #security

Microsoft’s employee protests have reached a boiling point

6 months / theverge / Tom Warren

Protesters occupied Microsoft president Brad Smith's office over Israel contract row

6 months / techspot

Microsoft Locks Down Building After Protesters Breach President’s Office

6 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Condemns Office Occupation by Gaza Protestors while Reinforcing Commitment to Ethical Values

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Here Are the Subtle Changes iOS 26 Brings to Your Lock Screen

Zachary McAuliffe / cnet - The next iOS update gives you more options to customize your lock screen than ever before.

#software #mobiletech #apple #ios

Apple Wallet: How to turn off marketing notifications for special offers, deals and promotions

6 months / idownloadblog / Christian Zibreg

Disabling this awful Apple Wallet feature is easy in iOS 26

6 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

iOS 26: Silence Wallet App Promo and Offer Notifications

6 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Opinion: With iOS 26 over the horizon, jailbreaking iPhones is officially a thing of the past

6 months / idownloadblog / Anthony Bouchard

iOS 26: Silence Wallet App Promo and Offer Notifications

6 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Here Are the Subtle Changes iOS 26 Brings to Your Lock Screen

6 months / cnet / Zachary McAuliffe

iOS 26: Fine-Tune Podcast Playback Speeds

6 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Nvidia earnings spotlight AI demand amid China risk concerns

Nvidia’s most recent earnings report has put the spotlight on soaring AI demand while investors mutter about looming China risks. The chip giant is navigating a volatile geopolitical landscape as it continues to post robust numbers—a balancing act worthy of an acrobat, if not a juggler.

#ai #china #nvidia #earnings

Nvidia reports record sales as the AI boom continues

6 months / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

Nvidia details its itty bitty GB10 superchip for local AI development

6 months / theregister / Tobias Mann

Nvidia Breaks Sales Record Despite Chinese Trade Hiccups

6 months / wsj / Robbie Whelan

Nvidia revenue jumps 56% on robust AI demand - Financial Times

6 months / google

Nvidia reports second-quarter earnings after the bell

6 months / cnbc

Nvidia shares Blackwell Ultra's secrets — NVFP4 boost detailed and PCIe 6.0 support

6 months / tomshardware

China’s AI stack goes domestic: fabs, funding, and a DeepSeek-led playbook

Robert Brown / implicator - China plans to triple AI chip output by 2026 through new fabs and coordinated funding, targeting replacement of Nvidia's "China-compliant" processors. DeepSeek's FP8 format becomes the organizing principle for domestic hardware alignment.

#ai #semiconductors #china #chips

China Boosts Chip Output to Dominate AI

6 months / techstrong / James Maguire

China Aims to Triple AI Chip Output by 2026, Challenging Nvidia’s Dominance

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Chinese firms turn to used Nvidia GPUs following Beijing H20 crackdown — industry reports 'surge' in A100 and H100 chips being stripped and repurposed

6 months / tomshardware

China’s AI stack goes domestic: fabs, funding, and a DeepSeek-led playbook

6 months / implicator / Robert Brown

China Nvidia rival Cambricon adds to $40 billion rally with 4,000% revenue jump

6 months / cnbc

China seeks to triple output of AI chips in race with the US - Financial Times

6 months / google

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