Thursday, August 07, 2025




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Trump Demands Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Resign as Board Weighs Ouster

Marcus Schuler / implicator - Trump demanded Intel's CEO resign over China ties Thursday morning. But Lip-Bu Tan was already losing a boardroom war over whether to keep the company's factories. The president just gave Intel's directors the excuse they needed.

#chips #business #trump #intel

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Apple Pay at Center of New Trade Secret Lawsuit

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - New York-based law firm Kasowitz LLP today announced that it is filing a lawsuit against Apple on behalf of its client, Texas-based company Fintiv, over alleged theft of mobile wallet technology used to create Apple Pay.In a press release, the law firm sa…

#apple #judiciary #payments #law

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Latest Instagram update adds repost feed and location map

Vincent Lin / mobilesyrup - In its latest update, Instagram is introducing many new features inspired by competitor platforms. Users can now repost reels and grid posts from other accounts with a similar feel to TikTok. These reposts will be displayed on new repost tab on your profi…

#meta #apps #ux

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The Air Force Wants to Use Cybertrucks for Target Practice

Lucas Ropek / gizmodo - The government thinks Musk's oversized heaps could soon be used by America's "enemies."

#defensetech #tesla #us

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iOS 26 Public Beta 2 Now Available With These Features And Improvements

bgr - iOS 26 public beta 2 is now available to download, giving Apple Beta Software Program members even more features to play with.

#software #apple #ios #ipad

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Microsoft has ended 'active development' on Contraband

Anna Washenko / engadget - The upheaval continues for gaming at Microsoft. The latest victim appears to be Contraband, a planned release from Avalanche Studios with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. The co-op open-world game from the studio behind the entertaining Just Cause series w…

#gaming #microsoft #xbox #layoffs

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OpenAI Launches GPT‑5: Smarter, Faster, More Reliable than Ever

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - OpenAI has officially launched GPT‑5, its most advanced language model yet, now available across ChatGPT and via API access for developers.The post OpenAI Launches GPT‑5: Smarter, Faster, More Reliable than Ever first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#ai #openai #genai #altman

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Framework Desktop (2025) Review: Powerful, but perhaps not for everyone

Daniel Cooper / engadget - The most obvious question is “Why?” Framework builds modular, repairable laptops that anyone can take apart and put back together again. It’s a big deal in an era where laptops are regularly sold as a single unit that, should one part break, goes in the t…

#hardware #business #gadget

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Leaked Elden Ring Nightreign Mode Made Me The Most Excited I’ve Been Since Launch

Ethan Gach / kotaku - FromSoftware looks to be adding a wild new endless modeThe post Leaked Elden Ring Nightreign Mode Made Me The Most Excited I’ve Been Since Launch appeared first on Kotaku.

#gaming #entertainment #playstation #bethesda

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HBO Max plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Another major streaming platform is set to crack down on password sharing. JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, just told investors that HBO Max will begin an "aggressive" messaging campaign about the practice beginning nex…

#streaming #hbomax #privacy

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Telus Applauds Ottawa’s Internet Ruling as “Landmark” for Canada

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - While Rogers and Cogeco have criticized the federal government for refusing to overturn the CRTC’s wholesale internet policy, Telus is backing Ottawa’s decision to maintain the current fibre framework, calling it a “landmark ruling” that promotes long-ter…

#broadband #internet #canada #law

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PlayStation Admits Its Live-Service Games Have Been Rocky, Acknowledges "Negative News" About Marathon

Eddie Makuch / gamespot - Sony's live-service video game releases haven't all succeeded like Helldivers 2 did, with Concord being a particularly high-profile failure. Sony CFO Lin Tao said during the company's earnings briefing this week that "it's not entirely going smoothly" as …

#gaming #entertainment #playstation

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Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.

#ai #digitalmarketing #apps

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Trump’s endless new tariffs are threatening businesses — and you

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Stop me if you've heard this one before: a new wave of tariffs are taking effect today. Announced on July 31st, the latest set of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on foreign imports - possibly illegally - will set a floor of 15 percent for around…

#tariffs #stockmarket #business #trump

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Truth Social Launches Perplexity-Powered AI Search, Sparking Bias Concerns

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Trump Media's Truth Social has launched 'Truth Search AI' with partner Perplexity, but faces criticism over potential bias and Perplexity's data scraping methods.The post Truth Social Launches Perplexity-Powered AI Search, Sparking Bias Concerns appeared …

#ai #internet #apps

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PS5 Sales Reach 80 Million Worldwide In Latest Milestone

Darryn Bonthuys / gamespot - Business is once again booming for Sony, as the company announced that lifetime sales of the PS5 console have reached 80.3 million units shipped as of June 30, 2025. This new figure comes from Sony's quarterly results for its current financial year, with …

#hardware #gaming #playstation

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White House Set to Allow Crypto in 401(k) Retirement Plans

In a notable policy shift, the White House is preparing to permit cryptocurrencies in 401(k) retirement plans, a move that has sent ripples through the digital asset market. Investors and market watchers are now eyeing increased institutional interest and broader acceptance of crypto assets in traditional retirement portfolios.

#blockchain #crypto #government #finance

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Everything Shown at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase for August 2025

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Here are the biggest announcements made at Nintendo's Indie World live stream, covering Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games.The post Everything Shown at Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase for August 2025 first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#gaming #entertainment #nintendo

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Apple Maps now helps cyclists navigate Hong Kong and Taiwan streets

appleinsider - Cyclists in Hong Kong and Taiwan can now tap into Apple Maps for safer, bike-friendly routes.Apple Maps adds cycling directions for Hong Kong and TaiwanCycling directions made their debut in iOS 14. The feature offers bike-friendly routes and details you …

#apple #apps #asia #travel

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Microsoft warns of serious vulnerability in hybrid Exchange deployments

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Microsoft has issued a warning about a high-severity vulnerability in hybrid Microsoft Exchange Server deployments. Tracked as CVE-2025-53786, the vulnerability could allow for privilege escalation by cyber threat actors with administrative access to an o…

#cybersecurity #infosec #microsoft

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Apple Leads Global Tech Rally After Tariff Relief Announcement

Global tech shares, led by Apple, surged following new tariff relief measures that exempt major chipmakers like Apple and TSMC. The policy shift has lightened regulatory pressures and buoyed investor sentiment, sparking a welcome rally across the sector—even as critics wonder if the relief is more political theater than lasting reform.

#apple #tariffs #stockmarket

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