Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.

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Broadcom Reports $18 Billion in Revenue as AI Chip Sales Climb

Robbie Whelan / wsj - The chip designer posted nearly twice as much net profit in the fourth quarter as it did a year earlier.

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Apple Updates AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2 Firmware to 8B30 and 8B28

iclarified - Apple released firmware updates today for the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Pro 2. The new firmware version is 8B30 for the AirPods Pro 3, up from the 8B25 build released last month. The AirPods Pro 2 have been updated to version 8B28, up from 8B21.Continue R…

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New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars

Mia Sato / theverge - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a "common sens…

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Google is Building an Experimental New Browser and a New Kind of Web App

msmash / slashdot - Google's Chrome team has built an experimental browser called Disco that takes a query or prompt, opens a cluster of related tabs, and then generates a custom application tailored to whatever task the user is trying to accomplish. The browser launched Thu…

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Apple Wins Ability to Charge Fees on External Payment Links as Appeals Court Modifies Epic Injunction

Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple should be able to collect a reasonable commission on purchases made using external links included in iOS apps, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled today (via Reuters). The U.S. Court of Appeals partially reversed sanctions imposed on Apple after Apple w…

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Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code

Juli Clover / macrumors - The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased pr…

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Oracle (ORCL) Stock Tumbles as Revenue Misses and Guidance Falls Short

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Oracle posted Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.26 versus $1.64 consensus, boosted by $2.7 billion Ampere stake sale Quarterly revenue of $16.06 billion fell short of $16.19 billion estimate despite 14% year-over-year increase Cloud infrastructure revenue surged…

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Opera Wants You To Pay $20 a Month For Its AI Browser

msmash / slashdot - Opera has opened its AI-powered browser Neon to the public after a couple of months of testing, and anyone interested in trying it will need to pay $19.90 per month. The Norway-based company first unveiled Neon in May and launched it in early access to se…

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More leaked code suggests 120Hz ProMotion for Studio Display 2

appleinsider - The expected second-generation Apple Studio Display is once more predicted to feature an updated 120Hz ProMotion display, with new code leaks backing up previous claims.Apple Studio DisplayBack in February 2025, screen analyst Ross Young claimed that Appl…

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OpenAI, Microsoft Face Historic Liability Test in AI-Linked Homicide Suit

Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; Lawsuit claims ChatGPT intensified paranoia leading to a tragic Connecticut murder–suicide. OpenAI and Microsoft face unprecedented liability over harmful AI-generated responses. Section 230 protections may not apply because ChatGPT created the dis…

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Qargo Raises $33M in Series B Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Qargo, a London, UK-based transport management system (TMS) company, raised $33M in Series B funding. The round was led by Sofina, with participation from existing investor Balderton Capital. The raise brought the total amount to $54M. The company intends…

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NASA Loses Contact With MAVEN Mars Orbiter

BeauHD / slashdot - NASA has lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind Mars. When it remerged from behind the planet, the spacecraft never resumed communications. SpaceNews reports: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered orbit around Mars in Septem…

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