SpaceX’s upgraded Starship suffers explosion during testing

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It may not have been a massive fireball, but SpaceX now has more work to do before it can kick off this next-generation version of Starship.

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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Group Chat Functionality Globally

bgr - OpenAI has expanded its group chat mode to several other regions across the world, allowing multiple people to converse with ChatGPT at the same time.

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Apple’s new limited edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility

Dominic Preston / theverge - Apple has partnered with artist and designer Bailey Hikawa on a new MagSafe iPhone grip “designed with accessibility in mind from the ground up.” The $69.95 Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand is available from the Apple Store now, but is listed as a limited editio…

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HP and Dell Disable HEVC Support Built Into Their Laptops' CPUs

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines' inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines' processors having integrated decoding support. Lapto…

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Amazon Alexa+ is now available in Canada

Mariella Moon / engadget - Amazon has launched Alexa+, its next-generation digital assistant, in Canada. The company unveiled the new assistant in February, and it has been making its way to more and more people since. Canada is the first region outside the US to get access Amazon’…

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Numeric Secures $51M In Series B Round

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Numeric, a San Franciscoand London, UK-based-based AI accounting automation platform founded in 2020, has raised $51M in a Series B round to accelerate its evolution from close management software to a full-scale finance operations platform. The funding w…

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Google’s Chromebooks Now Get Free GeForce NOW Fast Pass

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google Chromebook buyers will soon get a new gaming perk. Google and NVIDIA are have announced GeForce NOW Fast Pass, a new version of NVIDIA’s cloud-gaming service made only for Chromebook users. The pass lets people stream more than 2,000 PC games direc…

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Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise

Karissa Bell / engadget - Stop me if you've heard this one before: xAI is once again nuking a bunch of posts from Grok on X after the chatbot made a series of outrageous claims. This time, though, the company isn't cleaning up a bunch of pro-Hitler posts, but a bout of cringe-indu…

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Google’s Gemini 3 Pro: Better than mid

Mark Sullivan / fastcompany - Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy.This week, I’m focusing on gathering some …

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Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The Xbox Full Screen Experience that debuted on the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will become available on all Windows handhelds starting tomorrow.The post Xbox Full Screen Experience is Coming to All Windows Handhelds Tomorrow appeared first on Thurrott.…

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Will Apple Kill Google's Surprise Android to iPhone AirDrop Interoperability?

Juli Clover / macrumors - Earlier today, Google made a surprise announcement that the Quick Share file transfer feature on Pixel 10 smartphones was able to work with AirDrop, enabling first-party file sharing between Android devices and Apple devices.Typically, Apple and Google wo…

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Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft and Activision have released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, officially preserving the text adventure classics.The post Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Code, Preserving Gaming History appeared first on WinBuzze…

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The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop

Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Recent EU regulations pushed Apple to support better interoperability in iOS 26.

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Perplexity's Comet AI browser is now on Android

engadget - Perplexity is continuing the rollout of its AI browser to more users. Comet is now available to download for Android mobile devices from the Google Play Store. Comet initially debuted this summer only to Perplexity's high-rolling subscribers on the $200-a…

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You can now catch up on Prime Video shows with AI Video Recaps

digitaltrends - Amazon Prime Video is rolling out AI-generated Video Recaps that quickly bring you up to speed on past episodes without rewatching entire seasons. The new feature uses real clips, audio, and highlights to refresh your memory before you hit play.

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Android’s Quick Share now works with iPhone’s AirDrop, starting with the Pixel 10 lineup

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The company says the new feature will allow users to quickly share their photos, videos, and files with without worrying about the kind of phone the other person uses.

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Nvidia's $57 billion quarter shows the AI boom isn't slowing down, for now

techspot - Nvidia's data center segment accounted for $51.2 billion, an extraordinary 66 percent increase year-over-year and a 25 percent sequential rise.Read Entire Article

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Yann LeCun leaves Meta to launch new AI startup

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - After twelve years at Meta, Yann LeCun announces his departure. The Turing Award winner wants to overcome the limits of today's AI models with a new start-up - and Meta remains involved as a partner.The article Yann LeCun leaves Meta to launch new AI star…

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Major Matter 1.5 update official, finally delivering camera support & more

appleinsider - After a run of minor updates, the Connectivity Standards Alliance has officially announced Matter 1.5, bringing long-awaited support for cameras and much more.The Matter 1.5 update has been long awaitedMatter, the unifying smart home standard, has only be…

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