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Plex wants to force its users into a subscription trap, and honestly, I’m a little mad

Plex is raising its Lifetime Plex Pass price from $249.99 to $749.99 on July 1, 2026. It's dressed up as good news, but I'm not buying it, figuratively or literally.
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OpenAI has a new website where you can check if an image is real or AI slop

OpenAI is teaming up with Google to make AI-generated images easier to spot using invisible watermarks, metadata, and a public verification tool you can use right now.
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Android 17 is finally getting Apple’s Handoff feature, and it’s about time

Android 17's new Continue On feature lets you start an app on your phone and instantly pick up where you left off on your tablet, with just one tap.
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Google Pomelli can now build your entire brand from scratch

Google Pomelli just got smarter. The AI marketing tool can now build your brand identity, generate brand books, and design a complete website for your small business.
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Google AI Studio can now build Android apps without you writing a single line of code

Google AI Studio gets Android app building, Google Workspace integration, custom design tools, and a mobile app at I/O 2026.
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Google’s new Gemini Spark AI agent can run your errands while you run your life

Google's Gemini Spark is a new AI agent that handles multi-step tasks in the background, works across Google's apps, and keeps going even after you close your laptop.
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Economy class method proposed by scientists could make moon travel a tad less expensive

Scientists have found a cheaper way to send spacecraft to the Moon by using a gravitational sweet spot as a pit stop, cutting fuel costs by at least 58.80 m/s compared to existing methods.
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Your Pixel phone might soon tell you when a caller is lying about who they are

Google is working on phone number spoofing detection for the Google Phone app. It could warn you when someone is pretending to call from a saved contact's number and even let you hang up instantly.
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Sony wants you to know the new Xperia phone’s AI camera is not that bad

Sony says its AI Camera Assistant suggests settings, not edits. But the before-and-after photos it shared to prove the point made a pretty convincing case against itself.
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I can’t live without iPhone shortcuts. These 7 are my favorites that you must try, too.

iPhone shortcuts can save you a surprising amount of time. Here are 7 of my personal favorites that I rely on every single day, and I think you will love them too.
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CleanShot X is my favorite Mac utility. Here are 8 features that will convince you, too.

macOS has a built-in screenshot tool that gets the basics right. But once you need more, it falls short. CleanShot X is the upgrade your Mac deserves, and these 8 features prove it.
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AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 upscaling to older GPUs like an elixir of new gaming life

AMD is bringing FSR Upscaling 4.1 to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs this July, with RX 6000 support arriving in early 2027, covering over 300 games at launch.
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Your Android phone can now share files with any iPhone using a Quick Share QR code

Google is rolling out a new QR code sharing feature in Quick Share that lets Android users transfer files to iPhones without any extra app.
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Meta will allow third-party apps for Ray-Ban Display glasses. Your eyes must stay glued to digital reality.

Meta is opening up the Ray-Ban Display glasses to third-party developers, and it could change how useful smart glasses actually are in your daily life.
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Windows 11 will clean up its own driver mess so you don’t have to

Microsoft's new Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery feature automatically rolls back broken drivers pushed through Windows Update, no manual fixes or hardware partner involvement needed.
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Framework is raising the price of RAM and storage modules, again

Framework's monthly price update is here, and storage is taking the biggest hit. The cheap 2025 inventory is nearly gone, and a full reprice is coming next month.
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Fluffy robot seals are being used for mental health care at a UK hospital

An NHS trust in Kent and Medway is piloting PARO, a therapeutic robot baby seal, to help patients with learning disabilities feel more comfortable during appointments.
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More ads are coming to Netflix, despite 250 million users already paying to watch stuff with ads

Netflix's ad-supported tier now reaches 250 million monthly active viewers. If you're on the cheaper plan, the way you experience ads on Netflix is about to change in some pretty significant ways.
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Microsoft brings tab intelligence to Edge browser, and I dearly wish Apple would add it to Safari

Microsoft just made Edge smarter by letting Copilot reason across all your open tabs. It's genuinely useful, and it makes me wish Apple would bring something similar to Safari.
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EV batteries just need some AI top-up nudge, and they get a big 23% life boost, finds research

Researchers have developed an AI-powered charging system that speeds up EV charging while actively protecting battery health, potentially extending battery life by nearly 23%.
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This see-through smart ring translates sign language and almost works like magic

Researchers in South Korea have developed a ring-based sign language translator that works wirelessly and can recognize ASL and ISL words with roughly 88% accuracy.
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Googlebook laptops will come in multiple chip options beyond just Intel, and that’s a relief

Google confirmed Googlebook laptops will support chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. That means real hardware variety from day one, and a lot more flexibility for buyers across different needs and budgets.
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Google Gemini can turn your pile of handwritten notes into a full study guide in seconds

Gemini can now scan your physical handwritten notes and turn them into a structured study guide or flashcards.
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Digg tried to beat Reddit and failed. Here’s what it’s doing instead

Digg shut down just months after launch. Now it's back as an AI news tracker that monitors X engagement in real time. Here's what the new Digg looks like.
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Sony wants AI to turn your gaming moments into shareable highlights

Sony has filed a patent for an AI system that automatically detects and turns your best gaming moments into polished, shareable highlight cards and collectibles.
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There has never been a better time to buy an e-ink reading device

The e-ink device market has exploded. From bare-bones readers to color note-takers, there's never been a better time to ditch your phone screen and pick up a dedicated reading device.
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Anthropic says it has fixed Claude AI’s evil behavior, but pins it on the internet

Anthropic says Claude's blackmail behavior during a 2025 experiment was caused by internet training data that portrays AI as evil and self-preserving.
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Nintendo has apparently blocked a workaround for watching YouTube on the Switch 2

Switch 2 users found a clever trick to watch YouTube through a hidden browser. Nintendo blocked it within hours, even when there is still no official streaming app nearly a year after launch.
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The makers of security-first GrapheneOS are putting Google and Apple’s tactics on blast

Google's reCAPTCHA is testing a system that requires you to scan a QR code with an Apple or Google-certified phone. Here's why that matters more than it sounds.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 series just landed the big One UI 8.5 update in the US

Samsung One UI 8.5 is rolling out to Galaxy S25 series phones in the US with quick settings customization, updated photo editing tools, and a bunch of small but satisfying changes.
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Apple’s Continuity features are so good, they make Windows and Android feel incomplete

Apple's Continuity features are not just convenient, they are habit-forming. Once you start using them, going back to any other platform feels like giving up a superpower.
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I gave up physical books and my reading life has never been better

Night reading, built-in dictionaries, cheaper books, and notes you will actually use later. Here is the case for ditching physical books and never looking back.
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Wearables aren’t mere privacy risks. Research warns of their hacking as a “ransomware for the body” threat

Wearables do more than track your steps. New research warns that hackers could exploit them to physically harm you, manipulate your emotions, or extort you entirely.
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Perplexity’s Personal Computer can work autonomously on your Mac, and it’s now available to all

Perplexity's new Mac app brings Personal Computer to your desktop, letting AI agents work through your local files, native apps, and the web, so you don't have to.
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This new OpenAI voice update makes Siri and Alexa look like they need to go back to school

OpenAI launched three new audio models that can reason, translate across 70+ languages, and transcribe speech in real time, making voice a genuinely useful interface for developers.
Huawei MatePad Pro Max

This elusive Android tablet is the world’s thinnest and makes the iPad Pro look boring

Huawei's new MatePad Pro Max is only 4.7mm thin, making it the world's thinnest tablet. It packs a 50MP camera, six speakers, a 10,400 mAh battery, and a gorgeous OLED display.
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Even brief AI use could hurt your ability to think, a new study finds

A new study from researchers at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Oxford, and UCLA found that even brief AI use can hurt your ability to problem-solve once the tool is taken away.
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips unlock AI cameras, 90FPS gaming, and faster connectivity for budget phones

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and 4 Gen 5 chips bring AI cameras, smoother displays, and better gaming to mid-range phones launching later this year.