Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer.
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Tech // Product News & Reviews
Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand
Low costs and offline security mean magnetic tape still has a job.
Nick Indge
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Review: You Can See Everything blurs the view of Elizabeth Holmes’ deceit
Disgraced founder of Theranos has some people falling for her act all over again.
Jennifer Ouellette
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Reddit is moving to “a logged-in-only experience,” CEO says
Reddit’s search traffic “was down meaningfully” last quarter.
Scharon Harding
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Microsoft fixes a Windows 11 annoyance as PC revenue declines
The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won’t boot.
Nick Indge
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Trump declares robot imports a national security threat
President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
Jeremy Hsu
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Google admits AI search makes less money, but it’s fixing that with more ads
Google’s negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
Ryan Whitwam
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As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland
Europe’s Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.
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Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too
The Echo Studio with Home Camera can “see and understand what’s in front of the camera.”
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China’s snooping around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big Tech
US-owned trans-Pacific cables face growing risks from sabotage and China.
Jeremy Hsu
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Google begins certifying Registered App Stores for Android, but not in the US
Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google’s stamp of approval.
Ryan Whitwam
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From cheap tool to premium subscription: When a beloved app’s price skyrockets
Huge price hikes force loyal users to reconsider their favorite apps.
Scharon Harding
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Apple iPhone Duo review: Two screens, two experiences, two thousand dollars
I respect Apple’s first crack at a foldable phone, but I’m not sure I like it.
Andrew Cunningham
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Some iPhone Duo screens are already failing, Apple says only a “small number” are affected
Apple’s “precision-engineered” hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.
Ryan Whitwam
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Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce
Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.
Nick Indge
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Apple reveals updated iPad mini with a bigger OLED screen for $700
Apple claims this is the most significant update ever for the iPad mini line.
Ryan Whitwam
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From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1
M-Vave’s cheap FM-1 pocket synth has exploded as a community firmware playground.
Nick Indge
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Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising
Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.
Ryan Whitwam
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Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans
If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.
Nick Indge
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Intel gets waiver after worries fuzzy US ban on foreign-made robots may hit fabs
Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.
Jeremy Hsu
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Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites
Ukraine has changed drone and war-fighting tech to reduce reliance on Starlink.
Jeremy Hsu
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Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.
Ryan Whitwam
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Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic.
OS operators throwing out that data is “unlikely,” research author tells Ars.
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JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
A lifetime ad-free subscription is available.
Scharon Harding
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OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
Nick Indge
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Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice
Ukraine’s latest drone innovation may boost bleak odds of evacuating casualties.
Jeremy Hsu
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ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.
Nick Indge
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DIY VR: How to build your own headset, and why you probably won’t want to
A primer on the joys and pains of building your own head-mounted display.
Tim Stevens
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Stratospheric airship flew from US to Japan to test sky cell tower concept
Tests showed Sceye’s high-flying platform can deliver connectivity in disasters.
Jeremy Hsu
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Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
Scharon Harding
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The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft’s promises
Microsoft promises one machine for dev, AI, and gaming, and mostly gets there.
Nick Indge
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Googlebook review: Android on a laptop is still Android
Android laptops are here, but Google has a lot of work ahead to make them good.
Ryan Whitwam
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KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
KDE celebrates 30 years with a new Plasma release, a farewell to X11, and a movie.
Nick Indge
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Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets
Discovery data from Plex users will help studios, advertisers.
Scharon Harding
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Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country’s territorial waters for first time
Suspected Russian drones attack chemical tanker within Romanian waters.
Jeremy Hsu
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Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps
Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
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