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Zoom introduces an AI-powered office suite, says AI avatars for meetings arrive this month

Zoom is launching photorealistic AI avatars that can represent users in meetings with mimicked expressions and movements, available later this month alongside deepfake detection technology. The company is also introducing AI-powered office apps including Docs, Slides, and Sheets that create content from meeting transcripts, competing with established players in the AI productivity space.

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Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

Google introduced new Gemini AI features across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive that pull information from users' Gmail, Chat, and Drive files to automatically generate formatted documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The...

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Apple Reportedly Delayed its Smart Display to Fall 2026

Apple's smart display launch has been delayed to fall 2026 due to Apple Intelligence and Siri issues. The 7-inch device will include facial recognition and run modified tvOS software.

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Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?

Apple's MacBook Neo uses an iPhone A18 Pro processor to achieve a groundbreaking $599 price point, making it the cheapest Mac laptop ever released. The smartphone chip provides adequate everyday performance but struggles with...

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‘World’s most advanced flight simulator’ will soon work with Apple Vision Pro

Apple's upcoming visionOS 26.4 update will enable X-Plane 12, considered the world's most advanced flight simulator, to work with Apple Vision Pro for the first time through Nvidia's CloudXR 6.0 technology. A companion app will...

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Web3 Isn’t Dead - It’s Quietly Rebuilding the Internet

After Web3 hype faded, developers focused on building useful infrastructure for digital ownership and user control. This quieter phase emphasizes solving real problems over token speculation.

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Why Apple Rejected a Clamshell-Style Foldable iPhone

Apple abandoned plans for a clamshell-style foldable iPhone after determining it wouldn't offer compelling new features beyond a smaller folded size. The design created internal space constraints that would have forced...

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YouTuber built a car powered by 500 discarded vapes, and drove it 18 miles

A tiny electric car humming down a rainy British road has become the world's first vehicle powered entirely by batteries salvaged from discarded vape pens. Engineer Chris Doel noticed that each disposable vape contains a...

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Samsung promises 120 games will be playable via its glasses-free 3D monitor tech by the end of the year

Samsung announced at GDC 2026 that its glasses-free 3D monitor platform will expand from 60 to 120 playable games by year-end, including new titles like Cronos: The New Dawn and Hell is Us alongside existing games like Stellar...

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A Modular Computer That's Bringing Back Analog

Marco Monzani created CONTINUUM, a modular analog computer using separate circuit boards connected by wires and magnetic pads. Users can start with basic $70 modules and expand their systems for real-time differential equation...

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Text to Print: Claude Code for 3D printing

A new open-source tool enables users to generate 3D printable objects by simply typing text prompts to Claude AI, which automatically creates OpenSCAD code, converts it to printable files, and sends them directly to Bambu Lab A1...

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RugOne XSnap Pro 7 Might be First Smartphone with a Detachable Action Camera

The Ulefone x RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro introduces a revolutionary detachable action camera that pops off the phone's back with a magnetic snap and functions independently for hands-free recording. The phone serves as a remote...

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Lenovo GT3 Max Drone was Designed to Take on the DJI Neo, Complete with Foldable Chassis

Lenovo's GT3 Max drone enters the budget market at €60-70 on AliExpress, challenging DJI's Neo series with similar foldable design and protective propeller guards. The lightweight quadcopter offers 30-minute battery life, 6 m/s...

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Valve insists Steam Machine launch is on track for this year

Valve reaffirmed its commitment to launching the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller 2 in the first half of 2026 after causing concern with tentative language suggesting they only "hoped" to ship this year. The...

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Bromure: An ephemeral browser that runs in a disposable virtual machine on macOS

Bromure is a security-focused browser for macOS that runs each browsing session inside a disposable Linux virtual machine, ensuring complete isolation and data destruction when closed. The app uses Apple's Virtualization...

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United Airlines may now remove passengers who play audio without headphones

United Airlines updated its Contract of Carriage to remove passengers who refuse to wear headphones while playing audio, addressing complaints from 38% of travelers who encounter disruptive loud audio on flights.

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Apple’s Next Big Laptop? A ‘MacBook Ultra’ May Arrive Sooner Than Expected

Following Apple's M5 MacBook Pro launch, rumors suggest the company may introduce a premium "MacBook Ultra" or M6 MacBook Pro this year, featuring the first-ever Mac touchscreen and OLED display along with a thinner design and...

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Steve Wozniak on Apple at 50: We didn’t foresee the future, but we took the first step

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak reflects on the company's origins in a CBS interview, explaining that Steve Jobs drove the company's creation while Wozniak served as his technical resource. Rather than trying to predict the...

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Street Fighter Punches Back on the ZX Spectrum

A hacker named zxpresh has created Sweet Fightin' +2, a free Street Fighter II port for the 35-year-old ZX Spectrum 128K computer that includes all twelve original characters with their signature moves and special attacks. The...

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Elon Musk shares updated Starship V3 maiden launch target date

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that Starship Flight 12, featuring the new V3 version of the spacecraft, could launch in approximately four weeks, targeting early April. This timeline depends on completing key milestones at the...

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Early look at Google's next foldable: Pixel 11 Pro Fold showcased in early leaks

Google's upcoming Pixel 11 Pro Fold has been revealed through leaked CAD renders, showing significant design improvements over the current Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The new foldable features a larger cover display with reduced bezels...

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Amazon’s Zoox will test its robotaxis in Dallas and Phoenix

Amazon's Zoox will test self-driving cars in Dallas and Phoenix using retrofitted Toyota Highlanders before deploying custom robotaxis. This expansion brings Zoox to 10 US cities amid growing competition with Waymo and Tesla.

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You Can Store Your House Keys On Your Samsung Phone Now - Here's How

Samsung Galaxy phones can now store digital house keys alongside existing credit card and car key storage, letting users access their homes directly from their smartphones without physical keys.

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Honor’s Robot phone is real, and coming later this year

A smartphone with a robotic camera arm that nods, dances to music, and tracks faces sat tantalizingly behind glass at Mobile World Congress this year, forbidden to journalists' touch yet performing its mechanical ballet for...

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