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  1. Meta releases open source AI audio tools, AudioCraft

    Meta's suite of three AI models can create sound effects and music from descriptions.

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  2. ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y

    There's nothing official yet, but it might launch sometime this month.

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  3. Dealmaster: Back-to-school savings on tech, supplies, dorm essentials, and more

    Back-to-school deals on physical and digital storage to keep your life organized.

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  4. Raspberry Pi availability is visibly improving after years of shortages

    1 million Pi models a month are being made until supplies return to normal.

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  5. Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond

    WD believes it can wring a bit more capacity out of existing PMR and SMR tech.

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  6. The Google Assistant is getting a big reboot around generative AI

    "Supercharging" the Assistant means some layoffs and a lot of leadership changes.

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  7. Meta plans AI-powered chatbots to boost social media numbers

    Amid competition from TikTok, Meta looks to the next frontier of user engagement.

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  8. Microsoft keeps pushing toward repairability, now with Xbox controller parts

    Let the Xbox team take you inside your worn (or tossed) Xbox controller.

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  9. Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag 2 design revealed by FCC—it’s very big

    After no-showing at Samsung's last event, who knows when this will launch.

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  10. Dissolving circuit boards in water sounds better than shredding and burning

    They're easier to recycle, and chips come right off. Will they take off?

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  11. 8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES

    Retro colors and big ol' programmable "Super Buttons," but no numpad.

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  12. “Blaze your glory!”—Twitter’s “X” becomes first one-letter iPhone app

    Previously, Apple required a minimum of two characters in iPhone app names.

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  1. iPhone 15 rumors take shape: More screen, titanium body, and (finally) USB-C

    All models should see meaningful upgrades, though Pro will get the usual extras.

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  2. A jargon-free explanation of how AI large language models work

    Want to really understand large language models? Here’s a gentle primer.

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  3. Communal stargazing using your phone: The Unistellar eQuinox 2, reviewed

    Stargaze with up to 10 of your friends no matter how bad the light pollution is.

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  4. Apple will require app devs to explain exactly why they use certain APIs

    Some seemingly innocuous APIs are misused to track users, Apple says.

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  5. Reddit calls for “a few new mods” after axing, polarizing some of its best

    Will Reddit get quality replacements? "Not a snowball's chance in hell."

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  6. Samsung’s profits are down 95 percent for a second consecutive quarter

    Samsung is still suffering under a glut of unsold memory chips.

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  7. Devs aren’t allowed to let Apple’s Vision Pro dev kits out of their sight

    Dev kits often have restrictive terms, but Apple gets very specific this time.

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  8. Apple Pencils can’t draw straight on third-party replacement iPad screens

    It's similar to the Face ID failures of the iPhone 13's screen, later fixed.

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  9. AMD Ryzen 7945HX3D could be a fast, super-efficient choice for your new gaming laptop

    The chip is only launching in a single laptop from Asus, at least for now.

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  10. Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis model

    New SDXL 1.0 release allows hi-res AI image synthesis that can run on a local machine.

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  11. Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you

    Google says its own tracker ecosystem is on hold until iOS has the same protection.

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  12. Waymo kills off autonomous trucking program

    Ride-hailing will let Waymo focus on "near-term" commercial success.

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  1. The Browser Company’s unconventional browser, Arc, releases publicly on Mac

    It's still based on Chromium, but the user experience is quite different.

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  2. Google says it will start downranking non-tablet apps in the Play Store

    Google's push for big screens will include a (hopefully dramatic) Play Store redesign.

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  3. OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy”

    Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound.

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  4. Man open-sources the self-repairable AirPods Pro case that Apple won’t make

    The AirPods Pro "could have been easily made repairable with minimal effort."

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  5. Windows, hardware, Xbox sales are dim spots in a solid Microsoft earnings report

    Company also expects to spend ever more money to support its ongoing AI efforts.

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  6. Pocket assistant: ChatGPT comes to Android

    OpenAI brings the popular AI language model to an official Android client app.

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  7. Samsung makes the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 official

    Samsung has a new fold-flat hinge, gives the Z flip a bigger screen.

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  8. How developers will test their apps before Vision Pro launches

    Apple opened up access to three ways to test apps on real hardware.

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  9. Android 4.4 KitKat is truly dead, loses Play Services support

    With Play Services gone, it's only a matter of time before you can't log in.

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  10. Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix

    "Zenbleed" bug affects all Zen 2-based Ryzen, Threadripper, and EPYC CPUs.

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  11. Jury orders Google to pay $339M for patent-infringing Chromecast 

    Google plans to appeal.

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  12. ChatGPT’s new personalization feature could save users a lot of time

    Beta feature allows ChatGPT to remember key details with less prompt repetition.

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