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TechCrunch Mobility: SpaceX rockets past Tesla
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part. To get this in your inbox, sig...
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Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated
Early in the 11th century, a young Benedictine monk named Eilmerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eilmer_of_Malmesbury jumped from the 150-foot tower of his abbey i...
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How to watch most of the World Cup matches with free trials
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - JUNE 11: In-Beom Hwang 6 of Korea Republic scores his team's first goal past Matej Kovar 1 of Czechia during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group...
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How America's Energy Department is Building a National Platform for Doing Science with AI
America's Energy Department 'wants to build a single national platform for doing science with AI,' reports Communications of the ACMhttps://cacm.acm.org/news/fr...
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Your Kindle could unlock thousands of free books: These are the best places to find them
If it feels like books are a luxury right now, here are some tips on finding some free ones. !A kindle sits atop a stack of hardcover books atop of a wooden tab...
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Intel's upcoming 'Raptor Lake Next' will reportedly top out at 20 cores and retain Core 200 branding — Lineup may include a special 10-core SKU with 24MB of L3 cache
!Raptor Lake CPUhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4avSRi36yewaj7Wyj3k5Q.jpg Raptor Lake CPU Image credit: Intel Yesterday, we broke newshttps://www.tomshardwar...
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Apple still has more iOS 27 and watchOS 27 features in the pipeline: report
!https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/ios-27-three-iphones-fi.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Apple wrapped up its WWDC 2026 keynote this week...
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Apple still has three unannounced iOS 27 features in the pipeline: report
!https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/ios-27-three-iphones-fi.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Apple wrapped up its WWDC 2026 keynote this week...
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FBI disrupts massive AI-powered phishing service using a million URLs
!https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2026/04/30/AI-phish.jpg In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantle...
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Blizzard Sues To Take Down Another Private World of Warcraft Server, Project Ascension
'Blizzard Entertainment is continuing its crusade against private World of Warcraft servers,' reports the gaming news site Aftermathhttps://aftermath.site/blizz...
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Amazon says its data centers consume only 0.075% of the water Americans use for watering their lawns and gardens — company also boasts of its improvements in water efficiency
!water sprinklers irrigating a lawnhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9r5UfU78W3pdvTxnuJttK.jpg Image credit: Getty Images Data center water use is one of the h...
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An AI startup founder is trying to vibe code his own Grand Theft Auto game
If you're not a gamer, it's difficult to describe just how much anticipation has built up over the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6, some 13 years after t...
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Apple made marketing gold from the export ban on Power Mac G4 'supercomputer' in 1999, 'for the first time in history a personal computer has been classified as a weapon' — Pentagon banned sales of the 400 MHz G4 in 50 countries when it launched
In a turbulent conflict-shaken world rife with geopolitical rivalry, tech export banshttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-considering-china-export-b...
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Apple made marketing gold from the Power Mac G4 'supercomputer' export ban in 1999 — Pentagon banned sales of the 400 MHz G4 in 50 countries when it launched and became the first PC to be classed as a weapon
In a turbulent conflict-shaken world rife with geopolitical rivalry, tech export banshttps://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-considering-china-export-b...
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Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930s to 1980s required seven tractor-trailers after a WWII bomb scare
The Computer History Museum CHM recalls one of its biggest ever retro treasure troveshttps://computerhistory.org/stories/explorers-of-the-lost-computers/, rescu...
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The new Sonos Play has become my go-to desk and kitchen speaker
I work from home, so I typically listen to audio through headphones or AirPods. But I’ve always wanted a desk speaker that doesn’t take up too much space, which...
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The impossible dream of the universal remote
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Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ that operate as a low-cost data center — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than comparable multicore servers
!old phones stacked togetherhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qHS4o9e23VSrkBiiFu4Wk.jpg Image credit: Getty Images Researchers from the University of Californi...
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Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than comparable multicore servers
!old phones stacked togetherhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qHS4o9e23VSrkBiiFu4Wk.jpg Image credit: Getty Images Researchers from the University of Californi...
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Snapmaker launches $150,000 Innovation Fund for open source 3D printing — cash rewards target developers backing the U1 toolchanger across Klipper, OrcaSlicer, and Moonraker ecosystems
!Snapmaker U1https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nM94eVTpJLZpPcrmdN4WiM.png Image credit: Tom's Hardware Snapmaker is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving b...
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Apple TV 4K multiview: How to watch four live sports feeds at once
Plus some tips if you don't have or want Apple TV. !F1 multiview on Apple TV.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/apple-tv-4k-multiview-how-to-watch-four-live-s...
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Grab this MSI Codex Z2 16-thread gaming Ryzen PC with a 2TB SSD at a $400 discount — system packs a Ryzen 8700F, 16GB DDR5, and RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for $1,499
!MSI Codex Z2 gaming PC dealhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ajwQtBjj83GzrdKByjeybF.jpg Image credit: Future / MSI Building a gaming PC can be an overwhelming...
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New 3D printer tech uses elliptical laser beams to stir molten metal and create ‘alloys-on-demand’ — existing machinery can implement technique in software meaning for more convenient, stronger alloy printing
!Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5SyRKyZ39nna3PVU9tvFLX.jpg Image credit: Argonne National Laboratory Th...
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Microsoft is reportedly testing Copilot+ AI features with discrete GPUs instead of NPUs — a feature available on Windows App SDK with a Windows Insider Experimental Channel build and Developer Mode turned on
!Microsoft branding for Copilot+ PChttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v2uUzE5t6r2NM3ndNX2jdU.jpg Image credit: Microsoft Copilot PCs have been around for a coupl...
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Before you buy a smartwatch or smart ring, consider what you're giving up
!Hero - Who actually owns your health data? What you give up when you put on a smartwatch or ringhttps://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/4e72b1d54d32c5e98b80850a80a1...
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OpenAI hit with sweeping probe from massive coalition of 42 US state attorneys general just days after reported IPO filing — subpoena targets ChatGPT maker’s ads, data practices, handling of minors, model sycophancy, and safety policies
!Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI looking pensive off-camerahttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v9d9WT79yRDzDH7Mvtn8df.jpg Image credit: Getty Images A coalition of US s...
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3 telltale signs someone is stealing your Wi-Fi - and how to stop them
!tp-link-routerredhttps://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/35d8f00089309c76fca49d9f936699a6ace98ed9/2025/10/31/4bc9f018-5bf5-4a99-b349-f8a178c00f07/tp-link-routerred....
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Most drivers overlook these 6 Android Auto apps - but off-roaders definitely shouldn't
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I can’t quit Google News — but these 5 things make me want to
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/google-news-home-page-1.jpgAndy Walker / Android Authority Google News is easily one of the most po...
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AMD taunts Apple's MacBook Neo for failing to run 75% of top PC games — Only 5 out of the 20 top PC games work on the Neo, while all run on AMD's budget offerings
!AMD-powered HP OmniBook versus Apple&039;s MacBook Neohttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kFkvRd9u4C6WFBph9eBiCb.jpg Image credit: AMD The MacBook Neo has been a...
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Solid-state batteries still aren’t ready, but gels are
This is The Stepbackhttps://www.theverge.com/the-stepback-newsletter, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-b...
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US government warned Anthropic that Chinese group had accessed model, but firm 'refused' to fix Fable 5 jailbreak before US export controls — Anthropic defended its decision by saying the jailbreak isn’t serious
!Anthropic Claude Fablehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwNWCxU9yN5AxeG7Tfut3B.jpg Image credit: Getty Images David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council...
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US government warned Anthropic that Fable 5 had been jailbroken, but firm 'refused' to fix before US implemented export controls — Anthropic defended its decision by saying the jailbreak 'isn’t serious,' Chinese group had reportedly accessed model
!Anthropic Claude Fablehttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwNWCxU9yN5AxeG7Tfut3B.jpg Image credit: Getty Images David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council...
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20 Best Gifts for Men, Manly Men, and Menly Man Men (2026)
When you need something that’s as mannishly masculinized as you can get for the Man™ in your life, we have you covered....
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Bitcoin Has Lost Nearly Half Its Value in 11 Months
The price of bitcoin dropped 13% down to $64,394 just in June — but there's more bad news, reports CNBChttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/12/bitcoins-price-drop-is-fo...
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AI cryptomining network's 320,000 RTX 3090-class GPUs allegedly burn 112 megawatts of power on ‘zero useful AI computation’ — GPU rental costs jump 38%, but Pearl’s cards are doing random matrix math, study claims
!Crypto mining rigs for the cryptocurrency Pearlhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YjX8TJVFkFDKzjssdLLNod.png Image credit: @I_Leak_VN via X.com A new research p...
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Razer Kiyo V2 X Review: Auto-focus for life
The Kiyo V2 X works well out of the box, but it's not the only sub-$100 webcam with decent well-lit performance. Pros - + Budget-friendly ish - + Integrated phy...
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I let Claude audit my messy Home Assistant setup, and it was a massive wake-up call
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Home-Assistant-dashboard-scaled.jpgDhruv Bhutani / Android Authority Spend enough time in the self-...
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After a month with a foldable phone, I can't justify buying an 'Ultra' model anymore
!motorola-razr-image-3https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/f5d5e0b94c6c89655e6f27fd974c503cda1e0de2/2026/06/11/42722601-bee9-41bf-b9a5-ada7aa9fae6d/motorola-2026-...
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Hardcore SpongeBob speedrunners smudged Xbox optical disks with sweat and grease to exploit 'lag clip' trick — filthy smeared disks cut gameplay times in ultimate pursuit of speed
!Compact Dischttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RrJfbxhm5aDAurb8unZ76P.jpg Image credit: Getty Game speedrunning https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/wi...
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19 Best Gifts for Plant Lovers and Gardeners (2026)
From smart apps and planters to unique tools, these gifts will turn even a black thumb into a next-level plant parent....
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The reMarkable Paper Pure made me want to start writing things down again
!https://clearbuy-cloud.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/455/aa2020_editors_choice.pngThe reMarkable Paper Pure strips away distractions in favor of a focused...
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Fitbit’s new health coach is worse than my mom
Google has teased its new AI-powered Health Coach in the Fitbit Google Health apphttps://www.androidauthority.com/i-used-new-google-health-app-for-week-and-hate...
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Suunto Spark Review: The Perfect Pair for Runs and Rides
I’m not surprised to discover that Suunto has given the Spark some protection against sweat and rain. The IP55 rating doesn’t extend to the charging case, which...
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This is the most unique Bluetooth tracker I've tested by far - and it outlasts the AirTag
!img-4827.jpghttps://www.zdnet.com/a/img/2026/06/11/36b586e6-0cba-4265-9d60-2121d58b74a2/img-4827.jpg Ugreen FineTrack 2 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros - Ha...
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I’ve got to hand it to the SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro and its palm-vein authentication
!https://clearbuy-cloud.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/452/aa2020_recommended.pngSwitchBot's Lock Vision Pro is a great product for users looking for an affo...
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I found the most effortless way to clean your Android phone storage - and it's free to use
!Spongehttps://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/4127c92f7f80120494c2266fc87199235dc74b01/2026/06/10/73936280-6a02-46a8-8223-57019584737d/spongehero.jpg?auto=webp&widt...
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5 hidden features I didn’t know my Samsung phone had
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/samsung-connectivity-labs-nearby-wifi-info-scaled.jpgJoe Maring / Android Authority One of my favor...