Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Announcement Ubisoft has scheduled a livestream for April 23 at 12 PM ET to discuss the long‑awaited Assassin's Creed Black...
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/galaxy-buds-4-pro-5.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Samsung has a new pair of Galaxy Buds in the work...
The jokes were funny. The systems behind them—and the reasons we keep passing around war memes as entertainment—are more serious....
!https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/02/codex-app-icon-openai.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Last week, OpenAI released an all‑new version of C...
Overview LinkedIn has introduced Crosscheck, a feature that lets Premium subscribers in the United States test competing AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Goog...
The Mercedes‑Benz C‑Class, traditionally a benchmark in luxury compact sedans, now introduces its first all‑electric variant. The new C 400 4MATIC is built on a...
!https://www.bleepstatic.com/content/hl-images/2023/10/25/seiko-header-image.jpg Incident Overview The Seiko USA website was defaced over the weekend. Visitors...
Apple's first foldable iPhone, unofficially dubbed the iPhone Foldhttps://mashable.com/article/iphone-fold-specifications-rumors-leaks-release-date, is expected...
Hybrid Power Adjustments The greater harvesting limit also applies during the races, and there are new rules on how much power the electric motor better known...
Sonos Era 100 refurbished - Original price: $219 - Sale price: $134 at Sonos includes a one‑year warranty Sonos Era 300 refurbished - Original price: $479 - Sa...
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/inware-7.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Inware, the device‑information app for Android, receives a m...
Summary Engadget reports that Palantir posted on X a summary of CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska’s 2025 book The Technological Republic. The summary reads...
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/android-17-logo-hero-7-scaled.jpg TL;DR - Some Pixel users are unable to update to Android 17 Beta...
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half‑marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demon...
Overview Meta is testing a premium version of its messaging app, called WhatsApp Plus, which will include several paywalled features. The rollout was first spo...
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/google-photos-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 If you’re on Android, Google Photos is probably your...
Incident Overview The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has grounded Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket following an incident during Sunday’s launch from Cape Ca...
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wearing-Razer-Anzu-smart-glasses-scaled.jpg Adam Birney / Android Authority Samsung’s Galaxy Glasse...
!https://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/05/motorola-razr-ultra-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Overview Motorola has released a new teaser tha...
Still, listeners shouldn’t encounter AI music organically on Deezer because the site won’t include AI‑flagged tracks in suggestions or editorial playlists. As a...
Overview A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in SGLang that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution on susceptible s...
!macOS 26.5 beta 3https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/macOS-26.5-b3.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Even though Apple skipped macOS 26.5 publ...
Apple today provided the third beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.5https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macos-26/ update to developers for testing purposes, with t...
Update Overview The next Ball x Pit update arrives on April 27, adding a host of goodies to the brick‑busting roguelite. Designer Kenny Sun detailed the change...
Apple today seeded the third betas of the upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, a week after the second betas were relea...
!North Korean leader Kim Jong Un congratulating residents moving into their new homes at the inauguration ceremony of 10,000 flats at fourth stage in Hwasong ar...
In Brief Over the weekend, hackers stolehttps://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/19/2026-s-biggest-crypto-exploit-kelp-dao-hit-for-usd292-million-with-wrapped-eth...
!iOS 26.5 beta 3https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/iOS-26.5-b3.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 Apple has released the second iOS 26.5 beta f...
Apple today provided developers with the third betas of upcoming watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5 for testing purposes. The releases arrive a week aft...
Allbirds is pivoting to artificial intelligence. The San Francisco brand, whose wool running shoes were once the sneaker du jour among the tech crowd, announced...
AI-Powered Characters in Fortnite Following last year's AI‑powered Darth Vader in Fortnite—who swore in a recreation of James Earl Jones' voice—Epic Games is n...
Mastodon’s flagship server was hit by a distributed denial‑of‑service DDoS attack on Monday, rendering the instance unusable at times. Much of the site was inac...
!A blue soldierhttps://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RT_039_RNB_0110_Comicon_comp_v107_uhd_rec709_grade.0001004-640x360.jpg Credit: Liberty Fil...
New Features - F1 Weather Data – The Sports app now displays weather conditions for each Grand Prix, including track temperature, wind speed, and more. - Small...
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!https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/04/carplay-apple-sports.webp?w=1600 Good news for sports fans: Apple has updated its Sports app for iPhone,...
Overview AI-generated musichttps://www.engadget.com/openai-is-reportedly-working-on-an-ai-music-generation-tool-204208186.html is spreading like wildfire, acco...
The Sony WF‑1000XM6 earbuds are currently on sale for $298 at Amazon down from the regular $329.99, marking their lowest price ever. As a headphones reviewerhtt...
Article URL: https://vivianvoss.net/blog/why-we-accepted-surveillance Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47836730 Points: 78 Comments: 16...
AudioLuxe Furniture Line La‑Z‑Boy has introduced the AudioLuxe line, featuring recliners and sofas equipped with built‑in sound systems. The speakers are suppl...
Deal Details As of April 20, the DJI Mini 3 beginner‑friendly drone is on sale at Amazon for $299 with an on‑page coupon – a savings of $120 nearly 30 %. This i...
Galaxy Tab Deals Amazon is offering discounts on several Galaxy Tab models that recently received official price hikes. While the new MSRP reflects the increas...
Leaker Claims Apple Is Downgrading iPhone 18 to Cut Costs In a recent Weibo post, the user “Fixed Focus Digital” said the upcoming iPhone 18 will feature “cert...
!Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveralhttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/blue-origin-new-glenn.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits: Blue Origin F...
!Google Flow Music logohttps://9to5google.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/04/Google-Flow-Music-logo-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1400 In addition to new fea...
!https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/t-mobile-app-t-life-tuesdays-page-scaled.jpg TL;DR - This T‑Mobile Tuesday is shaping up to be a go...
In Brief Posted: 9:06 AM PDT · April 20, 2026 !Getty Imageshttps://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2269811684.jpg?w=1024 Image Credits: G...
Background Axios reports that the NSA is using Anthropic's restricted Mythos Preview modelhttps://www.axios.com/2026/04/19/nsa-anthropic-mythos-pentagon despit...
