A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million for illegally tracking users who had turned off data collection in their account settings. The lawsuit proved that despite Google’s promise that disabling the “Web & App Activity” setting would stop data storage, the company continued to collect…
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Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2 at IFA 2025. This major update to the HDR standard uses AI and a new engine to significantly improve picture quality. Its core feature is Content Intelligence, which includes: · Precision Black for better detail in dark scenes. · Light Sense to…
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The latest stats are in, and a shift has finally happened. As of last month, Windows 11 is now the most popular operating system on the planet, powering 49.02% of all desktop PCs. This is a big milestone for Microsoft, but it comes with a huge asterisk. The…
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Anthropic has confidentially settled a massive class-action lawsuit alleging it pirated millions of books to train its AI, Claude. This avoids a trial that could have resulted in catastrophic financial liability, potentially reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. The case established a crucial legal distinction: while the judge…
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Spotify has launched a new in-app direct messaging feature called “Messages” that allows users to share songs, podcasts, and audiobooks with friends without leaving the app. To use it, users can share content via the “Now Playing” screen, and recipients can accept or decline the request and reply…
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In the high-stakes race for AI supremacy, Chinese startup DeepSeek is emerging as a serious global contender. Hot on the heels of OpenAI’s GPT-5 release, DeepSeek has quietly launched its v3.1 model—a powerful, efficient, and strategically designed alternative that operates completely independent of U.S. technology. Why It…
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Meta’s Reality Labs claims a major advancement in solving a core challenge of augmented reality: developing a bright, high-resolution display compact enough for everyday eyewear. Their new prototype, detailed in Nature, is a flat-panel laser display only two millimeters thick. The system achieves this by integrating a photonic…
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When tech-savvy Las Vegas broker Alex Rivlin needed a shuttle for his cruise, a simple Google search turned into a costly lesson in AI-powered deception. He called a number from Google’s new AI Overviews, spoke with a convincing “representative” who quoted accurate fees, and provided his credit card…
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For years, the Microsoft Store has been the solution Windows users loved to ignore. But now, Microsoft is forcing the issue. In a significant policy shift, the company is making app updates mandatory, stripping users of the ability to opt-out entirely. Gone is the Registry tweak…
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