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BigTech Companies

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold Sells Out in South Korea Before US Debut

The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold sold out instantly in South Korea, indicating strong initial consumer demand for the high-priced, innovative…

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Cybersecurity

Zigbee Update: Add Smart Home Devices Without a Hub

Zigbee 4.0 introduces Suzi, enabling devices to operate on lower frequency bands for improved signal reliability over longer distances and…

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Artificial Intelligence

Square Enix Lays Off Staff in Major US and Europe Restructuring

Square Enix is restructuring its US and European operations, leading to employee layoffs and the consolidation of publishing divisions to…

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Culture

Lost Sega Genesis RTS ‘Dark Empires’ Unearthed Online

A long-lost prototype of the unreleased Sega Genesis game *Dark Empires* has been recovered and made available online by the…

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Business

Victoria Invests $75M to Fuel Local Innovation Ecosystem

The Victorian government is investing $75 million in five specialized venture capital funds through Breakthrough Victoria to boost private co-investment…

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Entertainment

Top 25 Must-Play PlayStation 2 Games Ever

The PlayStation 2, launched in 2000, became the best-selling console ever with over 160 million units sold, largely due to…

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Entertainment

Unmissable Nintendo Switch eShop Deals: BioShock, Inscryption & More at Record Lows

A major sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop offers significant discounts on a wide variety of games, including many at…

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Artificial Intelligence

Global Autonomous Leader Places $1.8M Order for Guardian BdMS Expansion

A North American autonomous vehicle developer placed a $1.8 million order for Guardian Backup-driver Monitoring System units from Seeing Machines…

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Automotive

Stellantis Confirms Customer Data Stolen in Cyberattack

Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, confirmed a data breach affecting North American customers, caused by…

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Automotive

Volvo’s Major Expansion Plans for South Carolina Factory

Volvo is expanding its South Carolina factory as part of its strategy to transition to a fully electric lineup by…

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AI & Tech

Unlock Finance Efficiency with Generative AI

Generative AI is being adopted in finance for cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and contract automation, with nearly one-fifth of…

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BigTech Companies

Snap Splits Into ‘Startup Squads’ Amid Ad Revenue Slowdown

Snap Inc. is restructuring into small "startup squads" to boost innovation and compete more effectively, as announced by CEO Evan…

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Business

Hollow Knight: Silksong Shatters Records on Steam and Nintendo eShop

Hollow Knight: Silksong's launch caused major server strain on Steam, leading to widespread purchasing and download errors, with over 11,000…

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Gadgets

Acer’s 16-inch Air Lighter Than a 13-inch MacBook Air

Acer's Swift Air 16 is exceptionally lightweight for a 16-inch laptop, weighing less than Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air, and offers…

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Entertainment

Acer’s 18-inch Predator Helios Gaming Laptop Now with 4K Display and Top GPU

Acer has launched a refreshed gaming laptop lineup, featuring the high-end Predator Helios 18P AI and the more affordable Nitro…

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Entertainment

Hyperkin’s DualSense-Style Xbox Controller Launches This October

Hyperkin's Competitor controller, launching in October for $49.99, is a wired Xbox and PC controller inspired by Sony's DualSense design…

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AI & Tech

Linux Desktop Share Exceeds 6% in 15M-System Study

Linux desktop adoption has surpassed 6% market share, with consumer PCs leading at 6% compared to 1.9% in business environments,…

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BigTech Companies

Nintendo Switch 2 Game Deals Now Live on Woot!

Woot is offering discounts on major Nintendo Switch 2 first-party titles like Mario Kart World and Zelda games, with rare…

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Artificial Intelligence

Cloudflare Now Blocks AI Crawlers by Default

Cloudflare now defaults to blocking unauthorized AI web scraping bots, giving website owners more control and introducing a Pay Per…

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AI & Tech

Chegg Slashes Workforce by 22% as AI Competition Mounts

Educational technology company Chegg announced a significant restructuring plan this week, including a reduction of its global workforce by approximately…

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