Topic: journalism experience
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iPhone Gains Vivo and Oppo's Telephoto Extender Tech
PGYTech's RetroVa kit brings a 2.35x telephoto extender, previously exclusive to select Android phones, to iPhone Pro models via a custom case, grip, and proprietary app. The system offers significant optical enhancement with minimal quality loss, but its functionality is locked to PGYTech's app ...
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'The Pitt' on AI in Medicine: Hits and Misses at 8:00 AM
The article uses a TV medical drama to illustrate the potential of AI in healthcare, such as drastically reducing administrative work to increase patient time, while also highlighting significant risks like critical transcription errors in chaotic environments. It critically examines claims of hi...
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Democrats Urge FTC to Probe Trump Mobile App
Democratic senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, are urging the FTC to investigate Trump Mobile for alleged false advertising and deceptive practices regarding its delayed T1 Phone. The senators' letter demands the FTC apply uniform consumer protection standards to all companies, framing its respons...
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Honor Magic 8 Pro: A Flagship Contender Emerges
The Honor Magic 8 Pro features a highly capable camera system, particularly excelling with its 200MP telephoto lens for portraits and low-light shots, producing images with excellent dynamic range that rival top competitors. While the camera is a major strength, the phone's design includes a bulk...
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Trump Phone Misses Another Release Date
The Trump Phone has missed multiple promised release dates, including a launch initially set for August or September 2025, casting serious doubt on the project's viability. The company has provided vague and shifting timelines, with its website still citing a "later this year" release from last y...
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My Top 7 Gear & Software Picks for 2025
2025 was a standout year for music technology, highlighted by innovative releases from major brands like Roland, Arturia, and Native Instruments that expanded creative possibilities. Key hardware releases included the Roland TR-1000, a powerful drum machine blending classic analog sounds with mod...
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Trump Media Merges with Nuclear Fusion Firm
Trump Media, parent of Truth Social, is merging with a nuclear fusion firm to form a new entity valued over $6 billion, marking a dramatic pivot from social media to advanced energy. The merged company, led by Donald Trump Jr. on its board, plans to break ground on a utility-scale fusion power pl...
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Ask Questions About Your Book With the Kindle App
Amazon has launched "Ask this Book," an AI tool in its Kindle app that lets readers ask questions about their current novel to clarify plot, characters, and themes without spoilers, based only on the content they've read. The feature is permanently enabled for all eligible books, with private, no...
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Ayaneo's Android Phone Revives Xperia Play Design
The Ayaneo Pocket Play is an upcoming Android phone with a sliding screen that reveals physical gaming controls, directly inspired by the classic Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Its design is sleek and intended to function as a primary smartphone, but it lacks a headphone jack and key technical specif...
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OnePlus 15 US Preorders Now Open After FCC Delay
OnePlus has opened U.S. preorders for its flagship OnePlus 15 smartphone after resolving an FCC approval delay, with shipments expected to start in about twelve days. The phone starts at $899.99 and includes a preorder incentive of a free accessory, such as the OnePlus Watch 3 or Buds 3 Pro earbu...
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Nvidia's Cloud Gaming Fast Pass Bundled With New Chromebooks
Nvidia and Google have launched GeForce Now Fast Pass, a cloud gaming subscription exclusively for Chromebook users, offering immediate access to a large library of games from existing PC platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store. The Fast Pass plan eliminates advertisements and waiting queues fo...
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DJI Neo 2 Drone: Price, Specs, and US Release Date
The DJI Neo 2 is a compact, user-friendly drone that offers significant upgrades including 4K video recording at 100fps, up to 19 minutes of flight time, and 49GB of internal storage, appealing to both beginners and experienced users. It features autonomous tracking and intelligent shooting modes...
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SanDisk's 1TB USB-C SSD: So Compact, It Stays Connected
SanDisk has launched the Extreme Fit, the world's smallest 1TB USB-C flash drive, designed to be left permanently in laptops for convenient storage expansion without bulk. Its unique L-shaped design keeps it nearly flush with the laptop body, minimizing obstruction and damage risk, though USB-C c...
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Samsung's Bixby Gets Generative AI Upgrade for TVs
Samsung is upgrading Bixby to a generative AI-powered Vision AI Companion for its 2025 TVs, enabling conversational interactions and content-related queries. The assistant uses multiple AI technologies to provide personalized recommendations for entertainment, dining, and travel, while handling n...
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High-Tech Bluetooth CD Players Are Making a Comeback
Younger generations are reviving physical media through modern Bluetooth CD players that combine nostalgic formats with wireless convenience, offering a unique listening experience distinct from digital streaming. These updated devices feature contemporary enhancements like USB-C charging, anti-s...
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Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service to 3 New Cities
Waymo is expanding its commercial robotaxi service to San Diego, Las Vegas, and Detroit, with a planned public rollout next year to accelerate its driverless technology deployment. The expansion requires regulatory approvals in Nevada and Michigan, and the company faces local opposition in other ...
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The Search for Trump's Phone: Where Is It?
The T1 Phone 8002, or Trump phone, has missed its scheduled launch and remains unavailable, with no clear explanation from the company, causing confusion among customers and industry observers. Originally announced in June with conflicting release dates, the phone's launch was delayed to October,...
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OnePlus 15 Launches in China, Global Release Next
The OnePlus 15 has officially launched in China featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, a 165Hz refresh rate display, and a large 7,300mAh battery, with a global rollout planned soon. Key specifications include a triple 50-megapixel camera system with an upgraded periscope lens...
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Anduril's EagleEye Military Helmet Launched by Palmer Luckey
Anduril Industries has launched EagleEye, a mixed-reality system integrated into military helmets, developed in partnership with Meta to enhance battlefield awareness using AI. The system features a heads-up display, spatial audio, and sensors, allowing soldiers to view tactical data, operate dro...
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OnePlus 15: First Look at Every Angle
The OnePlus 15 has been officially confirmed for a global launch, with detailed images revealing its design continuity with the 13T model and new color options like "sand storm." A key design change replaces the Alert Slider with a customizable Plus Key, and the device features a fiberglass rear ...
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OnePlus SMS Vulnerability Puts Your Phone at Risk
A serious security vulnerability in OnePlus smartphones running OxygenOS 12 or newer allows apps to silently access SMS and MMS messages without user permission, posing a major privacy risk. The flaw stems from OnePlus's modifications to an Android core component and has been acknowledged by the ...
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Stellantis Axes Ram 1500 REV Amid Slowing Electric Truck Demand
Stellantis has canceled the all-electric Ram 1500 REV due to cooling demand in the electric truck segment and a lack of strong federal incentives. The company will repurpose the REV name for the Ramcharger, a range-extended electric vehicle that combines a gasoline engine with electric propulsion...
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Circle to Search Now Translates Continuously
Circle to Search on Android now features a seamless real-time translation that persists while scrolling, swiping, or switching apps, eliminating the need for repeated activation. The enhanced "Scroll and translate" tool operates continuously, adapting to new content without user input, whether br...
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Huawei's New Trifold Phone Adds Stylus Support and Purple Pleather
Huawei has launched the Mate XTs, its second-generation trifold smartphone, featuring stylus support, new color options, and a lower starting price than its predecessor. The device includes a Kirin 9020 chipset for improved performance, an upgraded 40-megapultra-wide camera, and a large folding d...
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