It Looks Like the Control Panel Is Staying With Us for Now: Microsoft Clarifies the Status of the Tool
AppsMicrosoft will continue to migrate its features to the Settings tool indefinitely.
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Mercedes Wants to Surpass Tesla in Software Development. A Possible Plan: Enabling Fortnite in Its Cars
MobilityPlaying Fortnite in your car will be possible if you have a Mercedes.
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Elon Musk Is Offering a $7,700 Salary for Walking 8 Hours a Day. The Goal: Teaching His Robot to Walk
Robotics and AITesla wants to improve the motor skills of its humanoid robot, so it needs to capture motion data from humans.
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Elon Musk’s Pay-Me-$8 Mantra Reportedly Had an Unlikely Beginning: A Cup of Starbucks
ServicesTwitter Blue was one of Elon Musk's biggest priorities. He asked friends and advisors how much he should charge for it.
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Four Vision Pro Users Share Their Experiences After Five Months With the Headset: A Promising Future, a Limited Present
Virtual/Augmented RealityWe spoke to four early adopters of Apple’s mixed-reality headset five months into using it.
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The Legendary Windows Control Panel Has an Expiration Date: Microsoft Confirms That It Will Disappear Soon
AppsWe’ll miss you. At least a little.
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Two Thieves Were Stealing Packages in California. To Catch Them, a Woman Attached an AirTag to Her Mail
OthersPolice entered the suspects’ home and found more allegedly stolen items.
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The CEO of AWS Has One Thing Clear: Software Engineers Won't Be Coding in the Future, AI Will
Robotics and AILeaked audio revealed that Mark Garman believes AI will eliminate current coding roles. The future of software engineers will be designing new ways to use AI, he said, not coding.
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San Francisco Parents Are Using Waymo’s Self-Driving Robotaxis to Shuttle Their Kids Around. They Might Have Given the Company an Idea
TransportSending kids to school in a robotaxi might become more common in the future.
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A Grad Student Discovered a Forgotten 'Fat Mac' at His Mom's House. He Plugged It in After 30 Years and Got a Big Surprise
ComputersThe computer was as sturdy as a rock. Apple knew it.
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What Happens When a Fried Chicken Restaurant Launches a Streaming Service? If Chick-fil-A Rumor Is True, We May Soon Find Out
StreamingWhen content is king, everyone wants a piece of the pie, even chicken restaurants.
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Carl Pei Is Asking Nothing Staff to Return to the Office and Invites Anyone Who Refuses to Leave: ‘This... May Not Be a Fit for Everyone’
Business and EconomicsNothing was founded with a remote workforce during the pandemic. Now it wants its employees in the office.
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This Apple Designer Received an Original ‘Apple Watch’ From 1998. It's Waterproof and Has a Watch Dial That's Upside Down
SmartwatchesOne of Apple’s most obscure products comes to light.
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A Group of Authors Has Sued Anthropic. The Reason: It Trained Its AI With Copies of Their Books
Robotics and AIAI models are becoming synonymous with copyright infringement cases.
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Google Denies Report That It's Killing Fitbit SmartWatches, Says It's 'Very Committed to Fitbit'
SmartwatchesThe last time Fitbit launched a smartwatch was in 2022.
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I’ve Tested the Boox Palma: A Promising Concept, but a Disappointing Fusion of a Phone and E-Ink Screen Reader
SmartphonesI wasn’t expecting a super high-end experience, but I certainly expected better.
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Apple Needs a Rescue Plan to Revive Smartphone Sales. All Eyes Are on the Alleged iPhone 17 Air
SmartphonesThe iPhone 17 Air could be Apple’s sales lifeline.
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Remote Work Has a Negative Impact on Vacations, Study Finds. Workers Are Putting in More Hours and Have Less Time to Rest
Business and EconomicsRemote work has inherited some of the old habits of on-site work. “Chair warmers” have become “always available employees."
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The Nostalgia Industry Is Still Going Strong. A Familiar Face Is Reaping the Benefits: Fujifilm
Photography and VideoFujifilm's X100 cameras are burning up TikTok. The success of a camera that combines digital technology, retro design, and analog looks are causing a stir in the industry.
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