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Samsung is reportedly killing some key power-user tools on Galaxy phones

A bunch of useful Android Recovery menu tools have apparently been gutted in Samsung's latest update.

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Motorola Edge 70 Fusion+'s key specs and renders surface

Motorola is set to unveil the Edge 70 Fusion next week, and we recently saw leaked renders of its FIFA-themed version, which should also go official soon. Now, a new leak reveals that the Lenovo-owned brand is planning to launch a Plus mode

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OpenAI strikes a deal with the Defense Department to deploy its AI models

OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to deploy its models in the agency’s network, company chief Sam Altman has revealed on X. In his post, he said two of OpenAI’s most important safety principles are “prohibitions on

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Clicks reveals SoC, software support for its BlackBerry-like Android phone (Updated: Statement)

The startup confirms a 4nm Dimensity 8300 chip and a commitment to provide updates through Android 20.

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Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic services amid Pentagon feud

President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services, escalating an already volatile feud between the Department of Defense and company over AI safeguards. Taking to Truth Social on

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The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that

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If You Love ‘Chainsaw Man,’ You Should Read ‘Dorohedoro’ and ‘Dai Dark’ Immediately

Q Hayashida’s blend of fantasy, sci‑fi, and dark humor deserves far more recognition.

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FCC approves the merger of cable giants Cox and Charter

The Federal Communications Commission has given the go ahead for two of the US' biggest cable providers, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, to merge. Charter announced its intention to acquire Cox for $34.5 billion in May 2025,

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A Dish of Neurons Playing DOOM Is the Wildest Thing I’ve Seen in Ages

Coming soon to a LAN party near you: a Petri dish.

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‘Mars Express’ Is Phenomenal Because It Remembers What Cyberpunk Actually Means

The criminally slept-on sci-fi noir animated film understands that its genre is a warning, not an aspiration.

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The Great Insider Trading Reckoning Reportedly Hits OpenAI

Apparently the paycheck isn't enough.

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Paramount agrees to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, pays Netflix $2.8 billion for breakup

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are officially merging . The studio paid Netflix the $2.8 billion termination fee it was owed for breaking its original deal to buy Warner Bros. earlier today, and the historic film studio has n

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Chocolate ‘Boner’ Syrup Recalled for Actually Containing Viagra Ingredient

This week, Lockout Supplements issued a voluntary recall of its "Boner Bears Chocolate Syrup" for having unlabeled amounts of sildenafil.

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Deal: UGREEN Nexode Power Bank 20,000mAh 130W hits record-low price

Does your phone keep dying? Here's the solution!

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Trump Says US Is Cutting Off Anthropic for Refusing to Drop AI Safeguards

The President said the AI startup is filled with "leftwing nut jobs."

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Let’s Talk About the Ending of ‘Scream 7’

Who is Ghostface? What was their objective? Did any of it make sense? Let's dig in.

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This smart ring is coming for Oura with two-week battery life

Ultrahuman wants you to think about charging much less often.

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Google Photos on Android finally catches up with tool iOS has had since last year

Get ready to make some stickers.

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Jupiter Mission Captures Rare Shot of Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas on Its Way Out

The JUICE mission snapped photos of Comet 3I/Atlas after surviving its closest approach to the Sun.

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Get a free $30 gift card when you buy the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro

Samsung's hottest earbuds are up for pre-order!

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The Tech Elite Aren’t on the Secret Guest List at Bohemian Grove: Report

A leaked list of Bohemian Grove camp attendee list shows some surprising guests and a noticeable absence of tech titans.

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in March 2026

We've picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and beyond.

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The PS5 Pro is getting upgraded upscaling tech in March

After suggesting a version of AMD's FSR 4 could be ported to the PS5 Pro last year, it looks like Sony is finally rolling out an update with the upscaling tech in March. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS4, PS5 and PS5 Pro, shared via

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Gemini just made it easier to import images and videos

You can now share a bunch of images or videos from other apps.

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Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter in ‘solidarity’ with Anthropic

Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have signed an open letter urging their companies to stand with Anthropic in its standoff with the Pentagon over military applications for AI tools like Claude. The letter, titled “We Will Not Be D

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Save 33% on this portable Logitech M196 Wireless Mouse

Working without a mouse is just not the same.

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The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts, and have stopped getting a response. This week, thanks to a reader tip, we think we've found

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Samsung Galaxy A57 and A37 get big battery boosts — with one caveat

The batteries on the A57 and A37 should last longer than last year.

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Android 17 wants to solve the biggest headache with using SIM PIN locks

A clever new trick lets your phone automate SIM PIN unlocking.

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Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Plus gets a better interface and a 40 percent discount

When Amazon first showed off its redesigned Fire TV OS at CES, we were impressed. It’s faster, better organized, and feels similar to Google’s top-notch TV interface. The update is now finally rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus

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Watch Xiaomi’s global launch event live here

It’s almost time for Xiaomi’s big launch event, where we’ll see the global debut of the Xiaomi 17 series alongside new additions to its tablets and wearables. The keynote is set to start at 2PM Barcelona time (1PM UTC) tomorrow and will be

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Here’s your first look at Kratos and Atreus in Amazon’s upcoming God of War TV adaptation

With the likes of The Last of Us and Fallout out of the way for a bit, Amazon has seized its opportunity to put the spotlight on the next big video game adaptation, its currently-in-production God of War show. Today we got our first look at

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Woot’s ‘Video Games for All’ sale features some of our favorite games

There’s a sale happening at Woot that’s delivering Black Friday-esque deals on video games through March 5th. The “Video Games for All” sale includes discounts on physical games for most modern consoles, making it a great time to treat your

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OpenAI secures another $110 billion in funding from Amazon, NVIDIA and SoftBank

OpenAI just announced a massive funding round of $110 billion , which is one of the biggest investment rounds in Silicon Valley history. The investors feature many of the usual suspects, including Amazon with $50 billion, NVIDIA with $30 bi

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NASA overhauls Artemis program, delaying Moon landing to 2028

NASA is making major changes to its Artemis Moon program. On Friday, Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the space agency would carry out an additional flight in 2027 to test commercial lunar landers from SpaceX and/or Blue Origin . The

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Ultrahuman Ring Pro unveiled with 15-day battery life, improved sensors and processing

Ultrahuman has come out with a new smart ring – the new model lasts longer on a single charge, collects more accurate data and has an important safety feature. And there is a new AI too, of course. Ultrahuman Ring Pro colors The Ultrahuman

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Celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary with this Game Boy-shaped music player

Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary today, and as you’d expect, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are cranking up the nostalgia in every possible way. In addition to re-releasing the Game Boy Advance remakes of Pokémon Red and Blue on Ni

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The new HMD Luma is a 4G phone with a 50MP camera, 3.5mm jack and a microSD slot

HMD launched a new model called Luma – no, not “Lumia”, though that might have been cool. This appears to be similar to the HMD Vibe, though with a lower-end chipset. The HMD Luma is powered by the Unisoc T615, a 12nm chip with Cortex-A75 a

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TCL’s $7,000+ flagship TV is ready to fight

Since I saw the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV at a pre-CES event in December, I've been eager to get a close look at it in my living room. At first glance, the TV impressed me enough that I named it the best TV of CES 2026. From the moment I com

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in for review

Thanks to the magic of modern air travel (and sleeping while traveling), the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has arrived at GSMArena HQ and is straight in for review! The unboxing isn't amazingly interesting - you get a USB-C cable and the phone,

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Honor exec showcases Magic V6’s crease-less display

The teasers for the upcoming Honor Magic V6 keep on coming and the latest one gives us our best look at the foldable’s inner display. Honor executive Wang Fei shared the images on Weibo, which show no visible crease along the middle. When v

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Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery

Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a "biointelligence AI" platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman's third-generation smart ring, and promises up to 15 days of batter

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Phones are going to get weird next week

With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions is about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobile World Congress. The tech industry's biggest mobile show may not quite have the

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MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona

The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but for all things mobile, MWC has it beat. S

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Infinix's first global brand ambassador is Itzy's Yuna

Today, Infinix has announced its first global brand ambassador: K-pop girl group Itzy's member Yuna. Itzy was formed in 2019 and she's been a member ever since, while this year she's also made her acting debut, and is planning to release he

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These are Motorola’s FIFA World Cup 26-branded Razr Fold and Edge 70

Motorola is the official smartphone partner of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and it already launched its first themed device earlier this year with the Razr 60 FIFA World Cup 26 Edition. That won’t be the only device as Evan Blass (@evleaks)

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Samsung confirms the S Pen is here to stay

Samsung removed the S Pen's Bluetooth functionality with last year's Galaxy S25 Ultra, leading some to believe the Korean brand would ditch the S Pen with the recently announced Galaxy S26 Ultra. Fortunately, that didn't happen. And the goo

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Samsung Galaxy S25 series gets sixth One UI 8.5 beta, possibly the last

At its grand Unpacked event in San Francisco, Samsung launched the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra, and all three are running One UI 8.5 based on Android 16. The company has been beta testing One UI 8.5 on its previous-generation flagships,

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Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop

Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two different display sizes, as Windows Latest reports. Leaked images of the device show it

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Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains

Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones, like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike Apple and Google, Samsung refuses to pu

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