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Google may be about to reboot its laptop and tablet hardware again

Google might be preparing to make big changes to its laptop and tablet hardware by making the software on its Chromebooks resemble what you’d find on a tablet. One report from Android Authority suggests that Google has a “multi-year project” in the works for migrating ChromeOS to Android, while a second one from the same… Read more

DoorDash will let you import your grocery list from Apple’s Reminders app

DoorDash now lets you import a grocery list from Apple’s Reminders app to make it easier to buy groceries on the app. To use the feature, while shopping on DoorDash, look for a button to import a list in the app and select the list you’d like to bring over. (You can also paste a… Read more

Substack says it could be profitable — but it still isn’t

Substack still isn’t profitable despite attracting big names in the independent writer world, whose newsletters and blogs rake in a massive digital subscriber base for the platform. Hamish McKenzie, one of Substack’s founders, told The New York Times that it could choose to be profitable but is focusing instead on “investing in and continuing to… Read more

Now Telegram’s mini-apps can run in full screen on your phone

Telegram is pushing a new 2.0 update for its in-app “mini-apps” that allows them to run full screen, enables developers to add subscription plans, allows gift sending from mini-apps, lets you add the apps to your homescreen, and more. Full-screen mini-apps, including games such as Doom, can run in either portrait or landscape orientations inside… Read more

Perplexity’s AI search engine can now buy products for you

Perplexity is rolling out a new feature that will let Pro subscribers purchase a product without leaving its AI search engine. When searching for a product using Perplexity, Pro members based in the US can now choose a “Buy with Pro” button that will automatically order the product using saved shipping and billing information. Perplexity… Read more

Nike’s Air Max 1000 are almost entirely 3D-printed

Nike’s new Air Max 1000 are the company’s first shoes manufactured almost entirely using 3D printing. Debuting at ComplexCon this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nike collaborated with Zellerfeld — a company that already has expertise in 3D printing shoes — to create the Air Max 1000, but they’re not currently available to the general… Read more

This house is made for LAN gaming parties

If you’re nostalgic for the era of lugging your desktop to a friend’s house to play Unreal Tournament, software engineer Kenton Varda doesn’t have exactly the solution — but he thinks he has something better. The Cloudflare Workers tech lead has spent more than three years and at least a million dollars to transform his… Read more

Roblox will restrict kids under 13 from chatting outside of games

Roblox is starting to roll out some recently-announced child safety features, and the updates include some new limitations for how users under 13 can communicate on the platform. Beginning Monday, users younger than 13 won’t be able to DM players outside of games or experiences on Roblox. And they’ll need parental permission to be able… Read more

LG’s first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000

LG’s 27-inch OLED gaming monitor is one of the fastest models we’ve seen to date and it’s finally ready for preorder. The UltraGear 27GX790A (or GX7 for short) is priced at $999.99 and is built around a 480Hz panel from LG Display announced in early January with a 2560 x 1440 resolution and 0.03ms response… Read more

Apple’s Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away

The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at Apple’s online store in the US and much of the world, MacRumors reports. The accessory is reportedly still available from Apple in some countries, including France, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. If it’s truly gone, then this… Read more

An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets

An Ohio man named Larry Dean Harmon will serve three years in prison and forfeit more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency and other assets, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. Harmon was indicted in 2020 on money laundering conspiracy charges related to Helix, a darkweb cryptocurrency “mixer” service he ran. Also known as… Read more

Making human music in an AI world

Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make… computer music. Wang works at Stanford, as an associate professor in the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. He also conducts the school’s famed Laptop Orchestra, was a co-founder of the music… Read more

Sometimes you just need a straightforward, old-school RPG

We’re in a pretty good moment for sprawling, complex role-playing games. New releases like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Dragon Age Absolution, along with older titles like Elden Ring (including this year’s expansion), Cyberpunk 2077, and Baldur’s Gate 3 have sucked millions of people into their expansive worlds. They can be all-consuming experiences, offering players all kinds… Read more

The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021

The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021 / Recent FTC regulations targeting spam calls have reduced complaints about them by over 50 percent, the agency says. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist… Read more

Gabe Newell says Half-Life 2: Episode 3 didn’t happen because he was ‘stumped’

Gabe Newell says Half-Life 2: Episode 3 didn’t happen because he was ‘stumped’ / Valve’s co-founder says he could never figure out ‘why Episode 3 was pushing anything forward.’ By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since… Read more