One of the best aspects of owning a Pixel phone is that Google releases periodic “Pixel Drop” updates, which introduce new software features between major operating system updates. November’s Pixel Drop brings a slew of new features, including…
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Firefox adds AI Window, users want AI wall to keep it out • The Register
Mozilla is apparently a lot more excited about adding AI features to Firefox than its community. The org has decided that AI deserves its own new environment in the browser, a move its fans met with withering criticism.
On Thursday, Ajit Varma,…
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Conversational Editing on Google Photos for Android and iOS: Tweak Photos Using Your Voice
Sometimes, a good photo just needs the proper edits to transform into a great one. Previously, you’d need to know exactly what to change and which setting to tweak to achieve the desired result. That’s a thing of the past, thanks to Google…
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Valve wants Half-Life: Alyx to work well standalone on Steam Frame
When I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset, I was blown away; thanks to the Frame’s dedicated wireless adapter and a cool trick Valve calls “foveated streaming,” I didn’t detect any latency as…
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This useful MacOS 26.2 feature turns your laptop screen into a ring light – how to try it
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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Apple’s second MacOS 26.2 developer beta is now available.
- Edge Light is a beta feature that turns your display into a ring light.
- Developer betas can be…
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Machine learning teaches membranes to sort by chemical affinity
Ultrafiltration membranes used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industrial processes have long relied on separating molecules by size. Now, Cornell researchers have created porous materials that filter molecules by their chemical…
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Terrifying-Looking Robot Powers Up, Immediately Declares Humanity Is a “Resource” to Be “Manipulated or Eliminated”
As philosophers go, Aristotle was no angel. Sure, he established the first formal system of logic, and yeah, his theories dominated Western science for thousands of years. Yet he was also an avowed defender of slavery — laying out ideas which…
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From Tony Hawk Dreams to BMX Reality: How Legends BMX Was Made by Riders
Summary
- Inspired by childhood skatepark memories and classic games.
- Authentic tricks and community-driven gameplay.
- Join friends for jumps, grinds, and nostalgia on Xbox.
Ask any member of the Saga Legends Games team what inspired Legends BMX,…
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Xbox’s Quick Resume feature was quietly Series X’s greatest innovation
The ninth generation of consoles has tread a rocky road, to say the least. Sony and Microsoft released the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X smack in the middle of a pandemic. The console war ended by default, albeit with PlayStation releasing an…
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Who is buying VR and XR headsets anyway?
From the outside, it looks like virtual and mixed reality is having a moment. Three new headsets have launched or been announced in the last month: There’s Apple’s M5 Vision Pro, the Samsung Galaxy XR, and, just this week, Valve announced the…
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