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US designates Tencent and CATL as Chinese military companies

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The US Department of Defense has added tech giant Tencent and lithium-ion battery maker CATL to...
The US Department of Defense has added tech giant Tencent and lithium-ion battery maker CATL to its list of Chinese military companies, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The designation doesn’t impose sanctions or a ban, but it could make it more difficult for the companies to do business in the US.Along with owning...
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Samsung claims its Ballie AI robot will actually be released this year

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Ballie, the rolling robot that reemerged at CES last year, will be shipping to consumers as...
Ballie, the rolling robot that reemerged at CES last year, will be shipping to consumers as an actual product sometime in 2025. That’s what Samsung is saying at the moment, anyway. We were first introduced to Ballie at CES five years ago. Since then, the robot has undergone a more practical redesign, so maybe it’s r...
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Satechi’s M4 Mac Mini hub will launch in February for $99.99

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First announced in late November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub...
First announced in late November, Satechi has confirmed that its Mac Mini M4 Stand & Hub will be available in limited quantities starting February 17th, 2025 through its online store for $99.99. A wider release will begin sometime in March, according to an announcement by the company at CES 2025 today.The hub, made ...
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This Dreame robot vacuum has legs

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First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has...
First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has two small legs that can push it up and over a step as high as 6cm (about 2.5 inches).The Dreame X50 Ultra robot vacuum uses a system called ProLeap, which the company first demoed at the IFA tech show in Berlin, Germany, l...
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Everyone’s favorite office monitor is getting even better

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Dell has made its latest UltraSharp 4K monitors more attractive to PC gamers by doubling the...
Dell has made its latest UltraSharp 4K monitors more attractive to PC gamers by doubling the previous generation’s 60Hz refresh rate. The 27-inch and 32-inch 4K UltraSharp Thunderbolt displays announced at CES have been updated with new IPS panels that provide 120Hz refresh rates alongside features designed to enhan...
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AMD announces ‘Fire Range’ and Ryzen AI Max, its most potent laptop chips yet

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AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer...
AMD promised eventual “mobile gaming dominance” back in 2022, and it feels like we’re getting closer every day. Today, the company is announcing not one, not two, but three different families of chips designed to take it there, including final confirmation of the long-rumored “Strix Halo” and “Fire Range” laptop chi...
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AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you

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AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs...
AMD has just officially announced its full lineup of Ryzen Z2 chips for handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck, after a brief tease this fall — but as of today, it’s pretty muddy who they’re for or what they’re going to do for handheld PC gaming. First off, although AMD told journalists in a pre-recorded briefing t...
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Acer’s latest all-in-one and mini PCs are getting Copilot Plus AI features

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Acer is revealing new all-in-one and mini PCs at CES 2025, and they’re among the first...
Acer is revealing new all-in-one and mini PCs at CES 2025, and they’re among the first non-laptop computers to get Copilot Plus AI features. The new Acer Aspire S AI all-in-ones, offered in a “minimalist white profile,” come in two sizes, according to a press release. The Aspire S24 AI has a 23.8-inch 1080p screen, ...
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Twelve South’s travel-friendly Bluetooth dongle is on sale for its best price yet

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The Twelve South AirFly SE is one of those gadgets that can make long flights go...
The Twelve South AirFly SE is one of those gadgets that can make long flights go by just a little faster, allowing you to eschew the shoddy pair of complimentary earbuds you get with most airlines in favor of your own set of Bluetooth cans. And right now, it’s on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $29.99 ($5 off), whic...
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Arlo’s monthly subscriptions are going up again

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Arlo has once again increased the monthly subscription pricing for its smart home cameras’ Arlo Secure...
Arlo has once again increased the monthly subscription pricing for its smart home cameras’ Arlo Secure cloud storage plan. The company now charges $9.99 per month (up from $7.99) to store a single camera’s recordings and $19.99 a month (up from $17.99) for unlimited cameras. And instead of calling the cheaper plan A...
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CES 2025: all the news, gadgets, and surprises

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The tech world always begins the new year with a sprint, making a fast-paced series of...
The tech world always begins the new year with a sprint, making a fast-paced series of announcements at the industry’s biggest trade show: CES.CES 2025 will have plenty of laptops, some incredible TVs, and more wearables and smart home gadgets than you can count. These are the areas the show has traditionally excell...
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What to expect at CES 2025

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It’s time for the biggest tech show of the year. CES 2025 officially kicks off next...
It’s time for the biggest tech show of the year. CES 2025 officially kicks off next week, with most of the industry’s biggest names gathering in Las Vegas to announce new products and demonstrate some of the most exciting tech they have coming throughout the year.CES is traditionally a show about TVs, laptops, and s...
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Climate group that called for Gaza ceasefire risks losing federal funding

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An alliance of grassroots environmental groups could lose $60 million in federal funding after calling for...
An alliance of grassroots environmental groups could lose $60 million in federal funding after calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) was named one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “grantmakers” more than a year ago, putting it in charge of distributing subgrants for locally led e...
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Tim Cook is donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, too

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Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief

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Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy...
Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company. He’ll be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Meta’s current vice president of policy.In a post on Facebook, Clegg says it’s the “...
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The best deals on MacBooks right now

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Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes...
Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for the latest models, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop starting at $649 — a far cry from the $2,499 starting price of the latest 16-i...
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Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling

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Federal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have...
Federal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have been struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The three-judge panel ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to impose net neutrality rules on internet service ...
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The US government announced a ‘historic’ nuclear energy deal

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The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages government buildings, just announced a major nuclear energy contract....
The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages government buildings, just announced a major nuclear energy contract. The announcement comes on the heels of several big tech companies making a flurry of nuclear energy deals last year. The 10-year, $840 million contract is for 10 million megawatt-hours of el...
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Microsoft has a new ergonomic keyboard, but it’s expensive and made by Incase

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Apple will pay $95 million to people who were spied on by Siri

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Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by...
Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees. The proposed settlement, reported by Bloomberg, could pay many US-based Apple product owners up to $20 per device for up to five Siri-enabl...
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Windows 11’s dynamic wallpapers revealed by former Microsoft designer

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Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and...
Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and now a former designer has revealed exactly what they look like. Sergey Kisselev, a former motion designer and 3D artist at Microsoft, has detailed his work on the dynamic animations for Windows 11 that were originally suppo...
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Apple’s AirTags add new child safety battery warnings

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Microsoft’s mini AI PCs are on the way

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Ever since Microsoft first introduced its Arm-based Copilot Plus laptops in June, I’ve been wondering when...
Ever since Microsoft first introduced its Arm-based Copilot Plus laptops in June, I’ve been wondering when we might see Copilot Plus features appear on desktop PCs. Six months on, it’s clear we’re about to see mini PCs that deliver the AI performance required for features like Recall, Click To Do, and AI-powered ima...
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Amazon’s Echo Show 5 and Show 8 are up to 50 percent off right now

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If you have a New Year’s resolution to enhance your smart home, buying a smart display...
If you have a New Year’s resolution to enhance your smart home, buying a smart display isn’t a bad way to kick things off. The Echo Show 5 is one of the most cost-effective ways to add a visual interface to control your devices, especially since it’s receiving a 50 percent discount that brings it down to $44.99 ($45...
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