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Launches, deals, AI and gadgets from the outlets that cover them, plus what people are saying.

Today’s headlines: ▲ 36 positive · ▼ 30 negative

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Apple Watch Ultra 4 review: longer battery life but still awaiting new features

Biggest Apple smartwatch gets better health tracking and new readiness tools with a battery and chip boost in preparation for controversial audio AI As the Ultra enters its fourth year as Apple’s biggest and beefiest smartwatch it gets the best kind of spec upgrade – longer battery life – while…

The Guardian · Updated 1h ago

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Zuckerberg wins Meta deal to help him foot bill for possible California billionaire tax

The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

2 sources▲ PositiveBBC News · The Guardian · 13h ago

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Mark Zuckerberg’s creative plan to pay California’s proposed billionaire tax without losing control of Meta

A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law.

1 source▲ PositiveTechCrunch · 8h ago

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Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showing The latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran . The…

1 source▲ PositiveThe Guardian · 10h ago

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The next-gen Xbox won’t cost you $1,800. It can’t. Can it?

Fortune dropped a bombshell report on the future of gaming this week. According to the publication's Microsoft insiders, the next Xbox is projected to cost between $1,200 and $1,800 when it arrives in 2028. My first reaction: The next Xbox is dead on arrival. It's DOA. My second thought: Microsoft…

1 sourceThe Verge · 8h ago

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The Google Home Speaker Has Been Secretly Eating My Wi-Fi Data

My Google Home Speaker had been burning through more data than all the rest of my devices combined. As I looked into it further, I found other smart home devices that had the same problem.

1 sourceWired · 11h ago

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Rhode Island sues Meta over its approach to scam ads

It's the first state to sue the social media company on these allegations.

1 source▼ NegativeEngadget · 11h ago