Google Chrome and Apple’s Safari currently dominate the web browser market, with Chrome holding a significant share due to the tech giant’s ongoing innovations, particularly in integrating generative AI into its search functionalities. However, users seeking alternatives will find a variety of browsers aiming to challenge these industry giants. To help navigate the competitive landscape of the browser wars, we’ve …
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You Have to Sign an Agreement to Buy Fujifilm’s New Infrared Cameras
Like it did back in late 2020 with the original GFX100, Fujifilm has released a specialized infrared version of its current flagship medium-format camera, the GFX100II IR. The company also debuted the X-H2 IR, a 40-megapixel infrared APS-C X Series model. Spotted by Fuji Rumors, the two new cameras are purpose-built imaging tools designed for forensics, scientific research, and cultural …
Read More »AliExpress Has the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Tour Console Bundle in Stock with No Markup
If you’re still on the hunt for a Switch 2 console, here’s an opportunity you might want to consider. AliExpress has the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Tour Console Bundle available for $498.95 after you apply a $100 off coupon code “AEUS100” in your shopping cart. This console ships free. At this price, you’re not paying any additional markup. …
Read More »What Is Up With All These Tech Billionaires? Adam Becker Has Answers
Fresh off a Ph.D. in astrophysics, science journalist Adam Becker moved to Silicon Valley with an academic’s acclimation to hearing the word “no.” “In academic science, you need to doubt yourself,” he says. “That’s essential to the process.” So it was strange to find himself suddenly surrounded by a culture that branded itself as data-oriented and scientific but where, he …
Read More »Sony’s Best-in-Class ANC Headphones May Have a Major Design Flaw
Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones might sound great, but that’s only if they don’t break before you put them on your head. While it’s too early to say whether Sony’s latest world-class headphones have a widespread issue, the first reports of broken hinges are starting to roll in, and they feel ominously reminiscent of similar problems with the WH-1000XM5. See Sony WH-1000XM6 …
Read More »Sonic Fans Were Too Slow For Magic’s Latest Secret Lair Debacle
Today, July 14, I bought Magic: The Gathering cards for the very first time. Wizards of the Coast and Sega’s new Sonic collaboration set went up for pre-order on Magic’s “Secret Lair” site and it seems like, somehow, I may have cut the line. My brother was also in the queue and was willing to ship me the cards I …
Read More »FBI says it’s now seized “multiple” ROM piracy sites, claims downloads resulted in $170m losses in just three months
Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US government agency has confirmed the move was part of an operation that impacted “multiple” targets. In a statement shared on its website, the FBI announced “the seizure of several online criminal marketplaces” that it said had, “for more than four …
Read More »Fortnite fans get banned for life, are forced to publicly apologize
Bring out the world’s smallest violins, because Fortnite ne’er-do-wells are having a tough time out there. The last couple of years have seen Epic Games ramp up efforts against players who break their rules, often in extremely public ways. This time, both a cheater and a hacker have both issued public statements as a part of their punishment in larger …
Read More »NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others
Google is transforming its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant, NotebookLM, into more of a destination. The company announced Monday it would add a series of featured notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits that allow NotebookLM users to explore a wide array of topics from health and life advice to travel tips and financial analysis, and more. The …
Read More »30th Anniversary PS5 Controller Back In Stock For One Day
Image: Sony Sony celebrated the 30th anniversary of PlayStation with PS1-style special edition consoles and accessories that looked great and almost nobody could get. Everything sold out almost immediately, leaving some fans wondering why the company was depriving itself of the opportunity to sell stuff to its most loyal customers. Well, get ready for a repeat. The 30th anniversary PS5 …
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