Sean Hollister
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Antigravity halves drone price with watch control
The Antigravity A1 now costs $799 with wristwatch and ring control instead of $1,599 FPV goggles, letting you fly a follow-me drone from your wrist.
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TP-Link's billion-dollar bet on US routers
The Chinese router maker wants to build in Mississippi, but needs a waiver from the FCC first, and it's not clear it will get one.
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AMD promises FSR 4 for handhelds by year end
AMD's Jack Huynh says the framerate-boosting tech will reach handhelds by the end of 2026, but it's unclear if older devices like the Steam Deck will qualify.
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Asus escapes US router ban without US manufacturing plan
Asus gets US router exemption without committing to US manufacturing.
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Insta360 conquered 360 cameras, now it's eyeing glasses
The Chinese brand that dominates 360 cameras is spending hundreds of millions to challenge Canon and Sony with mirrorless cameras and smart glasses.
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Qualcomm's Wi-Fi chip could finally make smart earbuds work
Qualcomm's new Elite sound chip integrates Wi-Fi directly, solving the hardware bloat that killed the last attempt at wireless earbuds that work away from your phone.
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Microsoft kills off Copilot Plus PC brand
Two and a half years after launch, Microsoft and Qualcomm are quietly dropping the AI PC branding that was supposed to define a new era.
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The AI Superintelligence Slowdown
After rogue AI agents hacked into systems, tech leaders are publicly calling for a slowdown in AI development, but their motives remain suspect.
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AI execs have been calling for regulation for years. Nothing happened.
The industry claims to want guardrails, but decades of warnings have produced few meaningful results.
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Valve still hasn't figured out Steam Deck 2
Valve's 2026 hardware run is done, but the handheld sequel is still waiting on a chip that doesn't exist yet.
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Sony’s Disc Phaseout Isn’t Happening as Fast as Thought
Sony clarified its last disc plant is cutting production by 10 percent instead of 90, but physical games are still on borrowed time.
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Nvidia Expands DLSS 5 to Older GPUs
Modder leaks forced Nvidia to bring DLSS 5 to RTX 40-series cards, but players still won't get full manual control.
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