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WIRED

Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable

Tech companies are offering more access to key documentation and tools. But giants like Apple and Microsoft are still lobbying hard against repair laws.

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WIRED

Your Tech Stuff Is Getting Slightly More Repairable

Engadget

Amazon secures key FCC approval to deploy its Project Kuiper broadband satellites

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Engadget

Amazon secures key FCC approval to deploy its Project Kuiper broadband satellites

Engadget

Twitter says bots can use its API for free, with limitations

8 hours ago

Engadget

Twitter says bots can use its API for free, with limitations

Ars Technica

Nintendo Direct gives us Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom details, Metroid, and more

Also: Samba de Amigo, a Castlevania Dead Cells, Advance Wars, and Pikmin 4.

8 hours ago

Ars Technica

Nintendo Direct gives us Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom details, Metroid, and more

The Verge

Most people can tweet again, but Twitter still has issues

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter appears to be recovering from having technical issues that prevented people from tweeting, though problems with DMs, and accessing TweetDeck are still seemingly persisting. Downdetector reports that the problems started around 4:30PM ...

8 hours ago

The Verge

Most people can tweet again, but Twitter still has issues

Engadget

Warzone 2.0's second season arrives on February 15th with a new map and features

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Engadget

Warzone 2.0's second season arrives on February 15th with a new map and features

The Verge

Sonos CEO says Amazon, Google aren’t ‘doing anything interesting’ in audio

The Verge During Sonos’ Q1 2023 earnings call, CEO Patrick Spence expressed the usual optimism about his company’s financial performance, sales momentum, and upcoming product roadmap. This man really loves the word “flywheel,” folks. But he also took clear jabs at Big ...

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The Verge

Sonos CEO says Amazon, Google aren’t ‘doing anything interesting’ in audio

Ars Technica

Twitter experiencing international outages; most users can’t tweet or DM

Musk pausing Twitter feature updates amid global outage, report says.

9 hours ago

Ars Technica

Twitter experiencing international outages; most users can’t tweet or DM

Engadget

Link rides a huge hoverboard in the new Zelda 'Tears of the Kingdom' trailer

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Engadget

Link rides a huge hoverboard in the new Zelda 'Tears of the Kingdom' trailer

Engadget

'Metroid Prime Remastered' is out today on Switch with dual-stick controls

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Engadget

'Metroid Prime Remastered' is out today on Switch with dual-stick controls

Engadget

'Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp' will finally arrive on April 21st

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Engadget

'Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp' will finally arrive on April 21st

The Verge

The biggest news and trailers from today’s Nintendo Direct

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The latest Nintendo Direct had all the big names — well, aside from Mario. But we got a fresh trailer for the next Zelda game, a surprise launch of the original Metroid Prime, a release date for Pikmin 4, and the addition of Game Boy games ...

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The Verge

The biggest news and trailers from today’s Nintendo Direct

The Verge

Nintendo’s first $70 game is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Image: Nintendo Following in the footsteps of Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is venturing into the world of $70 games with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, according to the game’s eShop page. Sony made the jump with the release of the PS5 in 2020, meaning PS5 exclusives ...

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The Verge

Nintendo’s first $70 game is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Verge

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s latest trailer reveals a new car and airship for Link

Image: Nintendo Nintendo released a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at its Nintendo Direct showcase on Wednesday. The trailer gave us our best look at the new game yet, though is light on specific details; seems like Nintendo doesn’t want to spoil too ...

10 hours ago

The Verge

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s latest trailer reveals a new car and airship for Link

WIRED

The Political Theater Behind the State of the Union Data Privacy Push

Biden’s speech calling for better data protections got a standing ovation from both sides of the aisle. So, where’s a federal privacy law?

10 hours ago

WIRED

The Political Theater Behind the State of the Union Data Privacy Push

The Verge

Metroid Prime Remastered is coming to the Switch today

Metroid Prime Remastered. | Image: Nintendo It’s not Metroid Prime 4, but it’s still big news for fans of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran: the original Metroid Prime is being remastered for the Switch. Even better, the game will be launching today in the Nintendo eShop ...

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The Verge

Metroid Prime Remastered is coming to the Switch today

Ars Technica

Microsoft Teams Free data won’t transfer over to Microsoft Teams (free)

$4-per-user-per-month Essentials tier is the only way to keep your stuff.

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Ars Technica

Microsoft Teams Free data won’t transfer over to Microsoft Teams (free)

WIRED

The End of the Zoom Boom

Zoom was a pandemic star. It’s the latest tech company to find that status isn’t sustainable.

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WIRED

The End of the Zoom Boom

Ars Technica

In Paris demo, Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends up embarrassing itself

So far, the expected Microsoft-Google AI war has turned into an AI fizzle.

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Ars Technica

In Paris demo, Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends up embarrassing itself

Ars Technica

Dwarf planet hosts a ring that’s unexpectedly far from the planet

At that distance, the ring should condense into a moon. Why hasn't it?

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Ars Technica

Dwarf planet hosts a ring that’s unexpectedly far from the planet

Ars Technica

Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on malware

ChatGPT restrictions on the creation of illicit content are easy to circumvent.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on malware

WIRED

Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors

Within hours of the disaster, software engineers were rolling out applications to help locate people in need and distribute aid.

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WIRED

Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors

WIRED

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Review: Great Budget Wireless Earbuds

These wireless earbuds offer nearly everything you’d want at less than half the price.

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WIRED

Anker Soundcore Space A40 Review: Great Budget Wireless Earbuds

WIRED

Health Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ Algorithms

Medical systems disproportionately fail people of color, but a focus on fixing the numbers can actually lead to worse outcomes.

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WIRED

Health Care Bias Is Dangerous. But So Are ‘Fairness’ Algorithms

Recode

What banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforce

President Joe Biden talked about the perils of noncompete agreements at his 2023 State of the Union address. | Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images President Biden wants to change how we think about anti-competitive behavior. Joe Biden mentioned hamburgers in his 2023 State ...

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Recode

What banning noncompetes could mean for the US workforce

Recode

Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT

Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote a blog post on Monday announcing the company is releasing a new conversational AI tool. | Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images The new AI chat bot is available to “trusted testers” for now and will be released to the public in the “coming ...

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Recode

Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT