From CNET: Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta has struck a deal with the 29 US states currently suing the tech giant for intentionally designing its social media platforms to be addictive and harmful to children and teens. Reuters first reported the settlement, saying the company could pay a...

From PC Mag: The latest Xperia phone is part of Sony's more affordable 10 series, although the price is now much higher than last year's Xperia 10 VII, presumably due to a RAM-crisis-focused price hike.

Sony-built Android phones are no longer sold in the US, so the new Xperia 10 VIII is highly...

From PC World: Reseller bots are hitting online retail listings at almost ten times the rate of genuine traffic, according to one security researcher. I do a little digging into reseller listings on Amazon and Newegg.

When an in-demand product gets scarce, the vultures of consumerism descend...

From CNET: As if a new range of iPhones expected in the coming weeks wasn’t enough, Apple broke from its usual announcement timing to debut new chips and configurations of its Mac Mini and Mac Studio desktops.

In addition to launching a Mac Mini with a new M6 chip and Mac Studio with a new M5 Ultra...

From GAMDIAS Press Release: GAMDIAS proudly announces two new additions to its liquid cooling lineup, the CHIONE M5-360 and CHIONE P5-360 PRO, engineered to deliver powerful cooling performance with a fully customizable visual experience. Designed for gamers and PC builders who demand both...

From ExtremeTech: LinkedIn reports strong use of its new "Seems like AI slop" button, which lets members flag posts they believe are low‑quality, AI‑generated content. The platform is the latest to offer such an option, after Pinterest, Substack, and Snapchat.

AI slop is the main reason LinkedIn...

From Tom's Hardware: Earlier this year, we brought you news of the UltraGear 25G590B gaming monitor, which LG proudly claimed as the world’s first 1080p gaming monitor to offer a 1,000 Hz refresh rate. At the time, LG said that pricing and availability for the 25G590B would arrive in the second half...

From TechCrunch: The country needs to find a “compromise” between privacy and safety, according to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley.

“When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they’re prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise,”...

From PC Mag: Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted an Nvidia manager, along with eight others, for violating export controls and smuggling cutting-edge AI chips to China.

On Monday, Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutor's Office announced it had indicted nine people, including a man surnamed Chang...

From Forbes: Garmin is set to announce something big tomorrow, and you can watch the unveil live. It’s set to stream on YouTube in a new kind of reveal for the brand, and many think this marks the arrival of the Garmin Fenix 9.

The YouTube Premiere stream will begin at 7am ET, for what Garmin is...