Sphere Entertainment plans to build a second U.S. Sphere near Washington, D.C., with a smaller 6,000-seat “mini-Sphere” proposed for National Harbor in Maryland. The venue would retain the signature LED exterior and immersive 4D tech of the Las Vegas Sphere, just at a more compact scale. The Verge reports: The second US sphere would be
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Lawmakers in Washington are once again focusing on kids, screens, and mental health. But according to Congress, Big Tech is somehow both the problem and the solution. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing [Friday] on “examining the effect of technology on America’s
Read MoreI live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed us warmly. As the ongoing occupation by over 3,000 ICE agents stretches into its third
Read MoreMicrosoft appears to be preparing an ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming that would let players stream games they’ve purchased digitally without needing a Game Pass subscription, according to a Windows Central report citing sources familiar with the plans. Users last week began noticing a new message pop up while launching cloud games that referenced
Read MoreMicrosoft appears to be preparing an ad-supported tier for Xbox Cloud Gaming that would let players stream games they’ve purchased digitally without needing a Game Pass subscription, according to a Windows Central report citing sources familiar with the plans. Users last week began noticing a new message pop up while launching cloud games that referenced
Read MoreBungie is putting an official date on Marathon today, its delayed extraction shooter. The slick-looking shooter from the makers of Halo and Destiny was originally set to release in September, but will now launch on March 5th. Bungie will launch Marathon on Xbox Series S / X, PS5, and PC, priced at $39.99. Bungie initially
Read MoreTL;DR OnePlus is rolling out a new OxygenOS 16 update for the OnePlus 13, starting in India with other regions to follow. The update expands bypass charging controls beyond gaming. It also brings smaller tweaks like improved app categories, Private Safe upgrades, and the January 2026 security patch. OnePlus has begun rolling out a new
Read MoreMorgan McKinley’s report indicates that AI adoption is reshaping graduate hiring and is increasing demand for experienced talent. Read more: Ireland’s employment market ‘stable’, as employers narrow focus
Read MoreMorgan McKinley’s report indicates that AI adoption is reshaping graduate hiring and is increasing demand for experienced talent. Read more: Ireland’s employment market ‘stable’, as employers narrow focus
Read MoreNew M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros are about to launch. Don’t lean too heavily on upgrade order shipment delays or Apple’s new Creator Studio launch to predict a release date, though. MacBook Pro It is certainly expected that there will be an M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro launch early in 2026
Read MoreNew M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros are about to launch. Don’t lean too heavily on upgrade order shipment delays or Apple’s new Creator Studio launch to predict a release date, though. MacBook Pro It is certainly expected that there will be an M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro launch early in 2026
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR ASUS’ Chairman, Jonney Shih, has confirmed that the company won’t make any new phones for now. The company is fully shifting its smartphone R&D resources to developing AI hardware, including AI PCs and smart glasses. Shih stopped short of explicitly saying the company is exiting the smartphone business
Read MoreThere was a time I despised smartwatches — yet another screen tied to the wrist, always trying to grab my attention. That was getting too much for an analog watch person. Smartwatches felt way too nerdy to me, like a cyborg-ish human laden with tech from top to bottom. My tech reviewing side ensured that
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR ASUS’ Chairman, Jonney Shih, has confirmed that the company won’t make any new phones for now. The company is fully shifting its smartphone R&D resources to developing AI hardware, including AI PCs and smart glasses. Shih stopped short of explicitly saying the company is exiting the smartphone business
Read MoreThe funding will support small-scale building works, energy upgrades, health and safety improvements and more. Read more: €41m to be invested in Ireland’s higher education institutions
Read MoreThe funding will support small-scale building works, energy upgrades, health and safety improvements and more. Read more: €41m to be invested in Ireland’s higher education institutions
Read MoreCredit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google could soon enhance the Pixel 10’s Magic Cue feature with integrations for Google Wallet and Google Tasks. Google Wallet integration could enable the AI to display live status updates for trains, flights, and events, making Magic Cue far more proactive. Google Tasks integration could make event reminders
Read MoreOver on YouTube [Kiss Analog] reviews the New Zoyi ZT-QB9 Smart Clamp meter. If you’re putting together an electronics lab from scratch you absolutely must get a multimeter to start. A typical multimeter will be able to do current measurements but it will require you to break the circuit you’re measuring and interface it to
Read MoreThis prompt will show up on Android 8.0 and later. You must give individual apps the ability to install apps in newer versions of Android. TL;DR Google says Android is getting a “high-friction” sideloading flow. The company insists it’s about user awareness, not blocking installs. The big question is whether this added friction will stay
Read MoreTL;DR Last year, Google announced that developers would have to register even when users are only sideloading their apps. Eventually, Google backed down and offered to give advanced users an option for manual installs from unknown sources. Ahead of that rolling out, we’re seeing Google Play begin to prepare for this system’s arrival. Update: January
Read MoreThis prompt will show up on Android 8.0 and later. You must give individual apps the ability to install apps in newer versions of Android. TL;DR Google says Android is getting a “high-friction” sideloading flow. The company insists it’s about user awareness, not blocking installs. The big question is whether this added friction will stay
Read MoreThis prompt will show up on Android 8.0 and later. You must give individual apps the ability to install apps in newer versions of Android. TL;DR Google says Android is getting a “high-friction” sideloading flow. The company insists it’s about user awareness, not blocking installs. The big question is whether this added friction will stay
Read MoreU.S. college graduates “have historically found jobs more quickly than people with only a high school degree,” writes Bloomberg. “But that advantage is becoming a thing of the past, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.” “Recently, the job-finding rate for young college-educated workers has declined to be roughly in line
Read MoreU.S. college graduates “have historically found jobs more quickly than people with only a high school degree,” writes Bloomberg. “But that advantage is becoming a thing of the past, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.” “Recently, the job-finding rate for young college-educated workers has declined to be roughly in line
Read MoreLast week a University of Arizona astronomy professor “watched anxiously…as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA’s new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit.” In 2018 NASA had approached Daniel Apai to help build the telescope, which he says will “shatter a barrier — to understand and remove a source of noise in the data
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