Pokémon Champions arrives on mobile, but Switch required for pro

The battle simulator Pokémon Champions has successfully expanded to mobile devices, offering cross-platform play and making team preparation much more accessible. However, despite the gameplay experience being nearly identical, competitive rules still require players to use Nintendo Switch hardware for high-level tournaments. The Pokémon Company has kept mobile restrictions in place for regional championships and […]

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Fairphone 6 Plus Review: The Sustainable Midranger We Needed

Fairphone has officially launched the Fairphone 6 Plus, a midrange Android smartphone that bridges the gap between everyday performance and extreme repairability. Moving past previous compromises, this new model feels like a typical mid-tier device while marking the brand’s proper debut in the US market. Priced at $649, the phone packs 12GB of RAM, a […]

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Boox Picco tiny 4-inch e-reader launching in November

Boox has revealed fresh details regarding its upcoming Picco e-reader, a compact device slated for an official release in November. The reader features a 3.97-inch touchscreen e-paper display and includes physical page-turn buttons that support customizable actions for both short and long presses. Unlike many of Boox’s Android-powered offerings, the Picco runs on a streamlined […]

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Europe achieves first fully commercial orbital rocket launch

Confirmed by 2 independent sources. German startup Isar Aerospace has successfully launched its Spectrum rocket into low-Earth orbit from a Norwegian spaceport, marking Europe’s first-ever fully commercial orbital flight by a private company. This milestone breaks new ground for the continent’s space industry, which has traditionally relied on government-funded providers. The successful launch provides Europe […]

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Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami International Airport

A Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft bearing Amazon Air branding overran the runway while landing at Miami International Airport, crashing into vehicles outside the perimeter. The incident resulted in a fire, heavy smoke, and multiple reported injuries. Emergency response teams, including over 60 units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, deployed rapidly to contain the flames and secure […]

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Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft

The Seattle Times and Newsday have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their journalism was used without permission to train AI models. The publishers argue that AI chatbots frequently reproduce their reported content and divert traffic away from their original websites, impacting essential subscription revenue. This legal challenge mirrors actions taken […]

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Tesla Cybercab Hits the Road Amid Regulatory Hurdles and NHTSA Probe

Tesla’s highly anticipated Cybercab unveiling in Austin, Texas, failed to win over Wall Street, marked by a surprisingly muted atmosphere and the notable absence of CEO Elon Musk. The autonomous vehicle, designed completely without a steering wheel or pedals, encountered immediate regulatory scrutiny shortly after hitting public streets. Scarcely hours after the first driverless units […]

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Travis Kalanick’s Atoms startup targets the robotaxi market

Atoms, the startup founded by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, is reportedly moving into the autonomous vehicle sector. Despite securing a massive $1.7 billion funding round earlier this summer, the company’s precise trajectory had remained largely under wraps, with Kalanick previously describing the venture as addressing unfinished business. According to recent reports, Atoms is preparing […]

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Authors push back as publishers and agents claim shares of Anthropic settlement

New friction has emerged around Anthropic’s massive $1.5 billion copyright settlement, as numerous authors report that publishers and literary agents are attempting to claim shares of the payouts to which they are not entitled. Under the settlement terms, creators are slated to receive $3,000 per pirated work, with payments split 50-50 between authors and traditional […]

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Phil Schiller steps down from App Store amid strategy concerns

Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller has decided to step down from his leadership role overseeing the App Store, though he will remain with the company as an Apple Fellow. Reports indicate that while personal reasons were a factor, a strategic shift driven by new CEO John Ternus and services chief Eddy Cue ultimately prompted his […]

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