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Nvidia strikes $20 billion deal to acquire Groq assets
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New HomePod Mini Coming Soon With These Features
Apple is expected to announce a new HomePod mini imminently, headlining with new chips. Here are all of the new features we’re expecting. The second-generation HomePod mini is highly likely to contain a more up-to-date chip for more advanced computational…
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
President Trump has pardoned a long list of political allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to Justice Department Pardon Attorney Ed Martin. The people listed were charged with or accused of various crimes or conduct…
52 year old data tape could contain Unix history
A tape-based piece of unique Unix history may have been lying quietly in storage at the University of Utah for 50+ years. The question is whether researchers will be able to take this piece of middle-aged media and rewind it…
Hackers used booby-trapped images to spy on Samsung phones, no clicks required
What began as a series of disguised image files eventually unraveled into a long-running surveillance operation, revealing how hackers can use a single flaw in image-parsing libraries to bypass traditional security boundaries without a single user click. The case underscores…
Sources: Trump wants D.C. stadium named for him
President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of…
iOS 26.2’s new Apple Podcasts feature makes the app very hard to resist – 9to5Mac
A new iOS 26.2 feature for Apple Podcasts has made the built-in podcast app very hard to resist, despite the abundance of third-party alternatives on the App Store. Chapters are automatically created for shows in iOS 26.2’s Podcasts app Apple…
Company bricks $300 vacuum when owner blocks it from spying
An engineer named Harishankar N. got curious about his iLife A11 smart vacuum and discovered it was secretly mapping his home and sending that data to China. The device had been using Google Cartographer to build a detailed 3D map…
Nikkei Suffers Breach Via Slack Compromise
Japanese media conglomerate Nikkei Inc. on Tuesday disclosed a data breach that exposed data and chat histories for more than 17,000 employee Slack accounts. Nikkei, based in Tokyo, owns several newspapers, television stations, and media outlets, including the Financial Times.…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons reveals full list of Zelda and Splatoon amiibo unlocks for new villagers
Nintendo has come forward with the full list of Zelda and Splatoon amiibo that unlock new villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of the game’s version 3.0.0 update. To kick off 2026, Nintendo is releasing a major update…
tvOS 26.2 has two new features coming for Apple TV 4K users – 9to5Mac
tvOS 26 launched earlier this fall and made user profiles more prominent than ever. Now, a discovery in the tvOS 26.2 beta shows that Apple plans to make profiles even more convenient for Apple TV 4K users soon thanks to…
Letitia James asks judge to dismiss mortgage fraud case, calling it vindictive and driven by Trump’s ”animus”
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy.…
Apple TV execs talk 2026 content lineup, ad-supported plans, and more – 9to5Mac
This has undoubtedly been a breakout year for Apple TV. The streamer started strong with Severance, then kept the hits rolling throughout the year, including a theatrical win with F1. And the streamer’s latest premiere—Pluribus—has all the makings of another…